J Weaver To File Complaint Against MLB over Wakefield

by LouieTheLip on Jul 7, 2009 5:17 PM EDT Comment 4 comments

Weaver was livid when he recently heard the reason Joe Maddon gave for choosing Wakefield as an all star. Maddon said it was a lifetime acheivement award of sorts.

You see Weaver has an incentive that pays him 1 million dollars if he makes the all star team and here is Maddon handing out awards to his buddy.

It isn't true but it sounds like something plausible.. Players do have these kinds of incentives and players use all star appearances on their resume' when settling a contract. The hall of fame voters will use all star selections as one of many criteria. All I am saying is that it isn't just a sentimental pick that hurts no one. Baseball is a buisness and I'm sure Weaver could turn some all star appearances into extra cash come time.

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jeez...

ANOTHER Boston centric post.

Give it a break.

Im sure even more than a few Boston sports fans agree on Wakefield. They also agree on Pedrioa. But remember Pedrioa was the MVP last year, and he DID deserve it too. What would the AS team look like if last season’s MVP didn’t even make it?

Maybe if you care to meet a few of these fans other than the drunken wastes of society in a bar you might learn that there are intelligent Boston fans out there.

Of course they are homers, what Yankee fan doesn’t pull for their players over others?

And as for Weaver, he should put a complaint in for Kevin Millwood first.

by FreeBradshaw on Jul 7, 2009 5:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs