We still have one our Pierre college basketball players still playing in the post season. Junior Sam Willard played in foul trouble most of the night last night but still had 8 points and 8 boards in Pacific's 63-59 win over Northern Colorado last night. Next up for Sammy and the Tigers is Appalachian St. at Boone, North Carolina tomorrow night. You can follow how Sam and his team is doing by going either to the Pacific website, www.pacific.edu and then click on the athletics link or you can go to the College Insider Dot Com website, the folks who sponor the tournament at www.collegeinsider.com and then go to the proper link and follow along.
Twins fans are resting comfortably now that Joe Mauer's name is on the dotted line. 8 year, 184 million dollar contract with a no trade clause. It seems the fans and media were the only ones that were getting nervous that Mauer wasn't signing. GM Bill Smith certainly wasn't. He said they talked once about it last year and then about 60 days ago begin talking again and it finally was signed. Target Field revenue is a big reason the Twins have the money to sign him at those numbers. How long will be play with the Twins. I say 8 years. There are those more skeptical, like my colleague Darrin Boyle. He tells me yesterday they only signed him so they have trade bait. Darrin, the only team that could afford to take up his contract now is the Yankees and last time I looked, they are set at catcher. The Red Sox can't even afford him now. Welcome to my world folks. Just another day in sports paradise within the freindly confines of the walls of the Dakota Radio Group sports department.
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Ouch that's harsh "esteemed colleague".
ReplyDeleteBoth the Yankees and the Red Sox will need help at catcher in the next few years. The "no trade clause" says the Twins can't trade Mauer "without His permission." So if the Twins don't put together a winner, then yes he will probably request to be traded. But I don't see that happening until at least 6 or 7 years into the contract.
ReplyDeletep.s. (I capitalized the word "His" on purpose.)
Brett
If the Target Field revenue stream continues like they say it will, they will be able to sign other players and put a contender on the field on almost a yearly basis. That is why I think he will stay the full tenure of his contract.....
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