George is soo classy....

George Steinbrenner is expected to fire Joe Torre (hasn't missed a playoff season since he's been there) and hire Lou Pinella. What an asshole Steinbrenner is.

1. That's just a rumor. Cahsman himself said he sees no reason why Torre will not be back in next season.2. Torre made more than a couple mistakes again this year in the playoffs. So there is some validity to the Boss' decision if he makes it.3. I'd rather us hire Joe Girardi than Lou Pinella

You don't win the World Series, you aren't succesful. That's what the Boss thinks. And Torre has always had a roster loaded with talent. I bet if Dusty Baker managed the Yankees, they'd be in the playoffs a lot. He had Tetrahydrogestronine in SF and won a lot.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Moose87 @ Oct 8 2006, 08:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>You don't win the World Series, you aren't succesful. That's what the Boss thinks.</div>And hes right....

what does that mean ^^^?and Torre has earned the right to never be fired. Stienbrenner is angry, but once he gets some time, he might change hism ind. If he does fire Torre, then Girardi has to be our manager

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Nebkreb @ Oct 8 2006, 09:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>what does that mean ^^^?</div>That if you DONT win the World Series, that the entire season is a failure.

Why is eveyone picking on A-Rod. HGH and Sheffield did just as bad as him

Sheffield isnt the highest paid Athlete in Sports.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GotSkillz92 @ Oct 8 2006, 11:53 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Sheffield isnt the highest paid Athlete in Sports.</div>Neither is A-Rod....

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AdropOFvenom @ Oct 8 2006, 09:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Nebkreb @ Oct 8 2006, 09:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>what does that mean ^^^?</div>That if you DONT win the World Series, that the entire season is a failure.</div>i meant the post above, the testahyfrogine in SF part..

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Nebkreb @ Oct 8 2006, 01:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AdropOFvenom @ Oct 8 2006, 09:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Nebkreb @ Oct 8 2006, 09:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>what does that mean ^^^?</div>That if you DONT win the World Series, that the entire season is a failure.</div>i meant the post above, the testahyfrogine in SF part..</div>Hint Hint, Barry Bonds reference.

hint hint i got it by now

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jon_Vilma @ Oct 8 2006, 03:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GotSkillz92 @ Oct 8 2006, 11:53 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Sheffield isnt the highest paid Athlete in Sports.</div>Neither is A-Rod....</div>In Baseball he is.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GotSkillz92 @ Oct 9 2006, 08:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jon_Vilma @ Oct 8 2006, 03:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GotSkillz92 @ Oct 8 2006, 11:53 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Sheffield isnt the highest paid Athlete in Sports.</div>Neither is A-Rod....</div>In Baseball he is.</div>He has the largest contract, yes.But the Yankees aren't paying him the most. In terms of how much the Yankees are paying each player this yearerek Jeter: 20.6 MJason Giambi: 20.4 MMike Mussina: 19.0 MRandy Johnson: 15.6 MBobby Abreu: 13.0 MJohnny Damon: 13.0 MHideki Matsui: 13.0 MAlex Rodriguez: 12.8 MThe Yankees pay 7 players more than they pay A-Rod (The Rangers cover half of A-Rod's contract due to a sweet trade agreement).So since he's the 8th highest paid player by the Yankees, why should he be looked at to contribute more than the 7 people ahead of him?

Jeez Giambi makes 20 mil? Mussina 19 mil?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (chang @ Oct 9 2006, 11:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Jeez Giambi makes 20 mil? Mussina 19 mil?</div>This year, yes.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (chang @ Oct 9 2006, 10:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Jeez Giambi makes 20 mil? Mussina 19 mil?</div>Backloaded deals, they dont make that money average throughout the contract, but since they are in the last few years of their deals the higher salaried years start to kick in. (I know, seems like the other day the Yankees signed them. lol)

i never held that contract against him. If any of us was offered 252 mil dollars, we would accept it regardless.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Nebkreb @ Oct 9 2006, 09:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>i never held that contract against him. If any of us was offered 252 mil dollars, we would accept it regardless.</div>Psh, lie. I'd want more. I'm not going to play for basically free.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Brooksie5 @ Oct 9 2006, 07:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Nebkreb @ Oct 9 2006, 09:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>i never held that contract against him. If any of us was offered 252 mil dollars, we would accept it regardless.</div>Psh, lie. I'd want more. I'm not going to play for basically free.</div>Yeah. We all have to feed our families.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AdropOFvenom @ Oct 9 2006, 01:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (chang @ Oct 9 2006, 10:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Jeez Giambi makes 20 mil? Mussina 19 mil?</div>Backloaded deals, they dont make that money average throughout the contract, but since they are in the last few years of their deals the higher salaried years start to kick in. (I know, seems like the other day the Yankees signed them. lol)</div>Next year, the Yankees (assuming they keep him) will only be paying A-Rod 8 mil. Pretty cheap for his preduction levels no matter what the post season production.

A-Rod will make 27M in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010Texas pays a total of 67M of his salaries from 2004 to 10: 3M in 2004, 6M in both 2005 and 2006, 7M in 2007, 8M in 2008, 7M in 2009 and 6M in 2010Here is his full contract from mlb4u.comAlexander Emmanuel Rodriguez: signed 10-Year deal worth 252M: - + he receives a 10M signing bonus that is paid between 2001-2005 in 1M installments each March and Dec 1st - + will make 22M in 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 and then 26M in both 2005 and 2006 and then 27M in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 - + Bonuses he can receive for awards: 1st MVP: 500K 2nd: 1M 3rd+: 1.5M; MVP Voting 2-5: 200K MVP Voting 6-10: 100K; All-Star selection: 100K; Top Vote Getter in All-Star: 100K; Media Awards/All-Star Selections: 100K; WS MVP-200K; LCS MVP-150K; DS MVP-150K; Gold Glove-100K; Silver Slugger-100K - + - + bonuses he has earned: 100K for 2005 All-Star selection, 100K for 2005 Silver Slugger, 1M for 2005 AL MVP - + he can void deal after 2007, 2008 or 2009 - + he has a guaranteed salary increase for 2009 and 2010 by the higher of the following: 5M or 1M greater than average annual value of the position player w/ highest annual average salary - + 5M of 2001 salary is deferred and 4M each year of 2002, 2005, 2006, and 2007 salaries deferred - + 3M of 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009 and 2010 salaries deferred at 1.75% interest and paid each June 15 between 2016-25 - + the 36M in deferred money became an assignment bonus after trade to the NYY from TEX, which is paid: 5M + interest in 2016, 4M + interest in 2017 and 3M + interest in both 2018 and 2019, then 4M + interest in 2020, 2021 and 2022, and then finally 3M + interest in 2023, 2024, and 2025 - + Texas pays a total of 67M of his salaries from 2004 to 10: 3M in 2004, 6M in both 2005 and 2006, 7M in 2007, 8M in 2008, 7M in 2009 and 6M in 2010 - + Yankees defer 1M of his 2004 to 2007 salaries and make them payable on Jan. 15 2011 at 0% interest - + the deal includes a complete NO-TRADE clause - + hotel suite on road and right to host his personal webpage on yankees.mlb.com - + he has a five-year endorsement deal with Nike thru the 2009 season that pays him about 1M a year and provides him with "everything but his glove and his bat"Agent: Scott Boras Service Time: 11.011