Comments on: News of the day http://ussmariner.com/2007/10/31/news-of-the-day/ Seattle Mariners and general baseball discussion with David Cameron and Derek Zumsteg Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:38:22 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: joser http://ussmariner.com/2007/10/31/news-of-the-day/comment-page-3/#comment-242649 joser Mon, 05 Nov 2007 21:14:09 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2007/10/31/news-of-the-day/#comment-242649 Well, if the odds he supplies come straight from Boras, wouldn't that be... interesting. Well, if the odds he supplies come straight from Boras, wouldn’t that be… interesting.

]]> By: msb http://ussmariner.com/2007/10/31/news-of-the-day/comment-page-3/#comment-242637 msb Mon, 05 Nov 2007 19:49:50 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2007/10/31/news-of-the-day/#comment-242637 would that be the same Heyman believed to have broken the "Arod opting out" story for Boras last week? :) would that be the same Heyman believed to have broken the “Arod opting out” story for Boras last week? :)

]]> By: joser http://ussmariner.com/2007/10/31/news-of-the-day/comment-page-3/#comment-242633 joser Mon, 05 Nov 2007 13:50:26 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2007/10/31/news-of-the-day/#comment-242633 I don't see any reason for the Red Sox to be in the bidding. He'll eat a huge chunk of their payroll (remember there's the luxury tax too), limit their flexibility, and they already won the World Series without him. In fact, the only good reason for the Red Sox to get ARod would be to prevent the Yankees from getting him and thereby ensuring an automatic championship. Oh, wait. Personally, I think ARod is headed to LA. The LA teams have money, the media environment is better, the town loves big-ticket celebrities whether they deliver or not (see Beckham, David), and there's plenty of opportunities for endorsements. I just hope he ends up on the Dodgers (where he could take back the home run record from a certain Giant by the end of his contract), but I fear he'll be batting behind Vlad. But the Mets have that new ballpark money coming in '09, and there are some other dark horses -- Heyman at SI did a decent <a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jon_heyman/10/30/arod.options/index.html" rel="nofollow">rundown</a of the possibilities.</a> I don’t see any reason for the Red Sox to be in the bidding. He’ll eat a huge chunk of their payroll (remember there’s the luxury tax too), limit their flexibility, and they already won the World Series without him. In fact, the only good reason for the Red Sox to get ARod would be to prevent the Yankees from getting him and thereby ensuring an automatic championship.

Oh, wait.

Personally, I think ARod is headed to LA. The LA teams have money, the media environment is better, the town loves big-ticket celebrities whether they deliver or not (see Beckham, David), and there’s plenty of opportunities for endorsements. I just hope he ends up on the Dodgers (where he could take back the home run record from a certain Giant by the end of his contract), but I fear he’ll be batting behind Vlad.

But the Mets have that new ballpark money coming in ‘09, and there are some other dark horses — Heyman at SI did a decent rundown</a of the possibilities.

]]> By: scottg02 http://ussmariner.com/2007/10/31/news-of-the-day/comment-page-3/#comment-242632 scottg02 Mon, 05 Nov 2007 13:13:47 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2007/10/31/news-of-the-day/#comment-242632 Team chemistry, IMO, isn't the issue. Arods the best player, I doubt he screws up chemistry and even if he does, he's the best player and he's worth it. The problem is payroll. Even out of the few teams that can afford and are willing to sign him, he eats up to much payroll for other players. I think the with the dollar figures he's likely to command only the Yankees (and believe me, despite what you hear I bet they are in the bidding) and Red Sox can afford to sign him and field a championship team around him. So if he wants a ring, he'll end up at one of the two, unless some team changes their payroll dramatically to include him AND others around him. Team chemistry, IMO, isn’t the issue. Arods the best player, I doubt he screws up chemistry and even if he does, he’s the best player and he’s worth it. The problem is payroll. Even out of the few teams that can afford and are willing to sign him, he eats up to much payroll for other players. I think the with the dollar figures he’s likely to command only the Yankees (and believe me, despite what you hear I bet they are in the bidding) and Red Sox can afford to sign him and field a championship team around him. So if he wants a ring, he’ll end up at one of the two, unless some team changes their payroll dramatically to include him AND others around him.

]]> By: jlc http://ussmariner.com/2007/10/31/news-of-the-day/comment-page-3/#comment-242631 jlc Mon, 05 Nov 2007 10:59:57 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2007/10/31/news-of-the-day/#comment-242631 Anybody else a Jon Stewart fan? He had David Wright on the show last week. Stewart (a Met, not a Yankee fan), was saying that ARod brings bad vibes to every team he's on, etc., and asked Wright how he would react if ARod came to the Mets. Wright said even though they both play third, he'd like to win a Series and would welcome the help. Stewart made a comment about how it would screw up team chemistry. Wright said 54 home runs can produce a lot of chemistry. Anybody else a Jon Stewart fan? He had David Wright on the show last week. Stewart (a Met, not a Yankee fan), was saying that ARod brings bad vibes to every team he’s on, etc., and asked Wright how he would react if ARod came to the Mets. Wright said even though they both play third, he’d like to win a Series and would welcome the help. Stewart made a comment about how it would screw up team chemistry. Wright said 54 home runs can produce a lot of chemistry.

]]> By: msb http://ussmariner.com/2007/10/31/news-of-the-day/comment-page-3/#comment-242630 msb Sun, 04 Nov 2007 19:04:17 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2007/10/31/news-of-the-day/#comment-242630 the TNT catches up with ... <a href="http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/story/195238.html" rel="nofollow">Greg Dobbs.</a> the TNT catches up with … Greg Dobbs.

]]> By: Typical Idiot Fan http://ussmariner.com/2007/10/31/news-of-the-day/comment-page-3/#comment-242629 Typical Idiot Fan Sun, 04 Nov 2007 09:53:55 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2007/10/31/news-of-the-day/#comment-242629 SexSon. What is the issue with people having a problem remembering / typing that? SexSon. What is the issue with people having a problem remembering / typing that?

]]> By: gk91 http://ussmariner.com/2007/10/31/news-of-the-day/comment-page-3/#comment-242628 gk91 Sun, 04 Nov 2007 07:48:21 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2007/10/31/news-of-the-day/#comment-242628 [Sexson] [Sexson]

]]> By: smb http://ussmariner.com/2007/10/31/news-of-the-day/comment-page-3/#comment-242626 smb Sun, 04 Nov 2007 05:28:17 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2007/10/31/news-of-the-day/#comment-242626 I'd say no...but the fact that his throws rainbow worse than my sister's doesn't bode well for throwing anyone out, either. I’d say no…but the fact that his throws rainbow worse than my sister’s doesn’t bode well for throwing anyone out, either.

]]> By: Typical Idiot Fan http://ussmariner.com/2007/10/31/news-of-the-day/comment-page-3/#comment-242625 Typical Idiot Fan Sun, 04 Nov 2007 02:34:29 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2007/10/31/news-of-the-day/#comment-242625 Let's assume for five seconds that Ibanez doesn't somehow end up at first base next season, if they keep Jones in left (which seems to be a good idea), is Ibanez as big a black hole defensively in the not so spacious right field of SafeCo? Let’s assume for five seconds that Ibanez doesn’t somehow end up at first base next season, if they keep Jones in left (which seems to be a good idea), is Ibanez as big a black hole defensively in the not so spacious right field of SafeCo?

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