The forces of darkness beat the hapless world champs on opening day, for a very subtle reason:
New York, with the first $200 million payroll in baseball history, had a former All-Star in every spot in its starting lineup, the first time that happened in the major leagues since the Yankees did it on July, 24, 2003, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. In all, it added up to 53 All-Star appearances.
But the bigger they spend, the more fun it is to rub their fans’ faces in it when they fall, as we did last year:
