Ichiro signs extension thru 2012

[tlongII]

http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/news...=.jsp&c_id=sea

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Check out this comeback from Bavasi over Marlins GM David Samson's comments on Ichiro's contract.

The verbal sparring continued Friday in the aftermath of comments by Marlins president David Samson objecting to the Seattle Mariners for the five-year, $90 million contract the team awarded to All-Star outfielder Ichiro Suzuki.

Samson said the lucrative contract would ''take the sport down,'' among other things.

Mariners president Chuck Armstrong shot back on Thursday, saying, ``It strikes us as bizarre that Samson would go public and make such a statement.''

Added Mariners general manager Bill Bavasi on Friday: 'My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is `[expletive] David Samson,' you shouldn't say anything at all. So I'm not going to say anything at all.''

Samson said Friday he is done discussing the issue.

http://www.miamiherald.com/591/story/170593.html

[DOMINATOR]

why are the marlins mad the mariners signed Ichiro?

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

why are the marlins mad the mariners signed Ichiro?

It theoretically increases the market value for other players.

Torii Hunter could probably command $100M.

[T Park]

Why are they mad?

Because stupid teams continue to pay stupid money, ruining budgets for everyone else.

[tlongII]

$90 million over 5 years is not a stupid contract for Ichiro. Ichiro easily generates $20 million per year for the Seattle economy.