My time horizon is limited to this season. I couldn't care less if they lose Longoria in six or seven years. They did find the money to sign Burrell, so they ain't hurting.
On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 11:08 AM, Beaudoin, John <[email protected]>wrote: > My extrapolated point is that they do have a good team, but it's not > sustainable because they don't have the market for it. They'll never be > able to pay the money NY, Boston, and other cities can pay players. But, it > is fun to root for the underdogs with low salaries sometimes. I liked the > Minnesota Twins 1987 team. > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Tom Salemi > *Sent:* Thursday, January 08, 2009 11:06 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: The Rays > > > > Good point. I didn't realize attendance was factored into the standings. > > > > On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 10:44 AM, Beaudoin, John <[email protected]> > wrote: > > And just maybe they might possibly almost come close to marginally selling > out a regular season game or two this year. > ------------------------------ > > *From*: [email protected] > *To*: [email protected] > *Sent*: Thu Jan 08 07:40:44 2009 > *Subject*: The Rays > > In my humble opinion, the Rays signing of Pat Burrell has received far too > little attention in these parts. For my money, the Rays remain the team to > beat this season. Not only have they added a big bat (I had concerns that > they might have signed Manny, but they've got players who most likely will > have better seasons this year: Longoria, Upton, Pena (maybe.) > > > > They've got the same studs in the rotation and they're tossing in Price who > was dominant at the tail end of the playoffs. > > > > I also think they still have a fairly deep farm system. McGee is injured, > but they have some other parts. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
