Real world $8M would suffice for a legacy to ur family. It's an ego thing for sports figures (and devil on his shoulder telling him he's worth more).
Sent from Larry's iPhone On Jan 29, 2009, at 4:56 PM, Matt & Olga McSorley <[email protected]> wrote: > In a nasty recession, no less. But again, these guys don't exist in > the real world. > > -- Matt > > --- On Thu, 1/29/09, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Tom Salemi <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Varitek > To: [email protected] > Date: Thursday, January 29, 2009, 4:54 PM > > This sound like a cliche complaint, but.... > > How the hell is $8 million over two years insulting? > > On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 4:45 PM, Matt & Olga McSorley <[email protected] > > wrote: > Mazz chimes in: > > > > < Back to Front Page Text size – + > Varitek, Sox in stare down > > Email|Link|Comments (0) Posted by Tony Massarotti, Globe Staff > January 29, 2009 04:24 PM > With less than 24 hours remaining before a deadline set by the team, > the Red Sox and catcher Jason Varitek seem caught in a stare down > that could very well produce an unhappy ending for both the player > and club. > According to a baseball source, the deadline by which Varitek must > accept or decline the Red Sox' latest contract offer is set for > tomorrow morning, leaving less than a day for the matter to play > out. According to the same source, Varitek is very seriously > considering the option of sitting out the 2009 season and/or > retiring rather than accepting the contract offer made to him last > week. > In that proposal, the Red Sox gave Varitek the choice of a one-year > contract for a guaranteed $5 million or a one-year deal for $5 > million with a vesting option. In the latter scenario, Varitek would > earn another $5 million if the team exercises the option for 2010, > $3 million if an option is exercised by the player. > Though Varitek appears to have no other suitors at this time, it > would not be unprecedented for him to sit out (or retire) until he > receives an offer to his liking. With agent Scott Boras advising him > at that time, too, Varitek sat out an entire year after being > drafted in the first round by the Minnesota Twins in 1993. He then > re-entered the draft and was selected by the Seattle Mariners in > 1994, who eventually signed the player. > Even then, Varitek did not play a minor-league game until 1995, > meaning that his stance might very well have cost him two years of > his development. > Should Varitek reject the Red Sox' offer, the team will have little > choice but to walk away given the finality with which this offer was > presented to the player. The Sox then would likely go to spring > training with a catching platoon of the switch-hitting Josh Bard > (better from the right side) and the lefthanded-hitting George > Kottaras. The righthanded-hitting Dusty Brown also would be in camp. > Independent of the Varitek negotiations, the Sox are expected to > revisit talks with the Texas Rangers and Arizona Diamondbacks about > respective deals for the switch-hitting Jarrod Saltalamacchia and > the lefthanded-hitting Miguel Montero. > The switch-hitting Saltlalamacchia is regarded as having far better > offensive upside but comes with major questions defensively. Montero > is looked upon as a more balanced player and the more likely > acquisition by trade, according to another baseball source, and > presumably would displace Kottaras given that he bats from the left > side. > There is the possibility, of course, that Boras and Varitek are > threatening to reject the offer merely as a way of leveraging the > Red Sox into a more desirable agreement given the approaching > deadline. > > > --- On Thu, 1/29/09, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Ray Salemi <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Varitek > To: [email protected] > Date: Thursday, January 29, 2009, 4:43 PM > > > Yeah. > > What he said. > > On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 4:22 PM, Matt & Olga McSorley <[email protected] > > wrote: > Which isn't to say leadership and game management aren't valuable. > You just don't overpay for a guy doesn't hit because he's a good > game manager. > > > - Matt > > --- On Thu, 1/29/09, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Ray Salemi <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Varitek > To: [email protected] > Date: Thursday, January 29, 2009, 4:19 PM > > Hitting is good. > > "Leadership" and "Game Management" are highly overrated. > > On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 3:40 PM, Steve Ouellette <[email protected] > > wrote: > I agree. Tek has been a good soldier, but he was seriously overpaid > once for that, and I'm not even convinced he could outhit a George > Kottaras/Dusty Brown platoon, let alone Josh Bard. > > Steve O > > > On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 3:37 PM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> > wrote: > Michael Holley, on EEI, suggested this morning that his "moles" tell > him that Varitek would rather sit out this year than accept the Red > Sox current offer. > > I'm fine with that. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
