Evan Longoria Signs 9(!) Year Deal
by Matthew on Apr 18, 2008 10:39 AM PDT
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PrintNo, I'm not joking. Evan Longoria and the Rays agreed to a 9-year deal today. The deal buys out all of his arbitration years at a guaranteed $17.5 million and then there are three team option years with the potential maximum value of the entire contract at $44 million.
This is a nutso trend.
The Mariners would be wise to stop pussyfooting around and get Felix locked up as soon as possible.
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Good deal for the rays I guess
unless he gets injured.
I don’t really see him sucking, but you never know, Bobby Crosby, Khalil Greene, etc.
http://seattlesportsmaniac.blogspot.com
Even so,
players of Crosby and Greene’s caliber still may be making 5 mil a year by the time 2014 rolls around.
I like this deal, barring career ending injuries.
...and now I'm here
I suppose, but the first 4 or so years are "free"
So it’ s almost like payign 8 or 9 million for them in the end.
http://seattlesportsmaniac.blogspot.com
Err, Khalil Greene is a good player
grossly underrated due to his homepark. He a league average hitter or thereabouts who plays good D at SS.
ZIPS: Milledge: 466 HR, 485 2B, 2282 hits, 278-379-524
Seriously? Why?
I really hate long-term contracts.
Unless it's a pitcher
it’s a reasonable thing to do, as long as the dollars aren’t ridiculous – and 9/44 will be dirt cheap if Longoria pans out to be the player he’s supposed to be.
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Holy Moses
Baseball taking after the NHL?
I guess if you’re going to give out a contract like this, Longoria’s as safe as it gets.
Longoria = Ovechkin?
Because I’m down with that.
"I've seen many, many blue skies turn gray, but the sun will eventually return, and so will I. So will I." - Carlos Pena
by R.J. Anderson on Apr 18, 2008 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Nobody can be Ovechkin
Could be a pathetic Crosby.
by Jeff Sullivan on Apr 18, 2008 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Better than Stamkos at least
"I've seen many, many blue skies turn gray, but the sun will eventually return, and so will I. So will I." - Carlos Pena
by R.J. Anderson on Apr 18, 2008 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Nine years?!? Holy turdlogs Batman!
That’s just the height of too-mucherey….
I like midgets more than I should.
I don't see what's wrong with this.
It involves team options, it’s not much of a risk, and you have potentially a great player for less than 5 million a year. I suppose they had him on arbitration but I still don’t think it’s THAT bad.
...and now I'm here
The genius of the deal
is that the Rays are only on the hook for $17 million through the 2013 season (his age 27 season). The first team option is for 2014 (age 28), his last year of arbitration eligibility, and then the second team option is for 2015 and 2016, which would be his first two years of free agency (age 29 and 30).
So for $3 million than the M’s are paying Sexson this year, the Rays locked up Longoria through his age 27 season and options on his age 28-30 seasons for less than $9 million per season.
Doesn't this buy out 3 FA years
with the options?
This year won't count for a full year of service time
It’d just probably make him a super-two
by Graham MacAree on Apr 18, 2008 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Per the ESPN article
he is not eligible for free agency until after 2014—a result of the Rays keeping him in the minors for two weeks this year.
sexy smart team
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Apr 18, 2008 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Basically, he's free 2008-2010,
Arb for 2011-2014, the would have been a free agent before the start of the 2015 season.
by Graham MacAree on Apr 18, 2008 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Good lord
If you assume he’s a lock to be a productive everyday player over his career, that is an insane bargain. Longoria must have doubts about his chances at a long career if he’s willing to take that deal.
I mean, I’m not sure Felix signs a deal like this, especially given he’s actually played for 2+ seasons and has shown some capability of being a top player at his position.
I wouldn't think he has doubts about his career
just the opposite, actually – 9 years’ security, not having to worry about arb/free agency and all that stuff is probably pretty enticing.
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But in a market where top 3Bs are getting $10-15 million per
He’s leaving a ton of money on the table.
True, but some guys don't care about that
as much as they care about stability and knowing they’ll be in one place for a while.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
and he'll have access to at least that many hot women, too.
and no Howie Mandel. There’s no downside to this.
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by pdb on Apr 18, 2008 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
well, then he should've signed a no-trade clause
because I don’t think 9 years means he’ll be in one place…
http://seattlesportsmaniac.blogspot.com
Risk of injury
Longoria’s career could end tomorrow if he got beaned in the head, and the Rays would owe him nothing past this year’s league minimum salary. He would make league minimum through 2010 even if he did not get hurt. He just guaranteed himself $17 million.
Anybody's career could end tomorrow
Most careers don’t end that quickly. That’s akin to getting on a plane and fearing a plane crash.
Which many, many people actually do.
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Like me!
Everyone is allowed 1 irrational fear.
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by Aaron Campeau on Apr 18, 2008 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
But planes don't crash
If players as a group shared this fear, we’d see a lot more deals like this with rookies.
Planes don't crash? What?
Planes crash often. Just not in the US.
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Good businesses don't kill their customers
so no matter how much you read/hear about mass groundings, financial woes, or whatever else, you should believe that no US airline will fly a plane that’s not airworthy. There are isolated problems, sure, but US airlines are really good at general maintenance.
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The tobacco industry says hello.
Barry Bonds died for you sins.
by JI on Apr 18, 2008 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions
That was incomplete
Plane don’t crash consistently enough for it to be a rational fear. Being in a plane crash is about as expected as winning the lottery.
My expectations of being in a plane crash
Are much higher than my expectations of winning the lottery
by Graham MacAree on Apr 18, 2008 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Fly less, and buy more Lotto tickets.
I like midgets more than I should.
Well, buy more Lotto tickets anyway...
Because you can actually still die in a plane crash even if you never fly (since a plane could, you know, crash into your place of occupation or residence, whether you’re in a flying machine or not (see 9/11, Kathleen Caronna). However, you can’t win the Lotto if you don’t buy tickets (or at least ‘acquire’ one, whether through legal or illegal means)...
Ill Ligitamus Non Carberendum
by PositivePaul on Apr 18, 2008 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Fear is, by definition, not rational
Not to derail this whole thing to talk about the psychology of fear, but that’s a distinction that has to be made.
In a related note, I have a fear that I will never win the lottery.
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and why wouldn't you fear a plane crash?
plane crashes are nearly universally fatal. I don’t fear every plane I board will crash, but I still fear it happening.
Because I can't control whether it crashes or not
I don’t worry about that which I cannot control.
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I don't worry about the Mariners.
Bavasi’s job is to worry about the mariners. My job is to consume the product and bitch about it.
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Cory Lidle says 'SHIT!"
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Apr 18, 2008 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Cory Lidle says WHY AM I IN THIS BOX OH YEAH IT'S BECAUSE I'M DEAD NEVER MIND
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That's true, but think of it as an outcomes matrix
If he signs the deal, and has a successful career, he’s left a lot of $$ on the table, but has $44 mil
If he signs the deal, and gets injured early on, he’s guaranteed $44 mil that he wouldn’t have gotten otherwise
If he doesn’t sign the deal, and has a successful career, he earns a ton of $$
If he doesn’t sign the deal, and gets injured early on, he’ll net only a couple of million for his career
So, the only outcome that leaves him without a huge nest egg to retire on involves not signing the deal. Signing the deal guarantees he’ll be set for life.
Even if there’s only a 0.1% chance of him suffering a career ending injury early on, it’s still a smart move.
he's not guaranteed 44M
and he’s not leaving tons of money on the table
Really?
You don’t envision a scenario where Longoria’s late 20’s are worth $15 million a year on the open market?
he'll still get that money
when he reaches FA. You have to look at his total career path if you want to make an economic argument.
Oh, I know he will
I’m saying the possibility was there to bide his time rather than sign, and start making that money sooner than he will given the scope of this deal. See below.
how much money?
If longoria performed like say Eric Chavez over his first 9 years, how much money do you think he’s missing out on? (current value only)
First three years are TB controlled, so he gets 1.5M.
Next 4 are arb-years, probably rounds out to 8M/year on average? so 32M,
then first two years of FA, call it 14M per for another 28M.
All told 62.5M compared to the 44M he will get under this deal. Big whoop considering he’ll then proceed to sign a 6/90M contract.
To wit, he doesn't have to do it for 9 years
Only about 4, maybe 5… because that’s when the team and his agent will probably start talking extension. Many teams do buy out arb years once they see they have a top talent. If he’s money over those 4-5 years, he locks up a guaranteed monster deal, and then it hardly matters what he does over the next 4-5.
There is no incentive for a team to sign a player to a 4 year deal
When they are in their first two weeks of ML service time. That would be crazy.
by Graham MacAree on Apr 18, 2008 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
No
I’m talking about Longoria giving the team 4-5 good years of service at the standard rate, and THEN locking up a 7/$Texas deal.
But there is every chance he won't be a perennial All-Star
He could get injured, he could be not as good as he seemed, etc etc etc. This is about providing Longoria with $17.5m of security, and in return he’s giving them 2 years of free agency at a discount.
by Graham MacAree on Apr 18, 2008 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
because there's that pesky delay
of six years between a trend starting and players reaching free agency?
Players are still going to go to free agency, but many many young players have signed arb buy out contracts over the last few years.
Okay, we can agree this is a recent trend
FWIW I hope this is a trend that proliferates and continues.
And I’m so sure Felix jumps on the bandwagon unless he is offered elite-SP money.
Felix wants a deal
The Ms want a deal.
They’ll eventually give him something good.
The ridiculous contracts are all in free agency
Players have much more leverage.
by Graham MacAree on Apr 18, 2008 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
But I don't think he's guaranteed 44M...
I like midgets more than I should.
Well I like the idea someone mentioned the other day
Give him a blank check and say, “Felix, write any number and I will pay it.”
I am more and more nervous every day that we don’t have him signed to a lifetime contract.
But Longoria has guaranteed he'll be set for life
... the difference between making almost nothing vs $44 million, guaranteed, is far more than the difference between making $44 million and $100-$200 million.
By signing the deal, he’s eliminating all risk. If he didn’t, and went year to year, one horrible injury could wipe out all of his career earning potential (hence the “almost nothing”). What more is the extra hundreds of millions going to buy him, that $44 million won’t? Unless he has some need to live a ridiculously opulent lifestyle, which he clearly doesn’t (based on his signing of the deal).
Smart, unlike so many players these days. $44 million is a nice chunk of change to be guaranteed.
That's true, I didn't read closely enough
... but $17.5 million is still a substantial upgrade over the several hundred thousand he’s guaranteed to make (minus his signing bonus) without the deal.
and it'll be enough to buy him a face in any event
I just looked at the rotoworld link, and I’m amazed he’s been able to accomplish what he has given his obvious physical shortcomings.
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his rotoworld page has no picture
just a drawing of a blank face with a baseball cap on it.
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HAHAHA!!
That’s funny, I don’t care who ya are.
I like midgets more than I should.
(Punches Larry the Cable Guy for stealing his screen name)
I like midgets more than I should.
Still, would you sign a contract to stay with your employer for nine years?
I don’t think I’d want to make that kind of commitment.
I like midgets more than I should.
especially considering it's a contract on both ends
which means I could do jackshit for the next 6 years and still get paid a ridiculous amount of money
Good point. I'm still not sure I wouldn't rather have my freedom though.
I like midgets more than I should.
I like my job, but I also like having the freedom to leave if I so desire.
I like midgets more than I should.
This is why I'm a contractor.
and side note: monster.com is the craigslist personals of job hunting sites.
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I used to be. I do accounting now.
Going back to the old trade is always on my mind though.
I like midgets more than I should.
hows the life?
I’m intrigued but worried about stability. Ideally I’d like to be able to take 9-month contracts and earn enough to only work part-time the other 3 months and travel. Also, telecommuting would be nice.
It's hard to telecommute when your a contractor.
Unless I’m talking about a different kind of contractor (hammers, nails, wood).
I like midgets more than I should.
programming contracts is what I'm talking about
there’s already no reason for me to come to an office everyday.
I have a good friend who does this as a technical writer
The life is every bit as awesome as you would imagine it to be.
This is what I used to do
I didn’t telecommute, but I always made a point of not working one or two months a year. I didn’t always travel, but it was nice to have that kind of time. I work year-round now that I bought a house, but I do try to take a couple weeks off between assignments. It’s nice. Also nice is the whole “never having to go to routine team meetings” thing, and being able to leave an hour early if I want without getting approval.
Contracting is the shit.
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It's not for everyone
because either way there’s sacrifices, and not as much stability as a “real” job. You either have to be a 1099 or a W2 contractor – as a 1099, you make a metric fuckton of money, but you have to pay all your own taxes, FICA, and insurance, so you have to be really good at saving money for something that’s not a big screen TV or trip to Europe. As a W2, you make less money but your agency does the bookkeeping and, and this is why I’m a W2, finds jobs for you.
There’s nothing more annoying than knowing a contract is ending and having to hustle for work while you’re still working; the big fat slice that my agency takes off the top is worth it in the time savings from that alone.
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But what if your employer ends up being shitty and irrelevant in four or five years, and you still have to work in the same dreary office?
I like midgets more than I should.
No need to welcome me, I've been here for a while now.
I like midgets more than I should.
isn't it dreamy?
All these idealistic kids still in college have no idea how Dunder Mifflin-y their lives will be in just a few short years.
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Uh oh, we made Matthew angry.
We won’t like him when he’s angry.
I like midgets more than I should.
you didn't make me angry
work makes me angry
You're gonna be one pissed off dude when you finish school then.
I recommend starting to smoke crack now.
I like midgets more than I should.
Try doing what I'm doing...
Go back to school in an MD/PhD program.
Lots of school. You don’t even have to think about life with no school, because you’re in the program for 7-8 years! Yay?
by GhettoBear04 on Apr 18, 2008 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
This is not to say it's bad
it’s just not going to be what you thought you went to college for.
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I enjoy the hell out of my job
And they pay me more than I’m worth.
You’re right – it’s not what I thought I went to college for, but then, my ideas of what I wanted work to be when I was in college were all batshit insane. I’m really glad things didn’t exactly go to plan.
Sorry, we’ve got all these youngsters around and I just wanted to say it’s not all broken dreams and zombie-stumbling through hell.
I don't enjoy my job but I don't not enjoy it
does that count?
by Jeff Sullivan on Apr 18, 2008 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
that's about all you can ask for
unless you’re in a dream job of some sort.
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that's only a bit better than I
so I’m thinking no.
I both love and hate my job.
I enjoy what I do, but there are the painful times where I must look a customer in the eye and tell them I failed. That is never fun.
The user formerly known as Sec 108.
but it builds character. Or something.
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Well, I have at least found
that saying I failed saves my butt more often than trying to blame others.
Now that I think about it, my day job is very similar to my marriage.
The user formerly known as Sec 108.
I used to LOVE my job.
Now, not so much. It’s amazing what happens when the government goes back to being the government, rather than the efficient, award-winning team we were 3-4 years ago…
Ill Ligitamus Non Carberendum
by PositivePaul on Apr 18, 2008 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm sorry, what? I was sleeping at my desk.
I hear ya though.
I like midgets more than I should.
Which is exactly why
I’m going to get paid to be shot at. Far more stimulating intellectually, not to mention physically, to stalk human prey and avoid detection while preying upon terrorists with an accurized battle rifle.
I’d much rather enjoy my job and live a modest life than enjoy a luxuriant settlement while working an unfulfilling job. I’m working minimum wage right now rather than making ~55K a year in a union construction job I was offered solely because I don’t want to commit to a job that might bore me.
It puzzles me why more people don’t feel this way. Money is great, but your time is your life. When you have 40 hours a week taken from you, that’s a serious part of your life. Add another 5 to 10 hours in preparations for work, overtime, commute et cetera and that job basically IS your life. Why take money and a shitty job over a job you can find satisfaction and stimulation in, but for a lesser paycheck? It’s your life…
by spittle8 on Apr 19, 2008 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Be thankful you have 10s of millions of dollars
and dozens of ladies lining up to be your trophy wife.
Barry Bonds died for you sins.
That would be a rough life.
I like midgets more than I should.
I sign one to stay ten years at the end of the Summer
If I so choose
not to mention that if turns out to be good enough
to miss out on the 20M or so he left on the table by not going year-to-year, he’ll still get a ridiculously huge contract after this one. You’re talking about potentially leaving $20 or so M on the table in a career that will net you 150M+
Now
This is not to say that the Rays shouldn’t have made this deal, that this isn’t more than enough money for Longoria from his perspective, and that I don’t respect and appreciate the fact that he took a long term deal at potentially below market value that helps keep his team’s payroll free to lock up other talent.
I’m just surprised, given we live in a world where most players and their agents try to milk every dollar they can from a team, that Longoria took a sizable but potentially below-market deal for such a long term.
The agent here has an incentive to sign now
because (1) Longoria (and by extension, the agent) otherwise gets paid next to nothing for three more years and (2) the agent may no longer be in Longoria’s employ three years from now when Longoria would otherwise start to make real money.
That's assuming
a) the agent believes Longoria could turn him over in the next 2-3 years and
b) the deal was mainly their idea
Then, yeah, it makes sense. If TB proposed this using your point as verbal leverage, then that’s absolutely cunning and brilliant manipulation.
Players and agents are generally not long-term relationships anymore.
Didn’t you see Jerry Maguire?
Seriously, from the agent’s point of view, the standard operating procedure for pre-arbitration players is to get a long-term contract signed as soon as possible. Felix’s agent wanted a long-term deal after his first season.
Do agents get paid yearly like players
or is it all frontloaded, since it comes out of the player’s pocket and not the contract?
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The general practice is that the agent who negotiates the deal
gets paid his percentage throughout the life of the contract, just as the player does. So if Longoria gets a new agent next year, his old agent still gets his percentage throughout the term of the contract.
Felix could have gotten one
From what I hear, he’s being a little more demanding than Longoria on the terms.
Felix isn't being demanding so much as he's being lowballed
by Jeff Sullivan on Apr 18, 2008 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Is this a guess or from snippets you hear from your sources?
Because dear lord if theres one person on this team we should just be up front and pay its Felix.
If they didn't want pay A-Rod
I don’t expect them to go out of their way to pay Felix.
Barry Bonds died for you sins.
by JI on Apr 18, 2008 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Not so much a snippet as a full bit of information
I imagine they’ll agree on something before too long. But so far the Mariners are aiming way too low.
by Jeff Sullivan on Apr 18, 2008 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
No idea
but if/when they get Felix locked up they’ll sign him through at least one year of FA.
by Jeff Sullivan on Apr 18, 2008 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I approve...I want a Longoria jersey
I fucking hate you Mariners
This is nutty
it’s something I’d do on Baseball Mogul, and when you think about it the only way the Rays get screwed is if Longoria completely flames out.
I’m honestly curious as to why he’d sign this.
Barry Bonds died for you sins.
Maybe they have blackmail material.
I like midgets more than I should.
Both perhaps?
I like midgets more than I should.
Behind?? Are you sure that's where you want to stand?
I like midgets more than I should.
It really, really, really depends on the situation.
SInce I don’t know what the situation is exactly, I don’t want to commit myself to any particular stance or position.
I like midgets more than I should.
Use your imaginiation
Eva Longoria + 1 Dead Girl + 1 Live Boy + scandalous context = x
Barry Bonds died for you sins.
I want to be in front of whatever direction Eva is facing.
I like midgets more than I should.
I'll settle for being in the same room
then we can go from there.
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We're not going anywhere, buddy!!
I like midgets more than I should.
Well... Okay...
But NO FUNNY STUFF.
I like midgets more than I should.
It'll be all serious business
it’s business, it’s business time.
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I'm not sure I like the sound of that.
How about I just stay outside until your done handling your bidness.
I like midgets more than I should.
You should like the sound of that
it was a FoTC reference.
But yeah, you should probably stay outside. Just to be safe.
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When it’s with me, you only need two minutes, girl ‘Cause I’m so intense
the other angels fan [formerly newlocal]
two minutes in heaven is better than one minute in heaven
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Besides, that's 10 seconds longer than it took when you practiced.
I like midgets more than I should.
Holy crap that's funny!
I’ve never seen that before, so I missed the reference, but thanks for the link!
I like midgets more than I should.
You've never seen Flight Of The Conchords?
It’s on DVD now, you have no excuse. Go get it and watch it. It’s all that funny.
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I've never seen that one.
I catch the show occasionally, but it’s usually when I come home from a night out, so I’m not always that coherent.
I like midgets more than I should.
Albi! Albi!
Albi the Raaaacist Dragon
by Graham MacAree on Apr 18, 2008 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Players under contract can still be dicks
and force a trade or new contract talks.
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Apr 18, 2008 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Mr Hand, you DICK!!
I like midgets more than I should.
C'mon up, everyone, get a slice - it looks delicious!
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At Longoria's age
the Rays probably can insure the contract too.
Holy shit.
Give Felix 10/75, before more young players start getting these big long term deals
Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.
obligatory dyslexia joke
what’s this I hear about eva longoria singing?
I never said it was a good joke.
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I've been holding off on that same joke all thread.
I’m glad someone posted it before I couldn’t resist any longer.
I like midgets more than I should.
It was all I could do to wait this long
but I don’t want to become the “I shit on threads as soon as they’re posted” guy. At least not yet.
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I'm terribly bored today, so I'll be fighting the urge to be that guy all day.
At least until I can escape the office tonight.
I like midgets more than I should.
Can I shit on stupid people too?
I have some targets picked out already…
I like midgets more than I should.
Thank god I just watched Spinal Tap last night
because otherwise, “It’s such a fine line between stupid and clever” wouldn’t have been in the forefront of my brain.
I’ve seen that movie about 150 times, and I cannot envision a scenario where Spinal Tap ceases to be funny.
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Genius
The pause and blank stare between “why don’t you just make 10 the top and make 10 louder” and “these go to 11” is the best example of absolute genius comic timing I can come up with.
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Is anyone else really scared
that Felix is going to end up in a Red Sox, Yankees, Mets, or gulp Angels jersey after 2011?
Get him signed long-term Bill…with free-agent team option years…
Pick the better response:
EITHER
A. We must not talk about these things
or
B. FELIX HAS NOT PROVEN ANYTHING HE IS WEEK MENTALLY AND WILL NEVER BECOME AN ACE BECAUSAE HE IS OVERRATED DONT WASTE YOU MONEY ON THIS UNAMERICAN PRE-MADONNA
Barry Bonds died for you sins.
No, not after '11
I’m 100% confident he’ll sign some sort of deal within the next 12 months.
Anyone else remember/know what Magic Johnson signed for?
I believe it was 20 years 20 million, or 40 million. Somethign like that. I’m too young to “remember” but I remember reading about it.
http://seattlesportsmaniac.blogspot.com
25/25
and, fun fact, that deal would have expired next year had he not restructured it in 1988. Good God I’m old.
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They signed him to a 9! year deal!?
Jesus, it’ll be …. [carry the one]... 364888 AD before he’s a free agent! That’s really hoping for some career longevity on Tampa Bay’s part.
the other angels fan [formerly newlocal]
by Eyebrows on Apr 18, 2008 12:54 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
I got kicked out of Honors for being too sarcastic once
One of my finest moments.
by Graham MacAree on Apr 18, 2008 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I got kicked out of honors for being bad at math.
Barry Bonds died for your sins.
by JI on Apr 18, 2008 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions
The difference between my honors algebra and everyone else’s regular algebra was that I got to refer to my algebra as honors algebra.
by Jeff Sullivan on Apr 18, 2008 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Or that I did it when I was 12
One of the two
by Graham MacAree on Apr 18, 2008 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions
My Honors Algebra is what everyone else's regular Algebra should've been
It’s just that the Honors instructors actually tried, and the students actually kinda sorta gave a shit about learning it.
I felt like a dick immediatly after clicking to post that comment
But feel vindicated by the responses.
Math Jokes are always a comedy goldmine.
Barry Bonds died for you sins.
by JI on Apr 18, 2008 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I recommend dorky comments
I recommended this comment
by Jeff Sullivan on Apr 18, 2008 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Taking it one step further
If the contract runs the full 362880 years and $44 million, he’ll only be making $121.25 a year, or $0.75 a game. Holy shit he needs to fire that agent. That’s not only below MLB minimum salary, but way below Florida’s minimum wage ($6.79 per hour). And don’t even get me started on the value of that contract after hundreds of thousands of years of inflation!
In conclusion, a total steal for the Rays.
the other angels fan [formerly newlocal]
This probably makes him amazing trade bait too
if they ever have reason to get rid of him.
...and now I'm here
Whatever. The world will end in 2012 anyway.
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on Apr 18, 2008 2:14 PM PDT reply actions
And if it doesn't, here's Longoria's POV of the deal in 2017:
“The Rays had never signed anyone to such a long contract, and they weren’t a team to throw around money. The first night after I signed the contract, they contacted me and said, ‘Good night, Evan, sleep tight. We’ll most likely trade you in the morning.” 9 years they said that, ‘Good night, Evan, sleep tight. We’ll most likely trade you in the morning.” During this time, I was learning from the best players of the organization, mastering fielding, batting, and I even learned to pitch a little bit. Finally, in the ninth year, the Rays GM pulled me aside and said, ‘I’m going to let you in on a little secret. We are not the real baseball team in Tampa Bay. You see, the Devil Rays have been out of the league since 2007. They passed the team onto us, the Rays, and soon, when we grow old, we will pass the team onto the Tampa Rays.’
Eh… the reference worked at first…
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on Apr 18, 2008 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Longoria has 20 major league at bats.
The next logical step is signing these guys to long term deals when they are still prospects in AAA.
Felix Hernandez may be The King, but Justin Upton is a GOD.
GTE of the week:
"SEXSON WANTS TO TASTE THE MOTHERFUCKING CURB"
~Jordan of Boise
That sounds contradictory
If you think it’s such a nutso trend, why are you suggesting the M’s follow it?
by nathaniel dawson on Apr 19, 2008 7:36 PM PDT reply actions
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