Sometimes you get a feeling like you need some kind of change
Regular readers of this blog (i.e., me looking back through the archives) will have noticed that I've been silent on the biggest Red Sox news of this off-season: the pursuit of Japanese pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka.
The Sox posted $51.1 million dollars for the rights to negotiate with the reigning MVP of the World Baseball Classic. He's pretty good. If the Sox and Matsuzaka can come to an agreement on a salary, those $51.1 million get transferred to Matsuzaka's Japanese club as a sort of transfer payment as seen in the world of soccer/futbol/football.
Many issues are raised here:
First, is it reasonable for the wealthiest clubs to acquire international talent in this way?
Second, it is reasonable for Matsuzaka's Japanese club to sell him without Matsuzaka getting a cut of the sale itself?
Third, is Matsuzaka worth the money? And just how much money are we talkin' about, Willis?
Fourth, who would have though I'd still be making Diff'rent Strokes references without having watched the show in 2 decades?
Fifth, would we still remember Diff'rent Strokes if not for the legal troubles of its stars?
Sixth, wouldn't the theme song have made more sense if the lyrics were "And along come the two, they got nothin' but their dreams" instead of "And along come the two, they got nothin' but their jeans?"
Seventh, did you know Alan Thicke wrong those lyrics? Alan Thicke!
Eighth, where was I? And how the heck did I get here?
...
It's true what they say: the world don't move to the beat of just one drum. What might be right for you may not, in fact, be right for some. There is bound to be inequality in baseball even if a salary cap were instituted. First, some teams wouldn't spent at the level of the cap. Second, I'm getting mighty sick of this listing format. It's lazy writing, and if there's one thing I won't stand for, it's lazy writing. Everybody's got a special kind of story, and there are better structures in which to write than these boring ordinal lists I've been using. For example, I could subtly throw in some lyrics from 1980s TV shows, to learn all about the things you just can't buy.
The essential question is whether the Red Sox will or won't overspend. And I won't have a comment on THAT until the deal is done.
(Did you know that the word "blog" comes up as a spelling error using blogger.com's spell check?)
The Sox posted $51.1 million dollars for the rights to negotiate with the reigning MVP of the World Baseball Classic. He's pretty good. If the Sox and Matsuzaka can come to an agreement on a salary, those $51.1 million get transferred to Matsuzaka's Japanese club as a sort of transfer payment as seen in the world of soccer/futbol/football.
Many issues are raised here:
First, is it reasonable for the wealthiest clubs to acquire international talent in this way?
Second, it is reasonable for Matsuzaka's Japanese club to sell him without Matsuzaka getting a cut of the sale itself?
Third, is Matsuzaka worth the money? And just how much money are we talkin' about, Willis?
Fourth, who would have though I'd still be making Diff'rent Strokes references without having watched the show in 2 decades?
Fifth, would we still remember Diff'rent Strokes if not for the legal troubles of its stars?
Sixth, wouldn't the theme song have made more sense if the lyrics were "And along come the two, they got nothin' but their dreams" instead of "And along come the two, they got nothin' but their jeans?"
Seventh, did you know Alan Thicke wrong those lyrics? Alan Thicke!
Eighth, where was I? And how the heck did I get here?
...
It's true what they say: the world don't move to the beat of just one drum. What might be right for you may not, in fact, be right for some. There is bound to be inequality in baseball even if a salary cap were instituted. First, some teams wouldn't spent at the level of the cap. Second, I'm getting mighty sick of this listing format. It's lazy writing, and if there's one thing I won't stand for, it's lazy writing. Everybody's got a special kind of story, and there are better structures in which to write than these boring ordinal lists I've been using. For example, I could subtly throw in some lyrics from 1980s TV shows, to learn all about the things you just can't buy.
The essential question is whether the Red Sox will or won't overspend. And I won't have a comment on THAT until the deal is done.
(Did you know that the word "blog" comes up as a spelling error using blogger.com's spell check?)
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Monday, November 20, 2006
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