Wednesday, March 31, 2004
Boss Mixes Dollars and Sense
Kevin Baxter of the Miami Herald defends George Steinbrenner's acquisition of Alex Rodriguez for the Yankees. In addition to walking through the numbers and collecting quotes that show how A-Rod is worth what the Yankees have paid, he gets to the point of team-vs.-team competition:
"Imagine your business were so successful, you could spend six times more than some competitors and still make a bigger profit. Would you pay less for inferior materials just to let the other guys catch up?"
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Kevin Baxter of the Miami Herald defends George Steinbrenner's acquisition of Alex Rodriguez for the Yankees. In addition to walking through the numbers and collecting quotes that show how A-Rod is worth what the Yankees have paid, he gets to the point of team-vs.-team competition:
"Imagine your business were so successful, you could spend six times more than some competitors and still make a bigger profit. Would you pay less for inferior materials just to let the other guys catch up?"
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