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#1 Post by BigDrawMan » Wed Aug 27, 2008 6:16 pm

the bucs 1st rd draft pick is refusing to sign the contract he agreed to sign, as his agent Scott Boras is saying the contract was sent to mlb after the deadline.
Or that his verbal acceptance is nonbinding.
Or he learned that his client isnt getting the biggest bonus.

I cant believe Scott is being a weasel.
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#2 Post by admanvii » Wed Aug 27, 2008 9:58 pm

Nationals draft pick opted out as well.....Thanks for Ollie Perez
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#3 Post by ulysses5019 » Thu Aug 28, 2008 12:26 am

Too many yellow dancing avatars. They must be banned from posting in the same thread.
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#4 Post by littlebeast13 » Thu Aug 28, 2008 12:33 am

ulysses5019 wrote:Too many yellow dancing avatars. They must be banned from posting in the same thread.

Marley doesn't know what you're taling about....

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#5 Post by ulysses5019 » Thu Aug 28, 2008 12:46 am

littlebeast13 wrote:
ulysses5019 wrote:Too many yellow dancing avatars. They must be banned from posting in the same thread.

Marley doesn't know what you're taling about....

lb13

This seems to be Marley's clueless week.
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#6 Post by MarleysGh0st » Thu Aug 28, 2008 5:59 am

ulysses5019 wrote:
littlebeast13 wrote:
ulysses5019 wrote:Too many yellow dancing avatars. They must be banned from posting in the same thread.

Marley doesn't know what you're taling about....

lb13

This seems to be Marley's clueless week.
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Actually, Ramsley delivered an animated version of adman's avatar to me, last evening. I must say it's a rather restrained and tasteful one, as those go. Not migraine-inducing at all! :wink:
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#7 Post by gsabc » Thu Aug 28, 2008 6:42 am

BigDrawMan wrote:the bucs 1st rd draft pick is refusing to sign the contract he agreed to sign, as his agent Scott Boras is saying the contract was sent to mlb after the deadline.
Or that his verbal acceptance is nonbinding.
Or he learned that his client isnt getting the biggest bonus.

I cant believe Scott is being a weasel.
I can only assume that you forgot the Sarcafont on that last sentence.
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#8 Post by eyégor » Thu Aug 28, 2008 8:26 am

MarleysGh0st wrote:
ulysses5019 wrote:
littlebeast13 wrote:
Marley doesn't know what you're taling about....

lb13

This seems to be Marley's clueless week.
Hey!


Actually, Ramsley delivered an animated version of adman's avatar to me, last evening. I must say it's a rather restrained and tasteful one, as those go. Not migraine-inducing at all! :wink:

I agree. Tasteful avatars are important. Too bad I can't see his at work.
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#9 Post by admanvii » Thu Aug 28, 2008 10:43 pm

And it has a kings crown...Ima dancin fooooool

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#10 Post by Bob78164 » Fri Aug 29, 2008 12:33 am

BigDrawMan wrote:the bucs 1st rd draft pick is refusing to sign the contract he agreed to sign, as his agent Scott Boras is saying the contract was sent to mlb after the deadline.
Or that his verbal acceptance is nonbinding.
Or he learned that his client isnt getting the biggest bonus.

I cant believe Scott is being a weasel.
From the facts as I understand them, the "weasel" is right. Here's the story on Baseball Prospectus, though that's a for-pay site.

The deadline was midnight. The player didn't agree to the terms (not even orally) until after midnight. The Pirates asked for, and received, an extension of the midnight deadline from MLB. Only one small problem. The deadline is a term of the collective bargaining agreement with the Players Association, so MLB doesn't have the right to extend the deadline.

And I don't blame the kid a bit. Before signing his first contract is the only time in the first ten or so years of his professional career that a player has any real bargaining power. So if a self-interested club decided to break the rules to try to grab an advantage, I have no problem at all with any player who can grabbing an advantage back. --Bob
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