Don't feel too sorry for the cellar-dwelling Pittsburgh Pirates. Losing has been profitable.
Financial records show Pirates win while losing
Seeded on Mon Aug 23, 2010 6:47 AM EDT (NBC Sports)
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This is exactly the reason I am so tired of hearing all you cry babies complain about teams like the Yankees that spend money and invest in their team. It is too easy to be cheap owners and live off the sweat of other teams and still turn a nice profit. FOR ALL OF YOU MORONS WHO WANT A SALARY CAP THIS IS THE EXACT REASON THERE SHOULD NEVER BE ONE UNTILL THEIR IS A HEFTY FLOOR AS WELL!