Daisuke Matsuzaka

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  1. Sundayjack

    Sundayjack pǝʇɔıppɐ ʎןןɐʇoʇ
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    This ought'a keep devilonthetownhallroof happy for a week or so.


    http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2656687

     
    #1 Sundayjack, Nov 10, 2006
  2. nyjunc

    nyjunc 2008 TGG Bryan Cox "Most Argumentative" Award Winn

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    There they go again trying to buy another Championship...
     
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  3. silent scream

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    They're insane if they really bid 38-45 mil for the rights to negotiate with this guy.
     
    #3 silent scream, Nov 10, 2006
  4. AMJets

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    Today alone, the Yankees, Angels, Rangers, and Red Sox have all won the bidding for Matsuzaka. It'll be funny when the official winner is announced and it's someone like the Royals.
     
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    Don't worry Steinbrenner will put in a $200 million bid at the last second so the Yankees can have the first $400 million roster.
     
    #5 wildthing202, Nov 10, 2006
  6. baamf

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    That's the craziest part, these bids just give you the right to negotiate. It has nothing to do with the contract you would have to pay on top of it. Nuts...
     
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  7. nyscene911

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    Hello Pot? Have you met my friend, Kettle?
     
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  8. silent scream

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    Does anyone know exactly when the winner will be announced?

    From what I've heard if the team and Boras/Matsuzaka can't reach an agreement he goes back to Japan for another year and will return next year as a FA. The team with the winning bid does have a lot of leverage here in negotiations.

    I could be wrong on this though.
     
    #8 silent scream, Nov 10, 2006
  9. baamf

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    That's how I understand it as well. Not to mention that they don't get their money back if they can't come to an agreement. Mind boggling...
     
    #9 baamf, Nov 10, 2006
  10. AMJets

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    Seibu has until Tuesday to accept the bid.
     
    #10 AMJets, Nov 10, 2006
  11. Barry the Baptist

    Barry the Baptist Hello son, would you like a lolly?
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    Insert sarcasm where?

    I guess they figured it worked out so well for their neighbors to the south so why not follow suit. I was pulling for 31 teams and I guess I'll b happy if this is true.
     
    #11 Barry the Baptist, Nov 10, 2006
  12. silent scream

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    Really? I thought they did. That would change everything at the negotiating
    table.
     
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  13. nyjunc

    nyjunc 2008 TGG Bryan Cox "Most Argumentative" Award Winn

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    It was a joke, Sox fans always whine about payroll yet they spend more than anyone besides the yanks and had a $44 mil difference against SL in their fluke title year of '04 .
     
    #13 nyjunc, Nov 10, 2006
  14. AMJets

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    Yes, they do.
     
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    Are you sure, I thought I heard the guys on 1050 say they don't...
     
    #15 baamf, Nov 10, 2006
  16. Barry the Baptist

    Barry the Baptist Hello son, would you like a lolly?
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    Fluke year of 2004? Oh you mean the year of the GYC right?
     
    #16 Barry the Baptist, Nov 10, 2006
  17. AMJets

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    If the team can't come to an agreement with Matsuzaka, they get the posting fee back. That's definite.
     
    #17 AMJets, Nov 10, 2006
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    But if they do come to an agreement, that money just goes to the Japanese team and has nothing to do with the contract, right?
     
    #18 baamf, Nov 10, 2006
  19. AMJets

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    Right, the posting fee goes straight to Seibu and isn't counted on the MLB team's payroll.
     
    #19 AMJets, Nov 10, 2006
  20. baamf

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    :up:
    Thanks. Just seems like a crazy amount of money to spend on a relatively unknown commodity....
     
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