Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
October 17, 2008
Sharing Manny

The Red Sox voted Manny a 2/3 post-season share of their earnings:

Only players who were on the roster for the entire season were eligible to vote, according to the report. For players who did not spend the entire season with the team, voting players first determined whether the player in question would get a payout for exact time on the roster, or a larger percentage, reflecting their contribution to the team.

For example, in 2004, Nomar Garciaparra received a three-fourths share of Boston's playoff money, despite the fact he played only two-thirds of the season with the Red Sox before being dealt to the Chicago Cubs.

According to a source with direct knowledge of the vote, the vote on Ramirez was divided, the Herald reported.

I wonder how much of a share the Dodgers voted him? If LA and Boston had both reached the World Series, and the Dodgers voted him more than a 1/3 share (how could they not), Manny might have had the biggest pay day of any player in the post season.


Posted by David Pinto at 11:16 AM | Post Season | TrackBack (0)
Comments

Wouldn't a 2/3 winner's share plus a 1/3 loser share still be less than a full winner's share?

Posted by: Ben in Boston at October 17, 2008 11:27 AM

Sorry I missed the "more than" part.

Posted by: Ben in Boston at October 17, 2008 11:27 AM

Manny should do the right thing and donate it to charity or give it to the travelling secretary

Posted by: Bandit at October 17, 2008 11:46 AM

Could be wrong, but I doubt that the travelling secretary is ever going to see $.01 of Manny Ramirez' money.

Posted by: Casey Abell at October 17, 2008 01:00 PM

So the Sox players voted not to give Manny a penny more than he can get?

Posted by: Hei Lun Chan at October 17, 2008 02:32 PM

Why is the "right thing" for Manny to do is donate his share to charity? Or is it that EVERY player should donate their share to charity to do the right thing?

Posted by: Rich at October 17, 2008 04:59 PM

My God - next time I'll spell out S-A-R-C-A-S-M in caps - twice in case you miss the first one

Posted by: bandit at October 19, 2008 08:34 AM
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