Was Red Sox's bid for Japanese pitcher crazy? 51.1 million
2006-11-15 06:43:11 · 7 answers · asked by Curious Person 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
yes. 51 million just to talk to him? i dont care how good he was in japan. remember how great hideki irabu was in japan and he flopped here.
2006-11-15 08:49:08 · answer #1 · answered by Paul 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes as Crazy as the Texas Ranger's deal with Alex Rodriguez for 250 million dollars for ten years.
But if they didn't do it we would have or the Mets would have....
2006-11-15 15:06:30 · answer #2 · answered by Oz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well.... was mariners paying all them dollars for ichiro crazy??? true it wasnt to the extent of red sox paying 51.1 just for negotation rights... its not so bad when you have the money i suppose!
2006-11-15 15:03:19 · answer #3 · answered by Maccie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely, that does not even count signing him, that was just to talk. This kid could be the next Chris Benson for all we know.
2006-11-15 14:50:24 · answer #4 · answered by pdigoe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely it was crazy ...... in the real world. In the sports world it's apparently not so crazy.
2006-11-15 14:47:21 · answer #5 · answered by Bethe W 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was the worse move they could have ever made.
2006-11-15 15:37:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Nop"
2006-11-15 14:52:23 · answer #7 · answered by Waqas 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋