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July 23, 2013
SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle:
A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.
Brandon Phillips considers his $72.5m contract a "slap in the face."
posted by dfleming at 03:56 PM on July 23, 2013
From Joey Votto's reaction, a singularity: "Not many players are very honest, usually they give catch phrases, similar to what I'm doing right now."
posted by Hugh Janus at 05:07 PM on July 23, 2013
Brandon Phillips considers his $72.5m contract a "slap in the face."
Interesting. I've been a huge fan of Dat Dude BP since he came to Cincinnati, and was thrilled when they signed him for 6 more years. I'd like to believe that this is a tempest in a teapot caused by unfortunate phrasing, rather than genuine hard feelings. Therefore, I will bury my head in the sand and believe that to the exclusion of any forthcoming evidence to the contrary.
posted by tahoemoj at 05:22 PM on July 23, 2013
Funny. $72.5 million is a slap in the face I'd love to have any day.
posted by NerfballPro at 05:25 PM on July 23, 2013
CBS is reporting MLB wants to ban A-Rod for life.
posted by yerfatma at 06:41 PM on July 23, 2013
CBS is reporting MLB wants to ban A-Rod for life
MLB wants ARod off the Yankees payroll so they can field a decent team sometime in the next 10 years. Yankees mean a whole lot of $$$ to MLB.
posted by cixelsyd at 10:45 PM on July 23, 2013
The Yankees can afford to field a team with him or without him.
posted by yerfatma at 09:18 AM on July 24, 2013
MLB wants ARod off the Yankees payroll so they can field a decent team sometime in the next 10 years. Yankees mean a whole lot of $$$ to MLB.
Any Yankee fan would love to see his contract voided, I just worry about the precedent it will set if he is banned for life.
posted by Whizbang at 10:06 AM on July 24, 2013
I just worry about the precedent it will set if he is banned for life.
Steve Howe and Ferguson Jenkins both were banned for life for substance problems, and were then reinstated. I think ARod could come back after a time, if he wanted...
posted by MeatSaber at 07:09 PM on July 24, 2013
The Devils' top power play--Ryder, Clowe, and Jagr?