Please - watch him this year. He has his own distinctive way of getting his own shot. Never moves his feet. He can be covered like a blanket. Gives the guy a series of head and shoulder fakes, always gets just enough room without even moving his feet to get off and drill that line drive.

Posted by Nalod:

Posted by Bonn1997:

Posted by Nalod:


Checketts signed H20 to his first contract. The one with an opt out provision. The reason is checketts promised him that if he could,and when he could, he would pay him more. It was a handshake deal that Layden was forced to honor. DOlan his owner honored that deal.

It was more than anyone expected and it sucked, but that is how that played on.

Layden made some real bone head moves and did not futher the franchise, but he also gets blamed for a few things that were not his doing, but had to deal with.

Handshake deals are meaningless. Ask Carlos Boozer. Ask David Wells (who made a handshake deal with the Diamondbacks before deciding to go the Yankees instead). Ask Vranes (who was promised a roster spot for the full year by Layden and then quickly waived by Isiah).

Was Vranes deal guaranteed?

Allan was given an opt out, and would you have preffered he just walk without getting anything in return? Now think, this is before his knee hurt. We overpaid in hindsight, and we overpaid big, but there were other deals much larger.

And your suggeting we go in the gutter and lower our standards to not honor a deal even if its verbal? What Booze did was awful, and just because wells was a yankee does not mean he is not a dirtbag.

sorry Bonnie, your logic does not "Psych" on this one.

[Edited by - nalod on 10/19/2004 16:25:47]

Posted by Nalod:

If you disagree your saying its ok to conduct unethical business dealing cuz others do it?

Great idea!