Author Topic: A-Rod to the Yankees (Read 513 times)

Ripsnort · « **on:** February 16, 2004, 08:00:48 AM »

Looks like another potential "paid-for-in-advance" championship team

Heres the deal in a Readers Digest version of current baseball:

Commissioner says we need a cap to make baseball competitive.

Players vote no to the proposal via the union, threaten to strike.

Commissioner installs a luxury tax that perpetuates only the ultra-rich team owners to paricipate in an "arms race" of sorts.

Players continue to get more and more money, baseball ticket prices continue to rise in price, only a handful of rich, elite teams make it to the ACLS and NCLS,and WS.

ra · « **Reply #1 on:** February 16, 2004, 08:05:30 AM »

Solution: watch Slamball!

Sway · « **Reply #2 on:** February 16, 2004, 08:09:34 AM »

That game is going downhill fast without a salary cap.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #3 on:** February 16, 2004, 08:13:04 AM »

Anyone see that Onion article a few months ago about George buying EVERY free agent. Looks like it's not so farcical anymore.

{Rip sits quietly with "HTC Yankee" fishing pole in hand, waiting...waiting...

)

Monk · « **Reply #4 on:** February 16, 2004, 08:18:50 AM »

Yankees Suck!

Sway · « **Reply #5 on:** February 16, 2004, 08:31:06 AM »

Yeah... Damn them Yankee's

stiehl · « **Reply #6 on:** February 16, 2004, 12:10:37 PM »

With salary and luxury tax, we're talking about a payroll that could be $200 million+. Baseball sucks, Yankees suck

Ripsnort · « **Reply #7 on:** February 16, 2004, 12:14:41 PM »

I say about 5 more years before the avg. price for a family of 4 to attend a Major league BB game surpasses $400.

Toad · « **Reply #8 on:** February 16, 2004, 12:28:42 PM »

Minor league ball is much more fun to watch anyway.

KC T-Bones:

Ticket Pricing:
"Prime" seats: $13.50
"Choice" seats: $9.50
"Select" seats: $7.50
Berm tickets: $4.50

john9001 · « **Reply #9 on:** February 16, 2004, 01:33:24 PM »

a-rod will "earn" $14,000 per inning.

rpm · « **Reply #10 on:** February 16, 2004, 02:27:49 PM »

Now with all the money that the Rangers have saved maybe Hicks will pull his head out of his butt and get Pudge back on the team that he belongs.

midnight Target · « **Reply #11 on:** February 16, 2004, 04:03:33 PM »

I miss the days when you knew your team, and changes were the exception. Even in the 80's the Dodgers had a stable infield for many years. Now-a-days I couldn't tell you one starter. sad

Pongo · « **Reply #12 on:** February 16, 2004, 04:03:55 PM »

People complain about the cap and free agency in the NFL. I think they are nuts. What a stupid leage MLB is.

mrblack · « **Reply #13 on:** February 16, 2004, 06:12:07 PM »

Baseball Is silly anyway LOL.
How do they earn all those millions?
Standing out in a field with a mouth full of chewing tobbaco and scratching there nutts.

I just don't see the attraction to that game.
I mean hell bowling has more action.

SOB · « **Reply #14 on:** February 16, 2004, 06:24:02 PM »

What the hell is an "A-Rod"? Sounds perverse.