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Sports Isn't Always About Money

7 Sept 2023 · 1 min

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A short conversational YouTube video (uploaded by Chris Collins) in which Chris Collins and a guest, Zach, argue that team spending (payroll) does not guarantee championships — citing the Yankees and Dodgers as high-spending examples — and that baseball's long 162-game season introduces many non-monetary factors. Zach compares baseball to life, emphasizing daily consistency, frequency of games, and the role of many factors beyond being the best on paper.

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So you have the Yankees and the Dodgers that are spending way more for their payroll, which you would think would, would guarantee them winning year in and year out, and they would have a monopoly, but it doesn't. And they have, I mean, the Yankees haven't won a World Series in a while. And so it isn't really just about throwing money at a problem. It's, you know, there's a lot more involved. Would you, would you agree with that, Zach?
Yeah, definitely. And I think one thing that's pretty unique about baseball, I oftentimes compare it to, to life in general. And the reason why is because they play so many games. You know, you're playing 162 regular season games. You know, you're getting, I don't know what it's at one and a half to two days off a month. So you're, you're going at it like you got to get out of bed every single day and go live life and go play a game. And, and so I think what happens over the course of time, there's so many other factors than just, you know, am I the best player on paper?