Author Topic: Peter Gammons (Read 4419 times)

David in Jackson · « **on:** March 20, 2013, 08:38:29 am »

Gammons: "[Teams that] have payrolls under $40M should 1.not get revenue-sharing and 2. be out of the protected pick business. Rewarding trying to lose is wrong."

I would love to see a salary floor AND a salary cap. Of course, that would probably cost a season (as the NHL learned).

I don't see what the Astros are doing as a Marlins fire sale. I see this is as a once in a generation tear-it-down-and-build-it-up effort.

If the Astros are "trying to lose" two year from now then they deserve what they get and the fans will write them off. I'm confident the team will be competitive (or at least well on the way) by then.

GreatBagwellsBeard · « **Reply #1 on:** March 20, 2013, 08:51:43 am »

I see this as Gammons complaining on behalf of some AL East GM who's cranky because they don't have a creampuff to beat up on this year, and the West does. The Astros won't win 90 games in 2014/2015, but they'll be respectable enough to steal some games from the contenders.

Bench · « **Reply #2 on:** March 20, 2013, 09:07:07 am »

Quote from: GreatBagwellsBeard on March 20, 2013, 08:51:43 am

I see this as Gammons complaining on behalf of some AL East GM who's cranky because they don't have a creampuff to beat up on this year, and the West does. The Astros won't win 90 games in 2014/2015, but they'll be respectable enough to steal some games from the contenders.

Agreed. He's whining that it's not fair that the Red Sox and Yankees will have even less of a chance to make the playoffs given those teams' already low expectations.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #3 on:** March 20, 2013, 09:19:49 am »

I'd like to quote that esteemed scholar and historian, Ty in Tampa, who put it so succinctly.

Quote

"Fuck Whitey Gammons."

GreatBagwellsBeard · « **Reply #4 on:** March 20, 2013, 09:34:55 am »

I'm sure Whitey was just as up in arms about the integrity of the game when the Rays were terrible. What? Oh.

Ty in Tampa · « **Reply #5 on:** March 20, 2013, 09:43:28 am »

I bet some astute librarian-type could pull up the column that Whitey wrote about how unfair it is that big-market, high-revenue teams can afford all the top free agents while the mid and small markets are left to pick up scraps.

roadrunner · « **Reply #6 on:** March 20, 2013, 10:10:18 am »

Every year there is a worst team in baseball. Whitey needs to hang it up.

Mr. Happy · « **Reply #7 on:** March 20, 2013, 11:08:52 am »

Quote from: roadrunner on March 20, 2013, 10:10:18 am

Every year there is a worst team in baseball. Whitey needs to hang it up.

+1

ferret · « **Reply #8 on:** March 22, 2013, 04:15:46 pm »

Quote from: Ty in Tampa on March 20, 2013, 09:43:28 am

I bet some astute librarian-type could pull up the column that Whitey wrote about how unfair it is that big-market, high-revenue teams can afford all the top free agents while the mid and small markets are left to pick up scraps.

Sorry, missed the Bat (Ferret) Signal
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111228&content_id=26240406&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb

In fairness, he probably forgot he wrote that.

austro · « **Reply #9 on:** March 22, 2013, 07:37:53 pm »

Quote from: ferret on March 22, 2013, 04:15:46 pm

Sorry, missed the Bat (Ferret) Signal
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111228&content_id=26240406&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb

In fairness, he probably forgot he wrote that.

In fairness, he probably forgot where he parked this morning.

JimR · « **Reply #10 on:** March 23, 2013, 06:10:55 am »

Quote from: ferret on March 22, 2013, 04:15:46 pm

Sorry, missed the Bat (Ferret) Signal
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111228&content_id=26240406&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb

In fairness, he probably forgot he wrote that.

Pravata, damn it, you need to return full-time. All right-thinking TZers miss the hell out of you.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #11 on:** March 23, 2013, 07:43:28 am »

Why don't you jump on the team and come in for the big win?

Mr. Happy · « **Reply #12 on:** March 23, 2013, 11:39:27 am »

Quote from: JimR on March 23, 2013, 06:10:55 am

Pravata, damn it, you need to return full-time. All right-thinking TZers miss the hell out of you.

+∞

roadrunner · « **Reply #13 on:** March 23, 2013, 11:43:54 am »

I can't wait for this season. I'm going to root like hell that this team is not the worst in baseball only because it will discredit all of the ridiculous bitching going on about the Astros drastic rebuild.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #14 on:** March 23, 2013, 11:58:21 am »

Quote from: roadrunner on March 23, 2013, 11:43:54 am

I'm going to root like hell that this team is not the worst in baseball only because it will discredit all of the ridiculous bitching going on about the Astros drastic rebuild.

We all have our reasons for wanting the team to win. And until they are mathematically eliminated, I'm going to root like hell that they win it all!