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	Name:	SBsigmapi -
	Subject:	The Braves
	Date:	8/17/2005 5:38:17 PM

Does anyone ever consider the fact that it is possible that the Braves just get out talented in the playoffs? Everyone always wants to call it a choke or blame Bobby Cox. The fact is, Cox, Mazzone, and Schurholtz are the reason they get to the playoffs every year. The problem is, once you get to the playoffs, you run into two types of teams that are poised to beat you. The first type is the team on a mission. . .these are the late season clinchers. . .like the Cubs and Astros that had to fight hard all the way through the season and are riding a wave of momentum that helps to carry them through the division round. The second type of team is the Rent a Team (Mets and Marlins are some recent examples) or Buy a Team (Yankees every year). The Rent a Teams have no desire to build powerful organizations. They are basically saying up front, "We will trade 8 or 10 years of mediocre-poor baseball to pay for a team full of 1 year contracted superstars that can take us all the way". These teams usually have a huge sell off in the off season. The Buy a Team NY Yankees simply take advantage of a way to soft salary cap. Stienbrenner is willing to pay hundreds of millions in luxury tax to put a superstar at every position. . .and they still may not make the playoffs this year. Do away with luxury tax provisions and make the salary cap firm and then see how powerful the Yanks are. The Braves on the other hand, have a payroll that is less than many of the teams that they are leading and at one time this season fielded a starting roster that was entirely from their own farm system.
The bottom line is that I would much rather go to the playoffs EVERY year AND win a championship every 10-15 years, than go to the playoffs once every 7 or 8 years and go all the way then. A solid program is much better to have than a once a decade contender.

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The Braves - roswellric - 8/15/2005 9:33:23 PM

The Braves - Drewski - 8/16/2005 8:43:29 AM

Yep - roswellric - 8/16/2005 8:36:08 PM

The Braves - SBsigmapi - 8/17/2005 5:38:17 PM

The Braves - JIM - 8/17/2005 6:56:29 PM

The Braves - Drewski - 8/17/2005 8:02:19 PM

Very Good! - roswellric - 8/17/2005 9:08:14 PM

Very Good! - SBsigmapi - 8/23/2005 4:22:16 PM

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