BASEBALL!

[Dominique]

Originally Posted by Hunter Green

Hi Yellow-Hi Hunter

These owners are just greedy pigs. They dont care about the fans bc they still get a cut of the other MLB teams $$. So, as long as they sell tickets they won't do anything to help the team bc they dont love the game. Its just another business they own, like another shoe store they happen to own. I understand it's a business, and you should be profitable.....but gee, can we please compete? We even gave the newspaper owners a taxpayer funded ball park!

Hell, I'd love to have a business that made 30 million a year. But they dont love the game. I hate to say this, and I mean NO OFFENSE, but it reminds me of the Yankees...they sucked until Steinbrenner bought them, bc he loved baseball and wanted to win for the fans and for the players and for the franchise. He bought the team and turned it into what it is bc he had passion. It wasnt just a business to him.I'm aware of that story. It gives me hope!

You mention the catcher Michael McKenry. He does look great. But, 90% throw out rate is pretty high...unless you were just teasing me. Why the heck dont they bring him up? Paying 5 mil for Doumit is absurd when you got that guy in the minors, kwim?

Micheal McHenry is here, hoping he is here to stay. He was brought here when Doumit was crushed on a play at the plate and broke his ankle, and our other catcher blew out his back two days later. Our own minor league prospect (talk about bad luck)
was hit by a pitch in the side of the head and had a fractured jaw. So here comes Micheal McHenry. He flourished
apparently because of desire. It's a feel good story. I think
as I have been saying, Doumit will no longer be a pirate next year. Rumors for two years that they have been trying to trade him. But always injured. He can hit. This incident of sloppy play is not Doumit like. He's playing today....and playing his heart out. I think he saw his fate on the sports wheel. Sad.