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MAN I HATE THE YANKEES!

And now I hate CC.  I would have totally understood him going to any team near his home in California, but he has said in the past he didn't want to pitch in NY.  Apparantly an extra $20 million got him to don his "I Heart New York" Tee Shirt.

I hope he falls on his face now and when he does I hope the NY fans rip him to peices.

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I saw the headline, but I thought it was just an offer. Didn't realize that he would sign the deal, especially since he said he didn't want to pitch there.

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I also read that the Yankees were going to go after Sheets as well.

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The Yanks will regret signing this contract in the long run for such a length and amount, but they'll get some good stats from him in the short run and just eat the rest of his contract because they can. Meanwhile, as a life-long Pirates fan, I can only shrug my shoulders and say this is why baseball is so screwed up. 2/3 of the teams enter spring training knowing they have NO shot at the world series, unlike the other sports that have mroe equitable 'playing surfaces' for all their teams.

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They can have that guy. He will be another one of their signings that does nothing in NY but get hurt.

I guess the Brewers never really had the chance to keep CC.

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Them signing Sheets would just make me laugh.

I pity the team that takes on Sheets o' glass.

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as a life-long Pirates fan

Ah, someone who knows my pain as a baseball fan. In the recent years the Phillies have had a lot more success. The Pirates have started strong a few times only to fade to the basement. I hope they get a chance to sign some talent and develop the young kids.



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Baseball MUST have a salary cap at some point. And a REASONABLE one. about $150 million would do it.

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This year the Pirates will break Philly's record for most consecutive losing seasons by a team in any major sport - 17 in a row....

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Sorry to hear that. But I do understand it.

I see that the mets went and signed the Angles closer K Rod. I hope the Phillies  have a big lead in everygame they play against the Mets and don't have to see that guy.

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That is why people don't understand why the Phillies have 10,000 loses. They have been around since 1883 and have had streaks of losing seasons. Early on in the franchise they didn't win many games.



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I think I'm just gonna walk to the park by my house and watch some of the college teams play for free....

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So if I should win the lottery, come to town and want to take you boys the the Brewers game, you don't want to come?

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Let the games begin!!! I hate the Yankees........ furious.gif

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So if I should win the lottery, come to town and want to take you boys the the Brewers game, you don't want to come?





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I'm gonna laugh at the end of the season when CC is 10-10 with a 4.95 ERA and the Yankees are looking up at the Rays and Sox again!

Met's made a much better signing with KRod!

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Did you see that the Braves have offer AJ Burnett $80m for five years?

How about that ridiculous sum? They say he may be the second most desireable pitcher this offseason.

AJ = $80m/5 years = $16m/year
CC= $161m/7 years = $23m/year

You have to be kidding. Classic case of overspending for both of the guys. I think I would still take CC over AJ though.

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Quite frankley....I don't think either is worth it....I'm all for them getting as many dollars as they can, but this is over paying!

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Mets needed a closer and got a good one. Let's see how he adjusts to the NL.

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The only issue will be the 2-3 times a year he may have to bat.......

They've needed a closer for a few years...never liked Wagner!

-- Edited by sgmorrell at 13:49, 2008-12-10

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He must want a shot a winning though. If the Brewers offered him $100m for five years that isn't far off what he is close to getting with the Yankees. Although, it may have something to do with all the cash upfront and a chance to escape from NY in 3 years that has him choosing NY.

I still agree with you SG, I don't think either is worth it. That ridiculous amount of money is what turns you against rooting that the guy fails next year.

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I didn't care much for Wagner while he was in Philly either. But I think he was hurt more and blew more games for the Mets.

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confuzzed wrote:

He must want a shot a winning though. If the Brewers offered him $100m for five years that isn't far off what he is close to getting with the Yankees. Although, it may have something to do with all the cash upfront and a chance to escape from NY in 3 years that has him choosing NY.

I still agree with you SG, I don't think either is worth it. That ridiculous amount of money is what turns you against rooting that the guy fails next year.


Actually they're reporting that his agents wanted the 3 year opt-out no matter where he signed.

The Brewers were happy to include it and were willing to add a sixth year and 20 million more if that would have made the difference.

So he could have stayed here for 6 years and $120 million with a 3 year opt out.

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I think $60 million for a three year gig is great. Where do I sign up? I only need one. Then I will be set.

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Sabathia, the 2007 AL Cy Young winner and the hero of the Brewers 2008 run to the playoffs, had spent the last several weeks talking about how much he wanted to play on the West Coast, where he grew up and where he is building a home. But, the Post reported, after Yankees G.M. Brian Cashman flew to San Francisco Tuesday to lay his cards and Steinbrenner cash on the table, Sabathia realized that home is where the paycheck is. Hell make at $160 million for six years and maybe more. Its the biggest contract ever for a pitcher.

-- well said! 

-- Edited by Jeremy Riggs at 16:41, 2008-12-10

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Hey SG - did you see the Mets made another move to bolster the bullpen? Some guy from Seattle. Three way trade thing going on there.

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I'm not angry at CC anymore. My anger is back where it should be, with the Yankees.

Now the Brewers are talking about trading Mike Cameron AND Bill Hall to the Yankees for next to nothing.

That's great for CC because those were two of his closest friends in Milwaukee, so he'll have a nice little support system in NY.

I'm so FRICKING fed up with a baseball league that refuses to do something serious about the competitive imbalance.

The Brewers are a small market team and this last year we did everything we could to compete with the big boys. A 90 million dollar payroll, a blockbuster trade where we gave away our brightest young prospect, 3 million fans in the seats. All to come up woefully short.

Now we'll be immediately kicked back to the curve and struggle to break 500 again while teams like the Cubs and Yankees just open their endless checkbooks and buy themselves into the playoffs again.

I don't understand it. Why wouldn't MLB see the benefit of having a THIRTY team league? As opposed to a 10 team league with 20 minor league teams to beat up on and pluck the best players away from?

A salary cap scares the big teams because they know it means they'd have to win based on managerial talent, scouting ability and player ability. It's so much easier to let everyone else figure out who the best players are and then just buy them.

Every one of the yankees pennants should also have that years price tag attached to it!



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confuzzed wrote:

Hey SG - did you see the Mets made another move to bolster the bullpen? Some guy from Seattle. Three way trade thing going on there.





Yeah...JJ Putz...he was the Mariners closer...I'm feeling better already! Now one more outfileder and....

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sgmorrell wrote:

Now one more outfileder and....

...the Mets will still finish behind the Phillies in 2009. (Hopefully wink)



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But aren't Mike Cameron and Bill Hall two guys the Brewers were trying to build the team around? Didn't I see a headline that said the Brewers weren't going to have a fire sale since they couldn't land CC? If they trade these guys maybe I won't have to worry about the Brewers chasing my Phillies for a playoff spot.

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