Friday the 13th in Fenway

[eddie83]

5 minutes ago, Il BuonO said:

Someone else who can’t pitch.

Truth hurts. I think he gets a couple more chances. 

[Gurgi]

Watkins is boring me with his lack of talent.  

[Beysbol]

11 minutes ago, Il BuonO said:

I don’t disagree, but at least he doesn’t try to be interesting or funny by telling stories about LOTR or if relish will win the condiment race.

Yeah, that's true. They get rid of Thorne and replace them with two guys that are nowhere in the same category as Thorne. Just sad.

 

[Gurgi]

The Red Sox have a ball girl with blonde hair and a nice butt.   

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

14 minutes ago, eddie83 said:

Truth hurts. I think he gets a couple more chances. 

Watching Watkins stuff, even when he was doing well at first, it seemed inevitable that he would come back to earth. 

[Gurgi]

Round trip

[HowAboutThat]

Makes me sad. I’ve been working, and I was able to check after one inning and saw that Mr. Watkins had done well, and now I’m checking in and apparently it did not last.

I think by now he has had enough time on the roster to get his pension in addition to his healthcare, so he’s not leaving empty-handed.

I hope he gets a little bit more time before he’s jettisoned. I would certainly rather see him than Plutko, for instance.

[eddie83]

14 minutes ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

Watching Watkins stuff, even when he was doing well at first, it seemed inevitable that he would come back to earth. 

Of course. He was available for a reason. 

[Gurgi]

Mullins looked a little lost that AB.  

[Beysbol]

Going on 9 losses in a row. Good job, guys!

[HowAboutThat]

Speaking of pensions, how does the major league pension work? Do you get it five years after you officially retire? Or do you get it when you’re age 65?

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

9 minutes ago, Philip said:

Speaking of pensions, how does the major league pension work? Do you get it five years after you officially retire? Or do you get it when you’re age 65?

https://www.investopedia.com/financial-edge/0710/top-pro-athlete-pension-plans.aspx

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MLB $34,000 Yearly Benefit 

Major League Baseball has the best pension program of all professional sports. A big-league player needs a short amount of time—just 43 days of service—to qualify for a pension benefit. Forty-three days of service can guarantee an MLB player almost $9,000 per year pension benefit.2 One day on an active roster qualifies a player for full comprehensive medical benefits.

Major league baseball players become fully vestedin their pensions after one day of service if they retired after April 1, 1980.2 It is not uncommon for retired baseball players with over 10 years of service to receive over $100,000 annually upon reaching the age of 62.8 Baseball has the most well-funded pension program with estimates valuing the plan at over 2 billion dollars.9



 

[HowAboutThat]

1 hour ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

https://www.investopedia.com/financial-edge/0710/top-pro-athlete-pension-plans.aspx

 

Thank you very much, so you have to wait till you’re 62, but that’s not bad. And you only get $9000 per year, but still, that’s not nothing

Edited August 14, 2021 by Philip

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

16 minutes ago, Philip said:

Thank you very much, so you have to wait till you’re 62, but that’s not bad. And you only get $9000 per year, but still, that’s not nothing

Just have to stay on an MLB roster for 43 days of service time. Even many scrub ballplayers qualify for the minimum pension not a bad deal at all.