EastonBlues22

This is a good point. Some of the contracts that seemed way out of line when they were signed, are looking better now. Player contracts are trending up so it might take some of the sting off this one, down the road. That's what people thought when Hampton, Giambi, Jeter, and A-Rod signed their contracts 5-7 years ago. and the yankees are getting along just fine toting the contracts of giambi, jeter and arod around. The average annual value of Giambi/Jeter/ARod represents about 31% of the Yankees projected 200 million budget. The average annual value of Soriano/Ramirez/Lee is going to be 35% of the Cubs budget if it hits 130 million...and I'm not sure it's going to get quite that high. Ok, so if the three contracts the Cubs have aren't as payroll friendly for them as the big three are for the Yankees...maybe they get better production out of their players to make up for it. [Career OPS+/3 year average OPS+/career high OPS+] ARod [145/147/167] Jeter [123/125/161] Giambi [150/155/202] Average Values [139/142/177] --------------------------- Soriano [115/113/132] Ramirez [109/133/137] Lee [123/146/177] Average Values [116/131/149] Factor in defense if you like, but I don't think that's going to come close to covering the gap...especially if ARod bounces back from his one year anomaly at third. Basically, the Cubs are spending a larger percentage of their payroll on their top three guys than the Yankees, and the return they're getting from those guys isn't as high...nor will it likely ever be as high. If you have worse payroll management than the Yankees (locked in for the next five years or so no less), you're going to have to work hard to make up the difference.

Using stats or conventional wisdom? Well clearly Neifi since if you asked every GM they would certainly take 162 games of Neifi over the 120 or so games you would get with Bonds. 'strue. I called 'em all, and they all said so. You didn't call me. My name is Wayne Krivsky. P.S. Please call me...I'm lonely. That's right, I called every GM except you - but you're used to that sort of thing, aren't you? You have no idea. I have to give out 3/15 deals to the girls downtown just to get any action at all...5/35 for the ones with teeth. Thought you could bury them at the back end of the bullpen, huh? Hmmmm....Note to Jim Hendry: tell Krivsky that Eyre has teeth (make sure to wink and nod when you do so). It should up his value significantly. :lol:

It started going downhill about fifty pages in. Then it picked up speed.

I'm gone too...hell, I was gone hours ago. See ya in the morning. Later. In the morning.

Are we voting on stats or conventional wisdom? It would have to be conventional wisdom because we couldn't talk about the stats in here since this is a family website CW says Neifi has been teams in the ass for years...so he's probably pretty good at it by now, right? Also, he probably doesn't have the hand-eye coordination to piss on his hands, so that's a plus.

Using stats or conventional wisdom? Well clearly Neifi since if you asked every GM they would certainly take 162 games of Neifi over the 120 or so games you would get with Bonds. 'strue. I called 'em all, and they all said so. You didn't call me. My name is Wayne Krivsky. P.S. Please call me...I'm lonely. That's right, I called every GM except you - but you're used to that sort of thing, aren't you? You have no idea. I have to give out 3/15 deals to the girls downtown just to get any action at all...5/35 for the ones with teeth.

Are we voting on stats or conventional wisdom?

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Using stats or conventional wisdom? Well clearly Neifi since if you asked every GM they would certainly take 162 games of Neifi over the 120 or so games you would get with Bonds. 'strue. I called 'em all, and they all said so. You didn't call me. My name is Wayne Krivsky. P.S. Please call me...I'm lonely.

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That bird-cat on the cat-bird really does it for you too?

Using stats or conventional wisdom?

Alright...it's late and I'm having trouble focusing. http://www.dipnetwork.com/preview/290.gif This thread is becoming a black hole... http://www.dipnetwork.com/preview/808.gif that scares me. http://www.dipnetwork.com/preview/44.gif We should all just... http://www.dipnetwork.com/preview/180.gif before things get out of hand. http://www.dipnetwork.com/preview/49.gif Peace out all, I'm done. http://www.dipnetwork.com/preview/540.gif

oh yeah? http://evergreenlife.org/uploaded_images/in_your_right_hand-747795.jpg Ouch. http://www.dipnetwork.com/preview/29.gif

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but they are of the same species My bad yo. http://www.dipnetwork.com/preview/157.gif Or, if you prefer: http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/4/4d/210px-Racoon_and_dog.png damn, beaten by seconds! :lol:

Or for those of you who prefer doggy style... http://www.dipnetwork.com/preview/149.gif

but they are of the same species My bad yo. http://www.dipnetwork.com/preview/157.gif

Courtesy of rural Missouri...a how-to book for all you animal lovers out there. http://www.dipnetwork.com/preview/295.gif

Who was it who made the lame entrance without an animal sex picture? Here, you can borrow this one. http://www.dipnetwork.com/preview/636.gif

Yeah but were those partyin cubs fans, or drunk depressed cubs fans? :) Because we had both of those year last night. Does it matter? Either way they're all passed out now....except for these guys.. http://www.dipnetwork.com/preview/756.gif

What NSBB headquarters looked like about three hours ago... http://www.dipnetwork.com/preview/801.gif

Hahaha...now I'm watching some movie about a woman possessed by a ninja on the spanish channel that I haven't seen in about 20 years.

Dude, I'm watching a TV Guide channel special on how to buy tax sale properties...I'm about done.