Boras Being Boras
Continuing with today’s free agency theme, we now turn our attention to baseball: specifically, enigmatic outfielder Manny Ramirez latest rejection of the Los Angeles Dodgers offer of $45 million for two years. I never cease to be amazed by the apparent capacity of pro athletes to be deluded by sports agents about their own worth. [...]
Free Agency Con
With the advent of free agency (that’s a little Lenten joke, Chris), this is the time of year that we will once again be treated to the tired litany of complaints from fans and columnists that Packers general manager Ted Thompson won’t make the effort to sign a ‘big name’ player. The funny thing is that the [...]
Free Agency Irrationality
So on the drive home from work today I was listening to WDUZ, the local Green Bay sports radio station. For the most part the talk was about free agency and what may or may not happen.
Provus Learns the Most Important Lesson
It is great to hear baseball on the radio once again. Even though the weather in Wisconsin is, quite frankly, lousy as I write this (rainy and cold with snow and sleet on the way), it somehow feels just a bit like summer when I hear Bob Uecker and his new sidekick Cory Provus calling [...]
QUICK HIT: WTF??!!!!!!
I just read that the Green Bay Packers have tendered cornerback Jarrett Bush as a restricted free agent. What does the Packers front office/coaching staff see in this guy that is not apparent to anyone else? Or does he have incriminating photos of someone in a decision making capacity? It’s not like they have to protect [...]
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