December 11, 200421 yr As a group, they have always amazed me.. Forrest Gump said it best. Stupid is as stupid does. Case in point: The Denny Naegle saga. Now, just signing him to that kind of contract is stupid enough. The year before the Rockies picked him up (2000) he bombed with the Yanks and was traded mid-season to the Reds where he actually won eight games or so. Hence his sudden $50-$60MM value. It is stupid enough to give him $50MM or so to pitch for five years, but then they gave him a buyout sum to not pitch for them in 2006 of $9MM. WTF is with these GM's? Why do they get themselves into a corner where they all give buy out amounts of millions to not play for them after their final contract year. So the Rockies have to pay Neagle $10MM in 2005 and another $9MM to not pitch for them in 2006. The obvious answer is that they are playing with someone elses money, but still.... I know the GM's have their conventions. But I would really like to attend a convention of agents and listen to them make fun of the bozos with whom they negotiate. Jason, are you sure you want to be a member of that fraternity?
December 11, 200421 yr The buyout may be 9 million yes. But a team and an Organization has a Image to protect, it's all PR. Image is worth more than 9mil at the end of it all. So the rockies lose those 9 mil but how much more could they lose in advertisments and stuff cause they got a player who is out looking for 40 dollar hookers
December 11, 200421 yr Author Touche'. By the way, did you guys see the picture of her? It was in the Denver papers. Don't know if it made it out your way.
December 11, 200421 yr The buyout may be 9 million yes. But a team and an Organization has a Image to protect, it's all PR. Image is worth more than 9mil at the end of it all. So the rockies lose those 9 mil but how much more could they lose in advertisments and stuff cause they got a player who is out looking for 40 dollar hookers exactly, and it's not like this is anywhere near a productive member of the ball club. This guy has been dead weight since they signed him. Addition by subtraction is sometimes the best way to go.
December 11, 200421 yr General managers spend other peoples money. People only spend money wisely when it's their own money.
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