Originally Posted by
Ian
No argument from me on this point. We agree 100%. If Howard wants an A-Rod contract (which is the rumor) then he's nuts. He's worth Pujols money, but not A-Rod money. BUT the Phils aren't offering him either ... Pujols makes a lot more than $7 million per.
But Christine, I don't CARE about other teams! I only care about the Phils.
Apologists always find things to point to to excuse a team's lack of effort. "Oh, but this team doesn't spend money either ... Oh, but there wasn't anyone worth spending money on ... Oh, but we didn't like this guy or that guy ... "Oh, but we don't want to part with our draft picks/prospects."
They do it for the Phils ... the Eagles ... but the bottom line is it seems like the same teams year after year find ways to get done what needs to get done and, oddly enough, they're the teams that win all the championships. The Mets sure didn't have any problem finding a top-notch starting pitcher, now did they??
Last off season I didn't hear the Patriots making excuses for not getting top talent. They won three Super Bowls in four years and they still went out and signed the top free agent at every position. They found a way to get it done, which is all I'm asking my teams to do.
Look, in sports the only thing that matters is winning championships. If you're not it in to do that, you're in the wrong business. I don't care if the Phillies or the Eagles are fiscally responsible ... I care if they win championships and they don't. And until they do, you better bet I'll rip them.
For heaven's sake, look at the teams that have managed to win championships from these small market towns ... Tampa, St. Louis, Anaheim, Baltimore ... if they can do it you really expect me to believe that teams from like the 5th biggest market in the nation can't spend a few extra bucks to lure the big-time players???
Baloney ... Jeff Lurie and the Phillies ownership ... they don't care nearly as much about winning as they do about their own profits and to me, if you're in it for profit, go by a fast food franchise and leave the sports teams to the people who really care about giving the fans the best team they can give.