No Yankees fans aren’t pissed. The Yankees held a $15 million option on him, an option no team in their right mind would’ve exercised. When the Cardinals signed him for $8 million, I thought it was batshit insane. It still is. They should have been able to grab him for half that.
And handing him $12 million for next year when they have that teeny tiny free agent issue with whatever that guy’s name is might eventually become a bother.
And handing him $12 million for next year when they have that teeny tiny free agent issue with whatever that guy’s name is might eventually become a bother.
Not enough people talk about why the Cardinals signed Berkman to play right field in the first place. Pujols told them to sign him. Pujols has two best friends in baseball – Yadier Molina and Lance Berkman. He said, “Hey you know who we should get to play right field? Lance Berkman.” And Mozeliak was like, “For reals? OK.”
The idea of re-signing Pujols is far more complicated than just writing a contract that includes $30 million per season, because that won’t come from St. Louis. Instead, the fiscally responsible Cardinals are doing it a different way – they signed Berkman to another year, they locked up Carpenter and Garcia, they exercised the two options on Wainright, and I guarantee that as soon as this World Series is over, they will lock up Molina for many years. Once that is all done, and especially if they win tonight, the idea of “that teeny tiny free agent issue won’t matter, because at $22.5-25 a year for 9 years with a 10th year option and an unprecedented 5% ownership stake, no team will stand a chance.
But that’s all stuff that people don’t like to talk about because it’s a lot easier to say, “Theo Epstein’s gonna give Pujols a blank check!”
Also, my point about the Yankees and Berkman was that I’d be pissed if he threw up the crap numbers he did and then went somewhere else and was a monster like this season. Had nothing to do with options and extra money, just the idea that if he had performed like this last season, the Yankees would probably have one more banner.
I don’t fully understand baseball. It’s very stat heavy and constant breaks in the game annoy me. However, I like to watch the playoffs.
My wife and kids are away for a few days and I didn’t have to work today, so I stayed up until half three this morning watching the game live before I had to go to bed. Watched the rest of the game this morning and wow, the Rangers choked it away.
Are the Cardinals the favourites to win tonight? Or have they shot their load?
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That Freese triple in the 9th was electric.
/Brewers fan
No Yankees fans aren’t pissed. The Yankees held a $15 million option on him, an option no team in their right mind would’ve exercised. When the Cardinals signed him for $8 million, I thought it was batshit insane. It still is. They should have been able to grab him for half that.
And handing him $12 million for next year when they have that teeny tiny free agent issue with whatever that guy’s name is might eventually become a bother.
I’m firmly entrenched in the second camp, and I’m genuinely regretful that I missed last night’s game.
What? No pictures of “Fingers Crossed Lady”? She was a Game 6 darling!
I don’t hate baseball, but I was so apathetic to it growing up that I don’t actually have a team. Does that make me type two or three?
So no Fringe tonight?
Goddamit.
And handing him $12 million for next year when they have that teeny tiny free agent issue with whatever that guy’s name is might eventually become a bother.
Not enough people talk about why the Cardinals signed Berkman to play right field in the first place. Pujols told them to sign him. Pujols has two best friends in baseball – Yadier Molina and Lance Berkman. He said, “Hey you know who we should get to play right field? Lance Berkman.” And Mozeliak was like, “For reals? OK.”
The idea of re-signing Pujols is far more complicated than just writing a contract that includes $30 million per season, because that won’t come from St. Louis. Instead, the fiscally responsible Cardinals are doing it a different way – they signed Berkman to another year, they locked up Carpenter and Garcia, they exercised the two options on Wainright, and I guarantee that as soon as this World Series is over, they will lock up Molina for many years. Once that is all done, and especially if they win tonight, the idea of “that teeny tiny free agent issue won’t matter, because at $22.5-25 a year for 9 years with a 10th year option and an unprecedented 5% ownership stake, no team will stand a chance.
But that’s all stuff that people don’t like to talk about because it’s a lot easier to say, “Theo Epstein’s gonna give Pujols a blank check!”
Also, my point about the Yankees and Berkman was that I’d be pissed if he threw up the crap numbers he did and then went somewhere else and was a monster like this season. Had nothing to do with options and extra money, just the idea that if he had performed like this last season, the Yankees would probably have one more banner.
I don’t fully understand baseball. It’s very stat heavy and constant breaks in the game annoy me. However, I like to watch the playoffs.
My wife and kids are away for a few days and I didn’t have to work today, so I stayed up until half three this morning watching the game live before I had to go to bed. Watched the rest of the game this morning and wow, the Rangers choked it away.
Are the Cardinals the favourites to win tonight? Or have they shot their load?
picture #13, whoever is #25 on the Rangers–what the fuck happened to his left leg? Did he snap it?
Totally agree that this game was as exciting as, if not more so, than the final day of the regular season.
/Padres fan