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Matthews: Time for all that money to pay off

Wallace Matthews

Newsday columnist Wallace Matthews

Matthews writes on professional sports, with a specialty in professional

The Yankees have spent $1,187,333,651 on ballplayers since 2003, the last time they made it to the World Series. That's one billion, one hundred eighty-seven million, three hundred thirty-three thousand and six hundred fifty-one dollars, if you're scoring at home.

The number jumps to $1,425,549,383 - almost enough to pay a Goldman Sachs CEO his bonus - if you go back to 2000, the last time...

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