do you know how many cheeseburgers i could buy with that?
*pokes head out from underneath pile of books, research papers, and afghans being crocheted as hysterical displacement activity*
$51.1 million? YES, THEO & CO., THAT'S FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY RIGHT THERE.
Jesus Christ. Yes, you have to spend a little green to bring home a championship. Yes, it's a weak pitching market. And yes, I will even grant you that after the grand toilet-flush that was this season, making news at the first opportunity could be a good PR move.
But $51.1 million? NO. Just... no. NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. I don't care if Daisuke Matsuzaka is the cyborg hyperclone of Cy Young, Nolan Ryan, and Sandy Koufax. I don't care if he cries imported beer. I don't care if he saves babies from tigers. Hell, I don't even care if he wants to marry me and keep me in Kate Spade bags for the rest of my days. I AM NOT OKAY WITH THIS.
$51.1 million? YES, THEO & CO., THAT'S FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY RIGHT THERE.
Jesus Christ. Yes, you have to spend a little green to bring home a championship. Yes, it's a weak pitching market. And yes, I will even grant you that after the grand toilet-flush that was this season, making news at the first opportunity could be a good PR move.
But $51.1 million? NO. Just... no. NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. I don't care if Daisuke Matsuzaka is the cyborg hyperclone of Cy Young, Nolan Ryan, and Sandy Koufax. I don't care if he cries imported beer. I don't care if he saves babies from tigers. Hell, I don't even care if he wants to marry me and keep me in Kate Spade bags for the rest of my days. I AM NOT OKAY WITH THIS.
posted by Suzie at 10:55 PM
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"Pitching, as usual, is at a premium." -Scott Boras
F-you, Bora$.
To me, the Matsuzaka thing does have one big benefit: It'll certainly launch the Red Sox into the realm of Japanese prospects. That's previously unexplored territory for them. Perhaps they could/should have done it at a lower price, but this guy is special (we hope). When was the last time a player got hyped up THIS much? When, in the history of Major League Baseball, have so many teams been willing to spend millions just to TALK to a player?
(This is how I'm justifying the ridiculousness.)
Ichiro commanded 13.5 or so for the M's to negotiate with him. Clearly this is a bit more.
I can't believe that actually happened. It's a shitload more than the Yankees would probably EVER commit (which is saying something). You'll have an unproven MLB pitcher that you invested at least 80 million in to for god knows how long (probably short). And, finally, the BoSox would chracteristically never in a million years do it. Why the shit did they? I hope--for their sake--that they trade the rights.
Wait. If he starts crying imported beer, that just means more Sapparo for everyone. I'm all about that.
It's going to cost us $25mil a year when all is said and done. How much of that will be offset by TV and marketing deals in the far east? Running RSN tours from Japan to Boston? There are 40,000 different ways for them to cash in on this beyond his onfield performance, and if right field roof seats, Game On!, and weddings performed at home plate are any example, these guys can find every cent to be had.
Now, if they started to serve Sapparo in the park, I'd be really excited.
no, of course the sox are not like the yankees. WHATISGOINGONHERE. I'm angry. Even though I feel like this is a good idea to get him, it is not a good idea to pay him THIS MUCH MONEY. that is about 25 times the amount i will make IN MY ENTIRE LIFETIME if i stick with this career forever until I am 80. (yes i did figure this out mathematically, and when i figure out anything mathematically, you know it must be drastic). this, dear readers, is WRONG.
meh. That's how I felt at first, but now I'm cooler with it. It's not actually payroll, and John Henry is clever enough with the money (much cleverer than I am, at least) that I trust they will make back that money and then some through merchandising, opening up the market in Japan, etc. Hell, just having such a crazy bid has made the Sox a household name in Japan pretty much overnight.
If they give him a $14M+ contract, then I'll commence real bitching, but then, what do you expect from Boras? I'm guessing he and Zito will end up with very similar contracts, and I think I'd be happier with Matsuzaka. Have you SEEN that slider? Shit.
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