Reply #33: the homegrown talent issue [View All]

excerpt from the top ten rules for defending the Yankees in Internet Chat Rooms.

4. If anyone accuses the Yankees of "buying" their championships, argue that Jeter, B Williams, Pettitte, Soriano, Rivera, and Posada are all home-grown talent.

Then, hope that nobody notices that this represents only 6 out of 25 players, and hope they don't bring up Clemens, Mussina, Hitchcock, Witasik, Wohlers, Mondesi, Stanton, Martinez, Sojo, Knoblauch, O'Neill, Brosius, Justice, Lilly and more. Also hope they don't mention the fact that Gerald Williams was acquired but never played, much like Jose Canseco did.

Don't get all riled up, there's a game to settle it all tonight!