Letter of the day: World Series is about bucks, not baseball

Last update: October 29, 2007 - 6:25 PM

I've followed the World Series since the '50s and have rooted for various teams over the years. However, with the close of the 2007 season in Denver, I've watched my last Fall Classic. The Red Sox have taken the suspense, fun and interest out of baseball.

With a players' payroll of $143 million, nearly three times that of Colorado, Boston has once again proven that the team with the most money wins. Before the final game was over, TV sportscasters were announcing which Boston and which Yankees players would be switching uniforms and leaving their teams as free agents. If I ever hear one more Red Sox fan whining about the "curse" or see a video clip of Yankees owner George Steinbrenner humiliating one of his managers before firing him, I will run screaming from the room.

Comedian Jerry Seinfeld put it best when he said we're no longer cheering for teams. We're cheering for laundry. Expensive laundry at that.

M.L. KLUZNIK, MENDOTA HEIGHTS

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