Like George Costanza, “I’m back, baby!!!” After six days in Las Vegas I am back home in New York.
I apologize for the lack o’ posts this week, but it was almost impossible for me to write while I was away.
Now that I am back, let’s take a look at what has been going on around the great game of baseball the last couple of days.
Ryan Howard gets paid
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Howard to a five-year, $125 million extension. I normally don’t like to agree with the majority, but in this case I am going to have to.
This is quite the deal from Howard’s standpoint and a puzzling one from the Phillies' perspective. Is Howard worth $25 million a year? No, he is not. He is worth around $17-18 million a year.
If Howard is worth $25 million a yea ...
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Major League Baseball News and Notes: April 29, 2010
Posted: 29th April 2010 by Adam Bernacchio in MLBComments Off on Major League Baseball News and Notes: April 29, 2010