Sports - 10 October 2007

2007-10-10 03:56:29 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Hunting

Ok, my first question garnered some confusion, so let me clarify. Athletes and salaries, I'm throwing out the idea of pay for performance salaries. You all seem to counter argue that everybody would swing for the fences if they were paid on stats. Again, try to think outside the box.

Each player starts with a base salary of $250,000 (higher than 90% of the American population to begin with anyway -- and we can live off it, so can they).

First would be team bonuses (in order to prevent people from giving up at bats and sacrificing themselves) Win your division each player receives a $100,000 bonus, and etc...

Second would be individual bonuses, not just HR and RBI, but overall performance. You look at sac bunts and sac flies, avg with RISP. You are concerned that with this type of pay structure, all athletes would swing for the fences, but this would also increase their strikeout rate, making them less valuable, it would also decrease the teams wins by being selfish.

2007-10-10 03:52:25 · 7 answers · asked by r u serious? 3 in Baseball

Who's gonna win between Dallas and New England?

2007-10-10 03:52:08 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Football (American)

I want to buy one but not sure of which would be the better parts, Avid juicy 7 breaks... Fox tallas front fork... XTR gears & wheel set , etc
Anyone know the ideal set up would will not break the bank, in Euros, of course !

2007-10-10 03:43:40 · 2 answers · asked by richmck 1 in Cycling

Why should G.S. expext to win right now. Does having the biggest payroll mean you should win right now?

I am sick of this reasoning...The reason it is the highest payroll is because he is over paying a lot of his talent. How did that investment on Roger Clemens pay off? Just because he shells out the money does not mean it is going to be the best team.

When they won the 4 World Series they had a perfect combination of home grown talent and free agents IN THEIR PRIME.

G.S. and Cashman has put these teams together and made bad deals. But I guess it is easier to just blame Torre insead of looking in a mirror on who made these bad deals.

If just spending money made good teams the Knicks would be champions. but we all know that the team they have is not woth what they are paying.

The same can be said for the Yankees.

2007-10-10 03:42:01 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Baseball

2007-10-10 03:41:23 · 6 answers · asked by superchunk792000 1 in Hunting

Are they now the new force to reckon with? They've begun this season going 7-0-0 preseason (while not playing the Pizza line for 5 of those games) and are now 4-0-0 on the support of a backup goalie. Is this just a lucky streak? Who will be the first team to snap their undefeated string?

2007-10-10 03:40:09 · 19 answers · asked by Jon S 2 in Hockey

During the Mike & the Mad Dog show yesterday Franseca & Russo where moaning & groaning over the times of the playoff games in Arizona & Colorado.. They where screaming that why couldn't they put the games in the afternoon East Coast time so that those fans in the East Coast who care to watch have a chance to watch it. What Makes Fransesca & Russo think that the West Coat teams have to set the time of the games to appease them? If they want to watch it so bad stay awake for the game is my opinion.

2007-10-10 03:38:56 · 7 answers · asked by Scooter_loves_his_dad 7 in Baseball

2007-10-10 03:36:02 · 3 answers · asked by J G 1 in Hockey

Personally I think baseball needs a commissioner that will start taking care of the fans---for "the best interest of baseball".

We all know selig is a moron, we need a commissioner who back the sport for the fans.
I'd love to see the DH gone, inter-league go away, and please can we bring back sunday afternoon double headers? A real bona fide double header! You do remember those, dont you? 2 games for the price of one?
And get rid of Sunday NIGHT games!!!

We need a commissioner who will stand up to Donald fehr & Scott Boras! He needs to tell them we are doing this for the fans---NOT THE PLAYERS!

2007-10-10 03:33:26 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Baseball

Despite all their injuries, the team plays a great game against a team they should have been blown out by. They deserved the win, but because the coaching staff couldn't manage the clock and then put them in a prevent defense the last two drives, all that effort is squandered and they lose. The fans, and especially the players, deserve better.

2007-10-10 03:31:22 · 10 answers · asked by Captain Hammer 6 in Football (American)

Will Tony Romo bounce back this Sunday and give EVERYBODY the game we've been waiting for?
Let's hope so!!!

2007-10-10 03:28:31 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Football (American)

2007-10-10 03:28:30 · 5 answers · asked by M. Diego 7 in Football (American)

LSU @ Kentucky
South Florida @ home vs UCF
Missouri @ Oklahoma (MY PICK)
Arizona St @ home vs Washington
Cincy @ home vs Louisville
**If you don't know who is undefeated, THEN DON'T ANSWER! Shamone!

2007-10-10 03:26:24 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Football (American)

Personally I think Rogers should be retained as some kind of coach, and that Jones should go. I'd love to see Zumaya as the closer in 2008. Your thoughts?

2007-10-10 03:23:22 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Baseball

Both teams are 5-0, both teams have great QBs and WRs. Who will win? They both seem pretty well matched on paper, but will it be the Patriots defensive that wins this game, their offense? The same can be said for the Cowboys. What's your pick and why?

2007-10-10 03:23:21 · 16 answers · asked by mafport 3 in Football (American)

2007-10-10 03:12:27 · 4 answers · asked by doublea1126 1 in Baseball

it's entitled money can't buy glove (or championships) at first I thought it was going to be a good story about how teams buy their way into the plaoyffs and series but of course it's Yahoo so it was the opposite. He was trying to justify it buy saying since some mid to small market teams made it into the playoffs this year that there shouldn't be a salary cap basically is what he was saying.

I wish it didn't erase my response I sent to him.

What do you think about it?

2007-10-10 03:12:18 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Baseball

2 things annoy me. One(Fox is especially guilty of this) When they feel the need to tell us 100 times that a celebrity is at the game as if I'm supposed to care. Second when the announcer has to always say the first pitch is sponsored by Sprint or this homerum was sponsored by Toyota this caught stealing moment is sponsored by DHL & so on.

2007-10-10 03:06:18 · 22 answers · asked by Scooter_loves_his_dad 7 in Baseball

john cena is not a great wrestler he never really desrived the title belt like a wm 23 hbk had the match i n the bag, but since the wwe ppl want him to keep it they had him win it in despit he already lots it...everyone should know that john cena never desrived the title belt!!!

2007-10-10 03:02:48 · 9 answers · asked by Sami 3 in Wrestling

I realize that Dreyton McClain has a cheap rep, but wouldn't it be great for A-Rod to Opt out of his Yankee deal (rats seem to be jumping ship there - Rocket, Skipper, Andy, Posada, Rivera, etc.) and sign with the Astros? That guy would hit a homer over the railroad tracks and outta there about every other time at a home field bat....'Stros are going to need to do something now that the killer B's are gone. Besides his price tag, why NOT A-Rod?

2007-10-10 02:59:23 · 17 answers · asked by Kendall W 1 in Baseball

They really need a left handed bat and a shortstop...and please dont say A-Rod! Although he always has a good season he chokes in October, and The Tigers are looking to win in October...that wont happen with A-Rod on our team.

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071009&content_id=2258480&vkey=news_det&fext=.jsp&c_id=det

2007-10-10 02:58:20 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Baseball

I am a HUGE Red Sox fan, and although I am far from an expert I think I know my stuff pretty well. I am constantly running into men that assume that because I am a woman that I only like baseball for the "cute" guys!!! It iratates me so bad, a couple of weeks ago I was out for a drink and this looser in a red sox hat noticed I was watching the game and tried to talk to me about them and HE had no idea what he was talking about!

2007-10-10 02:56:47 · 13 answers · asked by lindsey4706 3 in Baseball

2007-10-10 02:44:26 · 4 answers · asked by Andrew B 1 in Hockey

Aussies, Kiwis, the sub-continent, much of Africa, even the English (:-)) play and love this game in different styles but when you try to explain it ....

Particularly test cricket, on the face of it, it's 5 days of guys running in to bowl, often the ball going past untouched, to batsmen who slowly compile a lot of jogging practice. But it's fascinating. Why do we love it? What can you say to an American for example to explain that?

2007-10-10 02:43:19 · 8 answers · asked by Quandary 7 in Cricket

Just wondering. They did look good.

2007-10-10 02:42:42 · 14 answers · asked by Spongebob Squarepants 3 in Wrestling

2007-10-10 02:41:57 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Wrestling

You know, dig him up and put him in the dugout. He would still be more lively than Joe Torre.

2007-10-10 02:39:26 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Baseball

Did anyone see the "white flames" also known as "Draft Lock"..I was at the race and I looked for it all day and never saw it....dang it...Rusty Wallace is gettin an email from me!

2007-10-10 02:38:13 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in NASCAR

2007-10-10 02:37:08 · 6 answers · asked by Ginny 1 in Wrestling