K-rod seeks 'Mariano Money' for many more years...

(Regular season) "Record-breaking Angels closer Francisco Rodriguez is seeking at least $75 million over five years, agent Paul Kinzer said Wednesday. K-Rod wants "at least" five years

• at "Mariano money," according to Kinzer,

who called that price the "baseline" to get into the ballgame for the All-Star closer who set the single-season saves record this season.

• Kinzer made clear, however, that his client was hoping for even more. The agent declined to name a top target price."...

• Commenter to story on SportingNews.com cites false spin in this custom-designed regular season total save stat hype:

gntsfan24 on Fri Oct 03, 2008 10:21 am

"Alot of guys could go 62 for 69... Teams shouldn't pay him because of that number 62..

• It would be like a guy hitting 30 homers but
• getting 700 at bats to do so ..

When you break it down it's good but give alot of closers 69 chances and they will close out at least 60"..

• (The full weight of MLB is behind the hype of K-rod in this case. If it weren't, you wouldn't see the torrent of sycophants, toadies and lackeys falling in line). sm

P.S. To K-rod's agent, if and when your client proves he can pitch consistently over a number of years with the biggest money on the line (ie the post season), then he could be in line for Mariano Money. That's what Mariano Money means--big money games, multi-inning appearances, runners on base, tie games, 3 consecutive scoreless innings Game 7 ALCS in 2003, not to mention deadlocked and come from behind pennant races--not custom designed 'regular season total save stats.'

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