JDR720 wrote:Baseball, even with some teams spending way more than others, still has a lot more variability than the NBA does. Cal Raleigh for example came out of totally nowhere and led the league in homeruns. That sort of thing never happens in the NBA, where a formerly obscure player turns into a star overnight. So "superteams" in baseball just don't have the same anti-parity impact as superteams in the NBA do.
I think you're right about the MLB being less stackable/buyable than the NBA but this is not a good example of why. Raleigh's been a pretty big star for a few years now, he took a big leap this year but nothing bigger than many stars in the NBA do when they jump from like AS to MVP-candidate level. Also Raleigh looks old but he's only in his 5th pro season so a leap to that level isn't that weird (esp in baseball). Also him being that good didn't singlehandedly take the Mariners to contention, lotta other good players on that squad.
My RealGM account is old enough to drink. 
