Oswalt going to Phillies!

[jho]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5420095

Damn their rotation is stacked.

 

[Gr3atness]

Too bad they arent in the playoffs as of now. Oh well.

 

[Marginal]

All aboard the fail boat

 

[ythelongface]

this Reds fan is just glad he didnt go to the Cardinals!

 

[beardyian]

I still think them trading Cliff Lee away was bizarre

 

[jho]

I still think them trading Cliff Lee away was bizarre

Agreed, especially when they went out and signed Ryan Howard to that crazy extension.

They could have had Halladay, Lee, and Hamels at the top of their rotation, and that's better than switching Lee with Oswalt.

 

[c9h13no3]

Still the sickest deal ever, with the 'stros paying most of Oswalt's buy-out clause. I think they owed him something like 20 mil, and payed 11 of it, with Philly picking up the balance.

Lol robbery.

 

[Mr Whatever]

doesnt matter, we alllll know whos gonna win. sadly enough.

 

[umpinpa22]

money talks!

phillies are turning into the yanks! best team money can buy a long time suffering pirates fan here! can ya tell! gla at the tables!

 

[jho]

phillies are turning into the yanks! best team money can buy a long time suffering pirates fan here! can ya tell! gla at the tables!

Not even close man. I hate the phillies but the yankees' payroll is so much greater.

 

[robert_wrath]

Unfortunately his first start with them he's getting shelled 5-0. This commonly occurs to starting pitchers who are rushed after a trade. Cliff Lee is the perfect example. As soon as he was traded to the Rangers, there was anticipated success. The end result was a complete failure.

 

[liamkg]

I can't believe they gave Happ away as we saw Oswalt = loss Happ = win

 

[atlantafalcons0]

Here's a glimpse of MLB top payrolls:

 

[PasoTex]

Oswalt is a really good pitcher. He's going to help the Phillies quite a lot.

 

[beardyian]

Here's a glimpse of MLB top payrolls:

I think the Mariners would like a little more success per $

 

[atlantafalcons0]

I think the Mariners would like a little more success per $

Damn skippy. LOL

What a waste of money....

 

[ythelongface]

I think the Mariners would like a little more success per $

i agree. they are the orioles of the west.

 

[atlantafalcons0]

i agree. they are the orioles of the west.

This makes no sense - west?

 

[ythelongface]

your right. my bad. i completely read the chart wrong....going back to bed now

 

[jho]

Wow I didn't know the Red Sox increased their payroll so dramatically. I remember so many years the yankees had like $80-$100 mil more than anyone else. Now it's just $40 mil more

 

[robert_wrath]

Wow I didn't know the Red Sox increased their payroll so dramatically. I remember so many years the yankees had like $80-$100 mil more than anyone else. Now it's just $40 mil more

I think their payroll was higher when they had Manny Ramirez. The Yankees pretty much set the standard for increasing MLB team salaries skyrocketing. Look what they did Last season. It truly is a proven fact that investing more into your teams players provide a highest probability of winning the World Series.

 

[Kebo11K]

Astro's are on a 6 game win streak after trading Oswalt and Berkman

 

[jho]

I think their payroll was higher when they had Manny Ramirez. The Yankees pretty much set the standard for increasing MLB team salaries skyrocketing. Look what they did Last season. It truly is a proven fact that investing more into your teams players provide a highest probability of winning the World Series.

I remember reading a good article in SI about how payroll makes such a significant difference in teams being able to compete year in and year out. Can't remember the link, but I do remember it stated that if payroll is used well like the Yankees and Red Sox do, they can compete for a title every year. MLB will try to trick you into thinking that there is competitive advantage with 8 different champions over 8 years or something like that, but generally it is the same teams that are competing every year in the upper echelon of payroll (just goes to show how pathetic my mets have been).

The only reason the Yankees don't win the title every year is because of the wild card factor a short 5 or 7 game series will bring, a weaker team can often win if they get on fire. This is definitely less the case when you think of Basketball, where almost always the stronger team prevails.

Astro's are on a 6 game win streak after trading Oswalt and Berkman

Nothing compared to Seattle ripping it after losing Arod and the Big Unit.

 

[robert_wrath]

I remember reading a good article in SI about how payroll makes such a significant difference in teams being able to compete year in and year out. Can't remember the link, but I do remember it stated that if payroll is used well like the Yankees and Red Sox do, they can compete for a title every year. MLB will try to trick you into thinking that there is competitive advantage with 8 different champions over 8 years or something like that, but generally it is the same teams that are competing every year in the upper echelon of payroll (just goes to show how pathetic my mets have been).

The only reason the Yankees don't win the title every year is because of the wild card factor a short 5 or 7 game series will bring, a weaker team can often win if they get on fire. This is definitely less the case when you think of Basketball, where almost always the stronger team prevails.



Nothing compared to Seattle ripping it after losing Arod and the Big Unit.

If payroll is the issue than it's safe to say the Kansas City Royals aren't likely to win the World Series in the next two to three decades.

 

[jho]

If payroll is the issue than it's safe to say the Kansas City Royals aren't likely to win the World Series in the next two to three decades.

Not until they get as talented a scouting/management system as Tampa Bay and Minny. And even then they need a lot of other factors to go right.