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Cletus Miller

10-05-2009 04:22 PM

Re: Two Things:

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Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall (Post 402394)

We didn't want Puckett.

TM

Yeah, in 92, you were too busy overpaying Danny Tartabull.

But Puckett would have blocked Bernie anyway.

Fugee

10-05-2009 04:22 PM

Re: Two Things:

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Originally Posted by Adder (Post 402398)

If you get him, it will only be about money. He's a kid from St. Paul. If you were too you would know what that means.

I don't know if it would be only about the money. Once you are rich beyond your dreams, you don't really need to be richer.

But with the Yankees, he'd have a better shot of being in post-season play more often. The potential of a World Series ring to two might be a bigger lure than the money. But if you're going to the Yankees, you've got to get every last cent possible to make up for the much more critical fans and press, not to mention the increased COL.

ThurgreedMarshall

10-05-2009 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Adder (Post 402398)

If you get him, it will only be about money. He's a kid from St. Paul. If you were too you would know what that means.

This is such fucking bullshit.

TM

Greedy,Greedy,Greedy

10-05-2009 04:26 PM

Re: Two Things:

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Originally Posted by Adder (Post 402398)

If you get him, it will only be about money. He's a kid from St. Paul. If you were too you would know what that means.

St. Paul is full of rubes?

Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)

10-05-2009 04:27 PM

Re: Two Things:

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Originally Posted by Fugee (Post 402403)

not to mention the increased COL.

Unless you mean by "cost" the emotional cost of the abuse of NY press, the actual "cost" of living in New York is a rounding error on any salary these guys get. And that includes the higher cost of Cristal or other bottle service at the night clubs.

Cletus Miller

10-05-2009 04:30 PM

Re: Two Things:

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Originally Posted by Fugee (Post 402400)

It is not unprecedented for a Minnesota player to take less $$ to stay in Minnesota. But Hrbek was a little lazy, would have hated New York, and the Yanks probably didn't want him as much as they want Mauer.**

If Mauer leaves, I'd really hate him to go to the Yankees. I have a longstanding hatred of the Yankees that is more of a George Steinbrenner hatred but it has spread to the whole organization.

**I don't recall which team offered Hrbek more, but it probably wasn't the Yanks.

Seattle and Detroit. And the diff was $200-300k per year for 5 years. Money he would have largely spent on an in season place and flying his family around the country. It's not like the $5mm+ (times 5 or 6 years) difference Mauer (and Morneau) are going to be faced with.

Did you just call me Coltrane?

10-05-2009 05:00 PM

C'mon

We are not comparing Joe Mauer to Kent Fucking Hrbek.

ETA: I guess he was okay in RBI Baseball.

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Adder

10-05-2009 05:00 PM

Re: Two Things:

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Originally Posted by Fugee (Post 402403)

But with the Yankees, he'd have a better shot of being in post-season play more often. The potential of a World Series ring to two might be a bigger lure than the money. But if you're going to the Yankees, you've got to get every last cent possible to make up for the much more critical fans and press, not to mention the increased COL.

True, but right now he is looking at hitting behind Span and ahead of Morneau, Kubel, Cuddyer and Young for the next five or so years, hopefully with Cabrera in there for awhile too. That's actually almost a Yankee-level offense (if they only had some pitching).

Span - .312, 179 hits, 23 steals,
Cabrera - .292
Mauer - .364, 28 HR, 96 RBI, 1.027 OPS
Morneau (including post injury) - .274, 30 HR, 100 RBI
Kubel - .300, 27 HR, 102 RBI
Cuddyear - .276, 32 HR, 94 RBI
Young - .285, 12 HR, 60 RBI

Although I think the Twins need to give serious consideration to moving him to third next year to replace the always injured Crede and get Morales (.316) into the lineup

Adder

10-05-2009 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Cletus Miller (Post 402407)

And Kent was a guy who would very much rather be hunting and fishing than hitting the clubs.

Morneau should be interesting though. Yanks don't need a first baseman, although I guess the Sox have the option of moving Youklis back to third.

Cletus Miller

10-05-2009 05:21 PM

Re: C'mon

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Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane? (Post 402411)

We are not comparing Joe Mauer to Kent Fucking Hrbek.

Hrbek was offered what would have been the third or fourth largest contract (total dollars) in baseball then. So, yeah, it's a semi-legit comparison. Texeira has the current 3d largest contract ($180mm/8 yrs), and one would expect that's about what the Yanks would offer Mauer.

Pretty Little Flower

10-05-2009 05:23 PM

Re: Two Things:

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Originally Posted by Fugee (Post 402403)

Once you are rich beyond your dreams, you don't really need to be richer.

This is such fucking buillshit.

Greedy,Greedy,Greedy

10-05-2009 05:26 PM

Re: Two Things:

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Originally Posted by Fugee (Post 402403)

I don't know if it would be only about the money. Once you are rich beyond your dreams, you don't really need to be richer.

Girl, you need some wilder dreams.

ThurgreedMarshall

10-05-2009 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Adder (Post 402412)

Uh...take your pick. Mauer and Morneau or playoff level-pitching.

TM

Did you just call me Coltrane?

10-05-2009 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski (Post 402381)

so our best hitter got bombed Friday night, before what had become a must win game Saturday. I don't know if I buy into the "sober player plays better" meme (hi Ty!) but the guy did stink up the weekend. I suppose he could argue he took White Sox players, that is more than one, out with him, so overall it helped?

I can't figure out who he with. My guesses: Alex Rios and Octavio Dotel.

Tyrone Slothrop

10-05-2009 05:35 PM

Facebook etiquette

The mother of decades-ago ex just friended me on Facebook. Isn't that a little weird? She was always a good person, the kind of person I wouldn't want to say "no" to.

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