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Jonathan Papelbon signs with Phillies

  • TigerNation10
    http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7220927/jonathan-papelbon-philadelphia-phillies-agree-4-year-50-million-deal-sour

    H    ell of a staff they have now. 6 million more than they were going to give Madson; I'd say well worth it.
  • dwccrew
    Maybe they will make the NLCS next season.
  • like_that
    dwccrew;968808 wrote:Maybe they will make the NLCS next season.
    They won't make the playoffs. They have went from winning the WS, losing the WS, losing in the NLCS, and losing in the NLDS in consecutive seasons.
  • Hb31187
    And people complain about NBA stars teaming up lol.
  • like_that
    Hb31187;969156 wrote:And people complain about NBA stars teaming up lol.
    If you have to use the MLB to make your case about the NBA, then you might as well just give up.
  • sleeper
    And the rich get richer..

    Damn, all the Phillies need is to sign Pujols and we can just hand them the World Series for the next 5 years.

    #howbaseballworks
    #seeYankees
  • Ironman92
    Phillies + Papelbon

    Yuck
  • Hb31187
    like_that;969418 wrote:If you have to use the MLB to make your case about the NBA, then you might as well just give up.
    Oh ok thanks for letting me know. But this isnt making a case for the NBA, it was more just a comment about how the rich just buy who they want when they want in the MLB and people pay it no mind.
  • Laley23
    Hb31187;970412 wrote:Oh ok thanks for letting me know. But this isnt making a case for the NBA, it was more just a comment about how the rich just buy who they want when they want in the MLB and people pay it no mind.
    I think a lot of people mind though. I hate the MLB system. It doesnt guarantee the Phillies a title. But it guarantees them a shot and playing meaningful games well into September. It sucks.

    People in the big markets dont mind, but thats only about 1/3 of the teams in the MLB.
  • like_that
    Hb31187;970412 wrote:Oh ok thanks for letting me know. But this isnt making a case for the NBA, it was more just a comment about how the rich just buy who they want when they want in the MLB and people pay it no mind.
    People pay no mind? You obviously don't post often in MLB threads. The mlb structure is a joke.
  • Hb31187
    like_that;971307 wrote:People pay no mind? You obviously don't post often in MLB threads. The mlb structure is a joke.
    I mean the media doesnt seem to take it and run with it like they do with NBA players teaming up. I agree the MLB structure is retarded though
  • Laley23
    Hb31187;971309 wrote:I mean the media doesnt seem to take it and run with it like they do with NBA players teaming up. I agree the MLB structure is retarded though
    They arent so much teaming up as the NBA though. NBA guys took less right? MLB guys literally take the most money, everytime.
  • Hb31187
    Laley23;971352 wrote:They arent so much teaming up as the NBA though. NBA guys took less right? MLB guys literally take the most money, everytime.
    Yeah the NBA guys took "less". But with no state taxes in Fla the heat players actually took pretty much the same. And yeah, if theres a FA here lately the big market teams just throw ungodly amounts of money at said player (like Crawford and Pap)
  • dwccrew
    like_that;968921 wrote:They won't make the playoffs. They have went from winning the WS, losing the WS, losing in the NLCS, and losing in the NLDS in consecutive seasons.
    Good point. The pattern makes sense.
    Laley23;971352 wrote:They arent so much teaming up as the NBA though. NBA guys took less right? MLB guys literally take the most money, everytime.
    Cliff Lee was offered more from the Yankees than he was from Philly, but went to Philly anyways. So everytime for the most money is not entirely correct. But 98% of the time they go for the most money.
  • darbypitcher22
    I think he was grossly overpaid. The guy has had a lot of success over his tenure with Boston, but over the last year and a half he has looked very, very human, especially in pressure situaitons.