From ABC News.comThat's a lot of dough for a guy that strikes out a lot. The Cubs are in a very winnable division, however, so they should go for it. Now all they need are three more starting pitchers.NEW YORK Nov 20, 2006 (AP)— Alfonso Soriano is thinking about a World Series title, something the Chicago Cubs have never brought to Wrigley Field.
Soriano's $136 million, eight-year contract was announced Monday by the Cubs after he passed a physical, the fifth-highest contract in baseball history and the first of eight years or more since Scott Rolen's deal with St. Louis in September 2002.
"It's a big contract, but that's not my goal," Soriano said. "My goal is to play hard and give you a championship for the city. That's my goal. It's not about the contract."
Chicago, which gave third baseman Aramis Ramirez a $75 million, five-year deal, hasn't won the World Series since 1908, when it played at the second West Side Park. In hopes of winning a championship, the Cubs are moving to the top level of baseball spenders, joining the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox.
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Luv, that is alot of money, but he is going to feast on the Green Ivy in that ballpark. He just got about 10-15 more homers when they play home games, but this doesn't make them contenders. They'll just be a team that can score about 100 runs a game, with a pitching core that will continually give up 101. And that's that!
ReplyDeleteIt seems there's no pitching to be had. I wonder if they're going to get in on the Zito sweepstakes?
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