YANKS SIGN DAMON!!!

[Surfcastinglife]

thats why the college game is so much better

[Skip N]

Sucks to see him go....Sucks even more to see him go to the freakin Yankees! But, for an extra 12 million bucks more than what the Sox offered him who the hell can blame him. For an extra 12 mill i think we'd all do the same. Im not liking the new look Sox yet. what the F is going on!?

[Squid kids Dad]

Almost seems like they are getting ready to sell the team...

[JohnR]

Originally Posted by Squid kids Dad

Almost seems like they are getting ready to sell the team...

It is interesting, (besides the rumoroed Luccino issues) Theo left for some philosophical reasons, right? There was a significant division in what was best for the future of the team and he was not on the same page as some of the current brain trust. Maybe that is part of it - Henry has bought a team that way - or was it breaking up the team, recooping costs, and starting young?

[Vectorfisher]

I dont get it!! Damon needed 3 wheelbarrells to get his cash to the bank what did he need more for???? I say salary cap and not in the form of a team cap how about a player cap, if they love the game @ 5 million a year they can learn to love it @ 2 a year. How much money do these goons need, I think I will get my kind a new baseball bat for Christmas screw the Ipod

[Backbeach Jake]

I'd love to be paid better for what I do and so would everyone else. I'd love to catch more bass and so would everyone else. Everyone wants to do better. More power to Damon. I have a real bad feeling about the Sox higher echelon. Seems all too familiar.

[MoroneSaxatilis]

Originally Posted by Backbeach Jake

I'd love to be paid better for what I do and so would everyone else. Everyone wants to do better. More power to Damon.

Well said. Do I like the fact that Damon is no longer leading off for the Sox? Of course not. Do I like the fact that he's now leading off for the Evil Empire? HELL no.
But the position of "...how much do they need...?", etc, just doesn't make sense to me. What Damon ended up with was basically a 30% increase over what he would have gotten had he stayed.
I know that if I was with Company X for a given amount of time, earning a decent wage, was happy there, had made some good friends, etc, and then Company Y came along and offered me 30% more pay, I'd be gone in a heartbeat. In fact, I've done exactly that at least twice that I can think of.
On the flip side of that, it's only fair to mention that both times I did it, I second guessed myself wondering if it was worth giving up the things I gave up for the extra money. In the end, the money always won out. Unfortunately, GMAC will not accept testimonials from my good friends at work in lieu of payment on the 2 new trucks I bought.