Show f 0 f n fI f U WW i ij N N 2 f N d' d By Andy Crow Sports Editor The Miami Dolphins of old the Oakland Raiders the Los Angeles Lakers and New York All those teams are perfect examples examples exam exam- ples pies of where big spending to create a better team gets you nowhere All you are hearing about this season is how bad things have gotten in base base- ball Poor Get Poorer The Rich Win Pennants that's what I read in the USA Today the other day San Diego general manager Kevin Towers has complained all season off-season long as his best players have gone elsewhere this year The big story to rock the baseball world was the Dodger signing of pitcher Kevin Brown Brown was one of Towers' Towers prize players last year with San Diego Brown was signed to a seven year 85 million contract Towers came right out and said it was an outrage that the Dodgers would be allowed to sign Brown at that cost All AH I have to say is too bad Since when was sports ever fair I remember when I was little you were always trying to be on the better team whether it was outside in the yard playing or on your recreation teams Sports has always had your really bad teams and your really good teams The Dodgers are doing nothing different than what the Raiders Dolphins Dolphins Dolphins Dol Dol- Lakers and have done Towers is one of many around the country that is saying money buys pennants these days But how many championships or Super Bowls have those before mentioned teams won in inthis inthis inthis this decade I think the Padres can field a competitive competitive competitive com com- team this season All AH you need is some character and some desire to win and you'll be able to do it Why are teams already writing themselves off before the season even g The way I see it is that the Padres will be decent in the NL West the Reds should contend in the NL Central Central Central Cen Cen- and the Twins will contend with their young talent in the AL Central The state of baseball is not perfect right now but things arent aren't as bad as people like Towers in San Diego say they are The Dodgers really added only Brown to an already stud star ded underachieving Towers has seen the Dodgers underachieve for the last five years What makes him think this team is suddenly different because of one pitcher The baseball race should be interesting interesting inter inter- esting this year with the aftermath of the home run derby and the Yankees victory tour of last season It will also be interesting to see if teams like the Yankees Dodgers Indians Mea Meis and Orioles can win it all ull with their I money mo Dont Don't I co count nt on it j |