they had a good core that they could supplement with some free agents. Detroit had the best draft ever when they picked up Federov and Lidstrom the same year. Colorado had tons of young talent from drafting players like Sakic, Sundin, Lindros, and Nolan. Again, how did they supplement with free agents? Did they keep their players and get free agents cheaper than anyone else or did they offer more money to them to increase their chaces of winning? Quote: Teams were buying players and championships in the early 90's. The Jays bought Morris, Stewart, Henderson, Winfield, Molitor, etc when they won their championships. Which is when MLB started to lose me as a fan. The only reason I follow MLB now is for betting purposes and don't even watch the games just the stats. In 1993 before the strike, The Jays spent the most in the MLB and that was $10m more than the 15th ranked team payroll, or 20% more. Almost 20 years later after the strike, The Yankees spent the most in the MLB and that was $110m more than the 15th ranked team payroll, or 125% more. Do you honestly believe that the success of the highest payroll teams is just a coincidence? __________________ Quote: Originally Posted by henriksedin33 Not at all, as I've said, I would rather start with LA over any of the other WC playoff teams. Bunch of underachievers who look good on paper but don't even deserve to be in the playoffs.