TigerNation10
Posts: 483
Nov 11, 2011 3:52pm
http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7220927/jonathan-papelbon-philadelphia-phillies-agree-4-year-50-million-deal-sour
Hell of a staff they have now. 6 million more than they were going to give Madson; I'd say well worth it.
Hell of a staff they have now. 6 million more than they were going to give Madson; I'd say well worth it.
dwccrew
Posts: 7,817
Nov 12, 2011 1:29am
Maybe they will make the NLCS next season.
like_that
Posts: 26,625
Nov 12, 2011 9:54am
They won't make the playoffs. They have went from winning the WS, losing the WS, losing in the NLCS, and losing in the NLDS in consecutive seasons.dwccrew;968808 wrote:Maybe they will make the NLCS next season.
Hb31187
Posts: 8,534
Nov 12, 2011 1:24pm
And people complain about NBA stars teaming up lol.
like_that
Posts: 26,625
Nov 12, 2011 2:46pm
If you have to use the MLB to make your case about the NBA, then you might as well just give up.Hb31187;969156 wrote:And people complain about NBA stars teaming up lol.
sleeper
Posts: 27,879
Nov 12, 2011 3:11pm
And the rich get richer..
Damn, all the Phillies need is to sign Pujols and we can just hand them the World Series for the next 5 years.
#howbaseballworks
#seeYankees
Damn, all the Phillies need is to sign Pujols and we can just hand them the World Series for the next 5 years.
#howbaseballworks
#seeYankees
Ironman92
Posts: 49,363
Nov 12, 2011 6:09pm
Phillies + Papelbon
Yuck
Yuck
Hb31187
Posts: 8,534
Nov 13, 2011 2:14am
Oh ok thanks for letting me know. But this isnt making a case for the NBA, it was more just a comment about how the rich just buy who they want when they want in the MLB and people pay it no mind.like_that;969418 wrote:If you have to use the MLB to make your case about the NBA, then you might as well just give up.
Laley23
Posts: 29,506
Nov 13, 2011 12:09pm
I think a lot of people mind though. I hate the MLB system. It doesnt guarantee the Phillies a title. But it guarantees them a shot and playing meaningful games well into September. It sucks.Hb31187;970412 wrote:Oh ok thanks for letting me know. But this isnt making a case for the NBA, it was more just a comment about how the rich just buy who they want when they want in the MLB and people pay it no mind.
People in the big markets dont mind, but thats only about 1/3 of the teams in the MLB.
like_that
Posts: 26,625
Nov 13, 2011 4:47pm
People pay no mind? You obviously don't post often in MLB threads. The mlb structure is a joke.Hb31187;970412 wrote:Oh ok thanks for letting me know. But this isnt making a case for the NBA, it was more just a comment about how the rich just buy who they want when they want in the MLB and people pay it no mind.
Hb31187
Posts: 8,534
Nov 13, 2011 4:48pm
I mean the media doesnt seem to take it and run with it like they do with NBA players teaming up. I agree the MLB structure is retarded thoughlike_that;971307 wrote:People pay no mind? You obviously don't post often in MLB threads. The mlb structure is a joke.
Laley23
Posts: 29,506
Nov 13, 2011 5:14pm
They arent so much teaming up as the NBA though. NBA guys took less right? MLB guys literally take the most money, everytime.Hb31187;971309 wrote:I mean the media doesnt seem to take it and run with it like they do with NBA players teaming up. I agree the MLB structure is retarded though
Hb31187
Posts: 8,534
Nov 13, 2011 6:26pm
Yeah the NBA guys took "less". But with no state taxes in Fla the heat players actually took pretty much the same. And yeah, if theres a FA here lately the big market teams just throw ungodly amounts of money at said player (like Crawford and Pap)Laley23;971352 wrote:They arent so much teaming up as the NBA though. NBA guys took less right? MLB guys literally take the most money, everytime.
dwccrew
Posts: 7,817
Nov 13, 2011 6:35pm
Good point. The pattern makes sense.like_that;968921 wrote:They won't make the playoffs. They have went from winning the WS, losing the WS, losing in the NLCS, and losing in the NLDS in consecutive seasons.
Cliff Lee was offered more from the Yankees than he was from Philly, but went to Philly anyways. So everytime for the most money is not entirely correct. But 98% of the time they go for the most money.Laley23;971352 wrote:They arent so much teaming up as the NBA though. NBA guys took less right? MLB guys literally take the most money, everytime.
darbypitcher22
Posts: 8,000
Nov 13, 2011 7:19pm
I think he was grossly overpaid. The guy has had a lot of success over his tenure with Boston, but over the last year and a half he has looked very, very human, especially in pressure situaitons.