So much of mainstream baseball analysis is done in black and white: this player is good; this player is bad. This team is good; this team is the Red Sox. Of course, we know the waters are a lot muddier than this and that there are varying shades of gray between the black and white/us and them style analysis that we still see on TV and hear on the radio, especially when it comes to when a team should win–you know what I’m talking about: the (perceived) differences between Win Now and Win Later teams. Analysts and pundits always point to the Yankees as a Win Now team because they have a big payroll, lots of stars, and tend to win a whole lot of games.
The Crossroads
