Passing on something of interest...

[choicer]

I just emailed Rafe

[email protected]
QUE?

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Or maybe
[email protected]

[Reece]

I just emailed Rafe

[email protected]
QUE?

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FLMAO!

[Dalglish]

Why the **** are people (apparently) emailing Hicks?

Jesus ****ing Christ. Hopefully they wont think all Liverpool fans are mental ****ing stalkers

[Morse]

Hilarious what people will believe isn't it?

[Dero]

Its Gillette im more interested to hear from.

[Red Chilli]

Hilarious what people will believe isn't it?

http://www.est1892.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=26889

[El Jefecito]

http://www.est1892.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=26889

Why the macaw? Do you have one?

[Red Chilli]

Why the macaw? Do you have one?

Nope, I just like them. I don't believe in keeping bird's in captivity though.

I also find myself repeating myself over and over and over and over again during silly seasons so it is an apt avatar

[twistnkuyt]

Deleted wrong thread

[El Jefecito]

Nope, I just like them. I don't believe in keeping bird's in captivity though.

I also find myself repeating myself over and over and over and over again during silly seasons so it is an apt avatar

[Alpha]

Really? You should check out the Texas Rangers then. Hicks splashed the cash his early years but of late the team has been extremely disappointing, having a winning season only once in the last seven years. Out of the 30 teams in Major League Baseball only 9 have a lower payroll. They are currently the worst team in the league.

Yes, Hicks did make the news for agreeing to the largest ever contract in baseball history, but since then he's gone in completely the other direction.

On the evidence of the Texas Rangers this is not a guy you would want buying into a team who were struggling, because there's nothing that suggests he would be capable of turning them into Champions.

Not sure how comparible the two case are.

Is revenue in baseball as dependent on results as football is?

Is relegation and qualification for elite competitions a factor in baseball? I don't know the first thing about it.

Please elaborate.

[TartanTerror]

Not sure how comparible the two case are.

Is revenue in baseball as dependent on results as football is?

Is relegation and qualification for elite competitions a factor in baseball? I don't know the first thing about it.

Please elaborate.

I believe that baseball has revenue sharing, where the teams from larger markets share TV monies with smaller market teams. Furthermore there is no such thing as relegation - the "AA" or "farm teams" stay in their lower league and the big boys stay in theirs. So worst case scenario is that you pull for a team that is consistently "bottom of the table". The baseball season is, in my mind anyway, defined by its post-season, as are all American sports. You may have the best record in baseball, but it means sweet f**k all if you fail to win the world series.

While I guess Hicks' record with the Rangers cannot be argued (although I have several friends who are Rangers fans, and they think him a good owner) his record in hockey is more impressive. The Stars made a series of moves in securing the personnel to win the Stanley Cup. The team is always competitive, but the last two seasons have been dissappointing. They were tied for 3rd best point total this year, but didn't do well in the playoffs. In any event I think judging Hicks on the Rangers alone is a bit unfair.

[thesilverfoxlfc]

with any luck!

quick shift off topic, your avatar good choice my man

Yeah she's hot alright!!!!!!