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Should we have signed Holliday for 7/120 with a Full NTC

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Should the O's have offered 7/120 with a Full NTC to Holliday  

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  1. 1. Should the O's have offered 7/120 with a Full NTC to Holliday

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The Epic Major Leaguer

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Differing opinions make it so that people have to think a little more. If everybody agreed with each other, there'd be no use for a forum other than informational purposes. I know that the results are overwhelmingly one-sided, but there's nothing wrong with his opinion. For all we know, The Cardinals could run three titles in a row because of this acquisition.

That said, yes, I agree with the majority.

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I think seven years is a little much. The full NTC doesn't bother me since money does talk in those situations. Plus, if he isn't living up to the deal, his contract itself becomes a NTC.

I like what STL did here. They got someone to help Pujols out, and they're going for it. I can respect that. An underperforming contract six years down the road isn't that much of bummer if you have something to show for it.

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So, Jtrea is supposed to change his opinion because a bunch of people, that he is likely to never meet, feels we shouldn't have made this signing?

I swear, those of you who jump on Jtrea every chance you get ruin this board about 1000 times more than he does.

Give it a rest SG! I didn't say he should change his opinion. But perhaps he should not go ito EVERY thread and ***** and moan about how the Orioles aren't doing anything significant. WE GET IT! We understand how he feels. However, 94+% of the board does not agree with him, and thus probably doesn't want to hear it in EVERY thread!

But why I am discussing anything with you is besides the point anyway, as you make it clear that YOU are always right and those who disagree with YOU are wrong.

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Give it a rest SG! I didn't say he should change his opinion. But perhaps he should not go ito EVERY thread and ***** and moan about how the Orioles aren't doing anything significant. WE GET IT! We understand how he feels. However, 94+% of the board does not agree with him, and thus probably doesn't want to hear it in EVERY thread!

But why I am discussing anything with you is besides the point anyway, as you make it clear that YOU are always right and those who disagree with YOU are wrong.

It's real simple, amico mio, put him on ignore then.

Quite honestly, I don't know why he chooses to hang around here with a cadre of people (not saying that's you) ready to pounce.

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Majority opinion is not always correct.

This is true.

But I think you should also count the metaphorical votes of the Yankees, Red Sox, and Angels: teams which could have used Holliday in LF, and which have the means to top that contract, but didn't.

When you make a commitment like this, there shouldn't be any serious question marks. To me the fact that this became essentially a one-team bidding war tells me that the questions some of us perceived about Holliday were questions to other teams as well.

My interest in Holliday waned around 5/90. I wouldn't be surprised if AM made a run at him around that level, but beyond that the player doesn't justify the money, IMO.

BTW I would love to know how Boras swung that deal when there was so little apparent competition anywhere near that price. The man is a genius. Call him evil if you want; but still, a genius.

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I swear, those of you who jump on Jtrea every chance you get ruin this board about 1000 times more than he does.

Yeah, we should all be more like the tolerant nimrod who's trying to change the terms of a bet to get the poster that gets under his skin to leave the board.

(Uh, that's you in case you're too blind to your own hypocritical BS to realize it, internet tough guy)

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JTrea81 Hangout Grand Counsel

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It's real simple, amico mio, put him on ignore then.

Quite honestly, I don't know why he chooses to hang around here with a cadre of people (not saying that's you) ready to pounce.

Just goes to show you how much I love Orioles baseball and talking Orioles baseball.

And how badly I want this team to win.

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