Shredder {l Wrote}:Bay will be good in NY. His arm isn't great but I didn't think his fielding was all that bad, even away from Fenway. From what I've been reading, the Padres won't trade Gonzalez this winter. I think it's more likely the Sox wait until Gonzalez is a free agent after 2011 because with the Yankees tied to Teixeira, they won't have as much bidding competition.
buconvict {l Wrote}:Shredder {l Wrote}:Bay will be good in NY. His arm isn't great but I didn't think his fielding was all that bad, even away from Fenway. From what I've been reading, the Padres won't trade Gonzalez this winter. I think it's more likely the Sox wait until Gonzalez is a free agent after 2011 because with the Yankees tied to Teixeira, they won't have as much bidding competition.
Jason needs to fire his agent immediately. What a pitiful job. Guy got one offer.
Additionally, the Mets once again win a bidding war with themselves. Hooray for Omar Minaya!
gallopingghost {l Wrote}:What did the Mets give him? Did he get his five years that he was looking for?
BCEagle74 {l Wrote}:Sox to eventually sign Adrian Beltre.
Looking to re-dump Lowell to avoid Luxury Tax Communism.
eepstein0 {l Wrote}:BCEagle74 {l Wrote}:Sox to eventually sign Adrian Beltre.
Looking to re-dump Lowell to avoid Luxury Tax Communism.
No matter how talented he is defensively, we don't need another Mike Cameron. Beltre will become the next J.D. Drew, some huge contractual albatross for the Red Sox. Just let Lowell heal and play at this point, we already owe him 12 million.
eepstein0 {l Wrote}:BCEagle74 {l Wrote}:Sox to eventually sign Adrian Beltre.
Looking to re-dump Lowell to avoid Luxury Tax Communism.
No matter how talented he is defensively, we don't need another Mike Cameron. Beltre will become the next J.D. Drew, some huge contractual albatross for the Red Sox. Just let Lowell heal and play at this point, we already owe him 12 million.
gallopingghost {l Wrote}:Bad move for Jason. New York has a higher cost of living and higher state and city taxes that will pretty much eat up the extra $6M he is getting over what the Sox offered him.
HJS {l Wrote}:gallopingghost {l Wrote}:Bad move for Jason. New York has a higher cost of living and higher state and city taxes that will pretty much eat up the extra $6M he is getting over what the Sox offered him.
City taxes only come into play if he lives in NYC. No city taxes if he lives in the suburbs (See: Pete, Big).
pick6pedro {l Wrote}:HJS {l Wrote}:gallopingghost {l Wrote}:Bad move for Jason. New York has a higher cost of living and higher state and city taxes that will pretty much eat up the extra $6M he is getting over what the Sox offered him.
City taxes only come into play if he lives in NYC. No city taxes if he lives in the suburbs (See: Pete, Big).
I thought there was a commuter city tax - no?
HJS {l Wrote}:pick6pedro {l Wrote}:HJS {l Wrote}:gallopingghost {l Wrote}:Bad move for Jason. New York has a higher cost of living and higher state and city taxes that will pretty much eat up the extra $6M he is getting over what the Sox offered him.
City taxes only come into play if he lives in NYC. No city taxes if he lives in the suburbs (See: Pete, Big).
I thought there was a commuter city tax - no?
Nope. Pataki did away with it for New York residents who lived in the suburbs, but left it in place for those living in CT and NJ. Any first year associate can tell you that that is unconstitutional. Sure enough, it was challenged in court and lost. But, instead of reinstituting it, he abolished it all together... much to the anger of the Mayor of NYC. So... NYC residents got a hefty city income tax increase to offset the loss of revenue from the commuters and increase in things like police to protect commuters in high target areas such as Port Authority, Penn Station and Grand Central.
Endless Mike {l Wrote}:eepstein0 {l Wrote}:BCEagle74 {l Wrote}:Sox to eventually sign Adrian Beltre.
Looking to re-dump Lowell to avoid Luxury Tax Communism.
No matter how talented he is defensively, we don't need another Mike Cameron. Beltre will become the next J.D. Drew, some huge contractual albatross for the Red Sox. Just let Lowell heal and play at this point, we already owe him 12 million.
I'd be happy with another JD Drew in that lineup. Any Sox fan should be.
I don't know why Sox fans complain about the Drew contract. It's not like it's their money, and as I recall, the next best free agent RF at the time was Dick Hidalgo.
buconvict {l Wrote}:Endless Mike {l Wrote}:eepstein0 {l Wrote}:BCEagle74 {l Wrote}:Sox to eventually sign Adrian Beltre.
Looking to re-dump Lowell to avoid Luxury Tax Communism.
No matter how talented he is defensively, we don't need another Mike Cameron. Beltre will become the next J.D. Drew, some huge contractual albatross for the Red Sox. Just let Lowell heal and play at this point, we already owe him 12 million.
I'd be happy with another JD Drew in that lineup. Any Sox fan should be.
I don't know why Sox fans complain about the Drew contract. It's not like it's their money, and as I recall, the next best free agent RF at the time was Dick Hidalgo.
BUT DREW DOESN'T SHOW ANY EMOTION AND HE DOESN'T HIT FOR ENOUGH POWAHHHHH.
JD Drew is fucking awesome, and is a bargain at 14 million. Bargain.
twballgame9 {l Wrote}:buconvict {l Wrote}:Endless Mike {l Wrote}:eepstein0 {l Wrote}:BCEagle74 {l Wrote}:Sox to eventually sign Adrian Beltre.
Looking to re-dump Lowell to avoid Luxury Tax Communism.
No matter how talented he is defensively, we don't need another Mike Cameron. Beltre will become the next J.D. Drew, some huge contractual albatross for the Red Sox. Just let Lowell heal and play at this point, we already owe him 12 million.
I'd be happy with another JD Drew in that lineup. Any Sox fan should be.
I don't know why Sox fans complain about the Drew contract. It's not like it's their money, and as I recall, the next best free agent RF at the time was Dick Hidalgo.
BUT DREW DOESN'T SHOW ANY EMOTION AND HE DOESN'T HIT FOR ENOUGH POWAHHHHH.
JD Drew is fucking awesome, and is a bargain at 14 million. Bargain.
I'd hardly call him a fucking bargain, but I could give a shit what he is paid. I like Drew, good player. Talent wise, he is a rich man's Trot Nixon.
pick6pedro {l Wrote}:HJS {l Wrote}:pick6pedro {l Wrote}:HJS {l Wrote}:gallopingghost {l Wrote}:Bad move for Jason. New York has a higher cost of living and higher state and city taxes that will pretty much eat up the extra $6M he is getting over what the Sox offered him.
City taxes only come into play if he lives in NYC. No city taxes if he lives in the suburbs (See: Pete, Big).
I thought there was a commuter city tax - no?
Nope. Pataki did away with it for New York residents who lived in the suburbs, but left it in place for those living in CT and NJ. Any first year associate can tell you that that is unconstitutional. Sure enough, it was challenged in court and lost. But, instead of reinstituting it, he abolished it all together... much to the anger of the Mayor of NYC. So... NYC residents got a hefty city income tax increase to offset the loss of revenue from the commuters and increase in things like police to protect commuters in high target areas such as Port Authority, Penn Station and Grand Central.
Yeah it was deemed unconstitutional in 1999, but a new one crept in (somewhat different I suppose - I'm no expert on the subject):
http://www.tax.state.ny.us/pdf/memos/mta_mobility/m09_1mctmt.pdf
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20603037&sid=aQtKXMG1JPI4
HJS {l Wrote}:gallopingghost {l Wrote}:Bad move for Jason. New York has a higher cost of living and higher state and city taxes that will pretty much eat up the extra $6M he is getting over what the Sox offered him.
City taxes only come into play if he lives in NYC. No city taxes if he lives in the suburbs (See: Pete, Big).
HJS {l Wrote}:pick6pedro {l Wrote}:HJS {l Wrote}:pick6pedro {l Wrote}:HJS {l Wrote}:gallopingghost {l Wrote}:Bad move for Jason. New York has a higher cost of living and higher state and city taxes that will pretty much eat up the extra $6M he is getting over what the Sox offered him.
City taxes only come into play if he lives in NYC. No city taxes if he lives in the suburbs (See: Pete, Big).
I thought there was a commuter city tax - no?
Nope. Pataki did away with it for New York residents who lived in the suburbs, but left it in place for those living in CT and NJ. Any first year associate can tell you that that is unconstitutional. Sure enough, it was challenged in court and lost. But, instead of reinstituting it, he abolished it all together... much to the anger of the Mayor of NYC. So... NYC residents got a hefty city income tax increase to offset the loss of revenue from the commuters and increase in things like police to protect commuters in high target areas such as Port Authority, Penn Station and Grand Central.
Yeah it was deemed unconstitutional in 1999, but a new one crept in (somewhat different I suppose - I'm no expert on the subject):
http://www.tax.state.ny.us/pdf/memos/mta_mobility/m09_1mctmt.pdf
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20603037&sid=aQtKXMG1JPI4
That's the stupid new Save-The-MTA tax of 0.3%. The commuter tax abolished back under Pataki was at the same rate as the NYC Income Tax (which today is at 3.648%). When you combine that with State and Federal Taxes, you get 45.5%... solely in income tax. And... this is before Obama starts jacking everything up so people "pay their fare share" and before he institutes his Health Care tax. The Post did an article months back and NYC residents under certain Obama-legislation would be paying something like 65% or 70% in income taxes alone (that doesn't include other things like Social Security).
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