Although first reported as 240 with a possible max of 264 the Rangers have just agreed to a 10 year 250 million deal with A-Rod. ------------------ Ceo of the Walt Williams fan club. Web site coming soon atheistalliance.org [This message has been edited by DEANBCURTIS (edited December 11, 2000).]
The Rangers look loaded on offense. Palmeiro, AROD, Pudge, Cammy, Greer, Big Cat, Kapler. ------------------ "I am" is reportedly the shortest sentence in the English language. Could it be that "I do" is the longest sentence ?
Goes to show that money talks. All this "I want to compete for a championship" stuff is garbage. Because for all their offense, Texas is going to lose alot of 13 to 11 games. ------------------ I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve immortality by not dying. - Woody Allen
Damn it. Fox SW in Austin doesn't show Rockets games, but shows the Crap'stros during the baseball season. I'd rather see some Rangers baseball. Of course, whatever is on paper doesn't necessarily mean wins. Remember the Reds from this season. ------------------ Go West! Life is peaceful there!
Next season's Rangers prices : Rangers hat - 3 easy payments if $19.95 12oz. Beer - $9.99 Hot Dog - $8.99 (Ketchup & mustard 1.00 extra) Peanuts - $8.99 A-Rod Jersey - $999.99 Program - $19.99 Another work stoppage looms after the 01' season because of similar situations to A-Rods(out of control salaries). Manny "no glove" Ramirez already has stated he wants 200 million....... BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ------------------ "UNBEATABLE"
Monday, December 11 A-Rod-Ometer: How fat is his wallet? By Darren Rovell ESPN.com For $252 million, A-Rod can buy ... * 112 million hot dogs or 112 million sodas at the Ballpark in Arlington * 12,811,387 tickets at the Ballpark in Arlington (more than three seasons of sellouts) * 1,054,393 pairs of Tony Lama Python Boots (not including tax) * 86,597,938 bottles of Back Forty Texas BBQ sauce * 5,857 Chevrolet Suburbans (model K1500) * 5,978,647 shares of Nike stock * 504,000 of his highly graded 1994 rookie cards Lineup you can buy with $21 million Using A-Rod's 2001 salary of $21 million, here's a lineup you could have had for that amount in 2000 that includes both MVPs: C: Jason Kendall, $2.25 million 1B: Jason Giambi, $3.1 million 2B: Jeff Kent, $6 million 3B: Fernando Tatis, $750,000 SS: Miguel Tejada, $290,000 LF: Darin Erstad, $2.1 million CF: Brian Giles, $1.8 million RF: Vladimir Guerrero, $3.5 million DH: Magglio Ordonez, $425,000 SP: Tim Hudson, $250,000 RP: Keith Foulke, $375,000 Total team payroll: $20.84 million How much per game? Athletes earning a similar total per game as Alex Rodriguez: * Rodriguez: $129,629 * Reggie Miller, Indiana Pacers: $130,121 * Paul Kariya, Anaheim Mighty Ducks, and Peter Forsberg, Colorado Avalanche: $121, 951 * Courtney Brown, Cleveland Browns: $169,271 How long would it take? * If Alex Rodriguez wanted to spend all of his $252 million in the next 10 years, he'd have to spend $2,877 per hour -- around the clock. * It would take 23,525 years for a worker earning minimum wage to earn $252 million. What his "neighbors" make Average salaries in Dallas, according to salary.com: * Senior architect: $61,229 * TV reporter: $54,048 * Pastry chef: $53,276 * Athletic trainer: $41,006 For sale: one shortstop or two non-competitive baseball teams Using franchise values according to Forbes: * 12: Number of baseball teams worth more than $252 million (including the Yankees at $548 million and the Rangers at $294 million) * 2: Number of baseball teams worth less than $100 million (Twins at $91 million, Expos at $89 million) * 4: Number of basketball teams worth more than $252 million (including the Knicks at $395 million and the Suns are worth $252 million) * 1: Number of hockey teams worth more than $252 million (the Rangers at $263 million) * 31: Number of football teams worth more than $252 million Darren Rovell covers sports business for ESPN.com. He can be reached at darren.rovell@espn.com. ------------------ Ceo of the Walt Williams fan club. Web site coming soon atheistalliance.org
no baseball player is worth that much. I mean its much harder for a baseball player to carry the team on his back. its not like basketball where a shaq, hakeem or jordan can carry the team. ------------------ SUCK POLICE!!!!!! To point out individuals or teams that have managed to reach the pinnacle of SUCKINESS!!!!! ----- THE WASHINGTON SUCKSKINS!!!!!!! My Cowboys might SUCK, but its nice to know that we can always rely on the SUCKSKINS to be our B**CH!!!!
How can the baseball owners cry about salary problems when they continue to sign these guys to outrageous contracts. I don't fault ARod for taking whatever they gave him. He was obviously worth $252 mil to the Rangers. ------------------ I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve immortality by not dying. - Woody Allen
If the Rangers would FINALLY go after what they need most...PITCHING, and stop worrying so much about the bats they might be able to get out of the 1st round someday! ADDRESS THE MISSING PIECES OF THE EQUATION! Sure, it's nice to get a player of AROD's stature, but get some hurlers will ya? ------------------ There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness." [This message has been edited by HOOP-T (edited December 11, 2000).]
