Comments on: On your marks … get set … http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/10/30/on-your-marks-get-set/ A New York Yankees blog by Chad Jennings and the staff of The Journal News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:29:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: MPH2373 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/10/30/on-your-marks-get-set/comment-page-2/#comment-581359 MPH2373 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:32:28 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/10/30/on-your-marks-get-set/#comment-581359 “This is a popular story as well. Man, that Player X, he loves living in California. He loves his mom. He loves playing in the National League. It’s always nonsense. I’ve yet to find a player who left a substantial amount of money on the table.” Here’s one – Greg Maddux, 1992. Yankees offered $34 million, the Braves offered $28. He could have gotten about 20% more money by going with the Yankees. Schuerholz even said later on that if he had heard what the Yankees were offering, he wouldn’t have bothered making the offer to Maddux. Speaking of Ken Griffey Jr, he declined an offer from Seattle to go to the Reds, and left about $32 million on the table. But, of course, these are more the exception. “This is a popular story as well. Man, that Player X, he loves living in California. He loves his mom. He loves playing in the National League. It’s always nonsense. I’ve yet to find a player who left a substantial amount of money on the table.”

Here’s one – Greg Maddux, 1992. Yankees offered $34 million, the Braves offered $28. He could have gotten about 20% more money by going with the Yankees. Schuerholz even said later on that if he had heard what the Yankees were offering, he wouldn’t have bothered making the offer to Maddux.

Speaking of Ken Griffey Jr, he declined an offer from Seattle to go to the Reds, and left about $32 million on the table.

But, of course, these are more the exception.

]]> By: tj http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/10/30/on-your-marks-get-set/comment-page-2/#comment-581263 tj Fri, 31 Oct 2008 03:58:01 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/10/30/on-your-marks-get-set/#comment-581263 i love this blog i love this blog

]]> By: bigjf http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/10/30/on-your-marks-get-set/comment-page-2/#comment-581177 bigjf Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:11:00 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/10/30/on-your-marks-get-set/#comment-581177 I'd love to hear an agent say "Player X likes the Yankees...he just doesn't like-like them." I’d love to hear an agent say “Player X likes the Yankees…he just doesn’t like-like them.”

]]> By: John http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/10/30/on-your-marks-get-set/comment-page-2/#comment-581134 John Thu, 30 Oct 2008 23:55:11 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/10/30/on-your-marks-get-set/#comment-581134 Great post, Pete. Great post, Pete.

]]> By: kidcarter http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/10/30/on-your-marks-get-set/comment-page-2/#comment-581076 kidcarter Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:11:19 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/10/30/on-your-marks-get-set/#comment-581076 trisha - I predicted the Rays over the Sux; I predicted the Phils over the Rays; stick with me. Yankees will win it all next season! :) Remember always that Fat Ass Trisha is always right. Moke. trisha – I predicted the Rays over the Sux; I predicted the Phils over the Rays; stick with me. Yankees will win it all next season! :)

Remember always that Fat Ass Trisha is always right.
Moke.

]]> By: hornblower http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/10/30/on-your-marks-get-set/comment-page-2/#comment-581070 hornblower Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:03:08 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/10/30/on-your-marks-get-set/#comment-581070 You mean George King is full of $#@%. Why don't you guys resist and not write this nonsense. You mean George King is full of $#@%.
Why don’t you guys resist and not write this nonsense.

]]> By: Jeff http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/10/30/on-your-marks-get-set/comment-page-2/#comment-581015 Jeff Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:02:26 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/10/30/on-your-marks-get-set/#comment-581015 You mean like the time you said Mariano's friend said that Mo wasn't gonna sign with the Yankees??? You mean like the time you said Mariano’s friend said that Mo wasn’t gonna sign with the Yankees???

]]> By: Flaz http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/10/30/on-your-marks-get-set/comment-page-2/#comment-580986 Flaz Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:36:06 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/10/30/on-your-marks-get-set/#comment-580986 Kirby Pucket stayed in Minnesota for a lot less than what was one the table. Kirby Pucket stayed in Minnesota for a lot less than what was one the table.

]]> By: Glenn http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/10/30/on-your-marks-get-set/comment-page-2/#comment-580933 Glenn Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:05:23 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/10/30/on-your-marks-get-set/#comment-580933 Good logic to stick with at this team of the year : Believe half of what you hear and all of what you see. For a variety of reasons, too many people NEED to fuel rumors. Good logic to stick with at this team of the year :

Believe half of what you hear and all of what you see. For a variety of reasons, too many people NEED to fuel rumors.

]]> By: Ben http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/10/30/on-your-marks-get-set/comment-page-2/#comment-580930 Ben Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:04:13 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/10/30/on-your-marks-get-set/#comment-580930 Trevor Hoffman signed a couple of consecutive (modestly) below-market contracts in order to stay in San Diego, but you're right, Pete. It's the exception, not the rule. Trevor Hoffman signed a couple of consecutive (modestly) below-market contracts in order to stay in San Diego, but you’re right, Pete. It’s the exception, not the rule.

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