Baseball '08!

[pomtzu]

I just knew if I didn't watch any of the games that they would win. I didn't even peek at the score during the game last night - just didn't want to take any chance at all of jinxing them.!!

GO PHILLIES!!!

[RICHARD]

Pam,

You are welcome...

Pom,
Rub it in!

I didn't watch the game, I was flipping back and forth between that the debate and the infomercial of the Ab Rocket......kidding!

Manny is gone. The look on his face during the post game was indicitive that he was really disappointed about losing, and he said he'll look at the options.

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Thinking that one could love a player with the name of FUR-cal was possible?

His play was a travesty.


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Did anyone know that the Rays have the lowest total payroll of the last four teams in the playoffs?

25 million!

[Grace]

Manny is gone. The look on his face during the post game was indicitive that he was really disappointed about losing, and he said he'll look at the options.

Meaning his agent will be looking for the

[RICHARD]

Meaning his agent will be looking for the

Scott Boras is an major league arse. He is one of the worst agents in history.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Boras

I can see guys wanting bucks to play, but there is a limit and I do see the markets getting tougher for athletes that deserve the hard earned money the worked for.

Of course, you have idiots like Terrel Owen, Pacman and Ray Lewis in football.


JOSH HAMILTON? What a story.The kids that get sick and come back to play?
All the wonderful stories that get obscured by the A-rod/Madonna tripe.

Seriously, The only people left on the planet that haven't seen Madonna naked are my cat, me and Guy Ritchie. LOL, There's a free agent that I hope gets a TON OF MONEY in the divorce.

[Grace]

I found it interesting that A-Rod eventually worked out his own deal with the Yankees after Boras jerked both team and player around last year.

Another incident involving him - Pudge Rodgriguez worked out his own deal in the trade from Detroit to NY earlier this year. The team had to call Boras and he tried to make waves - Pudge took the phone and told him to butt out.

Richard, I love how you meandered from Manny to Madonna!!

[RICHARD]

Richard, I love how you meandered from Manny to Madonna!!

Give me enough space and I'll hang myself.

[Pam]

Thinking that one could love a player with the name of FUR-cal was possible?

His play was a travesty.

I almost felt sorry for him but then I quickly got my focus back!

[RICHARD]

I almost felt sorry for him but then I quickly got my focus back!

Dang, and to think you were that close to make it over to the dark side!
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I have to say tHat I have really enjoy the sports threads here on PT.

Going to the "regular" sports sites you have to deal with the rabid morons who spout off about their teams.


It's more fun 'arguing' with friends.

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How sad.


A reporter asked manager Joe Torre about the prospect oif keeping Manny Ramirez in a Dodger uni...

Torre answered,

MR has to think about his family.....


FOR 20 million dollars a year.


I could and would give my famly a few K, keep some for me and give the rest to charrity.

What a crock of crap.

Go baseball!

[Grace]

I just knew if I didn't watch any of the games that they would win. I didn't even peek at the score during the game last night - just didn't want to take any chance at all of jinxing them.!!

I came into the computer room with the score Tampa Bay 7 - Boston 0. Bottom of the 8th, and the Sox have scored 7 runs. We are tied, and I'm tied to the computer. You better believe I'm not leaving until this game is over.

[Grace]

I stayed right here - and don't you know the Sox just won in the bottom of the 9th!!

Thank you J.D. Drew

[Karen]

Wheee! Ain't it fun being a Red Sox fan? Nothing like waiting until the last chance ... Saturday should be interesting!

[RICHARD]

Dang.

I started to watch Survivor and forgot all about the game!

Double Dang!

[Grace]

Just read this at ESPN -

Friday, October 17, 2008
Report: Red Sox players vote to pay Manny two-thirds' playoff share
ESPN.com news services

Manny Ramirez spent the playoffs in Dodger blue. But he'll still get a share of Boston Red Sox playoff green.

The Boston Herald reported that Red Sox players last month voted Ramirez a two-thirds share of playoff money, reflecting the fact that Ramirez played two-thirds of the season in Boston before he was traded at the July 31 deadline to Los Angeles.

Only players who were on the roster for the entire season were eligible to vote, according to the report. For players who did not spend the entire season with the team, voting players first determined whether the players in question would get a payout for exact time on the roster, or a larger percentage, reflecting their contribution to the team.

For example, in 2004, Nomar Garciaparra received a three-fourths share of Boston's playoff money, despite the fact he played only two-thirds of the season with the Red Sox before being dealt to the Chicago Cubs.

According to a source with direct knowledge of the vote, the vote on Ramirez was divided, the Herald reported.

"Some wanted him to be paid days," the source said, rather than a more generous share, according to the report. "It was obviously a somewhat sensitive subject with some guys, but we didn't spend too much time on it. After the vote, we moved on."

Outfielder Jason Bay, who was obtained as part of the deal that sent Ramirez to L.A. and replaced him as the starting left fielder, received more than a one-third share. It was not clear if he was voted a half- or three-quarters share, according to the report.

Last year, a full share for the World Series-champion Red Sox totaled $308,235.75, based on a players' pool of $18.9 million. The Sox awarded 47 full shares, 14 partial shares and 11 cash awards, according to the Herald's report.

While Ramirez might be missing out on some playoff money from his old team, he stands to make a lot more money on the free-agent market this offseason. In Los Angeles, where fans serenaded him with "Stay, Manny, stay" in the waning innings of the National League Championship Series, he told reporters, "I want to see who is the highest bidder."

Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, who dealt for Ramirez at the trading deadline and saw him carry the team to the NL West title and the NLCS, didn't offer any guarantees.

"It takes two to tango," McCourt said. "Of course we want him back."

[Grace]

That's all we need to know - Sunday night in Tampa. Sox vs Rays.