On 21 Dec 96, Mark Wohlers K'd Ed Grinnell for saying:
EG> The Braves traded Terry May to the Pirates for saying:
EG>
TM>> Irrelevant. You said they should have given him whatever he wanted.
TM>> I naturally assumed that would be an open-ended figure.
EG>
EG> Within reason.
Within reason according to whom? You or the people who have to spend the
millions of dollars? Apparently, the contract he was asking for WASN'T
within THEIR reason.
TM>> So because Detroit and New York overpaid Fielder, the Red Sox should
TM>> pay more than they think Clemens is worth?
EG>
EG> New York had no choice as to what they paid Fielder and I thought we
EG> were talking about Belle.
New York had plenty of choice; they didn't have to trade for him. (But I
think Detroit paid most of his salary, anyway.)
And we were talking about Clemens, not Belle. (I re-checked the thread, just
to be certain.)
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