Gretzky won't come out and say it
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?id=115751
But it sounds to me like he, and Mario Lemieux, got played by the NHLPA last week.
Now we all know the NHLPA is claiming that the NHL pulled the old bait and switch, but I'm not buying it. Why is that you might ask? Simple, one of the issues that the NHLPA is whining about (no salary floor in the latest NHL offer) was common knowledge. Heck, if I know about it, the NHLPA darn well should have known about it.
And the rest of the "issues" that the NHLPA opted to discuss instead of talking about a cap number have always been issues. Both sides have been arguing about things like revenue sharing, arbitration, and qualifying offers for about as long as they have been arguing about a salary cap.
The NHLPA tried to make the NHL look bad to the world. But honestly, with the truth starting the leak out, I think they've only made themselves look worse.
Coles wants out of Washington
News out of Washington is that Redskins WR Laveranues Coles wants to be released and is willing to forego a $5 million deferred signing bonus payment due next week to get it to happen.
The Redskins want to try to trade Coles and get something for him. However, Coles wants to control where he ends up and isn't willing to forego the bonus payment if the Redskins trade him.
That $5 million difference in a cap hit will likely cause the Redskins to change course a bit. But it will be interesting to see how this all plays out.
Will the Redskins get Coles to rework his deal and get a trade done to a team that Coles OKs?
Or, will they just take Coles up on the original release offer?
Or, will they force Coles to return and take his word that he'll play hard at face value?
Personally, I'd work with Coles to try and get a trade done to a team of his choice with a minimized cap hit. If that won't happen, then I'd release him.
It's not like the Redskins have won a whole lot with the guy on the team, even though he's played hard and played hurt.
Barry Bonds is a tool
So Barry doesn't believe that steroids can help a guy hit a baseball.
Now steroids won't make your hand-eye coordination any better. But, it will make you stronger. Which will help your bat speed. Which will help you turn on a fastball quicker. Which will help your hitting.
Barry, you know and I know that weight training has helped make the modern baseball player better than at any time in history. You know and I know that steroids help increase gains in weight training.
To me, there is a simple logical progression that follows from those two statements. If weight training makes you a better baseball player and steroids helps improves weight training, then steroids helps make you a better baseball player.
Now steroids won't turn a .200 hitter into a .300 hitter. But, it could turn a player like say Wade Boggs or Tony Gwynn into a big time HR hitter like say Barry Bonds.
But it sounds to me like he, and Mario Lemieux, got played by the NHLPA last week.
Now we all know the NHLPA is claiming that the NHL pulled the old bait and switch, but I'm not buying it. Why is that you might ask? Simple, one of the issues that the NHLPA is whining about (no salary floor in the latest NHL offer) was common knowledge. Heck, if I know about it, the NHLPA darn well should have known about it.
And the rest of the "issues" that the NHLPA opted to discuss instead of talking about a cap number have always been issues. Both sides have been arguing about things like revenue sharing, arbitration, and qualifying offers for about as long as they have been arguing about a salary cap.
The NHLPA tried to make the NHL look bad to the world. But honestly, with the truth starting the leak out, I think they've only made themselves look worse.
Coles wants out of Washington
News out of Washington is that Redskins WR Laveranues Coles wants to be released and is willing to forego a $5 million deferred signing bonus payment due next week to get it to happen.
The Redskins want to try to trade Coles and get something for him. However, Coles wants to control where he ends up and isn't willing to forego the bonus payment if the Redskins trade him.
That $5 million difference in a cap hit will likely cause the Redskins to change course a bit. But it will be interesting to see how this all plays out.
Will the Redskins get Coles to rework his deal and get a trade done to a team that Coles OKs?
Or, will they just take Coles up on the original release offer?
Or, will they force Coles to return and take his word that he'll play hard at face value?
Personally, I'd work with Coles to try and get a trade done to a team of his choice with a minimized cap hit. If that won't happen, then I'd release him.
It's not like the Redskins have won a whole lot with the guy on the team, even though he's played hard and played hurt.
Barry Bonds is a tool
So Barry doesn't believe that steroids can help a guy hit a baseball.
Now steroids won't make your hand-eye coordination any better. But, it will make you stronger. Which will help your bat speed. Which will help you turn on a fastball quicker. Which will help your hitting.
Barry, you know and I know that weight training has helped make the modern baseball player better than at any time in history. You know and I know that steroids help increase gains in weight training.
To me, there is a simple logical progression that follows from those two statements. If weight training makes you a better baseball player and steroids helps improves weight training, then steroids helps make you a better baseball player.
Now steroids won't turn a .200 hitter into a .300 hitter. But, it could turn a player like say Wade Boggs or Tony Gwynn into a big time HR hitter like say Barry Bonds.
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