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Originally Posted by Loose Cannon
and that's my point anyway. The Yankees have the highest payroll because George spends his money on his team.
But don't go and say to me "Steinbrener is the richest owner, who owns a baseball team, and that's why the Yankees win." That's total bullshit.
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Your both right... to en extent... I think what Stima missing is you're talking personal worth, he's talking team proffit.
Yes, there are owners who are worth more then George, personal worth.
The Yanks are worth the most and in 2001 were 2nd most profitable.
If the Yanks didn't have YES and Didn't make such a profit, I doubt you'd see them spend this way. Even george has said he does have a cap limit that is a factor of his cap and what he'll pay for being over it.
So, no he is not the "richest owner" personal worth.
But in 2001 he owned the 2nd most profitable team.
That still (as you can see) doesn't stop a lot of team from spending. Some owners don't mind dipping into personal wealth or money from other businesses to try and win w/ their "toy" but some keep them seperate and I don't blame them.