PF Chang Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 lol at Harper calling Philly the greatest city in the world. It's been a day and I think I already actually hate this guy. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted March 1, 2019 Author Share Posted March 1, 2019 3 minutes ago, stevemcqueen1 said: Feels like we're pretty far off from being able to match up with the Dodgers, Red Sox, Astros, etc. Dodgers would have to have everyone die in their starting lineup to not make a 3rd straight WS. I think they're the NL favorite. If they had gotten Harper? Their lineup would have been INSANE. Their rotation, especially with a declining Kershaw is questionable--although Buehler looks legit. 5 minutes ago, PF Chang said: lol at Harper calling Philly the greatest city in the world. It's been a day and I think I already actually hate this guy. He's gone full Regina George. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAVEONAWARPATH Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 (edited) 15 minutes ago, PF Chang said: lol at Harper calling Philly the greatest city in the world. It's been a day and I think I already actually hate this guy. This is going to be fun I think. Let the games begin. Edited March 1, 2019 by BRAVEONAWARPATH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Gomes, MAT, Dozier, Robles all hit bombs today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAVEONAWARPATH Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Prediction: Robles is going to become a superstar and It's not going to take that long either. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OVCChairman Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 22 minutes ago, PF Chang said: lol at Harper calling Philly the greatest city in the world. It's been a day and I think I already actually hate this guy. This seriously has the possibility of being the first major piece of a serious rivalry. If we have multiple meaningful games / series while he's there... I could see them becoming our top rival for many years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 all things considered, you give me 330 mil guaranteed, your city is great. any city, pick a city 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted March 1, 2019 Author Share Posted March 1, 2019 53 minutes ago, CRobi21 said: Gomes, MAT, Dozier, Robles all hit bombs today. Wind was blowing in too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry.Randolphe Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 2 hours ago, StillUnknown said: all things considered, you give me 330 mil guaranteed, your city is great. any city, pick a city Pyongyang? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Barry.Randolphe said: Pyongyang? 330mil probably buys a good bunker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted March 2, 2019 Author Share Posted March 2, 2019 (edited) 12 hours ago, StillUnknown said: 330mil probably buys a good bunker But does it buy electricity? If, you know, you enjoy things like punching yourself in the dick... Edited March 2, 2019 by Riggo#44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 On 2/28/2019 at 3:45 PM, CRobi21 said: Trout gonna get 400+ mil in a couple of years. Crazy. Far and away the best player in baseball. Harper's WAR since the MVP season is 7.3 with two seasons below league average of 2. Trout has been worth 27.3 WAR in the same time period. They aren't even comparable. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Who needs Bryce? This is a pretty nice swing. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozo the kKklown Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 (edited) Does anyone else think Harper and Boras left a lot of money out there? The Dodgers apparently offered him a deal that was going to average over 45 million the next 4 years. Why not sign that deal and the. Go back into free agency in your prime and sign a contract that has an average salary higher for 10 years? It’s weird because Harper been betting on himself since he turned 15 yet he decided not to here. I don’t know. Edited March 2, 2019 by BenningRoadSkin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozo the kKklown Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 https://calltothepen.com/2018/12/05/washington-nationals-will-awful-come-2025/ Do the Lerners plan on selling the team before then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjunkies Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 13 minutes ago, BenningRoadSkin said: Does anyone else think Harper and Boras left a lot of money out there? The Dodgers apparently offered him a deal that was going to average over 45 million the next 4 years. Why not sign that deal and the. Go back into free agency in your prime and sign a contract that has an average salary higher for 10 years? It’s weird because Harper been betting on himself since he turned 15 yet he decided not to here. I don’t know. I think he wants to stick it to the Nationals for whatever reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Avoiding social media today. I know he'll say all the right things for the media and fanbase up there. It'll still sting a little. I know the big debate is if Philly will regret this or not. I also wonder how he'll handle their reaction to a slump or something that keeps him off the field at some time. DC would grumble but we never got vicious like their diehard fanbase does. I was at a Phillies game about 10 years ago right after they won the WS. They were playing Oakland and lose. Philly was still in 1st place. They were booed off the field and met with E-A-G-L-E-S chants. It was pretty raw. Bryce never had to deal with that here in his life. The perks I read were pretty amazing. All the bonuses. A lot that he'll get like the AS game which he's a lock to be named a starter. The Suite on the road I imagine was a big deal for him. I wonder how much MLBs have that also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 41 minutes ago, BenningRoadSkin said: Does anyone else think Harper and Boras left a lot of money out there? The Dodgers apparently offered him a deal that was going to average over 45 million the next 4 years. Why not sign that deal and the. Go back into free agency in your prime and sign a contract that has an average salary higher for 10 years? It’s weird because Harper been betting on himself since he turned 15 yet he decided not to here. I don’t know. Contracts allocate risk. Harper probably could have gotten a lot more money over his entire career IF he plays at an extremely high level consistently for the next 10 years. Right now, he doesn't have to worry about any of that, he's guaranteed $330 million no matter what. It was also important for him to become "the face of a franchise" for branding purposes, so bouncing from team to team every 4 years was not something he wanted to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozo the kKklown Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 36 minutes ago, PleaseBlitz said: Contracts allocate risk. Harper probably could have gotten a lot more money over his entire career IF he plays at an extremely high level consistently for the next 10 years. Right now, he doesn't have to worry about any of that, he's guaranteed $330 million no matter what. It was also important for him to become "the face of a franchise" for branding purposes, so bouncing from team to team every 4 years was not something he wanted to do. He could have gotten that money and security if he plays at a high level just the next two years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 1 minute ago, BenningRoadSkin said: He could have gotten that money and security if he plays at a high level just the next two years. Exactly how much more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozo the kKklown Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 5 minutes ago, PleaseBlitz said: Exactly how much more? I think he could have gotten a 10/300 year at age 30. I think he lost out on 200 million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 (edited) 3 minutes ago, BenningRoadSkin said: I think he could have gotten a 10/300 year at age 30. Sure, you think that. 18 months ago people legitimately thought Harper could get half a billion dollars. Things change. Change is risk. Contracts allocate risk. Harper took the sure thing. Certainty costs money. Edited March 2, 2019 by PleaseBlitz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 1 hour ago, BenningRoadSkin said: Does anyone else think Harper and Boras left a lot of money out there? The Dodgers apparently offered him a deal that was going to average over 45 million the next 4 years. Why not sign that deal and the. Go back into free agency in your prime and sign a contract that has an average salary higher for 10 years? It’s weird because Harper been betting on himself since he turned 15 yet he decided not to here. I don’t know. its a really weird contract. Boras also said that Bryce was the one who insisted on no opt outs, which is absolutely foolish. There is no downside to the opt out from the players perspective. Maybe he just wanted the history. Somebody will exceed 330mil, i'm not sure anybody gets another 13yr deal. He can still claim history even when someone tops the dollar amount Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted March 2, 2019 Author Share Posted March 2, 2019 He just wanted history. **** him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Is the game on anywhere today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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