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saintswhodi · 02-11-2005, 04:58 PM

A high payroll doesn\'t represent spending when you leave 11 mil of cap room on the table Kool. A high payroll means you signed some guys to some contracts PRIOR to that year and the value of that contract increased IN THE SAME YEAR. That has nothing to do with actual spending. Sure you spend when you first got them, or when you extended them, but at some point you are no longer spending for new players, just paying the same ones. Because of the way contracts can fluctuate, we could sign 3 free agents this year and have a smaller payroll than previous years this year, but two years down the road, we may have the highest in the league. Doesn\'t mean we spent on new players 2 years from now, means we spent this year and the biggest payouts were 2 years from now, for players we already have.

So basically if we left another 11 mil on the table this year, but we had the second highest payroll cause of previous contracts spiking, this would represent spending to you? I guess it is a difference on how spending is designed then.

If I\'ve taken you correctly, you are suggesting that such a view is silly, since, of course, he wants to win SOME.

I also don\'t think Ro ever said this view was silly. So if someone interprets something different it\'s silly now? I thought I knew you better than that. Guess we better tell those NASA scientists who are looking for life in the universe outside this planet they are silly as well since their research is based on OPINIONS there is. Funny things those opinions.

[Edited on 11/2/2005 by saintswhodi]

02-11-2005, 04:58 PM	#27
saintswhodi 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 6,941	in case you missed it A high payroll doesn\'t represent spending when you leave 11 mil of cap room on the table Kool. A high payroll means you signed some guys to some contracts PRIOR to that year and the value of that contract increased IN THE SAME YEAR. That has nothing to do with actual spending. Sure you spend when you first got them, or when you extended them, but at some point you are no longer spending for new players, just paying the same ones. Because of the way contracts can fluctuate, we could sign 3 free agents this year and have a smaller payroll than previous years this year, but two years down the road, we may have the highest in the league. Doesn\'t mean we spent on new players 2 years from now, means we spent this year and the biggest payouts were 2 years from now, for players we already have. So basically if we left another 11 mil on the table this year, but we had the second highest payroll cause of previous contracts spiking, this would represent spending to you? I guess it is a difference on how spending is designed then. If I\'ve taken you correctly, you are suggesting that such a view is silly, since, of course, he wants to win SOME. I also don\'t think Ro ever said this view was silly. So if someone interprets something different it\'s silly now? I thought I knew you better than that. Guess we better tell those NASA scientists who are looking for life in the universe outside this planet they are silly as well since their research is based on OPINIONS there is. Funny things those opinions. [Edited on 11/2/2005 by saintswhodi]