Cut the grass, gravy...
I mean, seriously. This is what's wrong with baseball. This is why nobody gives a shit about the World Series, and why football is becoming the new national pastime. Not only is there absolutely NO PARITY in the league, retarded owners are shelling out superfluous amounts of cash to sign mediocre players.
Ted Lilly-
2003: ERA 4.34, WHIP 1.33, K 147
2004: ERA 4.06, WHIP 1.32, K 168
2005: ERA 5.56, WHIP 1.53, K 96
2006: ERA 4.31, WHIP 1.43, K 160
$10 million a year for four years? For a 30 year-old, mediocre pitcher? His best year by far was in 2004, yet before that he was a nobody, and after that has fell in to obscurity. Or atleast that's what I thought; apparently, Lilly's talent (which I'm still looking for) was considered extremely valuble this offseason.
Gil Meche
2003: ERA 4.59, WHIP 1.34, K 130
2004: ERA 5.01, WHIP 1.46, K 99
2005: ERA 5.09, WHIP 1.57, K 83
2006: ERA 4.48, WHIP 1.43, K 156
I log on to MLB.com today, and I see the headline, "Royals land new ace Meche with five-year pact". ACE? A-fucking-C-fucking-E? KC's GM Dayton Moore (who, given the past couple years is obviously a fucking genius) says "He's the youngest guy out there with the best raw stuff entering the prime of his career". So he gives him $55 million over 5 years. Excuse you? OK, maybe the "youngest guy" part was right (Daisuke Matsuzaka excluded), but the rest of that sentence is the biggest horseshit I have ever read. Meche is a typical hard throwing guy who will strike some people out, but gives up way too many baserunners to ever be effective. "Prime of his career"? He had one pretty solid year, followed it up with two shit ones, and then had another solid one.
I'm glad the Royals who showed promise this year in investing in young stars like Mark Teahan and Ryan Shealy finally came to their senses. It's a good thing they shelled out all that money for a mediocre pitcher whos going to get shit on in that division; if they hadn't, they wouldn't be like everyone else now, would they?
Cut, the grass, MLB.
EDIT: Just saw the news. Barry is staying here for one year, earning a solid $16 million. $11 million for an overrated player who plays once every five game, for paying $16 million for the greatest player of the modern era who will play once every 2 (or 3) games? I'll take the latter, thank you very much.
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barry would have looked so good in green and gold...
...but instead its Mike Piazza. That said, I not sure if I am a fan of the deal. 16 mil is a little much but I get the feeling this year has become for the giants about Barry breaking records and the All-Star game. So fuck it, we are gonna suck, but I will see history being made (even tho he was on steriods, its going in the record books) and my guess is none of us will ever get the chance to see a player of his caliber in person breaking records. So, for all of us giants fans, yes this season is gonna suck in terms of wins and losses and most of the time (except when Matt Cain is pitching) we aren't going to be a tight team to root for. But it will be sick to see Barry break Hank Aarons record and potentially just as sick to see the All-Star game and the Home Run derby. Anybody with me?
I talked to Dave online today and he seems convinced the Giants are still going to pull a big deal, perhaps to swing Richie Sexson our way. Best case scenario is:
a)That trade happens, and Sexson returns to his 40-homer form
b)Winn rebounds from a poor 06 campaign and plays more like he did when he first came to SF
c)Barry Stays healthy
d)Pedro realizes his full potential-we all saw it first half last year, and he could be a solid offseason away from becoming the best hitter he can be
e)Barry stays healthy
f)Cain and Lowry have to step up and take the team on their shoulders. They both have great stuff, and now consistency is all they need
f)Barry stays healthy
Basically, we need these veterans to realize that their time is winding down in this league, and not doing all it takes to get better is just a complete failure at this point.
RJ I hate to say it and I am sure you guys are gonna jump all over me for saying it but I do not want Barry to break Hank Aaron's record. I just think that its gonna just be something really sad when it happens as we are going to see one of the most famous and greatest records in history be broken by a cheat. I just dont want it to happen. I am gonna root for the Giants but I want Barry to hit only 20 homer, retire and be second. I think that when (and if) that record goes people are going to react negatively and they have every right to do so. If I see someone break Hank Aaron's record I want to see them do it out of solely talent (Barry was always really fucking talented but thats not point) and fucking playing forever. Just my opinion.
In all fairness, I don't think it is either of our decisions to make as to wether it is fair that Bonds breaks Aaron's record. Assuming bonds stays healthy, I don't think there is any way the record doesn't fall this year. And yes, I want him to pass Aaron. Bonds was probably the best player in baseball before he started taking the steriods. Yes, that is my opinion, but it is backed up by statistics as well as many players' opinions. Why he started taking steriods I don't know, but many others did as well, so it is unfair to completely put the blame on him. At the same time, Aaron was somewhat the beneficiary of unequal circumstances. For the first two thirds of his career he played at Milwaukee County Stadium, and averaged a homerun every 18.2 PAs. But, as he got older, he somehow got better, just like Bonds. The reason is for the last nine years of his career he moved to Atlanta and hit in Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, better known as the "Launching Pad." Despite the fact that he was now an older player, Aaron now hit a homerun every 14 PAs, an increase of 4 PAs or one game. Before, Aaron would hit a homerun around every 4.5 games. After he moved, he hit one every 3.5 games, and these numbers include when he was over 40. Besides that, he also played in the "Greenie Era", during which many players hypothesized that around 80% to 90% of players took greenies before games, something that was banned along with steriods two years ago. Not to mention, one pitcher Tom House (it might be Ed House) said that he saw pretty frequent use of steriods during that period in baseball. So, yes Bonds took steriods and yes he will probably break Aaron's record, but Bonds was simply the best player in an era of steriod users. He benefitted from the steriod era and probably wouldn't have passed Aaron. But Aaron definitely benefitted from moving to "The Launching Pad" and may have also benefitted from illegal substances just like Bonds. So i will watch Bonds with pride break the old records.
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