Coyne's Clippings
B.R. checks in on the Pedro issue with some info on Edd Roush. Excuse, that's HALL OF FAMER Edd Roush.
The man who sat out the entire 1930 season because he could not come to a contract agreement with the New York Giants. Mr. Roush did not play solely for fun. He played for money, as do they all, then and now.
As Latrell Sprewell would say, a man's gotta feed his family.
The longer I've been around professional sports, the more I realize I should always pay heed to the wisdom of the incomparable Roger Angell, who warned us long ago that, when the subject is baseball players, "they are what they do." In other words, we should fix on their talent, not their perceived humanitarianism.
I say what ever... I look forward to watching him pitch for the Mets. If any team can afford to eat one year of his contract (that dreaded fourth year the Sox wouldn't give him), its the Mets so what ever. Hopefully they use Petey in the same way the Sox did. That means in terms of pitching him on five or more days, not pitching him in the cold, not letting him go over 100 pitches, and pulling him after the 7th inning unless he has a no-hitter going.
The man who sat out the entire 1930 season because he could not come to a contract agreement with the New York Giants. Mr. Roush did not play solely for fun. He played for money, as do they all, then and now.
As Latrell Sprewell would say, a man's gotta feed his family.
The longer I've been around professional sports, the more I realize I should always pay heed to the wisdom of the incomparable Roger Angell, who warned us long ago that, when the subject is baseball players, "they are what they do." In other words, we should fix on their talent, not their perceived humanitarianism.
I say what ever... I look forward to watching him pitch for the Mets. If any team can afford to eat one year of his contract (that dreaded fourth year the Sox wouldn't give him), its the Mets so what ever. Hopefully they use Petey in the same way the Sox did. That means in terms of pitching him on five or more days, not pitching him in the cold, not letting him go over 100 pitches, and pulling him after the 7th inning unless he has a no-hitter going.
Now if the Mets could some how swing the Cliff Floyd for Manny trade, along with the signing of Jason Varitek to a four-five year contract (10 million per) things would be fine in Queens!
And let's not talk about UMass basketball, they're still bad. Of course you still root for the alma mater, but they're not good! GO BRYANT!
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