Tom Strange

no one is worth that kind of money... except me... think (if I ask) Cuban would give it to me?

Well starman... I would (rather begrudgingly) acknowledge that this year ARod's numbers weren't completely hollow (and that pains me) in that while he was going off in April and May wasn't he pretty much 'keeping the NYY in it' ??? Or was that just the hype we got sold here in the hinterlands? It appeared to us 'out here' that he made more of a difference (this year) in just getting them to the post-season... I too would agree that Papi has a big payday coming ...if he wants one But I'd bet that the BoSox will make him a pretty good offer to stay there... I also think that contract for Schilling is fair... and I'd also bet he has no doubts in his mind that he's gonna hit those numbers...

ummm... GSG... any clues?

That sounds like a splendid idea Groucho! will there be anything to eat but corn? maybe I'd try to come... but I gotta warn ya... the closer I get to OH the more the car starts to veer off the road and into a ditch...

probably not... but you didn't wear that to the BBQ and (I think) you'd have to lose the moustache...

correctamundo! ...it's the only song that BS wrote that ever made it to number one on the hot 100, although it was MMEB that did it...

cleavage? oh... higher up! so... tug of war annette funnicello (sp) dove sandra dee I still don't get it... maybe Suda or CalDreamer will... abes

If we give ARod $30 million and break it down by his 2007 stats... (I know it doesn't work like this but...) For his 158 games he was paid $3,056,093, then For his at bats you have to pay him $11,276,596, then For the runs he scores you have to pay him $2,765,957 then For the hits he gets you have to pay him $3,539,652, then For the doubles he gets you have to pay him $599,613, then For the HR he gets you have to pay him $1,044,487, then For his RBI he gets you have to pay him $3,017,408, then For his walks you have to pay him $1,837,524, then For his Strike Outs you have to pay him $2,321,083, then For his Stolen Bases you have to pay him $464,217, then For the times he gets caught stealing you have to pay him $77,369 will they get their money's worth? I hope he has to take at least a 20% pay cut... for winning the MVP again (and he probably will) but even then he'll get $20m...

It's OK to flip flop hiway... sometimes we change our minds... (not that I'm saying you're flip flopping, but there's nothing wrong with it)

well I wouldn't want to bring HH down to veepee's level... at least he's honest about it... (forgive me, I couldn't resist)

Tonto, if I ever come across him I'll tear him a new one for what he did! (but if I'm with T-Bone, I'll probably let him go first) ...and the not liking to be up on stage part? ..that explains why we didn't see you in the Miss America pageant!

That's where we disagree... I think it's perfectly all right for me to judge him on these and other things... I don't think I was given a brain and a conscience just so's I wouldn't use them in cases like this... I think I was given them for a reason, even though the cult I belonged to didn't want me to... the cult I belonged to wanted me to replace "that still, small voice" inside me with whatever their "company line" was...

Nero, my thoughts are with you... and I hope this doesn't come across 'wrong'... regardless of which way this goes, he will always live in your heart, always.

well... I don't know how he's gonna get what he already turned down... I mean, the NYY basically had him for the cost of Manny since Hicks had to pay part of his salary... only Manny's numbers aren't hollow... It will make you and I and a zillion other folks so happy when he doesn't get it... but the part that scares me is that Boras (while being the baseball anti-christ) is also a Jedi and might be able to use his mind tricks to get some owner to pony up... And that quote... now it all makes sense why Boras and Hicks get along so well... that's one of the big problems that we stRanger fans have with Hicks, it's all he talks about: how much money did he make or lose on the team! ...not winning! ...and we don't care a whit about whether or not they're making money, it's been way proven here that if the team is winning he'll make it by the bucket load ...cripes, they averaged about 29k per game this year with a team that was out of it by the middle of May! ...and that's part of the problem as well, fans keep going to the ballpark so what's his motivation to put a winner on the field? Lord I wish someone would buy them that wants to win! (where's Cuban when you need him?) Hicks has even stated publicly in the past that if the fans will show up, then he'll build a better team! ...isn't it supposed to be "if you build it they will come"??? don't get me started! ...but someone (Angels? Cubs?) with some money to throw down probably will... but I hope they don't! I still often think about what the last three years would've been like if A-Rod had gone to Boston and Manny had been here... (sorry starman, didn't mean to give you the shivers)

tug of war annette funnicello (sp) dove ??? abes at least that's what I see, and I don't get it, it ain't easy being a Texan...

Here's another "oldie" but should be easy: Some brimstone baritone anti-cyclone rolling stone preacher from the east He says: "Dethrone the dictaphone, hit it in its funny bone, that's where they expect it least" and I'll accept either of the two that had 'hits' with it... but I'd like the first one (if you can think of it)... name both for extra points!

don't let that stop you! Just cruise through 'the guide' on your TV, that's what I do... sometimes! (meanwhile, Suda toys with us!) CalDreamer!!! save me!!!

thanks for checking in! (I mean that)

he's even around here somewhere, maybe he'll drop you a PM... or you could PM him (if you figure out who he is) and tell him your secret identity...

thanks, I'll have to read that article on 'the baseball anti-christ' a little later... I think that's fair for Schilling, pay for play-yet still rewarding him for loyalty/sacrifice... Personally, and maybe this will open a whole can of worms, I'd love to see "base salaries" set for all positions, that are adjusted for years of MLB service, with stepped bonuses for performance... of course, the MLBPA will never go for it, but dangit! it would level the playing field, people who are producing/performing WILL be paid beautifully... and heck, let's face it, the minimums wouldn't be anything to cry about and those who perform? they'll likely make as much as they would on a 'good contract" anyway... ...but it would sure kill the agents, it would soon become all about "how teams take care of their players" ...but I bet we'd see some good baseball in a lot more places... and we'd never have to see a player's stats spike 'in a contract year' only to fall off after the big contract (latest example: Shaun Alexander)...

a stab... "Shawshank"???

ummm.... GSG.... are you "home from the BBQ" yet??? (it was nice seeing you and the countess again)

thanks for the insight starman... good to see you again... anybody heard any hot rumors out there on the FA market?

yeah groucho, he really does seem to "have it" doesn't he? I'm also amazed at how poised and thoughtful his answers are while getting all kinds of leading questions from the media... he never stumbles... he was either born very humble and gifted or he's had great coaching in all of the phases... and above all, he has the killer instinct but doesn't seem to have a panic mode... I look forward to their next game (probably later this year)...

now you're just toying with us... be more specific on the clues please...