You may have noticed that we're in a bit of an economic crisis, huh? Well, guess who doesn't get it?? That's right ...professional athletes!I submit for your amusement...the Washington Nationals' Odalis Perez, who's been released after he failed to show up at spring training by the mandatory reporting deadline. Less than 3 weeks ago...he signed a minor league contract that would have paid him $850,000 if he made the team. In other words...come in and make the team...and we'll pay you a pretty decent wage!! And to be honest...it's a HELLUVA wage based on the fact that in 30 starts last year...he only won
7 times!!! So...if he could manage to do that again...and that's a huge IF...he'd get more that 121,000 per win....but no!! He's said in recent days, he wants a better deal. And if you look at what he's BEEN PAID per win...you can see why he thinks he'll be underpaid... because from the years 2003-'07...over 5 years, he won a total of 40 games, and for winning those 40 games...he was compensated with a "Dr. Evil-like" 29.4 MILLION dollars, or, doing the math...735 thou per win!!! So, I guess if you look at it his way...(and you'd have to be a crack head to do so)...by his standards...he will be underpaid!
7 times!!! So...if he could manage to do that again...and that's a huge IF...he'd get more that 121,000 per win....but no!! He's said in recent days, he wants a better deal. And if you look at what he's BEEN PAID per win...you can see why he thinks he'll be underpaid... because from the years 2003-'07...over 5 years, he won a total of 40 games, and for winning those 40 games...he was compensated with a "Dr. Evil-like" 29.4 MILLION dollars, or, doing the math...735 thou per win!!! So, I guess if you look at it his way...(and you'd have to be a crack head to do so)...by his standards...he will be underpaid!Can you say...he just doesn't get it??
And while we're talking about Dollars..and NO SENSE...the Colts Marvin Harrison...he's an idiot! In order to help get the team a little closer to the salary cap...they asked him to take a little pay-cut, which, is pretty understandable when you take into consideration that he's 37... and he only caught 60 passes for 636 yards and five touchdowns last season. 
BUT...he said NO, I will NOT take a pay cut. You can just cut me!! His cap number for next year would have been 13.4 million... the league's highest for a wide receiver, and he's just not worth that much money any more. BUT, after 13 years with a team that's treated him like a king...he won't even DISCUSS helping them stay competitive...and will, more than likely, wind up in Philly with his old Syracuse buddy Donovan McNabb...playing for about a QUARTER of 
what the Colts would be willing to pay him!
BUT...he said NO, I will NOT take a pay cut. You can just cut me!! His cap number for next year would have been 13.4 million... the league's highest for a wide receiver, and he's just not worth that much money any more. BUT, after 13 years with a team that's treated him like a king...he won't even DISCUSS helping them stay competitive...and will, more than likely, wind up in Philly with his old Syracuse buddy Donovan McNabb...playing for about a QUARTER of 
what the Colts would be willing to pay him! AGAIN...dude...do you not watch the news? There's this whole financial crisis deal going on that you may wanna look into!!!
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