Hey Big Apple Fans....

[Cajun Man]

Hey Big Apple Fans; the Cleveland Indians just dogged the Yankees like some doggies in their very first game at their new stadium. How do you like them apples? Get used to it!

[FRANKMANSUETO]

Last time I looked 1 Home lose DOES NOT make a season. Play all 162 and see where it all finishes. Its a marathon not a sprint. Go Yanks!!!!!

[RICHARDMILTER]

I seem to remember the last time the Indians and Yankees met in the playoffs, the Indians kicked their butts! And that was only 18 months ago. The Tribe and their 80 million dollar payroll(if that) beating the Yankees and their 300 million dollar payroll is funny.

[mfsleeze]

Please don't feed the trolls.

[Zimharry]

I am not a Yankee fan by any stretch, but.......................you can probably crow over a Yankee loss 50 to 60 more times this year!!!!!!!!They are loaded!!!!

[GREGGZILIANI]

Ugh...the haters...I actually pity them at times...Nothing breeds contempt like success...

[RICHARDMILTER]

What success??????

[mfsleeze]

I've been alive for 42 years and seen them play in 10 World Series with 6 championships. I'm not sure what success would be defined as, but from my perspective that's pretty good. But if you mean success as ROI, I can't imagine anyone is close to the Yankees - no baseball franchise is close in Forbes' most valuable franchise rankings. And in haters, only the Cowboys may be close as a franchise who people spend so much time criticizing. So yeah, I guess that would all signal pretty decent success.

I'll save us all time and post your obvious response:

"If I could spend $300 million on a team I could make the World Series 25% of the time"

And my response:

If you could generate the income necessary to have a $300 million payroll while remaining wildly profitable and were not constrained by any rules preventing you from doing so, you'd be a bad business owner if you did not spend that much.

In other words, don't hate the player, hate the game.

[GREGGZILIANI]

Amen brotha!