Sigh

[Jake]

Major League Baseball is flush with Cash.

 

And, what do the Pirates have to spend? About $10 to 12 Million in the offseason. The payroll stays the same in flush times? (FWIW, this does NOT include the $5 mil we're paying to Oakland to compensate the $13million singles hitter.)

 

Ouch.

 

It's a bit of a stretch to say we're Jason Schmidt and a heavy Lefty bat away from 83 wins. But, not that much of a stretch. (look at NL Central standings since All-Star game.)

 

Which could cost us about $25 million, more than double what's available. Which would bring our payroll into the mid $60 million range. Still, to be sure, close to the bottom of the league in terms of payroll.

 

The fans showed that we come out when we're winning. Look at how we showed up towards the end of the season, even with the team having been eliminated before federal taxes were due last year.

 

Assholes.

 

EDIT: I'll be the guy at Citizen Bank Ballpark with the sign that says "McClatchy Sucks!" when the Buccos are in town!

[radarluv1]

are they even spending the luxury tax money? there ought to be a law..

[Derwood]

are they even spending the luxury tax money? there ought to be a law..

 

yes they are*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*on gold plated Cadillac Escalades for the owners group and a bottomless shrimp bowl in every luxury box

[CuseCubFan69]

How much luxury cash do the Pirates get for 2007?

[Banedon]

How much luxury cash do the Pirates get for 2007?

 

Hard to say exactly, but here's a picture of Kevin McClatchy....

 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/18/Scroogeswim.jpg

[Jake]

Fixed.

 

How much luxury cash do the Pirates get for 2007?

 

Hard to say exactly, but here's a picture of G. Ogden Nutting.

 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/18/Scroogeswim.jpg

 

ALthough McClatchy is the managing general partner, Nutting and his son Bob are the majority owners of the team now. They've bought up the shares of those other partners who've wanted to sell. McClathcy owns the same stake as when the group first bought the team.

 

The Nuttings are content to let McClatchey be the public face of the team. But, they're the ones who control the budget.

 

There was rampant speculation all year that McClatchey was going to be "Fired" this year as General Partner, replaced by Bob Nutting. We do know now that that was never the case.

 

Still, I wonder what would be if McClatchey controlled the money. I really don't know if it would be better. I do know it can't be worse.

[Banedon]

Fixed.

 

Yeah, I obviously don't know a lot about Pirates ownership. :P

[The Voice of Reason]

Time for the Pirates to trade Jason Bay to the Cubs for a couple of AA prospects.

[wolf stansson]

Mike Gonzalez or Zach Duke for Chris Duncan plz.

[Mark_R]

What's worse: having no money to waste or having a ton of money to waste?

[The Voice of Reason]

What's worse: having no money to waste or having a ton of money to waste?

 

Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.

- Woody Allen

 

I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered.

- George Best

 

Money can't buy you happiness but it does bring you a more pleasant form of misery.

- Spike Milligan

 

Money won't buy happiness, but it will pay the salaries of a large research staff to study the problem.

- Bill Vaughn

 

The meek shall inherit the earth, but not the mineral rights.

- J. Paul Getty

[Jake]

Mike Gonzalez or Zach Duke for Chris Duncan plz.

 

Neither one is arbitration eligilbe yet. Won't save us enough money.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Gonzalez is this offseason.

[wolf stansson]

You know you want that lefty power 1B, Jake.

[Catman61]

You know you want that lefty power 1B, Jake.

 

Sean Casey!

[wolf stansson]

You know you want that lefty power 1B, Jake.

 

Sean Casey!

Signed by the Tigers.

[Jake]

You know you want that lefty power 1B, Jake.

 

Sean Casey!

 

Note: He said Power.