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Topic	Couldn't billionaires just rig sports games by buying all the best players
TyVulpine 07/29/23 9:56:14 AM #11:	Some owners have tried that. Just because they could, doesn't mean the players are capable of working together on a championship caliber. Also, Frank Robison tried that when he bought the Cleveland Spiders prior to the 1899 season to go with the team he already owned, the St Louis Perfectos. It....didn't go well. After trading all the good players from the Spiders to the Perfectos, the Spiders set a still-standing record for most losses in a season, with a 20-134 record. --- Insert some witty line here <cite>TyVulpine posted [p:975133439] in Couldn't b... [t:80522470]...</cite> <quote>Some owners have tried that. Just because they could, doesn't mean the players are capable of working together on a championship caliber. Also, Frank Robison tried that when he bought the Cleveland Spiders prior to the 1899 season to go with the team he already owned, the St Louis Perfectos. It....didn't go well. After trading all the good players from the Spiders to the Perfectos, the Spiders set a still-standing record for most losses in a season, with a 20-134 record. --- Insert some witty line here</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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