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Clemens
Signs for $18,000,000!
Can you imagine?
Eighteen million
dollars for 1 season!
I remember when the
Angels wouldn't sign Nolan Ryan for One-million for
a season. They said he was too old. I think he went
on to play another 8 to 10 years.
Let's see, 18,000,000
million bucks divided by 210 innings. That's
$85,714.29 per inning pitched. $28,571.43 per out.
He's been averaging
about 31 starts the past few years. $18,000,000
divided by 31 is $580,645 per start.
Where the heck do
these teams get that kind of money to support those
salaries? If the Astros average 30,000 paid fans
during Roger's starts, that's about $17 per ticket,
just for his salary.
Do I think he is over
paid? Heck no. He deserves what the market will
bear. It's called free enterprise.
Roger works very hard
on his conditioning. We should all take a lesson
from his work ethic.
Obviously, he doesn't
need the money. Why will he put himself through the
rigors of conditioning and all the prep work?
Because he loves the
game, he loves to compete.
Roger was once quoted
as saying he looked forward to game days. It was the
easiest day in his routine.
What does that tell
us?
Well, he trains
harder so when he competes it doesn't feel like a
strain.
Most of us put our
biggest effort and exertion on game days. Try to
reverse that trend. Work harder during your
workouts, game days will be easier and you'll
perform at a much higher level.
Keep kickin rear!
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