Remlinger auctioning off Sosa's corked bat...

[snoodmonger]

id be annoyed if it weren't for the hilarity of him being broke.

[Clem Fandango]

The bat didn't meet a reserve price and as a result it didn't sell. Highest bid was $14,407, which apparently didn't meet Remlinger's reserve.

 

Beggars can't be choosers, Mike. It's a broken bat that you turned down $14,407 for. Smooth

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/news/story?id=5755275

[Bote McBoteface]

He'll end up selling it to that bar. He wanted 15, they're pretty close.

[SouthSideRyan]

Oh Haray Caray's?? What did I [expletive] tell you. Get fucked Duchie

[Banedon]

Haha...Sammy...

 

"If he needed the money, (Remlinger) should have just asked me for some money," Sosa said Tuesday through his spokeswoman, Rebecca Polihronis.

[SouthSideRyan]

[expletive] bad ass

[jersey cubs fan]

Go Sammy Go!

[chuckywang]

So now can Remlinger negotiate a deal with Harry Caray's behind the auction houses's back, and avoid the commission?

[Ding Dong Johnson]

"Whether he got the message or not I know that I made two calls at the least, I think it was three, but I know absolutely it was more than once," Remlinger said Wednesday on "The Waddle & Silvy Show" on ESPN 1000. "I think the guy's name was Kevin; I haven't gone to find my notes on the issue. Whether he passed the message on to Sammy or not is one question. It really doesn't matter to me. What's done is done. If he still wants to give me some money that would be fine."

[SouthSideRyan]

He sounds really poor.

[erik316wttn]

Beards are popular these days in San Fran. Maybe he could auction that off.

[rocket]

sammy should auction off the reclining chair remlinger hurt his finger on

[imb]

did madow hit this dude or something? he seems like a really unlikely candidate to run out of money

[SouthSideRyan]

He's a pro athlete, of course he's likely. And I don't think he's a lesbian

[jersey cubs fan]

did madow hit this dude or something? he seems like a really unlikely candidate to run out of money

 

Rachel? She may have, but I'm not sure how that would make him go broke. He did leave the game right before the market/real estate hit their peaks and I could easily see somebody in his shoes becoming overexposed to both markets by chasing big returns. He made less than $19m in his career, so you figure 50% of that goes to taxes and agents, that's $9m in his pocket. He probably burned through a couple million just living like a big leaguer, then spent a couple more million on a house and cars. That would leave him with $4-5m on investible assets to throw at a project or two. You can retire on that, but at 40 that's a long way to go with no income unless you downsize a whole hell of a lot.

[javy knows my name]

did madow hit this dude or something? he seems like a really unlikely candidate to run out of money

I've missed something here

[imb]

you know what i meant!

[Wheelimus]

To try to further explain the reference I'll just quote Jay-Z from "Venus vs Mars"

 

"Fell for the ponzi scheme, damn shawty just Made-off."

 

If you still don't get it, Google harder. :hello:

[javy knows my name]

To try to further explain the reference I'll just quote Jay-Z from "Venus vs Mars"

 

"Fell for the ponzi scheme, damn shawty just Made-off."

 

If you still don't get it, Google harder. :hello:

That's pretty good.

 

But I still hate Jay-Z

[TruffleShuffle]

dusty should auction off the L/R splits that he continually ignored when he put remlinger into the game to face LH batters.

[snoodmonger]

Haha...Sammy...

 

"If he needed the money, (Remlinger) should have just asked me for some money," Sosa said Tuesday through his spokeswoman, Rebecca Polihronis.

 

sammy owned remmy. sweet.