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I had thought once Stanton and Ohtani signed that things would pick-up as far as signings go? The winter meetings ended 5 days ago and still nothing?
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It has been slow. Waiting for that one big trade to break everything loose. I see where Timmy L has been bulking up to make a comeback. Hope he makes it somewhere. -- Al
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It is really sad to see him fade away.
The Giants offered him a chance via the bullpen and middle relief work before they let him go. I really wish he had at least tried that out.
The Giants offered him a chance via the bullpen and middle relief work before they let him go. I really wish he had at least tried that out.
Would like to see Timmy L succeed, but he has a tough road to do it. He is now 33 and the sad fact is that he hasn't been a really effective pitcher for years. His last full year was 2014 and his last decent ERA, sub 4, was 2011. Since 2012, he is 41-48 with an ERA of about 5. Big gap to close but maybe he can do it as 33 isn't quite ancient yet. We'll see. -- Al
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I wish I could give this post a half-like considering the Britton injury. There should be time for them to sign another closer as it seems that most signings and trades are off to a slow start. More importantly, hopefully Britton recovers and returns to his old ways of getting guys out!
-Jason
The Britton injury will probably put the kibosh on any O's attempt at trading O'Day or Brach. O's will need those 2 in the pen now that Britton is down. Prior to the injury, any one of those 3 were in play, but not now. I would be astounded if the O's move anyone out of the bullpen now. O's not getting what they want for Machado either, so it looks like he may stay put for a while longer unless someone steps up with an overwhelming offer. None of this helps the O's solve the SP question. They still need at least 3 of them. -- Al
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The Giants need 2 starters or 4 if Cueto and Samardzija have similar seasons to last year.
I shoulda been a ball player...average MLB salary has reached the $4 million dollar a year mark. For a bit of perspective, take 2 of the greatest players ever, Mickey Mantle and Hank Aaron. Mantle earned a TOTAL of $1.1 million in his 18 year career, while Aaron earned a TOTAL of $2.1 million in his 23 year career. 'Scuse me while I go beat my head against a wall.:rolleyes2: -- Al
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On the high end of it all, Clayton Kershaw made $1.8 million per win in 2017.
-Jason
Ha! Since I have no life, I sub-divided further. Kershaw earned $203,265 per INNING pitched, which figures to a little over $52 K per batter faced. Not bad work, if you can get it. :rolleyes2: -- Al
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I'd rather sell toy soldiers; less money, but at least it's honest work.......:wink2:........oh gee, there I go promoting myself again...............:rolleyes2:
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Not to to be disrespectful but if was that easy anybody could do it. It’s the law of supply and demand. If more could do it, salaries would be lower than they are. I also think comparisons with players of 50 years ago aren’t apt. Different game, different financial structure.
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Do what, sell toy soldiers?................^&grin
Hey, it takes some mad skills to sell toy soldiers, just ask my faithful assistant/right hand man Larry........................{sm4}
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Me and Larry have it down to a science; five hours to set it up, three hours to take it down, 12 seconds to count the money.....................:wink2:.............ok, maybe 15 seconds................^&grin
Back to the actual topic; your comment is spot on, things are totally different now than they were 10, 20 or 30 plus years ago.
My parents paid a whopping 29,000 for their house in 1972; today the same house would sell for 500,000.00.
The owners are making dump trucks full of money, they would not be doing so without the players, so they deserve every dime they get, not to mention the average career is not very long, then what?
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All the stranger since attendance and TV ratings for MLB have generally tanked over the last couple of decades. I don't watch much baseball but occasionally pause when I come across a game on TV and am amazed at the empty seats. Sometimes half or more of the stadium is empty. There doesn't appear to be any supply and demand at work.
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Again, my hat’s off to you. I couldn’t do it. I know it’s a job but I think the work is somewhat lessened by your love for your toy soldiers. When I was working, I used to love coming to work. It wasn’t always easy but it was generally fun, even the all nighters.
Getting back, I never begrudge players, especially football players, their salaries. They need to earn as much as they can for as long as they can.
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Here is the Hall of Fame tracker, showing votes made public so far, https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx...=file,xlsx&app=Excel&authkey=!AAAsz3uDsmqy_Vw
Although it looks good for Bonds and Clemens, Ryan Thibodaux, who compiles the tracker, indicated that “based on previous voting patterns, he expected those vote totals to decline as more ballots are tabulated, much as they did last year when Bonds’s final total was 53.8 percent and Clemens’s was 54.1 percent, after both had hovered around 70 percent with a little more than one-third of the votes counted.”
See https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/12/30/sports/baseball/bonds-clemens-hall-of-fame.html
Although it looks good for Bonds and Clemens, Ryan Thibodaux, who compiles the tracker, indicated that “based on previous voting patterns, he expected those vote totals to decline as more ballots are tabulated, much as they did last year when Bonds’s final total was 53.8 percent and Clemens’s was 54.1 percent, after both had hovered around 70 percent with a little more than one-third of the votes counted.”
See https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/12/30/sports/baseball/bonds-clemens-hall-of-fame.html