Matt Holliday inks deal with St Louis Cards!
by mrod on Jan 5, 2010 3:34 PM PST
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Here's the lowdown......I just heard about it and got the link up....I think it's for 7 years and about 120 million. Fuck, that's alot of loot! Maybe Holliday and his agent Boras decided that the time was running out for them....still, that;s major bank!
Anyway, can't wait tosee the debates in this thread...do you think he is worth the money? Discuss please.......
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100105&content_id=7878386&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlbhttp://articles.sfgate.com/2004-08-31/sports/17441567_1_eric-chavez-oakland-clubhouse-video-gamesESPN
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It's a pretty big deal, huh
As much as he might be worth it now, or for the next few years, what’s going to happen when he starts to suck?
He’ll be Vernon Wells without the charm. Still, the Cardinals clearly feel that now is the time (and who am I to argue?); I wonder if they’d have been willing to commit so much money if Roy Halladay had gone to the AL, instead?
Still, good for Saint Louis. I hope this works out for them.
And it’ll be sweet when Michael Taylor throws Holliday out trying to advance two second in game three of the 2012 World Series, huh
I suspect that you think tilting at windmills means something other than what it does.
Jesus, if there was an A's/Cards World Series
I should probably start digging my grave now, because I’m going to have a heart attack! I’ll only be rooting for the A’s by the hair on my chinny chin chin.
"I am happy because I do not have unrealistic expectations"- Karma Ura...or an A's fan.
by DyeLongJustice on Jan 5, 2010 8:59 PM PST up reply actions
I wouldn't worry, it won't happen
It’ll totally be A’s-Giants
I suspect that you think tilting at windmills means something other than what it does.
good
Go A’s…wooooooo!!!!!
"I am happy because I do not have unrealistic expectations"- Karma Ura...or an A's fan.
by DyeLongJustice on Jan 6, 2010 5:13 AM PST up reply actions
Sorry for the cruddy/non functioning link!
Can someone else provide one that actually works? I was in between multiple tasks and got stuck during the link process.
Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox
Do I think he is worth the money?
Sure, if DeWitt is committed to putting together a good supporting cast and extending Pujols.
It’s not an easy task, as Carpenter, Wainwright, Rasmus, Ludwick, and Yadier will get expensive or hit FA. As long as they’re still spending well on the draft, all is well.
I can’t judge the Holliday signing in a vacuum. Too many other factors at play, since the AAV isn’t bad at all.
"I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it" ~ Mae West
he's worth his weight in gold
gold = Albert Pujols being happy and having his statement of “if another elite hitter plays here I will stay forever a Cardinal” being fortified.
Except they've got to have the money
and this is a massive overpay. You’ve got to bet that there was some bidding-against-yourself in this Holliday game.
After the Mets, Yankees, Red Sox, and Angels dropped out, something’s up.
and, of course, that NTC isn’t your friend.
"I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it" ~ Mae West
Massive Overpay?
Jason Bay just got 18.5M per from the Mets. Holliday deal averages less than that.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
yeah its Matt Holliday
He’s going to OPS 950 no matter what for many many years to come. He’s fantastic at hitting the baseball in those nationaled leagues.
The way I see it,
it’s a massive overpay because they paid him in gold.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Both deals were overpays
18.5MM per over 4 years (well, pretty much 5 years though) for Bay was stupid, but fewer years.
7 years at 17MM per was stupid as well…Holliday’s by and far a better player than Bay, and its not even close, but the Bay deal was outright stupid, but Holliday’s was questionable.
"I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it" ~ Mae West
You think the Cardinals dropped the ball?
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
it's about time one of their balls dropped
"I am happy because I do not have unrealistic expectations"- Karma Ura...or an A's fan.
by DyeLongJustice on Jan 5, 2010 9:00 PM PST up reply actions
no, that's Beltre.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
Good observation
Pujols has hinted that he may explore other options recently. I still wonder if Boras and Co regret turning down the Rockies offer..
Maybe
the numbers he put up in oakland didn’t hurt his payday that much after all
Cust is the new Jaha.
Cool, The A's will shed and OF by the time I get to Southern California.
book it.
"The ego, the super-ego, and the Ed" - danmerqury
YO MIKEV
Have you ever posted these links at idiots who think Holliday was worse than a simple 28 game slump?
Because you should.
I basically stopped caring.
But I think I’ve said a few times that since his low water mark, OPS wise, which was like 3 weeks into the season, he OPS’d like .885 until he was traded.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
Am I correct
in recalling that most thought it had to do with a mechanical change in his swing back to something he did previously? Something like that?
Yeah he had worked with Mcgwire in the offseason or something
and it was failing miserably so he went back to his regular style of hitting.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
I just wonder now what the Cards are gonna have to give to Pujols
to get him to stay beyond his current contract….makes me dizzy!
Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox
Probably 20 per year or so.
Something insane though like 7/140
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
You're probably right mikev......
can u imagine what you could do with that much fucking money?
And that’s without the cocaine and hookers, mind you……..
Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox
but isn’t that why it’s called “fucking money?”
don't care if i ever get back.
by AV on Jan 5, 2010 11:35 PM PST up reply actions
You know what I could do with that money?
2 CHICKS!
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
Does anyone ever say to you
“Looks like someone’s got a case of the Mondays!”?
not at the same time, however
…those chicks would be named Alessandra Ambrosio and Marissa Miller.
With that quality involved, I would much rather have one on one twice than two on one once.
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