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I’ll take a down year Verlander over any other pitcher to be honest, but
hopefully he gets back to his real performance next year. Regardless what
people think, he does deserve his contract, he’s always been impressive and
he one of the greatest RHP in the league 🙂
2nd! And thanks for the upload!
he deserves every cent he gets paid!
Well, with how “well” this interviewer was, I feel that I have a new career
path as a CNN reporter!
Third and not last.
Justin seems like a good guy, and is a great pitcher, but ALL sports need
to base pay on performance. Pay so much for a strikeout,so much for a
catch–or a touchdown, or a goal.Have a base salary of say 1 million, and
stack everything they do on top of that. We are all getting priced out of
going to games—something has to be done.Also—why is it that when a
player gets a new, fat contract, they seem to do not do as well??
Like all kids growing up in Philly in the ’60’s, I worshiped Bunning’s
pitching brilliance, not his contract. Today’s kids are more likely to talk
about the money a sports star makes rather than his performance. When I
found out I would never have Bunning’s stuff, I moved on to adulthood. But
big money for playing a game fosters the idea that cash can come easy.
There’s only room for 1 Verlander. Meanwhile, thousands never give up the
dream of riches and become life losers. It’s corrupting.
@CoolerKing37 If you can’t tell that the reporter was unnaturally forcing
the topic of homoaexuality, then what were you watching.
It’s often said that Verlander has done so much for Detroit. But the money
he makes would vaccinate every kid in the city and build a state of the art
school EVERY YEAR. I don’t begrudge him for taking the money.I would too.
But sports in America has devolved into a money grab. It’s killing
baseball. The WS has its lowest viewership ever, and the seats are filled
with comped tickets paid by corporations getting a tax break. It can’t
survive on its own anymore. Even kids have stopped playing it.
So….you treat everyone with respect….except for gays?
Worst interviewer ever.
Oh god. Did she just imply that Verlander added a pitch?
Look. Almost every religion and social tradition does not advocate or
condone a gay orientation. So what? Why do people always try to pit people
against religion? I Love treating everyone with respect but if it comes
down to it (which it never does by the way) I am Catholi and very proud of
Jesus.