Can I Buy a World Series?

From what you have found, small-market teams are at a disadvantage due to lack of spending on salaries.  Teams that cannot overspend in Major League Baseball generally have a hard time producing winning seasons in addition to World Series championships.  Their are some rare occassions when small market teams are able to compete, but they are not able to be consistant with success in baseball.  If you are interested in an example small market teams being successful, I suggest that you watch the movie Moneyball.

This WebQuest was designed to put you in a situation where you could analyze data and predict future outcomes using the line of best fit feature.  Besides predicting outcomes in sports, analyzing data and preparing charts and finding outcomes are real-world applications that may affect you in life after school.