How might the economy affect the Yankees?
There’s a slight chance the Yankees might be affected some by the economy but I think it’s business as usual for them going forward. I think they have enough to project out for the next three or four years to believe that revenue streams will continue. They are built to run at peak operational capacity, and that means four million fans, great ratings on their regional television station [YES] and going to the playoffs, which is what drives ticket sales. They’re proving that there is no retrenching. They’re like a factory that runs at 24/7. Can anyone beat them in 2009? There’s one thing that would happen that would make them completely unbeatable and that would be if they ever got their act together with player development. If they could supplement their ability to develop players with their ability to buy players no one could touch them. They got Teixeira because they needed position players and part of the reason they got CC Sabathia is that in New York you can’t wait more than one y
