Posts Tagged ‘baseball’
Spring Training is Here!
WooHoo! Opening Day is right around the corner and the Chicago Cubs are breaking camp for the start of Spring Training: 2008! It helps to know baseball is so close to kicking up again, as that means winter is on its way OUT! I’m sick of seeing snow, sick of brushing it off my car and sick of shoveling it up off the sidewalks. But, back to baseball. Will the Cubs snap a 100 year drought and win the World Series? Personally, I’ve been waiting nearly 30 years, and all I have to show for it is 5 playoff appearances and the infamous 5 outs from the World Series back in 2003. Damn you Steve Bartman! So bring on first pitch, I’m ready to see some home runs land on Waveland Avenue, and I’m ready to see Lou Pinella have another outburst or 3.
Johan Santana: By The Numbers
It just came across the news that MLB starting pitcher, Johan Santana, whose trade from the Minnesota Twins to the New York Mets was contingent on a renegotiation of his current contract just signed a brand new 7 year - $150 million contract. A contract which surpasses the contract Barry Zito signed (7 Years - $126 million) with the San Francisco Giants, last year, by a measly $24 million. Beyond the outrageous dollar amount as a whole. The breakdown per season comes to roughly $21,428,571 per season.