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Title: $28 mil and he's injured before he even starts.........
Post by: The Coach on June 02, 2007, 04:37:31 PM
.....great investment George, you gonna blame the trainer and fire him too?


http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2891392
Title: Re: $28 mil and he's injured before he even starts.........
Post by: Earl1972 on June 02, 2007, 08:10:53 PM
why do people bitch about this?

it's steinbrenner's money, there is no salary cap in baseball so it really doesn't affect the team

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Title: Re: $28 mil and he's injured before he even starts.........
Post by: The Squadfather on June 02, 2007, 08:11:41 PM
28 million is pocket change for Steinbrenner.
Title: Re: $28 mil and he's injured before he even starts.........
Post by: Camel Jockey on June 02, 2007, 08:14:46 PM
He wont even make 20 starts..  ::)
Title: Re: $28 mil and he's injured before he even starts.........
Post by: njflex on June 02, 2007, 08:32:47 PM
i am a big yankee fan and it's easy to concede the division title,and the wild card is going to be a tough road.the injuries and overall aging suddenly of the big free agents over the last 5 yrs is really hitting them hard.it's time to scale down and rid of some overpaid underachievers.10 plus yrs of winning and playoff appearances spoil you,everyone has to turn a page eventually.
Title: Re: $28 mil and he's injured before he even starts.........
Post by: ieffinhatecardio on June 02, 2007, 10:25:15 PM
He's not injured, he doesn't want to face the White Sox yet, he wants to come back against the Pirates.

I'm surprised he wasn't laughing when they came up with the "fatigued hamstring" excuse.
Title: Re: $28 mil and he's injured before he even starts.........
Post by: bmacsys on June 03, 2007, 09:38:27 AM
Quote from: The Coach on June 02, 2007, 04:37:31 PM
.....great investment George, you gonna blame the trainer and fire him too?


http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2891392

He doesn't get a cent till he throws a pitch with the big club.
Title: Re: $28 mil and he's injured before he even starts.........
Post by: The Coach on June 03, 2007, 09:52:55 AM
Quote from: bmacsys on June 03, 2007, 09:38:27 AM
He doesn't get a cent till he throws a pitch with the big club.

His pay went retro back to the beginning of the year, do you think he's playing in the minors for no pay?
Title: Re: $28 mil and he's injured before he even starts.........
Post by: Palpatine Q on June 03, 2007, 10:16:55 AM
Quote from: The Coach on June 03, 2007, 09:52:55 AM
His pay went retro back to the beginning of the year, do you think he's playing in the minors for no pay?

Yes.

He doesn't get a penny until he is activated.
Title: Re: $28 mil and he's injured before he even starts.........
Post by: The Coach on June 03, 2007, 10:27:20 AM
Quote from: Groink on June 03, 2007, 10:16:55 AM
Yes.

He doesn't get a penny until he is activated.

If I'm not mistaken, he's declared activated when his name is on the minor league roster.
Title: Re: $28 mil and he's injured before he even starts.........
Post by: Palpatine Q on June 03, 2007, 10:33:08 AM
Quote from: The Coach on June 03, 2007, 10:27:20 AM
If I'm not mistaken, he's declared activated when his name is on the minor league roster.

He's declared activated when he's on a Yankees roster, he's not getting paid till he pitches.

 I saw an interview with Brian Cashman (Yankees G.M.)  last night and he was talking about this issue, so I'll take his word for it.