Reflections of the Big Unit

Thanks to TwinnerA for bringing this one to our attention. A very nice piece, I had to laugh at the jab at the 'Roid Roclet: "Eventually, I’ll retire and come out of retirement twice and then retire for good."

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Tim Brown

is a real pro. I cant remember him saying anything the least bit objectionable – I mean ever – yet he’s interesting and does a marvelous job capturing the essence of his subject(s).

by Diamondhacks on Aug 22, 2008 2:11 PM EDT 0 recs

great article. Thanks Twinner.

"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck

by njjohn on Aug 22, 2008 2:52 PM EDT up 0 recs

Had a

great career with the Raiders, too. Wait….

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 22, 2008 5:41 PM EDT up 0 recs

Great story

I loved the quote from Adam Dunn. "I think he’s pitching."

Randy seems to be a lot happier this season than he did in New York. That’s nice to see.

"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."

by kishi on Aug 22, 2008 2:13 PM EDT 0 recs

I am for bringing the Unit back for

one more season. the way he is pitching he will be an asset and he can get #300 with the Dbacks.

by DiamondbacksWIn on Aug 22, 2008 4:54 PM EDT 0 recs

I actually agree

I’d like to see a contract with a lot of incentives though.

Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better. -Albert Camus

by Zephon on Aug 22, 2008 5:21 PM EDT up 0 recs

Agreed.

One year, $5 million base, with incentives that could push it up to the $8-$10 range? 30 starts, ERA < 4, 180 innings, whatever.

by Azreous on Aug 22, 2008 5:25 PM EDT up 0 recs

Don't make an incentive

based on innings. Randy’s a competitor, but at this stage in his career, Melvin needs to be able to hold him to fewer innings than Randy would like. Putting that incentive in there would lead to Randy’s wearing out his arm earlier in the season. Not even for the extra $3-$5 mil, either. He’ll do it because he sees it as a challenge.

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 22, 2008 5:52 PM EDT up 0 recs

Josh Byrnes

doesn’t DO incentives.

But I wouldn’t be shocked if they make an exception for Randy.

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 22, 2008 5:49 PM EDT up 0 recs

I see no reason to pile the incentive up for RJ. Give him $6-$7.5M and call it a day.

"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck

by njjohn on Aug 23, 2008 11:22 PM EDT up 0 recs

Incentives

If Josh B. doesn’t do incentives, I can see where there may have been a problem with negotiations breaking down with Webb.

by TwinnerA on Aug 22, 2008 7:42 PM EDT 0 recs

Regarding incentives

Here’s a good piece on the topic, where Moorad says, “The no-incentive approach is a byproduct of a policy that stems from our desire to have certainty of payroll from the expense side. We’ve found that at times it has cost us a little more money because we’re not in the incentive business.” But it doesn’t appear to be utterly inflexible: Jeff DaVanon is cited as an example.

by Jim McLennan on Aug 22, 2008 8:15 PM EDT 0 recs

Hey, if you can talk Jeff DaVanon into an incentive laden contract, you do it! What idiot is his agent???

"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck

by njjohn on Aug 23, 2008 11:21 PM EDT up 0 recs