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Boston owner: Rodriguez deal shows system 'woefully out of whack' (Sour Grapes Alert)
SF Gate ^
| 02/18/04
| AP
Posted on 02/18/2004 8:03:05 AM PST by playball0
Edited on 04/13/2004 2:45:48 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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Boston owner: Rodriguez deal shows system 'woefully out of whack'
Wednesday, February 18, 2004 Red Sox owner John Henry now believes a salary cap could be good for baseball after watching the rival Yankees trade for Alex Rodriguez -- a deal his own franchise could not complete.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Massachusetts; US: New York
KEYWORDS: competitivebalance; cureofthebambino; henry; jeter; redsox; rodriguez; sourgrapes; steinbrenner; yankees
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Henry mortgaged his future by paying too much for Boston. Sour grapes.
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posted on
02/18/2004 8:03:07 AM PST
by
playball0
To: playball0
If the Yanks release Boone, the Sox should sign him. Wonder what kinda reception he'd get at Fenway? ;)
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posted on
02/18/2004 8:04:47 AM PST
by
TheBigB
("Flash, don't heckle the super-villain!" (John "Green Lantern" Stewart))
To: playball0
Waaa! "I couldn't afford A-Rod, so nobody else should be allowed to either" Waaa!
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posted on
02/18/2004 8:05:52 AM PST
by
Pukin Dog
(Sans Reproache)
To: playball0
John Henry, the guy who sold the lowly Marlins, only to see them beat the Yankees for the World Weries? This is some convoluted sour grapes (although I DO think baseball is messed up...).
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posted on
02/18/2004 8:07:51 AM PST
by
Paradox
(Cogito ergo Doom.)
To: playball0
I don't care if the Yankmees sign an entire lineup of A-Rods.
IT'S THE PITCHING, STOOPID"!!!
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posted on
02/18/2004 8:09:31 AM PST
by
DCPatriot
To: DCPatriot
That's why the Yanks signed Kevin Brown and are about to get Greg Maddux.
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posted on
02/18/2004 8:11:22 AM PST
by
dfwgator
To: playball0
The Yanks were able to get A-Rod, when the Sox couldn't, because the Rangers were willing to pay more of A-Rod's contract for the Yanks. Why? Because the player they were getting from the Yanks (Soriano) had a much cheaper contract than the player they were getting from the Sox (Ramirez). It's that simple. The Yanks had a young, potentially great player who was very cheap. The Sox had a great player who was overpriced. The Rangers found the package offered by the Yankees much more attractive. And it wasn't because the Yankees offered more money. They just offered more value, in the form of a young player they had developed. Isn't that the way it's supposed to work?
This sour grapes whining by the Sox management is very unattractive.
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posted on
02/18/2004 8:12:30 AM PST
by
saquin
To: playball0
I am no fan of the NFL's salary cap, but something is clearly wrong when all but a few teams are out of it before spring training starts. Every year. Year after year.
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posted on
02/18/2004 8:13:25 AM PST
by
Skooz
(My Biography: Psalm 40:1-3)
To: dfwgator
Update: Maddux will sign with the Cubs.
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posted on
02/18/2004 8:13:43 AM PST
by
TheBigB
("Flash, don't heckle the super-villain!" (John "Green Lantern" Stewart))
To: TheBigB
hey John Henry, the Marlins with their World championship says hello.
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posted on
02/18/2004 8:14:55 AM PST
by
Pikamax
To: dfwgator
That's why the Yanks signed Kevin Brown and are about to get Greg Maddux.All because Steinbrenner was unwilling to show a little respect to Pettite. Stupid, stupid, stupid.
To: TheBigB
Really? Maddux, Wood, Pryor... not bad
To: So Cal Rocket
Maddux has agreed to an approximately 3-yr, $24 million contract with the Cubbies.
Maddux, Wood, Prior, Clement, and Zambrano are now the game's top rotation.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=1737634
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posted on
02/18/2004 8:18:49 AM PST
by
TheBigB
("Flash, don't heckle the super-villain!" (John "Green Lantern" Stewart))
To: Skooz
I am no fan of the NFL's salary cap, but something is clearly wrong when all but a few teams are out of it before spring training starts. I don't know - I don't think Anaheim has a high payroll. And I know that the Marlins don't. Putting a good team together relatively cheaply is still possible.
To: TheBigB
I stand corrected. Good for the Cubbies.
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posted on
02/18/2004 8:19:28 AM PST
by
dfwgator
To: TheBigB
Now if only the Cubs can get a manager that won't leave them in too long.
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posted on
02/18/2004 8:20:31 AM PST
by
dfwgator
To: playball0
The economics of baseball is too convoluted for a simple solution like a salary cap (which would never fly with the union anyway).
The major economic problem with MLB is the inability of the league to consolidate revenues under the league umbrella and distribute accordingly. Teams cut their own media and merchandising deals, and that creates the foundation for inequities across the board.
Of course, you can't directly compare the NFL and MLB, but there are some useful questions to ask regarding both: how can the Green Bay Packers successfully compete with the NY Giants, but the Milwaukee Brewers have no chance competing vs. the Yankees? I think it's because the Packers and the Giants are merely divisions of the same product (the NFL), whereas MLB has failed to brand itself accordingly. Therefore the Yankees can capitalize on MLB's failings by merchandising itself (partnerships with British soccer teams) and retaining the TV rights to the largest market in the U.S.
You can't begrudge the Yankees for taking advantage of their situation; but I think the game would enjoy more success if each season presented more questions than who the Yankees would face in the postseason.
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posted on
02/18/2004 8:21:58 AM PST
by
Mr. Bird
To: dfwgator
Baseball is boring as it is.
It's fast becoming even more boring. Soon it will be Yankee lovers vs. Yankee haters.
Salary cap works for America's favorite sport - FOOTBALL.
To: dfwgator
Betcha Maddux wins less than a million per game.
Go Braves
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posted on
02/18/2004 8:23:18 AM PST
by
bigdog
(When your horse is dead, dismount)
To: Zack Nguyen
The NY Mutts have a high payroll and look how much they suck.
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