... Class, please pay attention. This will be on the final. Since 1995-in other words, since the current playoff system has been in place--88 teams have made...
... See, you and I are asking different questions. I'm so not interested in comparing what Dolan's doing to what Jacobs did; I'm interested in comparing what...
... that the Dolan-is-cheap crowd throw this ... Well, Bob, I already said that, atleastto me, the term "cheap" is a euphemism for just about anything that...
... interested in comparing what Dolan's doing to what winning organizations do. By that standard--the only one that matters--the guy falls short. And it's not...
... Actually, by all accounts the Indians are raking in about $30M/year. Jacobs made at least $500M over the course of his ownership, including the sale...
... From: Tom Cooper //Actually, in fact, I see nothing wrong with anyof the deals they made this past monthI am talking about the general course of decisions...
... From: David Shlapak //See, you and I are asking different questions. I'm so not interested in comparing what Dolan's doing to what Jacobs did; I'm...
... What did we learn from this season? -We thought the offense wouldn't be as good as it was in most of 2005. That turns out not to be really true, and we...
... From: Gustaaf Brooijmans //What did we learn from this season? -We thought the offense wouldn't be as good as it was in most of 2005. That turns out not to...
... I don't think we ever offered Garciaparra anything close to $8M. I find no evidence that we offered Brian Giles ANYTHING. We offered Kevin Millwood--the...
... Agreed. I think they're another year away from really having to worry about that though, and it seems decent hitting is easier to get than pitching. ... ...
... From: David Shlapak //I don't think we ever offered Garciaparra anything close to $8M. I find no evidence that we offered Brian Giles ANYTHING. We offered ...
Bob wrote: // Dolan isn't putting big money into the payroll until the fans generate the revenues that will support a big salary// How many games did you go to...
Jeremy Follick wrote: // Is it Dolan's right to squeeze a big profit out of the team by keeping the payroll in the bottom five? Yes. Is it my right to complain...
... Actually, I think a number of small market teams do this with their best talent now. ... But fans generate revenue once the team is good (note that the...
... From: "Jeremy Follick" <follick@...> To: <clesports@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 7:32 AM Subject: Dolan is still cheap (was RE:...
... From: Gustaaf Brooijmans ... //Actually, I think a number of small market teams do this with their best talent now.// It's not that unusual to buy out an...
... From: Chris Martin //Jeremy Follick wrote: // Is it Dolan's right to squeeze a big profit out of the team by keeping the payroll in the bottom five? Yes. ...
... At 2B? I don't know, depends on the mediocrity of the rest of your team. I think giving him 150-200 ABs in 2006 will tell us a lot about what he might be...
Empirically, the "rich" dominates. It certainly helps to be smart and/ or lucky, but the single biggest predictor of not being successful in the post-season is...
... If it were true I'd buy into it, but it isn't. The Indians' starting staff gets more fly ball than ground balls it seems (and now I can't find the actual...
... I was impressed with Inglett in person on Sunday. He had one great at- bat where he battled, and battled, and battled, and hit the ball sharply a couple of...
... From: Gustaaf Brooijmans //But if you meant to say that trying Inglett is what leads you to seriously consider Boone, well yes, then you're on a slippery...
Well, I'm increasingly in the camp that the Indians were asleep at the wheel during this trade deadline season. They dumped their average veterans while the...
... Oh, of course. I'd keep Martinez if he can catch though, and my price would be pretty high for Peralta. All the rest is fair game for the right offer....
