According to the Associated Press, Alex Rodriguez will make $28 million this season. The entire Florida Marlins 33 man roster and disabled list will make $21.8 million.Read the article here.
Looks like George Steinbrenner is still trying to buy the World Series. Perhaps this is the reason most of the world hates the New York Yankees.
Or perhaps this is why.
In other baseball news, Chicago Cubs are threatening to put up screens so local rooftops can't see into the stadium.
Read the article here.
This just seems dumb to me. If I buy a building that is taller than the open-air stadium, I should be able to stand on my roof and look into it. Plus, I believe that giant nets would just be an eye-sore at the stadium.
"Wow, we built this open-air stadium, only to cover it in screen nets so the rich people in the skyscrapers next to us can't see the game."
In case you missed it, another dumb thing includes the fact that the Tampa Bay Devil Rays are just the Rays this season. No, the Ray doesn't stand for sting ray. It stands for ray of sunshine. Do-Ra-Me-Fa-So-La-Te-Do. Doe, a deer, a female deer. Ray, a drop of golden sun,...
Yeah, tough mascot. 10 points to anybody that can tell me what the heck that thing is!
But in not so dumb news, the Seattle Mariners started the 2008 season on the right note with a 5-2 victory over the Texas Rangers last night.
Man, I just can't stop thinking about that Rays mascot! That's the stuff children's nightmares are made of!
I am going to have nightmares about the mascot!
ReplyDeletelet's face it casey, the rays need to do all that they can to get any kind of attention. bless their hearts, i hope they do good this year. miracles do happen, i suppose.
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