Forum: Sporting Events
12-25-2005, 05:13 AM
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Re: Johnny Damon signs with Yankees
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sublime,
John Brattain is smart and hilarious.
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jack-
i never read any of his stuff prior to this. as a matter of fact, i havent read much of anything on that site. ...
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Forum: Sporting Events
12-24-2005, 05:46 AM
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Forum: Sporting Events
12-24-2005, 03:25 AM
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Re: Johnny Damon signs with Yankees
What this guy said (maybe he read my posts the last 4 days) (http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/its-not-the-second-advent-in-the-bronx-people/)
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Forum: Sporting Events
12-24-2005, 02:00 AM
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Re: Johnny Damon signs with Yankees
to summize:
i think its fine to wonder about who will replace JD and ER. its what being a fan is all about. however, i dont think its fair to question the front office and the direction of...
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Forum: Sporting Events
12-24-2005, 01:56 AM
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Re: Johnny Damon signs with Yankees
......I’m not as sure as you appear to be that this move is a good one. There are way too many variables at this point to determine where the value in this deal truly lies. One a pure ‘on-the-field’...
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Forum: Sporting Events
12-23-2005, 08:59 PM
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Re: Johnny Damon signs with Yankees
However, I was more interested in your POV re: the Sox and their management strategy of late.
whats wrong with it?
the beckett trade was heralded across baseball as an obvious ++ deal for the...
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Forum: Sporting Events
12-23-2005, 06:00 PM
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Re: Johnny Damon signs with Yankees
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well the fact that the typical fan and the media hate the red sox owners and the front office philosophy's make me feel great. i love everything they have done (or haven't)...
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Forum: Sporting Events
12-23-2005, 05:24 PM
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Re: Johnny Damon signs with Yankees
well the fact that the typical fan and the media hate the red sox owners and the front office philosophy's make me feel great. i love everything they have done (or haven't) this offseason...
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Forum: Sporting Events
12-23-2005, 06:30 AM
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Forum: Sporting Events
12-21-2005, 07:34 PM
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Re: Johnny Damon signs with Yankees
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Surely you are not inferring that your point of view is the only legitimate point of view in this case?
apprently you dont know me very well /images/graemlins/grin.gif
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Forum: Sporting Events
12-21-2005, 07:28 PM
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Re: Johnny Damon signs with Yankees
Surely you are not inferring that your point of view is the only legitimate point of view in this case?
apprently you dont know me very well /images/graemlins/grin.gif
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Forum: Sporting Events
12-21-2005, 06:52 PM
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Re: Johnny Damon signs with Yankees
i dont get into the politcs of the deal, because i dont care!
the deal is not good from a pure marketplace perspective. i dont care about the rest /images/graemlins/smile.gif
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Forum: Sporting Events
12-21-2005, 06:22 PM
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Re: Johnny Damon signs with Yankees
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thats the issue though. i dont give the yankees more leeway because they have more money, its a poor way to evaluate the deals they make. they need to be held to the same...
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Forum: Sporting Events
12-21-2005, 06:06 PM
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Re: Johnny Damon signs with Yankees
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Sublime,
You did a good job here valuing each deal. However, this type of analysis works best in a salary cap environment, where every team only has x number of dollars to spend in order...
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Forum: Sporting Events
12-21-2005, 05:54 PM
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Re: Johnny Damon signs with Yankees
for those that want to predict how much offense damon will lose due to his age/decline rate, here are some examples.
one poster compared him to tim raines, while i choose bernie williams. for...
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Forum: Sporting Events
12-21-2005, 05:38 PM
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Re: Johnny Damon signs with Yankees
sublime, I don't disagree with you much on sports, but why is signing a guy like jacque, who is honestly rather terrible at everything, for $5mil a year better than getting damon at this price?
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Forum: Sporting Events
12-21-2005, 03:54 PM
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Re: Johnny Damon signs with Yankees
I'm guessing that Johnny Damon had a much bigger marketing effect on the Red Sox than he'll have in New York.
I agree, on the NYY he is the 4th or 5th most marketable figure.
also, i dont...
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Forum: Sporting Events
12-21-2005, 05:38 AM
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Re: Johnny Damon signs with Yankees
HAHA!! u guys got the rug pulled out from under you AGAIN!!!
jesus you should kill yourself.
how can the rug be pulled out from underneath them, when the red sox were given the chance to match...
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Forum: Sporting Events
12-21-2005, 05:36 AM
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Forum: Sporting Events
12-21-2005, 05:34 AM
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Re: Johnny Damon signs with Yankees
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sublime,
In this thread you have repeatedly stated or given evidence that this is a bad deal for the Yankees in terms of value per dollar. This you have done well, however you have yet...
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Forum: Sporting Events
12-21-2005, 03:33 AM
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Re: Johnny Damon signs with Yankees
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Um, no, the Giles signing is approzimately 300 million times better than Damon's.
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I disagree. Giles was signed to too long of a contract. While the price is...
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Forum: Sporting Events
12-21-2005, 03:32 AM
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Forum: Sporting Events
12-21-2005, 02:22 AM
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Forum: Sporting Events
12-21-2005, 02:22 AM
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Re: Johnny Damon signs with Yankees
Yes, Furcal is a better signing. But to defend the Furcal signing you can't say the Damon signing is:
ummm, i didnt defend the furcal signing.
as for giles:
he draws a lot of his offensive...
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Forum: Sporting Events
12-21-2005, 01:39 AM
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Re: Johnny Damon signs with Yankees
oh, i have no doubt they are getting a quality player for the next couple of years who will contribute at a high level.
i usually approach each deal from the finacial end first. i like how money...
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