A time for sharing
I'd like to step outside the MLB rumor mill for a few seconds and point out that the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim voted a full postseason share to the estate of Nick Adenhart, the rookie pitcher who was tragically killed in an automobile accident in April.
A press release from MLB reported that a full share for the champion New York Yankees totaled a record $365,052.73, while the runner-up Philadelphia Phillies received $265,357.50. The value of each full share for the Angels came to $138,038.51.
The Yankees' haul eclipsed the previous mark of $362,173.07 per full share for the 2006 St. Louis Cardinals. They received $21.27 million and split it among 46 full shares, 12.25 partial shares and two cash awards.
In case you're wondering how this works, the players' pool is formed from 60 percent of the gate receipts from the first three games of the Division Series and 60 percent of the gate receipts from the first four games of the League Championship series and the World Series. It's divided among 12 clubs: the World Series participants, the League Championship Series and Division Series runners-up, and the four regular-season second-place clubs that weren't wild card participants.
The reporters who blog for the last-place teams continue to be stiffed.
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That's a pure class move by the Angels organization!
Roch,
A very classy act on the part of the Angels' players. It makes us remember what being a human being is all about.
Jim
Don't they know who you are?
It's pretty awesome how the Angels' have handled the whole Adenhart tragedy. My heart goes out to his family. What an unfortunate loss.
The Angels players showed how much they were affected by the death of Adenhart, classy move. As an aside, "players shares" were supposedly the cause of one of baseball's most famous plays. In 1932, the Yanks traded Mark Koenig to the Cubs mid season. The Cubs didn't vote Koenig a World Series share (the Yanks did) and Babe Ruth was mad and let the Cubs and their fans know it. They threw things at Ruth and he then (supposedly) called his shot and then homered to that spot.
Don't worry Roch, I'm sure you'll get what you deserve sooner or later....
Roch, just catching up
If you want to brace yourself for a hotel disaster, check out Eugene Levy in Christopher Guess' "Best in Show".
I'm with you on Jeter. My wife has taken an interest in Baseball( having to endure all of last season 's games on MLBTV from MASN). She even made the road trip to Seattle. She asked about Jeter one day and I found myself giving him a warm endorsement. Yoiks!
I'm looking forward to 2010 and 82 wins. I also note the Orioles make their way to San Francisco. This is enticing to us West Coast types.
Have a good time in Indy. Thanks for all the hard work.
YEAH VERY COOL THAT THEY AWARDED HIS FAMILY THAT MONEY.
I JUST READ ON ANOTHER SITE THAT THE O'D HAVE INQUIRED ABOUT KEVIN MILLWOOD. PLEASE WOULD SOMEONE REFUTE THIS !!! YES HE IS A GOOD PITCHER AND WOULD HELP THE YOUNG GUYS ALOT. BUT $12 MILLION??? THAT SEEMS A LITTLE OVERPRICED TO ME.
WHAT DO YOU INTELLIGENT FANS THINK?
MIKE
Class move by a class org
Rumor has it the O's inquired into the availability of Kevin Millwood. I dont like this idea. Why trade for a starter when one could be had via free agency? We cannot afford to trade any pieces.
"The reporters who blog for the last-place teams continue to be stiffed."
It could be worse....you could be one of us sucker fans who actually spends good money to watch this last place team...
Roch,
The way attendance is going at Camden Yards, you might owe them money if they voted you a share.
Roch-
The only thing we get to share is the misery of losing every freaking year.
That is very nice of the Angels though.
Whats the word on that P.O.S. that was driving drunk and without a license? He get sentenced yet?
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A Google search turned up this line from Oct.: The trial of a man charged with driving drunk and killing Los Angeles pitcher Nick Adenhart has been delayed for six months at the request of his new defense attorney. - Roch
The Google is a wonderful thing. Why do more people not use it?
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So true. You'd be surprised (or maybe you wouldn't) by how many questions that I receive here are easily answered with a simple Google search. - Roch
Roch,
I like to think the people who ask the questions that could be answered by Google are not just looking for cut and dried facts, but interaction with you and the facts as seen through your wit-and-banter-laced perspective.
(or maybe they just like agitating you ... could go either way) ;-)