Comments on: The Dodgers Stick To Their Plan http://www.ladodgertalk.com/2009/02/the-dodgers-stick-to-their-plan/ Don't drink the Kol-Aid - See a Different Game Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:59:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Harold http://www.ladodgertalk.com/2009/02/the-dodgers-stick-to-their-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-8817 Harold Fri, 27 Feb 2009 02:26:23 +0000 http://www.ladodgertalk.com/?p=3055#comment-8817 Lawdog wrote: "If Manny signs, we’ll have a guy who will be playing for his next contract only–which means he’ll be watching and padding his stats. He won’t be motivated to help the young players or worry about the team’s ultimate finish. He’ll want the stats of one of the best players in the game so he can sign with some one else next year and rub Frankie’s face in it." Lawdog, who knows what will happen? Personally I think Manny will sign tomorrow, be satisfied with the opt out clause in a two year contract and then who knows. My expectation is that he must (1) play very well and (2) be a good citizen. Not playing well and not being a good citizen won't help his future contract aspirations. Somehow you feel he could be motivated to help the young players. That is not a Manny strength. They will feed off his presence in the lineup but not with his counselling. We are hiring Manny for his bat, plain and simple. If he concentrates on his stats and they soar, then we have what we need. That being said, I don't see Manny multiplying his last year's stats by 3 in a full season. I don't think Manny would laugh at $30M. That would feed his ego - the largest one year in history of baseball. GO DODGERS!! Lawdog wrote: “If Manny signs, we’ll have a guy who will be playing for his next contract only–which means he’ll be watching and padding his stats. He won’t be motivated to help the young players or worry about the team’s ultimate finish. He’ll want the stats of one of the best players in the game so he can sign with some one else next year and rub Frankie’s face in it.”

Lawdog, who knows what will happen? Personally I think Manny will sign tomorrow, be satisfied with the opt out clause in a two year contract and then who knows. My expectation is that he must (1) play very well and (2) be a good citizen. Not playing well and not being a good citizen won’t help his future contract aspirations. Somehow you feel he could be motivated to help the young players. That is not a Manny strength. They will feed off his presence in the lineup but not with his counselling. We are hiring Manny for his bat, plain and simple. If he concentrates on his stats and they soar, then we have what we need. That being said, I don’t see Manny multiplying his last year’s stats by 3 in a full season.

I don’t think Manny would laugh at $30M. That would feed his ego – the largest one year in history of baseball.

GO DODGERS!!

]]> By: Badger http://www.ladodgertalk.com/2009/02/the-dodgers-stick-to-their-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-8815 Badger Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:23:17 +0000 http://www.ladodgertalk.com/?p=3055#comment-8815 "It’s already happening in Spring Training and the NBA." Not according to what I have read: “We are very happy to be growing in a down economy,” said Robert Brinton, Cactus League president. http://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/article/61622 "MLB season-ticket renewals for 2009, while still in the early stages, are showing resiliency against the ongoing national economic slowdown." http://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/article/60934 I say again, baseball will not only survive, it will do well. Many teams have frozen prices, some have reduced, but many have also increased ticket prices -and are selling them. Mark, if you are so confident the recession will affect attendance, why not take me up on that bet I made a while back? The Dodgers (with Manny) will draw 3.5 million - for 100 push-ups? Why not? you are already in for 1,000 and the World Series. “It’s already happening in Spring Training and the NBA.”

Not according to what I have read:

“We are very happy to be growing in a down economy,” said Robert Brinton, Cactus League president.

http://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/article/61622

“MLB season-ticket renewals for 2009, while still in the early stages, are showing resiliency against the ongoing national economic slowdown.”

http://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/article/60934

I say again, baseball will not only survive, it will do well. Many teams have frozen prices, some have reduced, but many have also increased ticket prices -and are selling them.

Mark, if you are so confident the recession will affect attendance, why not take me up on that bet I made a while back? The Dodgers (with Manny) will draw 3.5 million – for 100 push-ups? Why not? you are already in for 1,000 and the World Series.

]]> By: Mark Timmons http://www.ladodgertalk.com/2009/02/the-dodgers-stick-to-their-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-8804 Mark Timmons Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:16:33 +0000 http://www.ladodgertalk.com/?p=3055#comment-8804 ... and Andruw was 7 years younger than Manny! That was a horrible deal and Frank leraned from it. Like Badger said, the recession hurts the middle class and what he neglected to mention is that those people are the core group of people who attend baseball games. Guess what will happen to revenues? It's already happening in Spring Training and the NBA. … and Andruw was 7 years younger than Manny!

That was a horrible deal and Frank leraned from it.

Like Badger said, the recession hurts the middle class and what he neglected to mention is that those people are the core group of people who attend baseball games. Guess what will happen to revenues? It’s already happening in Spring Training and the NBA.

]]> By: Mark Timmons http://www.ladodgertalk.com/2009/02/the-dodgers-stick-to-their-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-8803 Mark Timmons Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:13:04 +0000 http://www.ladodgertalk.com/?p=3055#comment-8803 Lawdog, Manny will be just like he was last year, because if he's just padding his stats, he won't get any better offers. Boras and Manny know that, and I think it's more likely monkeys will fly out your butt than any of the fictious stuff you are writing about actually happening. That makes no sense in the real world. That's the craziest thing I have ever heard... Back to the Game: Pascucci (2-2) jacked a line-drive HR and Hu hit a 3-run shot! Garate didn't acquit himself very well. Hoffman 2-2 Castro 2-2 Paul 3-5 Dodgers 16 - Giants 7 Lawdog,

Manny will be just like he was last year, because if he’s just padding his stats, he won’t get any better offers. Boras and Manny know that, and I think it’s more likely monkeys will fly out your butt than any of the fictious stuff you are writing about actually happening. That makes no sense in the real world. That’s the craziest thing I have ever heard…

Back to the Game:

Pascucci (2-2) jacked a line-drive HR and Hu hit a 3-run shot!

Garate didn’t acquit himself very well.

Hoffman 2-2

Castro 2-2

Paul 3-5

Dodgers 16 – Giants 7

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