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Hey...$42 million cant buy you much these days.

You dont have to waste your breath trying to make the Brewers sound or look bad. They will and have done it on their own after giving an overated PED using Gagne tons of cash, after a brutally sup par embarassing season with the rangers and especially the Red Sox last year.

Oh yeah, the Brewers REALLY blew this one. Whatever, you guys are clueless. The Brewers have the best record in baseball. Why? Because they have been able to add DEPTH to their relieving corps. Gagne has made some mistakes, but not fatal ones which cost us the game. THAT'S the difference between this year and last year. #1 We know have more depth #2 Our blown saves but us in a tie, not a loss. Do your homework before you trash the best team in baseball boys. Do your homework.

Yes, the best record in baseball through the first two weeks. They're on track to win the WS!! Go Brewers......


not.

This guy needs to shut up.....they offered him $42 mil.....more than he is probably worth. Don't badmouth a franchise because you didn't accept a generous offer

Generous to us and "not aggressive enough" to him...
This just points out the disparity between the pay of these "entertainers" and the paying public, it is a PR problem for baseball. None of them, teams included, deserve the money they are given, and I mean given and not earned.

Ha, the best team in baseball. That may be the funniest thing I've read this year. Celebrate while you can. Didn't I see Gagne blow a save last night. Luckily his teammates bailed him out in extra innings.

AllStars, I agree that pro athletes are overpaid, but sports is a big business and if the owners are making a ton of money, then the players(who actually generate all the revenue) should definitely be getting a pice of the pie. If my company does good, then it reflects in my pay as well.

maybe he can get a big contract from ny (either one) and go there to under achieve just like the rest of them.

Jason70,
I included the teams in the group that is given too much money. The disconnect between the jobs they do and the money they make is staggering, all of them.

Allstarz, I agree they get paid huge sums of money for playing a game when many people with much harder jobs get paid far less, but the whole entertainment industry is way overpaid. Actors get $20 million for 1 movie that they work on for 4-6 months.It's the old law of supply and demand. Only so many people have the skills neccessary to play at the pro level. Whether they deserve it or not the slaries are going to continue to incraease.

Believe me, i understand the economics of it. I am just pointing out that the difference in his perspective and the fans perspective is a PR problem for baseball, one that most fans simply ignore. To pay attention to this glaring inequity would drive many fans away, as it did after the strike season. I am not ranting on it, just pointing it out. It is like an elephant in the room, noone is looking at it because they are too busy watching the games and the standings, but that can change quickly.

Sports and Entertainment economics is retarded to anyone not in the industry -in the industry, the participants will never be satisified with what they receive(of course, the industry attracts those types whose egos match their belief in their value). Outside of it, it will never make sense that people playing kids games or playing pretend (acting) can commnad such dough when teachers, soldiers, nurses, cops, etc, have to rob peter to pay paul in order to make ends meet (well, maybe not the cop!). Stunning math indeed ... so to hear someone complain that 42mill isn't aggressive enough ought to be justification for 50 lashes (especially in George Bush's America!)
And saying the Brewers are the best team in the league at this point is like posting an NBA score 5 minutes into the first quarter - it's something that's very likely to change as time moves ahead ...

Cordero is just one cheese biscuit away from not being able to put on anybody's uniform.

I hear you Allstarz, and I don't disagree. I can't say I blame the players though. If the owners are willing to pay that much, then I'd try to get as much from them as I could as well. I do get tired of hearing them complain about $42 million contract offers. Just like Spreewell saying he needed to feed his family and didnt take a year $21 million contract. Just plain stupid.

This guy needs to shut up.....they offered him $42 mil.....more than he is probably worth. Don't badmouth a franchise because you didn't accept a generous offer
TenRingsSTL | 04/09/08, 10:05 AM Report Offensive Comment

Seriously. Fourteen million per year is nothing to sneeze at in any way, shape, or form.

Why is Cordero blowing smoke right now? Just play ball and move on. The bitter words make him look condescending.

I went to the grocery store today and the bill was $1M. I gotta feed my family, you know & I can't do it on $42M.

I was a pitcher - I am agressive - give me the 42 mil. !!!

David,
Best team in baseball? Are you kidding me? We are talking about the Brewers, right? They're going nowhere. They'd be lucky to get 3rd place. Go back to your pipe.