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Things That I Do That Drive My Wife Crazy
I am an addict. My addiction is not to any sort of illicit substance, cigarettes, or booze (okay, in all fairness, I do have a soft spot for beer…often several.) I am addicted to baseball. My wife on the other hand is not. She does not understand baseball…nor does she understand my all consuming obsession with baseball. You would think that I would cut her some slack during the winter months when the season is over and I no longer try to dominate prime time television viewing with whatever game I can pick up with my crappy cable package. Unfortunately, you would be wrong. In the winter months I just try to engage her in conversation about how the Sox should trade for Gonzalez or how it would be completely unjust if the Yankees were to pick up Doc Halladay this off-season. Of course this drives her insane because she is motivated more by completely unbaseball-like topics such as John and Kate’s relationship and what is going to happen to all of the adopted children if Brad and Angelina break up. So on this day, instead of writing about how I think that the Braves are making all the right moves so far by signing Wagner and Saito or how I think Philly may have made a mistake with their signing of Polanco, I am going to count down the ten things that I have done to make my wife crazy (or at least make her think that I am crazy.)
10. Tell her that I am thinking of buying the Redsox hat that they used to wear in the 70s even though I already have four perfectly good Sox hats.
9. Tell her that we will have to go to the Toledo Zoo this summer during the week because Pawtucket doesn’t play any weekend games against the Mudhens this year.
8. Go on and on about how Pedroia possibly moving to short opens up all kinds of options for the Sox.
7. Explain to her why I think that Johnny Damon would be such a good fit for the Mariners.
6. Try to convince her to the mlb package next year because I am tired of watching games telecast from the Roger’s Center and it’s stupid looking astro turf playing surface.
5. Try to convince her why the DH is not good for the game and why it should be abolished.
4. I always have my satellite radio tuned to mlb radio.
3. I constantly rant about why it is a travesty that Rose and McGwire are not in the HOF.
2. Tell her how empty my life has been since the end of baseball season.
1. Try to organize game nights so that we can play Strat-o-Matic baseball.
Okay, I don’t really do all of those things but you get the point…McGwire needs to be in the Hall of Fame, the Redsox rule, and I really need a better cable package.
$34.5 million
THE TOP THREE
When you think about the top three guys in your pitching rotation you generally think it is the three guys who are going to make the most starts or win the most games. In Detroit the top three in the rotation are actually the number 4 and 5 guys and another guy who probably won’t even play in the majors again. Of course I am talking about Jeremy Bonderman, Nate Robertson, and Dontrelle Willis. Why are these guys the top three? These three pitchers make far more money than anyone else in the rotation or the bullpen. Between the three they make a ******** $34.5 million in 2010.
WHERE IS THE REST OF THE BIG MONEY IN THE D BEING SPENT IN 2010?
Miguel Cabrera (who, despite making the odd decision of getting loaded and staying out until 6 AM before getting into a physical altercation with his wife that involved police smack dab in the middle of a pennant race that Detroit came out on the short end of) will be making a fully justifiable $20 million. Miggy had another fantastic season and will probably have many more. The other two big money players on the Tigers for next year are Ordonez at $18 million and Guillen at $13 million. I don’t have a problem with Mags. He is a good hitter. However, he is no longer the producer that he once was. Carlos Guillen is generally a pretty good hitter too although he underperformed in an injury shortened 2009. There is no way that these two guys will even approach the performances required to command salaries this large.
$65.5 MILLION
Okay, in all fairness to the Tigers I have taken out Miggy’s $20 million. I have added up the salaries of the other five players mentioned and the sum is $65.5 million. What has that money bought? It has purchased the number 4 and 5 starters in next year’s rotation who have each had only one pretty good season (both in 2006) and who’s earned run averages are both over 4.75. It has purchased a pitcher who probably won’t even play in Dontrelle Willis. Oddly enough, his last good year was 2006 as well. AND the remaining $31 million goes to two outfielders (who are not particularly good defensively) who’s offensive skills are on the decline.
WHAT COULD YOU DO WITH THAT KIND OF MONEY IN THE MLB?
Well for starters you could have paid your entire roster if you were Oakland, Washington, Pittsburgh, San Diego, or Florida. In fact you could have almost paid the Marlin’s player twice.
WHAT WILL THAT KIND OF MONEY ACTUALLY BRING TO DETROIT?
More heartbreak. The Tigers will not even contend next year. Thanks to Dave Dombrowski and his open wallet the Tigers will have to wait at least one more year before they can even start to rebuild.
THINGS TO BE THANKFUL FOR
I am not a Tigers fan.
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