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The rising small-market Milwaukee Brewers are seriously considering a surprise run at keeping superstar pitcher CC Sabathia, but while Sabathia said he enjoyed his time in Milwaukee very much after the Brewers were eliminated by the Phillies, Brewers people also understand they'd be in over their heads if the bids go well beyond Johan Santana's pitching record $137.5 million, six-year deal. "The Brewers will be in, unless the money gets crazy,'' said one person familiar with their thinking. While the Brewers might consider pushing themselves into the low nine figures (over $100 million) with aggressive owner Mark Attanasio keeping the emphasis on winning, it's hard to imagine Milwaukee staying in a stratospheric bidding war. One competing owner predicted the number is going to be "big,'' meaning way bigger than most folks imagined after Sabathia enhanced his reputation by pitching the Brewers into the playoffs for the first time in 26 years.

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October 6, 2008  06:20 AM ET
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I thought Barry Zito's numbers were nuts. $ 23 Mil a year? for 6 yrs? What is this world coming to? I can see it now. America's past time filing bankruptcy. Complete liquidation. Players losing thier jobs. Congress coming in to bail the league out. Taxpayers revolt. Riots break out in the big cities. Homeless putting up tents on the infields. The MLB is dead. The government bans baseball. All is lost. But then the sun begins to shine. Young atheletes boldly begin to form their own teams. Traveling around the US playing exhibition games and passing the hat. A new day has dawned. This is my idea Hollywood. I demand Millions for my script. The cycle starts again. Now it's a movie.....

I apologize in advance for this spew.

October 6, 2008  06:29 AM ET
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"The rising small-market Milwaukee Brewers are seriously considering a surprise run at keeping superstar pitcher CC Sabathia, ..."

A surprise run? I guess it's not a surprise any more SI!!!

Mornin' Tony ... that scenario doesn't sound so far-fetched!

October 6, 2008  07:06 AM ET
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I have a feeling that the money will get crazy.

October 6, 2008  07:07 AM ET
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hi ya Cat.

October 6, 2008  07:07 AM ET
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Like real crazy baby!

October 6, 2008  07:35 AM ET
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Oh man. I hope they sign him. I really do.....then when his arm falls off in May of next year, they can complain about how every time a small market opens up the check book, something unfortunate and unforeseeable happens.

October 6, 2008  07:40 AM ET
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Good thing CC likes Miller Lite... The most delish of all Lite beers... Less filling too!

October 6, 2008  07:48 AM ET
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They'll approach $100 million? That's fantastic, except Sabathia will probably be looking in the 125-150 range that Santana got last offseason.

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October 6, 2008  08:32 AM ET
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Originally posted 07:40 AM ET  10.06 by U.S. Government

Good thing CC likes Miller Lite... The most delish of all Lite beers... Less filling too!

Miller Lite is god awful. I'd rather be sober. Sure it has a lot of taste but I would imagine battery acid does as well.

Mornin all.

JFK,
Where've you been. I was about to start checking abandoned cars on the BQE for your bloated corpse.

October 6, 2008  08:34 AM ET
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Originally posted 07:35 AM ET  10.06 by TFBuckFutter

Oh man. I hope they sign him. I really do.....then when his arm falls off in May of next year, they can complain about how every time a small market opens up the check book, something unfortunate and unforeseeable happens.

With 260 innings this year CC may very well have issues next year.

October 6, 2008  08:44 AM ET
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Greetings me Kennedy! How's the election campaign going? For those of you who do not receive is bi-monthly newsletter, our fearless inebriated pilot friend is staging a campaign to get elected as Post Master General. I don't wanna be the one to tell him this is an appointed position. He father has already earmarked 1.3 million to the warchest and Junia is writing a book called "Profiles in Pointlessness".

October 6, 2008  08:46 AM ET
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They also have to factor in the cost of all those ham sandwiches he eats after every game.

October 6, 2008  08:50 AM ET
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Originally posted 08:32 AM ET  10.06 by Justin Cyder

Miller Lite is god awful. I'd rather be sober. Sure it has a lot of taste but I would imagine battery acid does as well. Mornin all.JFK, Where've you been. I was about to start checking abandoned cars on the BQE for your bloated corpse.

haha!

October 6, 2008  08:57 AM ET
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Originally posted 08:32 AM ET  10.06 by Justin Cyder

Miller Lite is god awful. I'd rather be sober. Sure it has a lot of taste but I would imagine battery acid does as well. Mornin all.JFK, Where've you been. I was about to start checking abandoned cars on the BQE for your bloated corpse.

And that's just JFK after a night of drinking ... just imagine him actually dead ...

October 6, 2008  09:09 AM ET
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Originally posted 08:57 AM ET  10.06 by Atro Steals Yer Base

And that's just JFK after a night of drinking ... just imagine him actually dead ...

Add a day or 2 in his plane at the bottom of the Atlantic and he could knock a buzzard of a **** wagon.

October 6, 2008  09:11 AM ET
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they sensor ****? I changed the spelling!

October 6, 2008  09:12 AM ET
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Originally posted 09:11 AM ET  10.06 by Justin Cyder

they sensor ****? I changed the spelling!

Krackers are still deemed very offensive. I suggest using "biscuit."

October 6, 2008  09:23 AM ET
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Originally posted 09:12 AM ET  10.06 by Mock the Vote

Krackers are still deemed very offensive. I suggest using "biscuit."

12 comments in and already hip to the jive. That's some newbie.

 
October 6, 2008  09:29 AM ET
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Originally posted 09:23 AM ET  10.06 by Atro Steals Yer Base

12 comments in and already hip to the jive. That's some newbie.

What are you implying?

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