Baseball Playoffs

[GPK]

5 pitchers on the Phillies making over $10 million a year?? and another at $9.5 million?

[slotdirt]

Valverde made it interesting, but what a great MLB game. Verlander basically made two mistakes and was otherwise unhittable. Sabathia controlled his damages as well.

Setting up great for tomorrow. Who sucks less, Porcello or AJ Burnett?

[horseofcourse]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

Valverde made it interesting, but what a great MLB game. Verlander basically made two mistakes and was otherwise unhittable. Sabathia controlled his damages as well.

Setting up great for tomorrow. Who sucks less, Porcello or AJ Burnett?

Porcello, but he can certainly be lit up, but so could Scherzer and he wasn't. It's post season, total crap shoot. I thought all your starters 1 through 4 were better than theirs which is why I picked the Tigers. Gardner has hurt you.

[slotdirt]

Isn't that crazy? Gardner has been the Tiger-killer so far in this series. Of all the people in that lineup, the Tigers have had the biggest issue getting Gardner and Posada out, which is pretty unbelievable. That being said, I'm sure Texeira will go 3-5 with two dingers tonight against Rick the kid (a Seton Hall Prep product for you North Jerseyans on here).

Those two or three innings mid-game where Verlander was throwing pitch after pitch that you just knew nobody could hit were pretty awesome.

[3kings]

Originally Posted by GPK

5 pitchers on the Phillies making over $10 million a year?? and another at $9.5 million?

Look at what the Red Sox and Yankees are paying their pitchers. At least the Phillies are getting some value.

[Bigsmc]

Originally Posted by 3kings

Look at what the Red Sox and Yankees are paying their pitchers. At least the Phillies are getting some value.

Rays total payroll is $42 million.

[3kings]

Originally Posted by Bigsmc

Rays total payroll is $42 million.

I know. The irony was a Red Sox fan complaining about other people's free agent signings. I read yesterday that since 2005 the Red Sox have spent 591 million dollars in free agents and transfer fees. The person who provided the most value was Scudera. I looked but can't find the article. My point was the Phillies have spent money on pitching and at least have gotten some value on their $$$$.

[Bigsmc]

Originally Posted by 3kings

I know. The irony was a Red Sox fan complaining about other people's free agent signings. I read yesterday that since 2005 the Red Sox have spent 591 million dollars in free agents and transfer fees. The person who provided the most value was Scudera. I looked but can't find the article. My point was the Phillies have spent money on pitching and at least have gotten some value on their $$$$.

They have gotten results, the value is debatable. Free agency is such a gamble. There have been so many flops over the years that a team really needs to do their homework to have it pay off. The lure of the quick fix is too much for these big money teams not to dive in.

[slotdirt]

Are the Phillies getting value out of Oswalt right now? I'm not positive about that one.

[slotdirt]

Verlander had 15 pitches top 100 yesterday. Yikes.

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

Are the Phillies getting value out of Oswalt right now? I'm not positive about that one.

best regular season team ERA since 1991. exceeded regular season expectations. of course none of that matters now, its a new and more important playoff season.

As for Oswalt, you can't plan for injuries.. his last couple starts have been outstanding. he's back hitting his top fastball speed.

"The Astros will pay $11 million of the approximately $23 million that the 32-year-old Oswalt is guaranteed through 2011, sources told ESPN.com's Jayson Stark."


so 12 million total for 1 1/2 years of Oswalt is a great deal.

[slotdirt]

I thought this warranted a couple of chuckles:

http://jest.com/video/46873/too-much-moneyball

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

I thought this warranted a couple of chuckles:

http://jest.com/video/46873/too-much-moneyball

Steinbrenner should have been the star of the movie, not Cashman.

Just Thayin'