Comments on: The Rise and Fall of Bartolo Colon http://larrybrownsports.com/baseball/rise-fall-bartolo-colon-minor-league-deal/1332 Brown Bag it, Baby Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:51:17 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Prince Vince http://larrybrownsports.com/baseball/rise-fall-bartolo-colon-minor-league-deal/1332/comment-page-1#comment-85524 Prince Vince Tue, 26 Feb 2008 01:25:13 +0000 http://larrybrownsports.com/baseball/rise-fall-bartolo-colon-minor-league-deal/#comment-85524 fun fact... Bartolo Colon gained the strength in his legs to throw at high velocities by climbing trees in the Domincan... fun fact…

Bartolo Colon gained the strength in his legs to throw at high velocities by climbing trees in the Domincan…

]]> By: SpinMax http://larrybrownsports.com/baseball/rise-fall-bartolo-colon-minor-league-deal/1332/comment-page-1#comment-85494 SpinMax Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:40:54 +0000 http://larrybrownsports.com/baseball/rise-fall-bartolo-colon-minor-league-deal/#comment-85494 My team was lucky to be on the other side of such a circumstance. After trading half our team for Juan Gonzalez, halfway through the season we offered him a 10yr 140mill contract which he turned down. We'd only be 5 years into it right now and he's done. Thank god! If you remember, and Maller brings this up occasionally, Juan was trying to get a job with Cleveland 3 years ago. He played all out in spring training and they gave him a 1 year deal and the starting job ahead of rookie Grady Sizemore. The next day in one at-bat he injured himself and was out for months. Halfway through the season he came back, had one at-bat, hurt himself again and was out for the year. After Detroit I think he only made about 35million total vs. 140million. That's why you take the money when it's offered. Oh well, dumbass. My team was lucky to be on the other side of such a circumstance.
After trading half our team for Juan Gonzalez, halfway through the
season we offered him a 10yr 140mill contract which he turned down.
We’d only be 5 years into it right now and he’s done. Thank god!

If you remember, and Maller brings this up occasionally, Juan was
trying to get a job with Cleveland 3 years ago. He played all out in
spring training and they gave him a 1 year deal and the starting job
ahead of rookie Grady Sizemore. The next day in one at-bat he injured
himself and was out for months. Halfway through the season he came
back, had one at-bat, hurt himself again and was out for the year. After
Detroit I think he only made about 35million total vs. 140million. That’s
why you take the money when it’s offered. Oh well, dumbass.

]]> By: Gilbert http://larrybrownsports.com/baseball/rise-fall-bartolo-colon-minor-league-deal/1332/comment-page-1#comment-85485 Gilbert Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:34:41 +0000 http://larrybrownsports.com/baseball/rise-fall-bartolo-colon-minor-league-deal/#comment-85485 The sadder part about GA being near retirement is that we can already see his signs of old age. It wasn't that long ago he was amazing. We really are getting old. The sadder part about GA being near retirement is that we can already see his signs of old age.

It wasn’t that long ago he was amazing. We really are getting old.

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