Couple of things
- OK, Ken Rosenthal told me not to worry, and it turns out he was right. The kicker about the Matsuzaka deal is that he still signed for considerably less (roughly $$8.5 million per year) than what Scott Boras was pushing ($15 to $16 million per year). Rumor is now the Red Sox may attempt to move Josh Beckett for a closer, which may or may not be a good thing ... though it does mean they've lost confidence in Craig Hansen.
- But, wait ... I thought the argument was that our local government was hindering our economic growth?
- Pasqua think Mark McGwire shouldn't be in the Hall of Fame, and don't get me wrong, I'm not a fan. But, see, it's impossible to ignore what they did on the field, particularly in light of the fact that, apparently, the majority of the top players in the game in the 1990s were using the same performance-enhancing drugs. If there were no official rules to regulate these things during this era, how can you effectively fault someone for breaking something only in hindsight?
- With regard to the vaccine plant, this kinda thing is huge. Providing the proper training opportunities for our local population is one of the best ways to lure those businesses to this community.
- When you read this story, and then view it in the weird context from this column ... then you start to wonder about the whole state of Arkansas football Particularly when you read Orson's post, complete with comments from the readers.
- Just for the record, I ain't crazy about any elections for judges, but definitely not partisan ones. However, it's moving that way anyway since some candidates openly flaunt their political affiliations. While it's perfectly acceptable to allow one's ideology to affect your views of the legal system, I think it's a whole other ballgame when you start saying 'I'm with X Party' because that means you might be more beholden to party leadership and loyalty rather than honest ideological leanings.
- I got some good comments regarding three-laning Prince Avenue, and I attempted to build on my original post some more in the comments.
- Joe Johnson looks at hunting in Athens-Clarke County in light of the shooting of the dog on the eastside. I've been meaning to write more about this, but I need to brush up on some of state and local zonings and regulations regarding hunting. Still, it's a good piece.
- Hello, my name is Howard Guest III, and I like making absurd generalizations which miserably fail in the light of public scrutiny.
- But, wait ... I thought the argument was that our local government was hindering our economic growth?
- Pasqua think Mark McGwire shouldn't be in the Hall of Fame, and don't get me wrong, I'm not a fan. But, see, it's impossible to ignore what they did on the field, particularly in light of the fact that, apparently, the majority of the top players in the game in the 1990s were using the same performance-enhancing drugs. If there were no official rules to regulate these things during this era, how can you effectively fault someone for breaking something only in hindsight?
- With regard to the vaccine plant, this kinda thing is huge. Providing the proper training opportunities for our local population is one of the best ways to lure those businesses to this community.
- When you read this story, and then view it in the weird context from this column ... then you start to wonder about the whole state of Arkansas football Particularly when you read Orson's post, complete with comments from the readers.
- Just for the record, I ain't crazy about any elections for judges, but definitely not partisan ones. However, it's moving that way anyway since some candidates openly flaunt their political affiliations. While it's perfectly acceptable to allow one's ideology to affect your views of the legal system, I think it's a whole other ballgame when you start saying 'I'm with X Party' because that means you might be more beholden to party leadership and loyalty rather than honest ideological leanings.
- I got some good comments regarding three-laning Prince Avenue, and I attempted to build on my original post some more in the comments.
- Joe Johnson looks at hunting in Athens-Clarke County in light of the shooting of the dog on the eastside. I've been meaning to write more about this, but I need to brush up on some of state and local zonings and regulations regarding hunting. Still, it's a good piece.
- Hello, my name is Howard Guest III, and I like making absurd generalizations which miserably fail in the light of public scrutiny.
posted by Jmac at 7:10 AM
1 Comments:
Tim was having problems posting, so here's his email ...
First off - let's not forget that in actuality the deal for Matsuzaka was 6 years $103.1 million - I think Boras' failure to get more money relates directly to the fact that he had no leverage in this situation. If Dice-K didn't sign with the Sox his only other option was to go back to Japan for two years and pitch for a team that doesn't want him. It should be interesting - can't wait to see the gyro ball.
As for McGwire - this is a tough one - but there is no doubt this guy cheated. Just as there is no doubt Sammy cheated, Raffy cheated and Canseco cheated. McGwire blew his big chance inn front of Congress by looking like a shady, lying weasel. If he just would have come clean a la Giambi he may have been able to actually show his face at Major League events.
MY issue with the matter is this - baseball can NOT let McGwire in this year. This year Cooperstown will see two of the greats of the sport, both on the field and off, get their recognition....Calvin Edwin Ripken, Jr. and Tony Gwynn. Those two represent everything that is great about the game...team players, great guys, played with the same team their entire career. To have their day sullied by that walking He-Man doll with illegal drugs oozing out of every pore would be a travesty. The whole induction would be a circus and the cynical journalists would steal the limelight away from Gwynn and Ripken (where it should be) and give it to that cheating SOB.
I don't care if Hall of Fame voters eventually induct that bad average strikeout machine but it absolute can not be this year.
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