Oh the Yankees A's thing was most def a thing. I've read a few books and lived it. Arnold Johnson the original A's owner was actually the focus, the A's got permission to take the Philadelphia team based on NYY getting Johnson to agree to a side deal so to speak. KC was indeed a feeder team for NYY. Look at who left KC and who came back starting with Maris, B Cerv and a multititude of others, coming back were the washed up vets like Bauer at the end of their careers.
I land in between you and Bill. The 61 Yanks were good not elite. They have never simulated well in mixed era leagues for me. They do poorly in tournaments and mediocre to bad in full season vs other winning teams. I do think they are 1 dimensional and Kubek/Richardson at the top of the lineup cost them a few games. They should have integrated more robustly as this was both a peak and the beggining of the end.
Oh the Yankees A's thing was most def a thing. I've read a few books and lived it. Arnold Johnson the original A's owner was actually the focus, the A's got permission to take the Philadelphia team based on NYY getting Johnson to agree to a side deal so to speak. KC was indeed a feeder team for NYY. Look at who left KC and who came back starting with Maris, B Cerv and a multititude of others, coming back were the washed up vets like Bauer at the end of their careers.
I land in between you and Bill. The 61 Yanks were good not elite. They have never simulated well in mixed era leagues for me. They do poorly in tournaments and mediocre to bad in full season vs other winning teams. I do think they are 1 dimensional and Kubek/Richardson at the top of the lineup cost them a few games. They should have integrated more robustly as this was both a peak and the beggining of the end.