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We paid them well, but boy did they play bad

By David Schoenfield
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Tuesday, September 23, 2008

It's been a truly historic year in baseball in 2008. No, we don't mean the Tampa Bay Rays climbing from last to first and overcoming the deep-pocketed behemoths up the coast. That's a nice story. But we've also seen three of the most miserable seasons in recent history: the New York Yankees, with a $209 million payroll that is $72 million more than any other team, won't make the playoffs; the Seattle Mariners became the first team with a $100 million payroll to lose 100 games; the Detroit Tige ...

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