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Post by Loki on Oct 19, 2007 22:46:40 GMT -5
Because I hate baseball and the way they handle business with allowing the players to be in complete control, I'm hoping A-Rod can make it into the $300M range at least. Nothing would be funnier than having the best player in the league (and potentially the best of all time) destroying the game entirely. Johan Santana isn't that old either is he? Is there anything stopping him from 9 figures this off-season? Clearly he's worth so much more than Barry Zito is. I'm hoping that more money is spent on free agents this year than every other year combined. Sure that will be tough, but I'm sure Boston and New York and a few other teams can at least make this easily the most expensive off-season ever... I don't really see the Yankees or Red Sox going on a big spending spree this offseason but agree that this offseason will be ridiculous for some teams financially. And I wonder how San Fran feels about their big, bad ace now. He sucks and I could've told them that. Thank God the Yankees didn't get him like I was praying they wouldn't. |
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Post by JackTheRipper on Oct 20, 2007 0:07:54 GMT -5
Johan is only 28 I believe. And he'll easily command a $20 mil per type of deal at the very least. Minnesota should've locked him up loooooooong ago.
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Post by I am a huge CUNT on Oct 23, 2007 14:31:26 GMT -5
Santana in pinstripes, or Cashman's ass. I'm not joking.
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Post by McGahee on Oct 23, 2007 21:20:57 GMT -5
I don't really see the Yankees or Red Sox going on a big spending spree this offseason but agree that this offseason will be ridiculous for some teams financially. The $180M they'll be giving Santana doesn't count as a huge spending spree? Not to mention replacement 3rd basemen don't come that cheap... |
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Post by Loki on Oct 23, 2007 21:28:16 GMT -5
I haven't heard anything about this but if they do it I'll be mad. He's not all that great and NO player is worth that much money. I was already right about Barry Zito so please, go somewhere else Johan.
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Post by Sportsbuck on Oct 23, 2007 21:29:36 GMT -5
He's not all that great and NO player is worth that much money. Except Derek Jeter and the $190M that the Boss gave him. |
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Post by Loki on Oct 23, 2007 21:33:37 GMT -5
He's not all that great and NO player is worth that much money. Except Derek Jeter and the $190M that the Boss gave him. Over how many years? He gets $19M a year I believe. |
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Post by JackTheRipper on Oct 24, 2007 18:52:10 GMT -5
Johan will have earned the contract he gets (to an extent) much more than the one Zito got himself. Johan is clearly the best left-handed pitcher in the game, if not the best overall. 2 Cy youngs in 3 years is all he needs to mention.
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Post by Buzz Killington on Oct 28, 2007 22:02:43 GMT -5
Opts Out, per Sportscenter. I ran upstairs to tell my stepbrother who was sleeping and a Yankee fan. THen I did a little dance on the Yankee Empire's grave.
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Post by Freak93 on Oct 28, 2007 22:30:47 GMT -5
And thus baseball is shot in the face once again. He will again receive another huge, overblown contract.
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Post by USN on Oct 28, 2007 22:38:51 GMT -5
the question is: From whom?
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Post by Loki on Oct 29, 2007 7:30:48 GMT -5
Opts Out, per Sportscenter. I ran upstairs to tell my stepbrother who was sleeping and a Yankee fan. THen I did a little dance on the Yankee Empire's grave. You think the Yankees need him?  They did quite alright before they got him, suddenly we couldn't get passed the ALDS with him after 2004 when we choked with him. |
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Post by JackTheRipper on Oct 29, 2007 8:33:31 GMT -5
the question is: From whom? Anaheim, San Francisco, Chicago (Cubs), Boston..I mean, they no longer have a soul. There will be a buyer for the best player in baseball. |
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Post by detroitbasketball on Oct 29, 2007 11:29:38 GMT -5
Opts Out, per Sportscenter. I ran upstairs to tell my stepbrother who was sleeping and a Yankee fan. THen I did a little dance on the Yankee Empire's grave. You think the Yankees need him? They did quite alright before they got him, suddenly we couldn't get passed the ALDS with him after 2004 when we choked with him. No, that's the Mattingly Curse in action. |
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Post by Loki on Oct 29, 2007 11:50:44 GMT -5
You think the Yankees need him? They did quite alright before they got him, suddenly we couldn't get passed the ALDS with him after 2004 when we choked with him. No, that's the Mattingly Curse in action. To be fair, the Yankees teams were pretty bad throughout the 80's...like Steinbrenner took a friggin' break or something. |
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Post by dkgojackets on Oct 29, 2007 13:34:53 GMT -5
Cmon Florida one time.
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Post by detroitbasketball on Oct 29, 2007 13:51:18 GMT -5
Buster Olney mentioned Detroit and I threw up in my mouth.
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Post by dkgojackets on Oct 29, 2007 14:11:13 GMT -5
mentioned florida again too
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Post by detroitbasketball on Oct 29, 2007 14:16:33 GMT -5
Florida doesn't spend. They will not sign him. Book it.
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Post by dkgojackets on Oct 29, 2007 14:33:21 GMT -5
they would essentially be buying a new stadium
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They did quite alright before they got him, suddenly we couldn't get passed the ALDS with him after 2004 when we choked with him.
