Overbay is batting .257 and playing 1st Base. Morneau is the Twins firstbaseman, batting .309 with 5 more RBI than Overbay. Keep trying.AZGrizFan wrote:Hey, Cliff Lee shut down the D-Backs the other night...I'm pretty sure he's active. He's also 4-2 with a 2.83 ERA this year...he is the ONLY one on that list actually earning his paycheck.Gil Dobie wrote:
Top 5 paid players
1. A-Rod
2. Clif Lee
3. Johan Santan
4. Mark Teixeira
5. Joe Mauer
At least Mauer is playing
I don't care WHAT position you're playing, if you're getting paid $23 million and 1/4 of the way through the season you have TWO HR's and 13 RBI's, you're grossly overpaid. GROSSLY.Gil Dobie wrote:Overbay is batting .257 and playing 1st Base. Morneau is the Twins firstbaseman, batting .309 with 5 more RBI than Overbay. Keep trying.AZGrizFan wrote:
Hey, Cliff Lee shut down the D-Backs the other night...I'm pretty sure he's active. He's also 4-2 with a 2.83 ERA this year...he is the ONLY one on that list actually earning his paycheck.
Top 10 in batting.........................all baseball players are grossly overpaid.AZGrizFan wrote:I don't care WHAT position you're playing, if you're getting paid $23 million and 1/4 of the way through the season you have TWO HR's and 13 RBI's, you're grossly overpaid. GROSSLY.Gil Dobie wrote:
Overbay is batting .257 and playing 1st Base. Morneau is the Twins firstbaseman, batting .309 with 5 more RBI than Overbay. Keep trying.
I will take that bet for ANY AMOUNT OF MONEY. You name the amount.DJH wrote:Mauer is one of the best to ever play the position. First Ballot HOF'er, and there ain't no doubt about it.
He is paid what the market demands. If you think he's overpaid then you're a retard.
Joe Mauer is only 29 years old, and he is already a 6 time all-star, a 3 time batting champ, 1 time AL MVP, a .324 (!!!) career hitter, and a 3 time gold glove winner. And he plays CATCHER.AZGrizFan wrote:I will take that bet for ANY AMOUNT OF MONEY. You name the amount.DJH wrote:Mauer is one of the best to ever play the position. First Ballot HOF'er, and there ain't no doubt about it.
He is paid what the market demands. If you think he's overpaid then you're a retard.
Let me refresh your memory: You said he was a "FIRST BALLOT HOF'er, and there ain't no doubt about it". There are a grand total of 13 catchers in the HOF. FIVE of those were elected by the veteran's committee. Do you know how many were First Ballot Inductees?DJH wrote:Joe Mauer is only 29 years old, and he is already a 6 time all-star, a 3 time batting champ, 1 time AL MVP, a .324 (!!!) career hitter, and a 3 time gold glove winner. And he plays CATCHER.AZGrizFan wrote:
I will take that bet for ANY AMOUNT OF MONEY. You name the amount.
Go ahead and look at the numbers for catchers that are in the HOF, and compare them to Mauer.
And in his last 10 games he's 8-42. What's your point? Hey, on the bright side, he DOES have 2 HR's in the last 3 games.clenz wrote:Joe, entering today, was hitting 394 in May...
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All that does is magnify what a shithole the C position has become in the American League.Gil Dobie wrote:2013 All-Star Game rosters
American League
Starters
C: Joe Mauer, Twins
1B: Chris Davis, Orioles
2B: Robinson Cano, Yankees
SS: J.J. Hardy, Orioles
3B: Miguel Cabrera, Tigers
OF: Mike Trout, Angels
OF: Adam Jones, Orioles
OF: Jose Bautista, Blue Jays
DH: David Ortiz, Red Sox
Brock Landers wrote:I'd just like to point out that the younger, better, Buster Posey will never make what Mauer is making, and that includes the 9 year contract he just signed. And that's with the big market Giants.
Won 2 of the last 3 games at Yankee Stadium over the weekend. Twins like the home grown kids. The 2 all-stars Mauer and Perkins were roommates for the High School all-star game when they were Seniors. The Twins owners will spend money if asked, so far the GM has not asked them to spend more money. They have some good prospects in the Minors right now. Byron Buxton is said to be a much bigger prospect than Mauer ever was and Miguel Sano is not far behind. They have a few pitchers coming up also, with Gibson winning last weekend in NY, with Alex Meyer (100mph fastball) and Trevor May. See if this new GM can turn the team around with farm help vs spending the big bucks.AZGrizFan wrote:
All that does is magnify what a shithole the C position has become in the American League.
Oh, and Twinkies are 3-12 in their last 15. The All Star break couldn't have come a better time for the poor, maligned Twinkies. If Mauer REALLY cared about the team/city, he'd give back about half his salary so they could field a competitive product.
That "potential" is a bitch, ain't it?Gil Dobie wrote:Won 2 of the last 3 games at Yankee Stadium over the weekend. Twins like the home grown kids. The 2 all-stars Mauer and Perkins were roommates for the High School all-star game when they were Seniors. The Twins owners will spend money if asked, so far the GM has not asked them to spend more money. They have some good prospects in the Minors right now. Byron Buxton is said to be a much bigger prospect than Mauer ever was and Miguel Sano is not far behind. They have a few pitchers coming up also, with Gibson winning last weekend in NY, with Alex Meyer (100mph fastball) and Trevor May. See if this new GM can turn the team around with farm help vs spending the big bucks.AZGrizFan wrote:
All that does is magnify what a shithole the C position has become in the American League.
Oh, and Twinkies are 3-12 in their last 15. The All Star break couldn't have come a better time for the poor, maligned Twinkies. If Mauer REALLY cared about the team/city, he'd give back about half his salary so they could field a competitive product.
2 of their last 3 to GET to 3-12. Translation: How many of those players could they have kept if Mauer hadn't bent them over and buttraped them with no vaseline?Gil Dobie wrote:Former Twins on the all-star rosters
American League
Starters
SS: J.J. Hardy, Orioles
DH: David Ortiz, Red Sox
Pitchers
RHP: Grant Balfour %, A's
RHP: Jesse Crain *, White Sox
RHP: Joe Nathan, Rangers
Reserves
OF: Torii Hunter, Tigers
National League
Reserves
OF: Michael Cuddyer, Rockies
OF: Carlos Gomez, Brewers
Clenz, I am offended by your non-English bottom add-on thingy.clenz wrote:I believe every single one of them, sans Cuddy, was gone before the contract was signed
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It's a rhetorical question, dumbass. Point being, Imagine how good of a team they could field if they didn't have 40% of their salary allocated to one slap-hitting injury-prone catcher?clenz wrote:I believe every single one of them, sans Cuddy, was gone before the contract was signed
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None, team salary is at 94 mil this year, and they have had up to 112 mil a few years back, so they have room to spend if they want.AZGrizFan wrote:Translation: How many of those players could they have kept if Mauer hadn't bent them over and buttraped them with no vaseline?Gil Dobie wrote:Former Twins on the all-star rosters
American League
Starters
SS: J.J. Hardy, Orioles
DH: David Ortiz, Red Sox
Pitchers
RHP: Grant Balfour %, A's
RHP: Jesse Crain *, White Sox
RHP: Joe Nathan, Rangers
Reserves
OF: Torii Hunter, Tigers
National League
Reserves
OF: Michael Cuddyer, Rockies
OF: Carlos Gomez, Brewers
