Comments on: Hamels Halts Streaking Nats

By: mikemike

mikemike — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:27:30 +0000

Dom M with thinking like that that’s why we have one championship. I Will tell you a little story of a owner who wanted to win the owner of diamonbacks jerry C. [excuse me can't spell his name right] he borrowed money from the league office to win a pennant. He at one time owed one hundred and ten million dollars.But he was committed to winning and did what it took so don’t tell me the phillies can’t do more. Chicago splits there market detroit isn’t near our market ,texas has been cutting expense. and I will say it again they payed thirty million for a team worth almost half billion. You can talk about other markets but the fact remains we are the fourth or fifth largest market. we border four states. Why can’t they generated more revenue. They are cheap bastard and only a handful of people like you believe the bull shit that they have budjects and all the other crap.so go ahead and tried to justifey what they do but 8 out of 10 know its bullshit. They just want to be in race without spending over budject screw the people is there logo.

By: Don M

Don M — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:51:38 +0000

New York Yankees, New York Muts, Chicago Cubs, Chicago WhiteSox, LA Dodgers, LA-Anaheim Angels, Dallas = Texas Rangers,

That doesn’t count Boston, Phoenix, Detroit, Houston…. all cities that either have their own Network (Atlanta Braves had all that TBS money).. or teams that are in more populated places.

Phillies are around where they should be

By: mikemike

mikemike — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:36:16 +0000

I can’t believe they were at one time fifth in payroll. I know in 2003 major league baseball gave them eleven million as a small market. for three straight years they got part of the luxury tax, I don’t believe they should be lower than six in payroll. Only boston new york chicago but they spit the market and los angeles should be able to beat them to players.But this is about spending what it takes to win getting the right gm. in place better scouts. A committment from the owners to go after top talent. The part that get me is if they went out and spent more most people wouldn’t complain about tickets prices if we knew they were really trying to win. Why can’t they go after a sheets or burnett this year. and a top outfielder they could add thirty million more and still make money. Even if they lost money for a couple of years remember they are sitting on over four hundred million dollar profit from what they paid to what it’s worth.

By: mikemike

mikemike — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:00:11 +0000

thank Don M

By: Don M

Don M — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:56:29 +0000

I went to google… typed in MLB Payrolls… and whatever year I was looking for.

I got a couple from ESPN, one of the years was from FoxSports..etc… whatever came up first in google is the one I checked.

By: mikemike

mikemike — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:51:14 +0000

Don can you tell me where you got the payroll figure,

By: mikemike

mikemike — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:48:45 +0000

I am just learning about baseball. But I Always thought a number two hitter should be able to bunt[rollins doesn't] should be able to hit behind runner[rollins can't] take pitches and work walks rollins wont do that.give himself up to move runners any way you can.

By: Richie Allen

Richie Allen — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:41:12 +0000

RiVLez..Sorry I meant hit him 6th when he is slumping..not now..like when he went through that bad stretch.

By: RiVLez

RiVLez — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:54:41 +0000

Rollins 6th?? That is the worst thing I have ever heard. He needs to be batting 2nd. He would be an EXCELLENT no. 2 hitter. He gets on base a good amount and has great speed on the bases.

By: Geoff

Geoff — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:43:11 +0000

howard should have like 140 rbi already with all the chances hes had.

i like his production, but he really is the strikeout king and you cant have that. you jsut cant. theyre not going to want to give him 14mm in arb next year.