erijnal

fishman, beating teams within our division isn't much to speak of these days hahah

It's kind of like a battle of the losers. Everyone's scuffling!

mikenas102

With the contract they gave him he will be a Giant for the duration of that contract. Nobody is going to touch him at that price. Probably one of the top 5 worst contracts in baseball history.

lildark185

SF will probably end up eating his contract to get rid of him. Pavano's one of those bad contracts, he's such a useless pitcher.

mikenas102

Zito's contract doesn't even compare to Pavano's. Pavano was only for 4 years and nowhere near the money Zito is making. The best part about Pavano is that at least he isn't losing games for the Yanks. I'd rather him not play at all than do what Zito has been doing to the Giants.

Zito 7 yrs $126 million ($18 mil per year avg)
Pavano 4 yrs $39.95 million ($10 mil per year avg)

Not even close

And for all the Yankee haters from Boston how about this little ditty:
Matt Clement (remember him?) 3 yrs $25 million ($8.3 mil per year)

mikenas102

I also should have mentioned since signing the contract Zito is a combined 14-24 with 4.90 ERA. I'm still trying to find a contract in the history of MLB as bad as this one.

erijnal

I guess you could say that Schmidt's contract comes close. He might still give the Dodgers one good year though, depending on how effective he is coming back from shoulder surgery.

mikenas102

Yet another gem by Zito today.
5 innings, 4 ER, 5 walks 113 pitches in 5 innings and only 68 for strikes. Now at 5.99 ERA.

On another note:
Mark my words. The Rays are not for real and will finish 3rd in the A.L. East.

freshyleif

All I can say is to bad for you guys. I am an A's fan for 20yrs and have gotten used to watching all the great talent developed and then stolen by richer teams and larger salaries so sucks for you he is not having a good time in S.F. he sure was great for us. I mean if it would make you feel better every winter comes and I can expect to see half the roster change. Maybe money doesn't have anything to do with performance?

BryceM

The Rays are certainly not real, the Yankees don't look great, and the Sox are just waiting for their yearly slump. At least the Rays are making it interesting for once.

Go RedSox!

erijnal

And the Rays finish a sweep of the Red Sox..