cp176
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That's what I was trying to say I think. You came up with a way to say it!
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No one likes to see anyone injured but if I had to bet, yes I would bet that the Red Sox medical staff knows what it is doing. It is a first class operation. I don't follow any other team on a day to day basis so I have no idea what other franchises are going through. Probably pretty similar.
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thrilled or not - he gave us something which is more than Espinoza would give us (if anything ) for a long time. By continually bringing it up and continually ripping the trade, you are bashing Pom. No one likes to give up young prospects particularly pitchers. It is a trade that may or may not work out. I know what all of the scouts said about Espinoza by the way. Hope it works out for him. And no I do not think that trade represents a win now at all costs mentality. We all need new material.
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The other point of view is just as solid. Pom has given us something already. He is young and he still could become better than he has been.
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rue the day - really? I hope the kid does reach his potential. I wouldn't bet on it but I hope that he does. My guess is that the Red Sox will be just fine regardless .
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I like mine better. I have seen mine. I have not seen your headline. I also don't have issues with the Pom trade. I wish he was healthy for sure but I still think we wind up with the better deal ultimately.
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I love Jerry and his message is a good one. It never ceases to amaze me how many really great athletes were able to be great and still be smokers. You just wouldn't have expected it from a runner like Remy. It does sound like he is doing well though and feeling good.
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How about this headline that I just read - What's wrong with Wright? Good one- He says nothing structurally wrong.
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I don't think that I could live farther north though.
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another good point.
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I'm really not jealous of the people who invest their money wisely at all. That is an individual choice. I just have a personal gripe when it comes to how much money people who entertain us are paid. I am all about capitalism but I bet my very good doctor would like to sign just one of those 20 million dollar contracts.
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I had no idea what I was getting myself into when I came home. We got about 17 down here. We can get out but not much is going on. Stay safe up there.
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There is a new commercial that I saw for the first time last night. I think that it was a GE commercial and dealt with the concept of honoring a pioneer female engineer. Someone who actually did something for society that deserves to be honored and paid appropriately for doing. I'm probably not going to listen to anyone from the entertainment industry when I have to decide upon what really is and is not important in the world.
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This I agree with.
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In all honesty - and with no attempt to be a wise ass - I would like to know what he is worth and how he actually makes his money. I know that he was and maybe still is an investment guy. If he in fact is a multi billionaire, it is very likely that he isn't depending on what is made or lost at fenway park to pay for dinner. One billion invested by someone like him turns in a neat hundreds (s) of millions of dollars per year. More than enough to pay for all franchises and toys that he might have and still have a little left over. I think more importantly is the fact that when and if he decides to ever sell the Red Sox, he will make his big money then. Personally I don't think professional athletes and entertainers in general are worth the kind of money they make to today. The way we treat them says something about our society in general. Don't get me wrong though - I enjoy being entertained and I am glad that the Red Sox are owned by someone with an almost unlimited budget. lol
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Hie is a stat guru in training! lol I get to see the stat guru tomorrow - the tax man
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I agree. When I use the expression "unlimited budget", I do understand that in most cases there is in fact a budget. Usually I use the expression to just get a little rise out of the folks who want to think that the owners of major franchises - the billionaires amongst us- have to play by normal rules. They don't. I think that they want to win and own successful franchises and it is obvious that most of them are willing to pay out hundreds of millions of dollars to get what they want.
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I get the concept of not going over the luxury tax limit because you don't want to lose potential draft picks. I will never understand how paying any of these guys the kind of money the free market seems to demand can conceivably be considered anything but frivolous. Only in America.
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I have been playing a lot of golf with some guys from the Toronto area and they were not displeased to see him go. Words like lazy and selfish came up. If there is truth to it, then I get it. That isn't the type of player the Red Sox wanted to take a chance on. For clarification - not me saying it- just repeating what I was told by some Canadian fans.
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I think that there might have been a few other concerns that were more important to the franchise when considering the resigning of Buchholz and potentially signing EE. Maybe they just didn't fit in well with the direction ownership wanted this team to go.
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I do agree with you with respect to the leverage to draft future players. That makes sense. The loss of revenue through the payment of salaries to a multi billionaire means 0. If this team has budget constraints it would seem that it could have something to do with not losing future drafting power. Being fiscally responsible with respect to salaries paid? Nope - not buying that one for one second.
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high above the gahhhdin floor sat Johnny. I listened to almost every game he broadcasted back in the mid 60's. I hope Jerry Remy gets through this with flying colors. Although I have always enjoyed listening to him, I enjoyed watching him play even more.
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I get what you are doing here and it is great information. The one thing missing is how many billions John Henry is worth. You might be worth a billion or so too, I don't know. If John Henry continues to really want to own this franchise, personally I won't worry at all about the size of our payroll. Before I start getting the stuff about the Red Sox budget (which no one here really knows much about)and what the ramifications are of going over the luxury tax, consider how much a multi billionaire can afford - if in fact that is what he is worth. He doesn't have to worry too much about paying his cable bill if you get my drift.
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eventually they will
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As do I but there are others who can't afford to pay it at all.