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Five burning questions for 2009-10

By Mechelle Voepel
Special to ESPN.com

Sunday, November 8, 2009

The Yankees' World Series victory unleashed the expected tidal wave of complaints. To wit, a franchise that greatly outspends every other and now has won 27 championships is a monolith that is "bad" for baseball because many fans of small-market teams, especially, might lose interest. Which, in turn, prompts a significant counter from Yankees fans, who say, "Stop saying it's 'bad' for baseball … did you see how much better the TV ratings were than the Phillies-Rays World Series of 2008? ...

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