Manny Ramirez agrees to deal with Oakland A's - ESPN
Terrible...just terrible. I hate this piece of garbage.
Manny Ramirez agrees to deal with Oakland A's - ESPN
Terrible...just terrible. I hate this piece of garbage.
I pray he doesn't ever brings a glove. Could you imagine him in LF... MLB may set a record for inside the park homers with as much time as it would take for Manny to run down gap shots. And that would be just 1 team! Only place that might be a worse fit for Manny defensively would be Coors or Safeco.
Plus didn't you all just pay out the ying yang for that Cuban guy?
HollywoodLeo: You and Kingdom always annoy me
"Oh, don't mind me, I'm rebuilding now" then you win at least 80 games
RIP S3SL Minnesota Twins.
RIP HSL Anaheim Angels
Rebuilding the Dodger Blues
Renewed Start back in the land of 10,000 lakes
Publicity stunt?
Marshall: MILSWANCAs?
Ted: Wait, I can get this. Mothers I'd like to sleep with and never call again.
Barney: Circle gets the square!
The 2074 MSL NL Gold Glove Recipient at Third Base.
Bean is probably trying to bank on a rebound and trade.
How long until he's busted again?
League Team Record Wild Card Division Pennants Titles MSL Kansas City Royals (NYY/TB) 3611-3517 1 14 8 7 TBL Cleveland Indians 1084-698 2 5 2 1 HSL Chicago Cubs 2071-1764 1 9 4 1
He won't play the field. He'll have to win the DH job for the last 2/3 of the year. He'll be a part-time DH at best (for him).
$500k for Manny isn't bad but I just don't see why the A's are bothering with him. They already have more than enough OF/DH guys.
A's got him for one reason. Just like a lot of us do in OOTP. To put butts in the seats. He's a name people would pay to see. And he always does well with the first year with a new team (Tampa aside). If they make an extra $500,000 because he is hitting .230 then it was a success.
Date: Monday, 2/20/2012
Subject: Fan Reaction
Hello Boss,
Our fans are ecstatic that you signed Manny Ramirez.
The overall fan interest increase is amazing!!
Sincerly,
Your PR Director
Last edited by HollywoodLeo; 02-20-2012 at 06:44 PM.
League Team years Record Wild Card Division Pennants Titles MSL San Diego Padres 2034-2059 2,217-1,995 1 6 3 1 TBL Arizona Diamondbacks 2005-2018 1,216-1,053 1 9 6 3 TSSL San Diego Padres 2015-2021, 2024-2028 1,017-928 0 7 3 2 TSSL Texas Rangers 2029-2033 396-414 0 0 0 0
Cheer up, Prov! We had Manny last year and still managed to make the play-offs.....maybe the reverse lucky charm will work for the A's.
Leo.... Well done!
Mathematically to make the $500,000 back:
I don't know ticket prices there but I would guess $25 avg per ticket. Add in around $15 for food and drinks per person so $40 per.
With his 50 game suspension that's 25 games roughly at home so he'll play (baring injury) 56 games at home
$500,000/56 = $8,930 per game needed...
$8,930/$40 = ~224 more people per game.... That's easily obtainable if he can hit 25-30ish HRs...
My prediction is that he will not reach double digit homers in an A's uniform.
My prediction is he will be on Sportscenter's NOT top 10 atleast 10 times
Date: Monday, 2/20/2012
Subject: Fan Reaction
Hello Boss,
Our fans are ecstatic that you signed Manny Ramirez.
The overall fan interest increase is amazing!!
Except fans who actually know something about baseball, like Prov. They want to personally murder the whole front office.
Sincerly,
Your PR Director
***Fixed
You fixed it wrong.
Date: Monday, 2/20/2012
Subject: Fan Reaction
Hello Boss,
Our intelligent fans are shocked that you signed Manny Ramirez!
The overall fan interest almost crashed!
Sincerly,
Your PR Director
League Team years Record Wild Card Division Pennants Titles MSL San Diego Padres 2034-2059 2,217-1,995 1 6 3 1 TBL Arizona Diamondbacks 2005-2018 1,216-1,053 1 9 6 3 TSSL San Diego Padres 2015-2021, 2024-2028 1,017-928 0 7 3 2 TSSL Texas Rangers 2029-2033 396-414 0 0 0 0