02-22-2017, 03:36 PM
(02-21-2017, 12:03 PM)grampahol Wrote: Let's make it really ancient and if a player didn't have a 400 batting average we could have them fight with hungry lions or whipped to death..
My grandfather played for years in semipro leagues so by the time I was old enough to listen his stories he was describing playing with the likes of Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth back in the days of barnstorming. Pete Rose was still just a wippersnapper to grandpa, but grampa was a catcher so JB was big news for him. One thing never changes. He hated umpires and there was no such thing as protective gear such a helmets or shin guards. I'm kind of surprised my grandfather still had legs at 70 years old. They were REALLY scared up to the point that they didn't really resemble actual legs. Those scars were badges of courage to him. He would have played for free and actually did... forget a million dollar contract.
Some of you act AS IF you're the ones having to pay out these astronomical salaries and should have a say so in negotiations.. Now we have players hitting 220 or with ERAs of over 500 and paid more than super stars of just a few years ago.
As far as Phillips goes more than a few people were screaming to trade him at any cost and now that he's traded you want to whine about not getting a kings ransom for his services..
A Kings Ransom ?????.....They are paying his full contract to play for the Braves and they got two real nothings in return....A small market team has to be smarter than that....I hope he plays like Ty Cobb or Babe Ruth every game against Reds for their stupidity. ....Yes, if I was paying him all these millions he would be wearing my teams uniform. Why Reds are paying his full contract of mega millions to wear a Braves uniform all season is just stupid, and again, they got nothing, nothing in this trade. A couple dud pitchers that make Hoover look like Sandy Koufax.
1968 Bengal Fan
