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Right it will continue to get lower and then suddenly get higer when contracts comprible to Damon's are added every year ... usually several every offseason. The Yankees payroll may be down for a year or two, but they will continue to acquire stars and will continue to have by far the highest payroll in baseball.

So not only did Johnny completely stab every Red Sox fan in the back ... but he also did it for a lesser deal? ... dick

Right and how many years away are the Brewers from competing for a championship? As payrolls get higher it makes it very hard for teams like the brewers to hold on to players they actually have. So the only way teams like the Brewers can compete is if they can steadily produce the best prospects every single year ... which is impossble.

Just put [*code][*/code] around it. Then you can have all the spacing you'd like. blah blah

Peter Gammons reports one American League GM says he "expects Troy Glaus to Toronto to happen." Boston and Baltimore have been in, but the Blue Jays were the leaders on Thursday.

And it really doesn't help the low budget teams. Much like most of MLBs plans it's just sugar coating on a pile of s***.

Yeah 4 million dollars is really going to make the Pirates a winner.

YEAH LET BOYCOTT BORASS!!!!! ... and let every single one of his clients sign in NY. Great plan.

Most people don't even read the article. They're too excited to post.

A good argument? We have 4 major sports in this country ... 3 of them now how salary caps. There are a lot of MLB fans going into every season know their team has absolutly no chance to win beause they don't spend enough money. Which obviously means every year the fan is less dedicated, less excited, and generally cares less about their team. Trust me I've been a Pirates fan all my life. Less fans = Less revenue=Less Payroll. Right now you could argue that the average Salary for teams isn't that high, but the high and low are too far apart. Yes I believe you can blame that on owners but you also have to blame it on the system. How can you expect teams like the Pirates/Drays/Royals/etc to spend more money when they have less and less fans every year due to the fact that the team doesn't make enough money to compete. Every year the gap between highest and lowest grows and every year we don't have a cap we are ruining any chance to ever have parody again in this sport. Baseball absolutly needs a cap to survive. Also think about this ... only people who know they can spend hundreds of millions of dollars will be interested in buying teams if they want to win, which in turn means less teams ... smaller league ... and the league eventually turning into 1 division.

ummmm ... maybe I'm missing something here but Lawton was a mediocre OFer using steroids. He is absolutly HORRIBLE in the field, and his hitting has never been anything to write home about. I don't see how in any way you could describe Matt Lawton as a "pretty good player". Matt Lawton is the worst player in the league when it comes to descision making and I think that alone takes him out of the league of a" pretty good player." Especially considering he will be steroid free this year. This is a low risk no reward signing. Lawton will be nothing more than a warm body.

Spread Picks : Date & Time....... Favorite........... Line.............. Underdog 12/24 1:00 ET...... At Cincinnati......... -14............... Buffalo 12/24 1:00 ET...... Pittsburgh............. -7............... At Cleveland 12/24 1:00 ET...... At Kansas City....... -1.5............. San Diego 12/24 1:00 ET...... At Miami............... -5.5............ Tennessee 12/24 1:00 ET...... Jacksonville ...........-6............... At Houston 12/24 1:00 ET...... At New Orleans..... -3................ Detroit 12/24 1:00 ET...... At Carolina........... -5................ Dallas 12/24 1:00 ET...... At Washington...... -3................ NY Giants 12/24 1:00 ET...... At Tampa Bay....... -3................ Atlanta 12/24 1:00 ET...... At St. Louis........... -9................ San Francisco 12/24 4:05 ET...... At Arizona............ -1................ Philadelphia 12/24 4:15 ET...... At Seattle..............-7.5............. Indianapolis 12/24 4:15 ET...... At Denver............ -13............... Oakland 12/25 5:00 ET...... Chicago................. -6.5............ At Green Bay 12/25 8:35 ET...... At Baltimore.......... -2.5............. Minnesota Monday Night Football Line 12/26 9:05 ET...... New England......... -5................ At NY Jets Straight Picks : Date & Time....... Favorite.............................. Underdog 12/24 1:00 ET...... At Cincinnati............................ Buffalo 12/24 1:00 ET...... Pittsburgh............................... At Cleveland 12/24 1:00 ET...... At Kansas City......................... San Diego 12/24 1:00 ET...... At Miami................................. Tennessee 12/24 1:00 ET...... Jacksonville ............................ At Houston 12/24 1:00 ET...... At New Orleans........................ Detroit 12/24 1:00 ET...... At Carolina.............................. Dallas 12/24 1:00 ET...... At Washington......................... NY Giants 12/24 1:00 ET...... At Tampa Bay.......................... Atlanta 12/24 1:00 ET...... At St. Louis.............................. San Francisco 12/24 4:05 ET...... At Arizona................................ Philadelphia 12/24 4:15 ET...... At Seattle................................. Indianapolis 12/24 4:15 ET...... At Denver................................. Oakland 12/25 5:00 ET...... Chicago.................................... At Green Bay 12/25 8:35 ET...... At Baltimore.............................. Minnesota Monday Night Football Line 12/26 9:05 ET...... New England............................ At NY Jets Monday Night Football Total Points Scored................28

That being said I'm happy we didn't sign him for 4 years.

What a douche. Johnny thanks for the WS but you are a fake, and a turd. I hope your career takes a Bernie Williams like drop off this year. In the past few years Johnny has gone a long way to prove how stupid he is. This is the exclamation point.

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NFL Lines Week 15 NFL Game Dates 12/17 - 12/19, 2005 Spread : Date & Time...... Favorite............Line...........Underdog 12/17 1:30 ET At New England ........-4..............Tampa Bay 12/17 5:00 ET At NY Giants............. -3............. Kansas City 12/17 8:30 ET Denver......................-9..............At Buffalo 12/18 1:00 ET Pittsburgh.................-3..............At Minnesota 12/18 1:00 ET At Indianapolis.........-7.5.............San Diego 12/18 1:00 ET At Jacksonville..........-15.............San Francisco 12/18 1:00 ET Seattle.....................-7..............At Tennessee 12/18 1:00 ET Arizona....................-1..............At Houston 12/18 1:00 ET At Miami..................-9...............NY Jets 12/18 1:00 ET Carolina...................-7..............At New Orleans 12/18 4:15 ET At Washington..........-3...............Dallas 12/18 4:05 ET Cincinnati................-7.5.............At Detroit 12/18 4:05 ET At Oakland...............-3...............Cleveland 12/18 1:00 ET At St. Louis.............-3.5.............Philadelphia 12/18 8:35 ET At Chicago..............-4.5.............Atlanta Monday Night Football Line 12/19 9:05 ET At Baltimore............-3.5.............Green Bay Straight : Date & Time...... Favorite...........................Underdog 12/17 1:30 ET At New England ........................Tampa Bay 12/17 5:00 ET At NY Giants............................. Kansas City 12/17 8:30 ET Denver......................................At Buffalo 12/18 1:00 ET Pittsburgh.................................At Minnesota 12/18 1:00 ET At Indianapolis..........................San Diego 12/18 1:00 ET At Jacksonville..........................San Francisco 12/18 1:00 ET Seattle.....................................At Tennessee 12/18 1:00 ET Arizona....................................At Houston 12/18 1:00 ET At Miami...................................NY Jets 12/18 1:00 ET Carolina...................................At New Orleans 12/18 4:15 ET At Washington...........................Dallas 12/18 4:05 ET Cincinnati.................................At Detroit 12/18 4:05 ET At Oakland................................Cleveland 12/18 1:00 ET At St. Louis...............................Philadelphia 12/18 8:35 ET At Chicago................................Atlanta Monday Night Football Line 12/19 9:05 ET At Baltimore.............................Green Bay Monday Night Football Total Points : 16

I agree. That's not something you wish for.

Mackowiak is a great utility man. I don't think you can count on him on a daily basis, but he'll get the job done when he's called on. 35 errors in 619 career games playing 1B, 2B, 3B, LF, RF, CF in his career with the bucs.

They lost their top 6 scorers from last season. What they've done so far this year has been pretty amazing.

It wasn't specifically directed at you. It was directed at anyone who was talking about this. As much as I think Lidge could be a dominiate closer for the next 5 years + atleast, Berkman's constant injuries really scared me. I just don't want to take on high contract players who have a high chance for injury. Especially when we have to give up one of the best hitters in the league.

Well him hitting 9 really wont be a problem since we'd just flip our SS and 2B spots in the order from last year. Loretta will likely take over Rents 2 spot, and Alex will take over Tony G/Cora/Bellhorn's #9

At 32 I don't think it's likely he goes anywhere but down.

Look at it this way. Our last game we raped the #2 team in the country. Wouldn't you be confident? Who cares what happened before. Also don't forget Duke has been playing without it's 3rd best player, Nemarcus Nelson. When he returns you're going to see a whole new dimension added to the team.

Memphis is ranked higher than BC so if your saying Memphis should be a pushover than BC would be too. Who cares how we win as long as we win. I'm confident because I'm a Duke fan.

Just checked the schedule 02/1 at No. 13 Boston College 9:00 PM ESPN Can't wait.