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To: Cactus Jack who wrote (57795)	12/8/2006 11:17:12 AM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) of 104197

jpg: I don't necessary agree with everything that sports writer wrote...I guess he's with the Mercury News. I can understand why San Francisco signed Bonds for 1 more year (yet, I think they overpaid for him as he didn't have many other options). Many of the GMs don't seem to have a lot of discipline when it comes to what they will pay some of the free agent talent out there on the market (and a lot of the marginal talent is going to make a fortune too). The baseball salaries that some of these players are getting sorta reminds me of the late 90s with the internet bubble in the stock market...Lots of folks enjoyed the ride BUT there was a correction and it can deliver some painful lessons. The Tigers are owned by a self-made billionaire who wants to win BUT the GM (Dave Dombrowski) is as disciplined as they come - he rarely overpays when he goes after talent...In the last few years he has totally re-made the team and created a foundation for high performance for many years to come...Dombrowski has stockpiled a lot of very talented young pitchers but his best move was bringing in Jim Leyland to become the Manager -- the culture and the team's performance changed quickly...That's the only way a team like the Detroit Tigers would EVER be able to trade for a player like Gary Sheffield...The Tigers learned some tough lessons in the World Series but they will be a better team next year...I think they have a good chance to make it into the post-season...And once you're in then anything can happen. -s2@OfCourseTheCubsThinkThey'reGoingToWinItAllNextYear.com btw, I do think the Giants have added a very good Manager -- He has proven that with the right talent he can get to the post-season.

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