Thanks for all of your inside info, I always have to read what you say............when VesceySux talks........people listen.
This is ridiculous. We are overpaying, and we the rest of our team is going to lose depth because of it unless Drayton doesn't mind shelling out more money.
At the most, they might add another year, but still stay @ $16 mil. There is no reason they should go any higher. Drayton made the pitch. I seriously doubt that Georgie showed up with a book full of fan emails and letters from civic leaders. How many sigs did that petition get? Over 25,000? If he doesn't sign with the Astros, then the only thing we can blame on the Astros brass is losing out on pretty much every possible plan B. Then again, there could be something up their sleeve that we don't know about, a la Jeff Kent.
Bah. I know nothing more than any of you. My source says he has better things to do than to call up the "Boras people" and help out an Astros fan today. Perhaps if the Yankees were more interested in Beltran, he'd be properly motivated.
16 million a year, wow, very surprised by that offer. If Beltran doesn't take it then he must not have really wanted to come back to Houston in the first place.
No **** man. The same people who are b****ing that we let Miller go would be the first ones b****ing that we signed him when he finally has to shut it down next season for surgery. Some of my fellow Astros fans really get on my nerves.
that's exactly right. it's very easy to second- guess when: 1. it's not your money; and 2 you're not charged with the responsibility of being accountable for the decision. i still need to tell you my story about the astros clubhouse...we need to grab lunch/dinner/a drink sometime soon. actually, my wife karamazov ( ) goes out of town on the the 11th...that frees me up for drinks and sports on TV at Live, if you're free! the train goes by there, ya know?
29,019 as of this morning 16 per is more than fair hinging on overpaying. The fans have spoken and Drayton has stepped up to the plate, if Carlos won't take it then let him go.
yeah..i'm begging you, Mets fan. play up the clubbing/strip club theme to carlos. please. please play that angle with him.
Astros make offer to Beltran, $96 Mil for 6 years http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/sports/2960856 Drayton McLane
Well this LA radio station seems to have had the Astros offer pretty accurate as of Tuesday so I am assuming they've got the Yankees offer correct. With taxes it really is a crapshoot so its down to who Beltran wants to play for more. If it is Houston as he says it is, then he'll be ours. Drayton has done his part and for that I thank him. If he goes somewhere else, at least I feel good that we really did something to try and keep him.
i feel good too... if we lose Beltran I will not doubt Mclane for one second... he is offering up some serious cash!
Excatly, 6 years 96 million is very good money (not enough for Sprewell to feed his family though ) Beltrans agent has already taken too long and if he takes any longer, there will be no more free agents for us to sign.
