San Francisco's $18 million/year LOOGY

[squally1313]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3372794

 

Say what you will about the Soriano deal, but at least we're not stuck with this contract...

[Clem Fandango]

Was just about to post this. It's stuff like this that makes me feel bad for Giants fans. It's probably a move they didn't want in the first place, and now they have to deal with it for several years, because their GM is a looney toon

[chuckywang]

If he goes out and loses the next game they play, and falls to 0-7, I'd laugh my butt off.

[Little Slide Rooter]

And to think, he could have been our $18 million/year Loogy.

[erik316wttn]

I wish I could make just 1/100th as much to be terrible at my job.

[CuseCubFan69]

How that GM, who gave Morris that contract and then Zito, has a job....incredible.

[Section538]

Just a couple of weeks ago a SF writer argued that Sabean was the better Bay Area GM.

 

Here's the FireJoeMorgan response. Good stuff.

 

http://www.firejoemorgan.com/2008/04/movie-trailer-guy-voice-from-mind-that.html

[chuckywang]

Just a couple of weeks ago a SF writer argued that Sabean was the better Bay Area GM.

 

Here's the FireJoeMorgan response. Good stuff.

 

http://www.firejoemorgan.com/2008/04/movie-trailer-guy-voice-from-mind-that.html

 

That cannot seriously be a professional published article. Where's the green font?

[Post Count Padder]

Worse contract: Zito's or Hampton's?

[RedFlash]

Worse contract: Zito's or Hampton's?

 

Zito's.

[mcgoobs]

Give credit to Bochy. Too many managers would have left him in the rotation since he gets paid to be the ace of the rotation.

[Derwood]

it's amazing how hard the A's phenoms have fallen. Zito, Mulder.....

[Clem Fandango]

Worse contract: Zito's or Hampton's?

 

My vote goes to Zito's as well, Mike Hampton is getting paid to sit on the DL and not contribute. His team's success/failure is ultimately determined by the players who play that day, not him

 

Zito is getting paid to suck, and and suck bad. His team's success/failure is partially credited to him.

 

Hampton getting paid to sit on the DL doing pocketbook damage vs. Zito getting paid (more) to lose games and give up a lot of runs AND doing pocketbook damage?

 

Zito

[Jehrico]

Worse contract: Zito's or Hampton's?

 

Zito's.

Ditto. At least Hampton could still hit a little bit. Also, Hampton was one of the better pitchers in the league right before signing that contract. It turned out badly, but at the time the only criticism Colorado was drawing was for giving him such an unprecedentedly long deal, not for the annual salary. Zito, on the other hand, had gotten progressively worse each and every season since winning the Cy Young. Sabean gave him a deal that would have been appropriate had he just come off of consecutive Cy Youngs like Santana. That contract was a stinker from Day 1.

[Jehrico]

Oh yeah, one more thing. Zito would suck as a Loogy too. Lefties are hitting close to .300 off of him.

[Soul]

Give credit to Bochy. Too many managers would have left him in the rotation since he gets paid to be the ace of the rotation.

 

I'll bet Bochy is questioning his decision to go to SF right about now. But that's off topic.