Ask BA: minor league strength
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From now on, I’m assuming this means that the person is just really bad at bowling. As in, his bowling ball sinks into the gutter.
"Catcher are base running. Hitters are offense."
Only [hella] games left until the end of Zito's [no, make that Rowand's] contract.
Adoptive father of "Poncho" Villalona: This Angel don't fly. Nothing about him is light.
by thehavenot on Jun 30, 2009 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Apparently I didn’t need to ask it, though. Jeez how unimaginative am I?
A hot August weekday, before a small crowd, when the only thing at stake is the tissue-thin difference between a thing done well and a thing done ill. Insofar as the clutch hitter is not a sportswriter's myth, it is a vulgarity, like a writer who writes only for money.
by Roger on Jun 30, 2009 9:48 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Tate has extra leverage with a football scholarship from North Carolina, and his two-sport status also will allow San Diego to spread his bonus over as many as five years.
I’ve read this a few times and still don’t get it. I mean, why do you get to spread the bonus if the kid plays two sports?
Proud father of Juan Carlos Perez. Think Albert Pujols at second.
by marcello on Jun 30, 2009 10:31 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You mean, you don’t get the reasoning behind the 2-sport provision/exemption (whatever you want to call it), or…?
Prospective parent of new pick, Zack Wheeler. Projectable Righty stolen from the braves. Of course, I stalk my son's myspace: http://www.myspace.com/zackwheelerbaseball
"Obviously I’m not doing things like going toe-to-toe with a ninja. Find me a ninja, for one."--Brian Wilson
by haverecords on Jun 30, 2009 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
what, other sports exist?
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on Jun 30, 2009 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes
Why does San Diego get to spread his bonus out because he plays two sports?
Proud father of Juan Carlos Perez. Think Albert Pujols at second.
by marcello on Jun 30, 2009 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
MLB wants the best athletes, and wants to keep bonuses lower. Spreading a bonus out over time, while avoiding a MLB contract makes higher total bonus amounts more palatable to many teams. Were this allowed in all situations the bonus amounts would go up.
If a HS player is equally a good baseball prospect and basketball prospect, baseball is the riskier financial path, so this is an attempt to make it less riskier.
Prospective parent of new pick, Zack Wheeler. Projectable Righty stolen from the braves. Of course, I stalk my son's myspace: http://www.myspace.com/zackwheelerbaseball
"Obviously I’m not doing things like going toe-to-toe with a ninja. Find me a ninja, for one."--Brian Wilson
by haverecords on Jun 30, 2009 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I see
Proud father of Juan Carlos Perez. Think Albert Pujols at second.
by marcello on Jun 30, 2009 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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