tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315155203706829641.post2148625373968886299..comments2023-12-20T01:09:56.175-08:00Comments on Respect Jeter's Gangster: The Boss Through StoryFernando Alejandrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11051242696406856273noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315155203706829641.post-63771918451599680612010-07-16T13:46:20.823-07:002010-07-16T13:46:20.823-07:00Yeah I didn't agree with all the moves, but wh...Yeah I didn't agree with all the moves, but when we landed Burnett, Sabathia and Teixeira and traded for Nick Swisher in one off season, I knew the organization had finally gotten the spending spree right. I was iffy about Burnett, but he's been basically what I've expected him to be.Fernando Alejandrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11051242696406856273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315155203706829641.post-63850857168410084662010-07-16T09:39:00.911-07:002010-07-16T09:39:00.911-07:00I've never understood the tax write off dismis...I've never understood the tax write off dismissal. It's a deduction not a credit, that means you "save" the amount that would have been taxed, but you're giving away that plus the remaining (larger) percentage. Instead of having say 65 cents on the dollar, you have zero. It just makes it cheaper to give because you are only giving up the 65 cents rather than the whole dollar. The charity still gets it all. Basically the Feds are chipping in 35 cents. Rant over.<br /><br />I think The Boss deserves more attention for the risks he has taken to make the Yankees into the power house they are. Setting up a T.V. network isn't cheap, in the long run it's paying off, but it was a gamble. So is NYS, along with the new vending company started to support it. I guess he probably didn't have as much to do with recent stuff, but he set up a culture that allows people to have big thoughts and try them. Spending big on players is part of that. You have to have a good product to go along with those investments. On top of that the fans pay good money and want to see good baseball. Obviously not all the big contracts paid off, but he took risks with money he could have pocketed and put winners on the field.Jon Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15622111996207578594noreply@blogger.com