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apocalypsosI have to get this off my chest.
The definition of underdog, according to the American Heritage dictionary, is, "One that is expected to lose a contest or struggle, as in sports or politics." Notice how there is no mention of anybody's payroll.
And even if they were, in a fight between the highest-paid team in baseball and the second-highest paid team in baseball ... well, the Red Sox still make less, don't they? Actually, every single baseball player in the country including guys who play baseball on the donkeys at the circus probably make more than I do, so it's still a bunch of people making more than me or you playing a silly kid's game.
Arguing about their respective payrolls is stupid, like accusing either presidential candidate of being a rich white guy. Newsflash: they're both rich white guys.
Baseball players? All rich guys. Doesn't mean there can't be underdogs.
The definition of underdog, according to the American Heritage dictionary, is, "One that is expected to lose a contest or struggle, as in sports or politics." Notice how there is no mention of anybody's payroll.
And even if they were, in a fight between the highest-paid team in baseball and the second-highest paid team in baseball ... well, the Red Sox still make less, don't they? Actually, every single baseball player in the country including guys who play baseball on the donkeys at the circus probably make more than I do, so it's still a bunch of people making more than me or you playing a silly kid's game.
Arguing about their respective payrolls is stupid, like accusing either presidential candidate of being a rich white guy. Newsflash: they're both rich white guys.
Baseball players? All rich guys. Doesn't mean there can't be underdogs.
