Greedy Pitchers - Should They Really Get Paid

It seems that pitchers all over MLB are seeing green. I do not know if it was the overpayment for Beltran, Johnson or a host of others, but something is making pitchers think they need more green. Isn't the field's grass enough?

Clemens wants $22 million in salary arbitration, Johan Santana wants a raise of $6.8 million, and Josh Beckett gets mulah, even after an average to sub-par year. The way that I look at it, there are pitchers that are perennial All-Star types and there are pitchers that simply "come out of the woodwork" each year. These "out-of-the-woodwork" types are smart...they cash in after their stellar years and they get talked up by everyone and their grandmothers. I am going to just say that if they can get paid, then more power to them.

All of you MLB critics, shut up and just give them props for being able to take money from owners by putting on a good show in one year...then they can psuedo-retire while still playing. All of these over-paid pitchers will end up imploding the following year after a big contract is signed. Hopefully the owners will see this trend, as well. Well, maybe they are way too near-sighted.

My Dream of Soriano Coming Back is Held Off Another Year

I am a bit jaded again today...my favorite MLB player is stuck in a Texas Rangers uniform until 2006. 2.1 million dollars more that he made last year. Man, the Yankees could have had him back this year. Oh well, I guess the Yankees are really not focusing on speed this year.

I swear...I better not be saying the same thing next year that I said about their pitching this past year. Last year they had sucky pitching and focused on bats. This year they are fixing the pitching (BIGTIME)...next year...? Could it be "We are going to look to make our team faster". - Brian Cashman. Mark my words...the Yankees needed to get a bit faster both on the bath paths and in the outfield. I am officially worried about the Yanks not that they are pretty slow (No Tony Womack was definately not the answer for speed).

Yankees Donate to the Tsunami Effort

Yankees Donate to the Tsunami Effort

The Yankees matched the $1 million donation made by Major League Baseball and the Players Association to tsunami relief. Said commissioner Bud Selig: "Major League Baseball has always appreciated the Yankees' generosity and their commitment to those in need. This reaction to the tsunami disaster is in keeping with their long history of good works. On behalf of baseball, I am grateful to George Steinbrenner and the New York Yankees for this wonderful gesture."

Story from CBS Sportsline.

Randy Johnson was a better addition than Carlos Beltran. I am positive of it!! Really!

Randy Johnson was a better addition than Carlos Beltran. I am positive of it!! Really!

The Yankees had to make their rotation better this off-season. They sure did. Adding Carl Pavano, Jaret Wright, Felix Rodriquez and Randy Johnson was ridiculous, even from a rabid Yankees fan. Believe me when I say that I am very psyched about the 2005 season as the Yankees have positioned themselves as the best team in the league again. Adding Beltran this year would not have worked out real well for the fact that he needs to acclimate to the New York pressure. What better way to do that by letting Beltran flail and slump with the Mets this year, instead of with the Yankees.

Let's not kid anyone here…the Yankees do not need a Triple A farm team or any farm team for that matter…the rest of the American league and the National league are the Yankees farm system. Beltran looks like he will be a perrenial all-star in this league and the Yankees will get him eventually. They will allow him to take his beating with the Mets, instead of at the expense of themselves. Besides, the Yanks did secure the services of Ruben Sierra again for those times when Bernie is having some trouble at the plate and Tony Womack to sure up second base.

Awe crap…you caught me…I am really angry that the Yankees did not get Beltran. The Yankees needed speed on the base paths and more range in the outfield (especially center field). Damn, damn, damn!!! I just hope that Randy Johnson means as much to the Yankees as "What's-Him-Name" did to the Boston Red Sox last year.

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Steroid Use = Punishment?

Well, the new rules for steroid use are out and now MLB has failed at policing their own again. I still say this with as much as I enjoy seeing the 500ft blasts into the stratosphere from the likes of Barry Bonds, Gary Sheffield and the former druggie, Jason Giambi (Oh wait, he didn't use steroids…yea right!)

The Rules:
Now the rules are to have a 10-day suspension for a first time offender w/o pay, 30-day suspension w/o pay for a second offense, 60-day suspension for third offense and then a 1-year suspension from baseball for the forth offense?! But the fifth offense is what I thought was the harshest penalty…are you ready for this one…the penalty is discipline determined from the commissioner. YIKES!!!! I would be very afraid if I were Barry Bonds right now. Who wants to be spanked on the butt by Bud Selig? That is quite a harsh penalty.

These rules are supposed to be a step forward, but all it is doing is making the players union happy because they can help figure out ways to beat the system. Man, the owners think they have a win in this situation? No more 50 and 60 home run seasons for the big bats now.

By the way, I think the rules should be that steroids are banned from baseball and the first offense you are suspended for one year and then a second offense should be a ban from playing for MLB ever again. This will be the only true way to rid Major League Baseball of juiced players. Tell me what you think. Is the new steroid policy good enough to satisfy you?