Tuesday, April 27, 2010

A FEW QUICK HITS

***RYAN HOWARD GETS THE BIG BUCKS***
Vod says Mark Teixeira is the best first baseman. Most of baseball thinks Albert Pujols is baseball's best and many think Justin Morneau has the greatest potential. All this is moot since Howard signed a contract extension for 5 years @ $25 million per year. This means he'll average a little over $23 million per year for the next 7 years.
He's not a great fielder, he's not athletic, he doesn't hit for average and he struggles against left-handers. It doesn't matter; he's the one signing the big checks.

***AND THAT'S NOT THE WORST CONTRACT***
Back in 2000, the Mets released a washed up Bobby Bonilla, who still had about $6 million in salary owed him. In the worst release agreement signing since Don Corleone and the bandleader, the Mets agreed to pay Bonilla approximately $1.3 million a year from 2011 until 2035! Hey Bobby, Here's $28 million, now go away. Do you get the feeling that math is not the strong suit in the Mets front office.

***WHO'S THE BEST?***
The big debate right now is: Who is baseball's best 2nd baseman, Dustin Pedroia or Robinson Cano? Cano hits for more power and drives in more runs, while Pedroia is a little better fielder, steals more bases and scores more runs. You can't go wrong no matter which one you pick. Personally, I like Cano's uniform a little better.

***ARE YOU SURE YOU THOUGHT THIS THROUGH?***
Baltimore third baseman, Miguel Tejada, thinks that what the Orioles need is to play teams like the Yanks & Rays. That's what will get them playing better and winning. As Bill Cosby says, "That's like saying, if someone throws a left hook at you, you lean into it." Starting tonight, we'll see if that left hook lands or not.

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