More Baseball Talk

Can you tell I'm fired up about Spring Training FINALLY arriving?? However, until the games begin, the "off-field" nonsense continues to make headlines.

Today's entry involves CASH, and I'm not talkin' 'bout the Man in Black!!

I'm sure you kids are well aware of the whole "pot calling the kettle black" thing, right? Well, that's the first thing I thought of when I read the words from Red Sox owner John Henry, who is renewing his call for a baseball salary cap. I guess he wasn't very happy with the Yankees spending 423.5 million this offseason on 3 free agents. And while I've got NO problem with somebody bringing that up., ESPECIALLY during these economic times...when it's thee idiot Henry talking...it kind of makes me giggle a little bit!

Over the last 5 years...the Yankees have been #1 in team payroll (averaging almost 200 mill a year), BUT in ALL BUT ONE of those seasons (that being last year) ...who do you think has been second? Yeah, that's right...the Red Sox!! Now, had it been my Orioles calling for a salary cap...it'd be alot easier to take...with their average payroll the last 5 years...around 71 mill.
Or, how about the Kansas City Royals...at 51 million. OR...how about the Florida Marlins...at 33 million with a low of less than FIFTEEN million for their ENTIRE TEAM...just 3 years ago!

Meanwhile, the Red Sox have been dishing out, on average of 128 million a year!! Oh, and I guess Henry's memory fails him about thee events of November 23, 2007...when they signed Dice-K Matsuzaka to a 6 year, 103 million dollar deal AFTER writing a check for 51 million just for the right to negotiate with him!

Like I said...had anybody else been griping...maybe we'd pay attention...but PLEASE...Somebody hand Mr. Henry one of those little plastic cups please...because he's gotta be on crack to open HIS mouth about this!! Have ya another hit off that pipe John, and then "Shat Ap"!! Oh, and I hope Dice-K's arm falls off!

I LOVE BASEBALL!!