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"Instead of all of this energy and effort directed at the war to end drugs, how about a little attention to drugs which will end war?" Albert Hofmann -
Not so fast. Beat writer (and team sock puppet) John Fay, who's never been known to not say exactly what management wants said, doesn't have it as a done deal quite yet--
Only the madman is absolutely sure. -Robert Anton Wilson, novelist (1932-2007)
Faith is believing what you know ain't so. -Mark Twain, author and humorist (1835-1910)
A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.
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He gave the Reds a discount.If DMT didn't exist we would have to invent it. There has to be a weirdest thing. Once we have the concept weird, there has to be a weirdest thing. And DMT is simply it.
- Terence McKenna
Bullshit is everywhere. - George Carlin (& Jon Stewart)
How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are? - Satchel PaigeComment
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2 years with 200 innings = $100,000,000 contract (and it's a discount!).
I'll never get baseball salaries.Comment
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Originally posted by wannabegriffey View Post
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell made $44 million last year so stupid amounts of money isn't limited to baseball.After former Broncos quarterback Brian Griese sprained his ankle and said he was tripped on the stairs of his home by his golden retriever, Bella: “The dog stood up on his hind legs and gave him a push? You might want to get rid of that dog, or put him in the circus, one of the two.”Comment
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That's just the taxable part. Imagine what personal expenses are buried within the league's income statement.Originally posted by Hammer View PostOnly the madman is absolutely sure. -Robert Anton Wilson, novelist (1932-2007)
Faith is believing what you know ain't so. -Mark Twain, author and humorist (1835-1910)
A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.
-- William JamesComment
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I don't see the discount........yet. Seems like fair market value for a #15-30 ranked pitcher. If he becomes a top 10 pitcher it will be a discount.“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert EinsteinComment
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I agree. These salaries are ridiculous. But if the teams have the money to spend, i guess they might as well spend it. As long as ticket prices don't go through the roof.Originally posted by wannabegriffey View Post"I lingered round them, under that benign sky: watched the moths fluttering among the heath and harebells, listened to the soft wind breathing through the grass, and wondered how any one could ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth."Comment
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The commissioner of a multi-billion dollar industry getting that amount seems ok to me. Is he worth it?Originally posted by Hammer View Post"I lingered round them, under that benign sky: watched the moths fluttering among the heath and harebells, listened to the soft wind breathing through the grass, and wondered how any one could ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth."Comment
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I bet the players who retired before the NFL became rich and are trying to live off of their poverty level NFL pensions don't think so.Originally posted by Mithrandir View Post“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert EinsteinComment
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The NFLPA should be helping them.Originally posted by madducks View Post"I lingered round them, under that benign sky: watched the moths fluttering among the heath and harebells, listened to the soft wind breathing through the grass, and wondered how any one could ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth."Comment
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