tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574766998157088542.post5976472537630258474..comments2023-10-24T11:15:43.787-04:00Comments on Red Sox Dad: This is the part I hate.Ted Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17194317104263591515noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574766998157088542.post-12842300789894705702008-03-05T22:42:00.000-05:002008-03-05T22:42:00.000-05:00My opinion: you sign, you play until your contrac...My opinion: you sign, you play until your contract is up. Those are the rules. We don't get to hold out for higher commission rates. Play, and get paid when it's time. <BR/><BR/>I have no doubt he will be shown the money.Tree Newthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934915309499354316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574766998157088542.post-79814390834684464012008-03-05T18:43:00.000-05:002008-03-05T18:43:00.000-05:00JMP, if I ever start a merchandise arm of RSD, you...JMP, if I ever start a merchandise arm of RSD, you're one of the first customers.<BR/><BR/>Stephen, seems like there is a big debate about this on the internets. I personally think they should pony up with a better deal, not necessarily the biggest deal. Pap is at least 3 or 4 years away from free agency so this is really a mountain getting made out of a molehill.<BR/><BR/>Dawn, the only problem I've got with Pap in this is the Rivera comparison; you're 100% right. He's been great for 2 years; Rivera's been great for 15 or so. But I DO think he should be paid more than he's getting, based on, like Stephen said, performance.Ted Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194317104263591515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574766998157088542.post-49587968709564113452008-03-05T16:21:00.000-05:002008-03-05T16:21:00.000-05:00I just posted a discussion about this in the forum...I just posted a discussion about this in the forum yesterday. I won'r argue that Jon hasn't pitched his tail off & maybe ought to make a little more cash to show for it. On the other hand, I am not so much liking the tooting of his own horn. He is a great closer, but hearing him compare himself to Mariano is a little much for me. Mo may play for Satan's Minions but he has earned the respect he is given by doing it for years. With only two years under his belt, it just doesn't sit right with me that Jon is declaring himself at the top of his position. I guess I like my players just a bit more humble than proclaiming their own greatness. (And I don't mean the way Pedroia just does it to have his jaw wagging with smack talk. I am thinking Mr Papelbon is being quite serious in his statements.)~**Dawn**~https://www.blogger.com/profile/06179560051128719637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574766998157088542.post-24440007410102591042008-03-05T15:52:00.000-05:002008-03-05T15:52:00.000-05:00It is a shame that players aren't paid based on pe...It is a shame that players aren't paid based on performance or what they're actually worth. If it were up to me, Paps would be getting $8 mil a year, and JD Drew $1 mil. <BR/><BR/>Unfortunately it doesn't work that way. I don't mind Paps going to the press about it, it's still rather new I don't think it's become to the point of obnoxious <I>yet</I>, I just hope it doesn't anger him to the point where he demands a trade and start becoming un-Paps-like. Sadly, it's money that takes the fun out of everything.Redbeard76https://www.blogger.com/profile/12894995307281466889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574766998157088542.post-21379708720698830842008-03-05T09:59:00.000-05:002008-03-05T09:59:00.000-05:00Ted,If you ever sell a t-shirt with a picture of t...Ted,<BR/>If you ever sell a t-shirt with a picture of the boys smacking you over the head with their plastic light sabers...I'll take two!!!!!<BR/><BR/>Glad you had a great day!!! You deserve it.<BR/><BR/>As for Paps...well I would not worry about it..he's just starting to add feathers to his bed.<BR/>As long as he produces, the front office will supply him with a ton of moola that he can stuff in his mattress.JMPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12909678844277221496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574766998157088542.post-88993895676633404192008-03-05T09:10:00.000-05:002008-03-05T09:10:00.000-05:00T-shirts, hats, key chains...I'm looking for anywh...T-shirts, hats, key chains...<BR/><BR/>I'm looking for anywhere I can make a buck, Edge. ;)<BR/><BR/>YKW is wise beyond her years.Ted Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194317104263591515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574766998157088542.post-51497980152167741952008-03-05T08:36:00.000-05:002008-03-05T08:36:00.000-05:00YKW was not quite six years old when she came up w...YKW was not quite six years old when she came up with a very profound (to me) statement. She said that "Kids are like vitamins. They can make adults feel better." We were dealing with a young fella who was miserable and she was the one who got him to feel better. <BR/><BR/>I didn't know you sold T-shirts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574766998157088542.post-75513763792566324292008-03-05T07:36:00.000-05:002008-03-05T07:36:00.000-05:00No pun intended, Tex. ;)Yeah, in the papers talkin...No pun intended, Tex. ;)<BR/><BR/>Yeah, in the papers talking about wanting to get paid, etc..<BR/><BR/>Just part of the game.Ted Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194317104263591515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574766998157088542.post-1559635923593740702008-03-04T23:20:00.000-05:002008-03-04T23:20:00.000-05:00\\we couldn't get the ball up this one hill. I'm p...\\we couldn't get the ball up this one hill. I'm pretty sure it took us 47 strokes to get it in, but we had a ball doing it.//<BR/><BR/> no pun intended Im sure :)<BR/><BR/>Ive been busy the past two days...Im assuming Paps has publically made statements? I hate it when they do stuff like thatTexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06662266315215108085noreply@blogger.com