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Yankees' Bank Finally Defeats the System

We're all tired of talking about NY payroll, but it stifles baseball hope

By Will McCahill, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 5, 2009 10:12 PM CST

(Newser) – Yes, writing about the New York Yankees’ ginormous payroll is “like writing about the heat in Phoenix. We all know it’s there, and we don’t really want to talk about it anymore,” Joe Ponanski says in what he admits is a... Read full story »

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Yankees' Bank Finally Defeats the System

We're all tired of talking about NY payroll, but it stifles baseball hope

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