The Indians? Gimme a break. If you take the financial into account, besides being native, how can you NOT hate the Yankees. Hell, a few years ago, Roger Clemens pro-rated salary was more than Tampa's entire team salary! Maybe it's just me, but I'd rather buy things from the local Mom and Pop than Wal-mart, or the local hardware store than Home depot.... I think that same year the yankee's team salary was $80 million more than the next closest- The Red Sox.
Go figure. The Yankees have outspent again....team salaries:
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I wonder if non-native Yankee fans always root for the rich kid to win, instead of the blue collar one.. Hey, I'm a Red Sox fan. If you're from a small market team, I don't blame you for hating them. At least they're close in salary to a handful of other teams.
We have guys around here that know nothing about baseball, never lived in NY, don't even watch it, but will put on a Yankee's hat just to get a rise out of people so they can be the center of attention.... I think I'll throw up now.
It's pretty easy to win when your salary is more than double than 22 other teams...
.as you might have guessed. 
I am a Yankee fan... 
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