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Kyle Lohse signs a 4-yr. deal ($40 mil.[?] mentioned on FSN) with the Birds
thru 2012.

Sorry, to those who desperately wanted him gone in some misbegotton trade
deal in July.

You have 4 more years to learn to like him.

On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:50:23 -0500, "A" <aaaz@att.net> gave us:

>Kyle Lohse signs a 4-yr. deal ($40 mil.[?] mentioned on FSN) with the Birds
>thru 2012.

>Sorry, to those who desperately wanted him gone in some misbegotton trade
>deal in July.

It's because of stupid fans like you, Roy, that teams make stupid
moves like this one.

>You have 4 more years to learn to like him.

It hasn't worked for you.

--
Lance

"He (Darryl Strawberry) is not a dog; a dog is loyal
and runs after balls." Tommy Lasorda


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On Sep 29, 5:15 pm, Lance Freezeland
<freezelandlaw.nos...@consolidated.net> wrote:
> On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:50:23 -0500, "A" <a...@att.net> gave us:
>
> >Kyle Lohse signs a 4-yr. deal ($40 mil.[?] mentioned on FSN) with the Birds
> >thru 2012.
> >Sorry, to those who desperately wanted him gone in some misbegotton trade
> >deal in July.
>
> It's because of stupid fans like you, Roy, that teams make stupid
> moves like this one.
>
> >You have 4 more years to learn to like him.
>
> It hasn't worked for you.
>
> --
> Lance
>
> "He (Darryl Strawberry) is not a dog; a dog is loyal
>  and runs after balls."  Tommy Lasorda
>
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<snort>

Tom

In article
<ac0b4d69-6a72-4d65-8dbf-6424eb1c27c3@m44g2000hsc.googlegroups.com>,
Tom <drsoong@aol.com> wrote:

> On Sep 29, 5:15 pm, Lance Freezeland
> <freezelandlaw.nos...@consolidated.net> wrote:
> > On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:50:23 -0500, "A" <a...@att.net> gave us:
> >
> > >Kyle Lohse signs a 4-yr. deal ($40 mil.[?] mentioned on FSN) with the
> > >Birds
> > >thru 2012.
> > >Sorry, to those who desperately wanted him gone in some misbegotton trade
> > >deal in July.
> >
> > It's because of stupid fans like you, Roy, that teams make stupid
> > moves like this one.
> >
> > >You have 4 more years to learn to like him.
> >
> > It hasn't worked for you.
> >
> > --
> > Lance
> >
> > "He (Darryl Strawberry) is not a dog; a dog is loyal
> >  and runs after balls."  Tommy Lasorda
> >
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>
> <snort>

I second that <snort>.

--
JD

"...if you think the 'Star Wars' prequels are a disease, then
'Serenity' is the cure."

"Lance Freezeland" <freezelandlaw.nospam@consolidated.net> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:50:23 -0500, "A" <aaaz@att.net> gave us:
>
>>Kyle Lohse signs a 4-yr. deal ($40 mil.[?] mentioned on FSN) with the
>>Birds
>>thru 2012.
>
>>Sorry, to those who desperately wanted him gone in some misbegotton trade
>>deal in July.
>
> It's because of stupid fans like you, Roy, that teams make stupid
> moves like this one.
>
>>You have 4 more years to learn to like him.
>
> It hasn't worked for you.
>

I have to say that 10M/year is less than I thought they'd have to pay him.
I guess that's probably because they are giving him 4 years. You can bet
that a couple of those years they will be paying for league average or
worse. He should have held out longer. The Yankees or some other big
market team would have given him more albeit for only 3 years.

"Eric Margheim" <nospam***emargheim@centurytel.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Lance Freezeland" <freezelandlaw.nospam@consolidated.net> wrote in
> message news:fqk2e49prjhedoalo4kmg5e0d7866ttnkj@4ax.com...
>> On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:50:23 -0500, "A" <aaaz@att.net> gave us:
>>
>>>Kyle Lohse signs a 4-yr. deal ($40 mil.[?] mentioned on FSN) with the
>>>Birds
>>>thru 2012.
>>
>>>Sorry, to those who desperately wanted him gone in some misbegotton trade
>>>deal in July.
>>
>> It's because of stupid fans like you, Roy, that teams make stupid
>> moves like this one.
>>
>>>You have 4 more years to learn to like him.
>>
>> It hasn't worked for you.
>>
>
> I have to say that 10M/year is less than I thought they'd have to pay him.
> I guess that's probably because they are giving him 4 years. You can
> bet that a couple of those years they will be paying for league average or
> worse. He should have held out longer. The Yankees or some other big
> market team would have given him more albeit for only 3 years.
>

The no trade clause is a hidden gem in the contract. To unload him, the
Cards will have to sweeten the pot.

I think all players look at security, and not being traded is security.

"F Deaton" <fdeatonx@jscc.edu> wrote in message
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>
> "Eric Margheim" <nospam***emargheim@centurytel.net> wrote in message
> news:ss6dnZkNV_CGBXzVnZ2dnUVZ_jydnZ2d@centurytel.net...
>>
>> "Lance Freezeland" <freezelandlaw.nospam@consolidated.net> wrote in
>> message news:fqk2e49prjhedoalo4kmg5e0d7866ttnkj@4ax.com...
>>> On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:50:23 -0500, "A" <aaaz@att.net> gave us:
>>>
>>>>Kyle Lohse signs a 4-yr. deal ($40 mil.[?] mentioned on FSN) with the
>>>>Birds
>>>>thru 2012.
>>>
>>>>Sorry, to those who desperately wanted him gone in some misbegotton
>>>>trade
>>>>deal in July.
>>>
>>> It's because of stupid fans like you, Roy, that teams make stupid
>>> moves like this one.
>>>
>>>>You have 4 more years to learn to like him.
>>>
>>> It hasn't worked for you.
>>>
>>
>> I have to say that 10M/year is less than I thought they'd have to pay
>> him. I guess that's probably because they are giving him 4 years. You
>> can bet that a couple of those years they will be paying for league
>> average or worse. He should have held out longer. The Yankees or some
>> other big market team would have given him more albeit for only 3 years.
>>
>
> The no trade clause is a hidden gem in the contract. To unload him, the
> Cards will have to sweeten the pot.
>
> I think all players look at security, and not being traded is security.

They gave him a no-trade? Then this is definitely is a horrible contract.
When his ERA is over 5.00 and a "change-of-scenery" trade isn't an option
it's gonna stink for the Cardinals. Then again maybe he'll want to leave.