Hank Steinbrenner quote-major ignorance and arrogance

[gatorgreenwell]

Clearly upset with what's gone on recently with the low-budget Rays, Hank Steinbrenner's message was clear: Don't forget who's paying the freight.

"I don't want these teams in general to forget who subsidizes a lot of them, and it's the Yankees, the Red Sox, Dodgers, Mets," he told the New York Post in yesterday's editions. "I would prefer if teams want to target the Yankees that they at least start giving some of that revenue sharing and luxury tax money back.

"There are going to be problems, especially if they go after our stars. It's not going to be tolerated."
http://www.nj.com/yankees/ledger/index. ... xml&coll=1

[raiders_umpire]

I thought it was quite funny even though he was talking about my favorite team.

[Matthias]

I heard this yesterday and my reaction was: If Hank wants to not send money out, then have the Yankees break off and form their own league and see how much money they make.

The comment was just asinine.

[Field]

I thought it was quite funny even though he was talking about my favorite team.

Me too. The guy comes off really fake most of the time, he's the type of guy that likes to listen to his own voice and be in the headlines. It's actually rather embarrassing.

Honestly, who really cares what this guy thinks - I know I don't.

[Cyclone177]

He does sound like an ass, but I would be kind of pissed if I was subsidizing teams like the Marlins, who don't even have to sell one ticket to make money every year. The Yanks are a team that is trying to win it all every year, not just get out of the red.

[Yoda]

While that was arrogant, he is right. A lot of these small market teams pocket all their profit including the cash coming from the big market teams. Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

[JTWood]

I would be kind of pissed if I was subsidizing teams like the Marlins, who don't even have to sell one ticket to make money every year.

Agreed, but bear in mind that revenue sharing is a problem of the owners to be dealt with among the owners.

Expecting the players to somehow care is pretty lowbrow.

[jlm53089]

He does sound pretty stupid.
The Rays used to keep the money, but now they use it more.

But if he has a problem the stop spending over the "cap".

[deerayfan072]

I thought it was quite funny even though he was talking about my favorite team.

My thoughts 100%

[teddy ballgame]

Wow, even a shout-out to the Red Sox.