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Post by Hurbster on May 24, 2023 19:20:50 GMT -5
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Post by Marvelous1LUFC on May 25, 2023 7:10:24 GMT -5
I thought of him, but dont know what contract it was, could have been pay as you play
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Post by EvenBaldobombHasAJob on May 28, 2023 7:34:33 GMT -5
can we throw in a vote for Ilya Kovalchuk? Devils tried circumventing the salary cap on an absurd deal, got caught and penalized for it, signed him to a different stupid (but legal) deal, and then he f***s off to Russia a few seasons in and tries to hold them to it anyway.
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Post by Denny Zen on May 30, 2023 10:39:24 GMT -5
The Atlanta Hawks paid Jon Koncak more than Michael Jordan and Larry Bird were making in 1989-1990, on a six year deal in which he never averaged more than like 4 points and 5 rebounds in any one season.
His was so bad, he was still being called Jonny Contract in the local Atlanta market whenever he played as a visiting player for the Magic when I first started watching basketball growing up.
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Post by The Dark Order Inferno on May 30, 2023 10:54:55 GMT -5
While not as huge as some names, for the mid tier football clubs he played for, Jimmy Bullard was a huge financial drain who spent a lot of time injured and when he was healthy, didn't seem too fussed about whether or not he played football. He'd show sparks of class, look like he was going to pay off and get then injured again, or act up in some other way,
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Post by animaniac on May 30, 2023 15:53:58 GMT -5
As a Mets fan,4/66 for Jason Bay. Bay was a good player and had an insane 2nd half for Boston but he crashed down to earth. He had originally been a non prospect that the Mets had at one point before but they had dealt him.
Matt Holliday was there but the Wilpons were so god damn cheap.
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Post by Triangle Lancer on Jun 9, 2023 17:56:57 GMT -5
Jamie Navarro is the contract that Jerry Reinsdorf points to as why "we don't sign pitchers for more than 3 years". Hence Wikipedia...
"On October 28, 1996, Navarro was again granted free agency by the Cubs and he signed to a four-year, $20 million contract with the crosstown rivals of the Cubs, the White Sox, on December 11.
Chicago White Sox
The three years (1997–1999) that Navarro spent with the White Sox were far from a success. Along with a lowly 9–14 record and a league-high 5.79 ERA, Navarro led the league in wild pitches, hits allowed, earned runs allowed in 1997. One of Navarro's only highlights of the 1997 season was his surprising dominance against the Boston Red Sox; most memorable is a 10–1 victory against the team on May 20, which gave Navarro his 10th straight win against the Red Sox, dating back to September 28, 1991. The 1998 season was just as disappointing for Navarro, as he finished with a dismal 8–16 record and a league-high 6.36 ERA, and led the league in wild pitches and losses. Navarro showed no improvement the following year either, and the White Sox traded Navarro and fellow pitcher John Snyder to the Milwaukee Brewers for pitcher Cal Eldred and infielder José Valentín."
Valentin was a good pick-up; before Abreu he was the last Sox player to hit for the cycle. Utility player, could put him anywhere in the infield, even emergency catcher if need-be. Cal Eldred was washed out.
Mark Buerhle was a pitcher that wanted 5 years. Jerry wouldn't give it to him...until numerous season-ticket holders refused to renew until Mark got his 5-year deal.
And, he did.
Dear Lord that late 1990s Sox run...awful!
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Post by Georgina's Fancy Water on Jun 10, 2023 16:57:30 GMT -5
Duncan Robinson is being paid the net worth of several small countries to just be himself
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