This fighting between Steinbrenner and Henry is very entertaining.

Round One: *Ding*

George hit em with a K.O.

henry is a crying little baby.

 

 

 

him and steinbrenner have been in an arms race all winter.

 

 

 

he should of sacked up and paid the 16 million.

What I don't get in all this hand-wringing over the Yankees is that nobody points out that other teams didn't even try to get him. Considering Texas was willing to pay $9 million/year of his salary, how come the Dodgers, Cubs, or White Sox didn't try to acquire A-Rod? How come Seattle didn't try to re-acquire him, since he would cost LESS than what they offered him 3 years ago AND they just cleared $8 million off their books with Sasaki going back to Japan? All of these teams had expiring contracts and young players that they could've given to Texas.

 

People need to stop blaming the Yankees, because other teams are too afraid or too cheap to act.

because AROD said he would waive his no-trade clause ONLY and ONLY if he were traded to boston or NY. thats y no 1 else even bothered 2 offer any deals.

This fighting between Steinbrenner and Henry is very entertaining.

They deserve each other. Two peas out of the same pod. :thumbdown

Probably some of the small market teams want Salary Caps. But if there was a salary cap Red sox would have to get rid of some players or rework there contracts and i dont think they wanna do that. Jim Henry is just pissed off right now.

Probably some of the small market teams want Salary Caps. But if there was a salary cap Red sox would have to get rid of some players or rework there contracts and i dont think they wanna do that. Jim Henry is just pissed off right now.

then y would he be saying there should be a salary cap if hes 2nd in payroll........

 

 

BTW its John Henry not JIM...... just thought u might wanna kno

BOROWITZ report.com

 

 

 

Updated February 19, 2004

 

 

Breaking News

 

STEINBRENNER BUYS FENWAY PARK

 

Homeless Red Sox Cry Foul

 

George Steinbrenner?s buying spree continued

unabated today as the New York Yankees owner purchased

Fenway Park, the legendary home of the arch-rival

Boston Red Sox.

 

In buying Fenway out from under the Sox, Mr.

Steinbrenner has left his Eastern Division rivals

without a stadium for the first time in their history,

jeopardizing the Red Sox? bid for the American

League pennant.

 

?It is hard to win a championship without pitching

or hitting,? said David Hastings, a sports historian

at the University of Minnesota. ?But it is virtually

impossible to win without a stadium.?

 

Red Sox owner John Henry, who spent most of the day

scrambling to find a high school sandlot where his

team might play the 2004 season, held an emotional

press conference in Boston to denounce the

big-spending Yankee honcho.

 

?Damn you, George Steinbrenner, damn you!? swore

Mr. Henry, shaking his fist violently.

 

But Mr. Steinbrenner?s shopping day had barely

begun, as he went on to outbid the Walt Disney Company

for the legendary puppet characters, the Muppets.

 

While Mr. Steinbrenner did not indicate what role the

Muppet characters might play in the Yankee

organization, his aggressive purchase of Kermit, Miss

Piggy et al reinforced the impression in baseball

circles that the Yankee owner is willing to buy

anything that is not nailed down.

 

Having assumed the $250 million contract of third

baseman Alex Rodriguez, however, Mr. Steinbrenner

acknowledged that he might have to economize by

outsourcing second base to India.

 

In other baseball news, North Korea?s Kim Jung-Il

revealed that he attempted to acquire A-Rod until he

was told that A-Rod was not a piece of nuclear fuel.

because AROD said he would waive his no-trade clause ONLY and ONLY if he were traded to boston or NY. thats y no 1 else even bothered 2 offer any deals.

 

I honestly don't believe that for a second. That's what the Mets are saying to cover their asses for dropping the ball on A-Rod, but I don't believe for a sec that he would've turned down the chance to play for either of those 3 teams (Dodgers, White Sox, Mariners) that were all legit playoff contenders last year. A-Rod, without a doubt, puts the White Sox and Dodgers in the playoffs this year. So, he gets both the spotlight of playing in a top-4 market, and being on the playoff stage.

Probably some of the small market teams want Salary Caps. But if there was a salary cap Red sox would have to get rid of some players or rework there contracts and i dont think they wanna do that. Jim Henry is just pissed off right now.

See, that's why the cap should be the Red Sox payroll. Because you know that's only fair.

 

A salary cap does nothing but hurt players. Without comprehensive revenue sharing, and baseball clubs becoming seperate from WGN, TBS, Yes, NESN, etc. a team like the Yankees will always have the sizable market advantage over the Royals and Athletics. Of course shmucks like Henry and the other big market teams don't want that because that means taking money from them and giving it to teams that actually try to win on meager resources. Screw the Brewers and Pirates, they're making hand over fist in cash and won't invest in their clubs.

 

 

P.S. It's John Henry, not Jim Hendry, your GM.