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Joe Blanton should come available. Unless C.C. opts out of his contract there will be no free agents aces available after the 2011 season. 

"What does/did it cost to see a game at Fenway?"

You can get tickets as low as $12.00

"There are very few "Roger Clemens" types that will sell out the stadium every 5th day.  Not many times can you see a Homegrown, future Hall of Famer that is still one of the top pitchers in the league."

When Manny went to the Dodgers, I remember reading attendance was up over 5000 per game. 

It was Veterans Committee.  Only Vida Blue Dave Concepción Steve Garvey Pat Gillick Ron Guidry Tommy John Billy Martin Marvin Miller Al Oliver Ted Simmons Rusty Staub George Steinbrenner were on the list.

I was surprised that Marvin Miller didnt get elected

Owners have two choices to do with the money

1) put $ in their pockets
2) spend it on players in hopes it puts more money back in their pockets.

What bothers me is the revenue sharing, when a team get 60 Mill or so a year and only spends 40 million for players. 

OK I’ve always had a problem with people complaining about what another team spends on any certain player, or their total payroll is higher than another team.

Here’s my opinion…. I think that ANY team could grow their fan base and income by doing the same thing the Yankees have done in the last 8-10 years. I hate hearing about “small market” teams not having a chance to sign any of these players. That is total crap. Just step up, get off your checkbook and write the check. As soon as a small market team would do this a lot of things would happen in turn to pay the players salary….most likely you will sell more tickets, more luxury boxes, jerseys, beer, hotdogs AT EVERY GAME. People would come to see your team more often. Right?

Maybe some mid-Market teams should jump on the Smart Spending Train

Take the Astros for example

03 Game Average in attendance 30,299
04 Attendance 38,121 (remember this is when they signed Clemens) It pays even if you have fair weather or band wagon fans, they buy tickets and food and beer etc

Season Totals
03 2,454,241
04 3,087,872

Revenue In Million
03 121
04 128
05 155
06 173
07 184
08 193

Players Expenses
03 76
04 82
05 88
06 87
07 108
08 112

Wins to Player Cost Ratio
03 99
04 102
05 108
06 117

Value of Team
03 327
04 320
05 357
06 416
07 442
08 463

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Hard a rumor that next year UT is offering DKR stadium for all playoff games w/discounts ;D ;D
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It is because no team plays there on Saturdays

Dont have a score but Evadale won

Some Junior High team recently did this play.  I saw it on TV

This don’t surprise me.  Who wouldn’t want him?  Cowboys are even recruiting him to play QB for them.  . 

What Joe Morgan is the greatest 2nd baseman and announcer who has ever lived. If you don't believe me just ask him.

Morgan was horrible to listen to.  Miller has a good voice, but I don't find his commentary that great, and some of the stuff (Adrian Bell-TRAY) is annoying. Morgan is a know-it-all who is mostly wrong about stuff (for example, he admits that "statistics do not mean much" to him, and believes that a pitcher's wins are more indicative of quality than ERA).

The new team is supposed to include Bobby Valentine and Orel Hershiser as commentators.
Dan Shulman will be the new play by play guy for ESPN Sunday Night Baseball.

I am tired of the "all former players/managers" announcing team. I want my announcing team to have at least one guy with the velvet voice... i.e. Vin Scully, Joe Castiglione, etc...

Offense=One that scores
Defense=One that doesnt allow you to score

Pulling for the Rangers.  Anyone but NY. 

Love to see Rangers Red WS match up. 

Baseball would hate to see Reds vs Rays.  Two small market teams. 

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Is it certified?
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Yes

Both are correct about Tristar and beckett.  But Tristar as well as Steiners, Mounted Memories etc prices are inflated.

Example Roger Clemens Baseball Tristar Price $279.00.  I paid $49.99.


I have over 500 autographs including every living Hall of Famer on a single signed baseball.  I feel pretty confident in my pricing of the item. 

If you have any others you want direction on feel free to ask. 

But Value is what someone is willing to pay. 

It is only as much as someone is willing to pay for it. But realistically speaking not much.

Ron Cey signs very reliable thru the mail for free. Last private/public signing he did was $8 for cards $15.00 for everything else.

If you dont want it donate it to charity

I predicted on Dec 14 09 that Feliz will hit 10 homeruns, 76 RBIS and .270 batting average. 

I might have gave him too much credit.

I wonder what will happen to the Astros Farm System when Nolan Ryan buys the Rangers.  Ryan-Sanders who owns CC Hooks and Round Rock Express

Nothing might happen at all.  Personally I think it would be too far from Arlington.  Especially since Rangers have theirs in Frisco.

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[size=14pt]Worst Signings[/size]
[b]Placido Polanco[/b], Phillies - three years, $18MM.  Where was the demand for a 34-year-old second baseman coming off a .727 OPS?  What other club would've offered even one or two years at $5MM per?
[b]Brandon Lyon[/b], Astros - three years, $15MM.  Lyon's not a bad pitcher, but this commitment is excessive.  He's not a high strikeout guy, and his '09 control was a career-worst.
[b]Fernando Rodney[/b], Angels - two years, $11MM.  What would Rodney have gotten without the 37 saves?  I have a reliever, 33 in March, who posted a 4.40 ERA, 7.3 K/9, and 4.9 BB/9.  Can I find a one-year, $2MM offer?
[b]John Grabow[/b], Cubs - two years, $7.5MM.  The Cubs are tight on payroll, but were quick to commit an above-market contract to a lefty reliever with a 5.0 BB/9 in '09.
[b]Jason Kendall[/b], Royals, Ivan Rodriguez, Nationals - two years, $6MM.  Kendall is 35, Pudge is 38, and neither topped a .700 OPS in '09.  Gregg Zaun had already signed a reasonable one-year, $2.15MM deal.
[b]Alex Cora[/b], Mets - one year, $2MM.  Why did his salary hold steady despite a lousy '09?  This contract isn't a franchise-killer, but comparable players could've been had at less than a million bucks.

[size=14pt]Best Signings[/size]

[b]Mike Cameron[/b], Red Sox - two years, $15.5MM.  Cameron is getting up there (37 in January), but he seems perenially undervalued as a solid defender with pop.
[b]Marco Scutaro[/b], Red Sox - two years, $12.5MM.  I saw Scutaro getting three years and $18MM, so this strikes me as a reasonable deal for the best available free agent shortstop.
[b]Nick Johnson[/b], Yankees - one year, $5.75MM.  Johnson's injury history is acknowledged by the one-year deal.  The Yanks were able to add the best on-base threat on the free agent market for less than $6MM.
[b]Gregg Zaun[/b], Brewers - one year, $2.15MM.  Worse catchers received two years and $3MM salaries.
[b]Troy Glaus[/b], Braves - one year, $2MM.  I don't agree with trading Javier Vazquez to free up cash for Glaus and others, but in a vacuum I like the signing.  The risk isn't much; maybe he can supply 25 homers and a solid OBP from first base.
[b]Matt Capps[/b], Nationals - one year, $3.5MM, J.J. Putz, White Sox - one year, $3MM, Ryota Igarashi, Mets - two years, $3MM, Kelvim Escobar, Mets - one year, $1.125MM.  These are the types of relief deals I respect - one-year commitments, or tiny salaries in Igarashi's case.  Relievers are so volatile, any of these guys could easily outpitch Rodney, Grabow, and Lyon

[url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bb/6772251.html]Drayton McLane admits he nearly sold the Astros [/url]

I agree those are good numbers for a first year.  But lets see what he does a second year. 

Clay's second year he went 2-9 with a 6.75 ERA after going 3-1 1.59 Era with a no-hitter. 

I wish him the best of luck and agree he does have a strong year next year. 

John Lackey is a Red Sox

the Red Sox and Lackey are in agreement in a five-year, $85MM deal

I predict Pedro Feliz will hit 10 homeruns, 76 RBIS and .270 batting average. 

I think you will have the same team as last year just cheaper payroll.

Drayton pockets will be getting bigger. 

I think you might be jumping the gun on Bud Norris as quality starter.  I think he still needs to prove himself.  I can see the possiblity but dont think he has been around long enough.