06-15-2010, 12:00 PM
<!--quoteo(post=101457:date=Jun 15 2010, 10:45 AM:name=Butcher)-->QUOTE (Butcher @ Jun 15 2010, 10:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=101454:date=Jun 15 2010, 10:27 AM:name=Scarey)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Scarey @ Jun 15 2010, 10:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=101447:date=Jun 15 2010, 09:59 AM:name=Butcher)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Butcher @ Jun 15 2010, 09:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Those other contracts were idiotic, too. Does presenting other idiotic contracts make Marquis' contract less idiotic by comparison?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Holy crap this is painful.
It's obvious BT was arguing the point that so many make so often.: Nobody else would have paid ______ that amount of money. He just showed examples that they would have in Marquis' case based on other contracts given to mediocre pitchers. It had nothing to do with showing it was or was not idiotic. It's like you're making up his argument for him.
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So, by this logic, if there were a few absolutely retarded GMs willing to give Marquis 10/$100M, then signing him to a 3/$21M contract was an absolute fucking steal.
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Come on dude, don't do this.
If your argument is that there is a large number of stupid GMs that control the teams in this league, you can just say so. You don't have to say things like that. BTs argument is it doesn't matter if there's a large number of idiot GMs or not. If you want a certain pitcher and idiot GMs want the same pitcher, you're going to have to pay what the idiots would pay to secure him. You also have to determine if it's worth it to pay what the idiots are willing to pay. According to fangraphs, Hendry took a gamble and won. That's all he's saying.
Holy crap this is painful.
It's obvious BT was arguing the point that so many make so often.: Nobody else would have paid ______ that amount of money. He just showed examples that they would have in Marquis' case based on other contracts given to mediocre pitchers. It had nothing to do with showing it was or was not idiotic. It's like you're making up his argument for him.
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So, by this logic, if there were a few absolutely retarded GMs willing to give Marquis 10/$100M, then signing him to a 3/$21M contract was an absolute fucking steal.
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Come on dude, don't do this.
If your argument is that there is a large number of stupid GMs that control the teams in this league, you can just say so. You don't have to say things like that. BTs argument is it doesn't matter if there's a large number of idiot GMs or not. If you want a certain pitcher and idiot GMs want the same pitcher, you're going to have to pay what the idiots would pay to secure him. You also have to determine if it's worth it to pay what the idiots are willing to pay. According to fangraphs, Hendry took a gamble and won. That's all he's saying.