Scrappy small market hero redsox pay 42 million for Japanese Pitcher

[James]

i love how people jump on me for supposdly being a bandwagoner, pip where are you from? yankees? lakers? browns?

thats not random, whatd you do throw darts to decide who youd root for?

we had a bunch of injuries. we played great baseball up until august.

 

[PIP]

Your ad hominem shows a sign of weakness..

Fold your tent and relocate.. This one is over..

 

[James]

naw i was just wondering, that seems to be one of your favorite comments directed towards me, is that im some kind of bandwagoner...and seeing as you have had chargers stuff in your profile and then browns makes me question this...yankees and lakers? dude come on, what are you 12? fan of kobe bryant and derek jeter? you still getting sports illustrated for kids or some stuff?? whats the deal man, at least i always answer the question when its directed towards me.

 

[PIP]

I've really never called you a bandwagoner... That's Mac, CDT and Cali if you're keeping score, which apparently you're not....So your facts are inaccurate yet again..Thus, your questioning holds little relevance to me in the first place since it's in a state of asking under the wrong influence..That influence being (clueless)

I do call you Wizard James at times... However, that's all in fun, and you have shown a tendency to follow the Wizards and type favorably about them...

Furthermore, I am a Yankees fan, and whether you know it or not, Derek Jeter is a Yankee, thus, I might be inclined to be a fan of his... You, my friend, have a guy named BIG PAPI in your avatar.. A term that is used mainly from latin girls that directly reflects a father figure, or a pet name for a BoyFriend..

Again, I respect Kobe's game, not really a true fan.. Just like I'm not really a Lakers fan... Of course, spending time in Los Angeles would most likely result in me seeing some Lakers or Clippers games in that area... Unless of course you expected me not to watch any basketball all together while I was living there..

Does that help you better understand where I'm coming from, Jimmy ?

 

[James]

yea, that was really all the info i needed, and jimmy? havent been called that since my 10th grade history class.

i didnt give him the nickname, and i dont call him that, i do find it to be rather homosexual. but ok...

 

[cavincali]

the yankees and the sox have not sold out everygame for the past 4 years.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/attendance?sort=home_avg&year=2005&seasonType=2

its not possible to sell out every game and not have a 100 percent attendence. close but no cigar.

 

[James]

the yankees and the sox have not sold out everygame for the past 4 years.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/attendance?sort=home_avg&year=2005&seasonType=2

its not possible to sell out every game and not have a 100 percent attendence. close but no cigar.

go try to find a ticket for a game at Fenway park during the summer, no game ever has every seat filled. it will say sold out on ticketmaster, and at the box office.

 

[cavincali]

then explain the percentage

 

[James]

cali, try to get tickets for a sox game, they are very hard to come by. what point are you trying to proove? i know pip has been to yankee and ask him if it was packed, if anyone else here was at a game at wrigley or a game at fenway, share your experiences.

 

[CornerThree]

51.1 to talk to the guy. That's stupid.

 

[cavincali]

cali, try to get tickets for a sox game, they are very hard to come by. what point are you trying to proove? i know pip has been to yankee and ask him if it was packed, if anyone else here was at a game at wrigley or a game at fenway, share your experiences.

Im not saying its easy to get a ticket james, im just saying you dont have a sell-out streak that comes close to one at the Jake.

 

[Cavs1]

its not possible to sell out every game and not have a 100 percent attendence. close but no cigar.

ummmmm yeah it is.... just because someone has a ticket doesn't mean that they are going to the game. I'm pretty sure that our record at the Jake was sold out games, not 100% attendance at all those games.

The Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball (MLB) play their home games at Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ohio. Prior to moving into their new home, the Cleveland Indians played in the Cleveland Municipal Stadium. Commonly referred to as "The Mistake By the Lake," due in part to the location in close proximity to Lake Erie, the stadium was originally used for the home games of the National Football League's (NFL) Cleveland Browns and was too large for baseball standards. While the Cleveland Municipal Stadium held over than 74,000 people, Jacobs Field has a capacity crowd of 43,345 people and was built specifically for baseball games.

Jacobs Field is similar in appearance to Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, which was built two years earlier. Jacobs Field is part of the Gateway Sports and Entertainment Complex. Jacobs Field alone cost $175 million to construct. Financing for the stadium was split almost 50-50 between private financing and public financing. Naming for the park was sold to Cleveland Indians owner Richard E. Jacobs at $695,000 a year until 2014.

Jacobs Field features seating down both lines on the upper and lower decks that is angled toward home plate. Seating around the stadium has more leg room thanks to the wider aisles. Field sight lines were improved due to better elevation between rows. The stadium also strives to be fan-friendly and has various amenities. Fans can take a swing at the Speed Pitch Machine or participate in the Virtual Home Run Derby. The Miller Lite Patio Area and Davey Tree Backyard Picnic Area provide fans with a place to gather. Jacobs Field has many other sources of entertainment other than on the baseball diamond.

Jacobs Field opened April 4, 1994, with a game between the Cleveland Indians and the Seattle Mariners. Between the 1995 season and in early 2001, Jacobs Field set major league baseball record of selling out 455 straight times. The Cleveland Indians were the MLB team with the highest attendance in the 1999 season after just over 3.4 million fans flocked to Jacobs Field that season for an average of 42,830 people a game. The 1997 MLB All-Star Game was hosted at Jacobs Field, as were Games 3, 4, and 5 of the 1997 World Series in which the Cleveland Indians eventually lost the title to the Florida Marlins at Dolphins Stadium in seven games.

see how the average attendance is LOWER than the capacity??? this completely destroys your statement above.

 

[Fundamentals]

If anybody cares, Iwamura's (the one the Tribe bid on) highest bid came from the Devil Rays (who outbid the Indians, Padres, and Red Sox). It will still be announced tomorrow, but the Devil Rays actually appear to be spending a little money this offseason.

 

[crazedcav333]

The Sox habe joined NYY in the "Homo's with payrolls OVER 4 TIMES the payroll of other teams. The owners are far too rich. Dolan does not even have that kind of money to spend, he does hold some back, but if he didn't, we'd only have...well...almost half. It's so stupid how teams can pay 50 M when other teams can only offer 15-20 M, and then they would be done for the off-season. That's one of the blackspots of MLB.

The Sox have joined them. End of story. How the Tribe stays with them with a 50- M payroll is amazing.

 

[cavincali]

ummmmm yeah it is.... just because someone has a ticket doesn't mean that they are going to the game. I'm pretty sure that our record at the Jake was sold out games, not 100% attendance at all those games.


see how the average attendance is LOWER than the capacity??? this completely destroys your statement above.

That doesnt show the percentage. I believe those are the number of people who went to the game, not how many tickets were sold.