ajc.com | Braves | They’re baaaaaccccck: Skip Carey, Pete Van Wieren returning to TBS
After the break, Skip and Pete will return to the TBS booth. The people have spoken with their Nielsen ratings books and meters. No word on … Finish Reading
Day: July 7, 2003
Amazing Mess
On Opening Day, the New York Mets had ten players on their payroll due more than $6 million this year:
Mo Vaughn $17,166,667
Mike Piazza $15,571,429
Jeromy Burnitz $12,166,667
Tom Glavine $11,000,000
Al Leiter $8,000,000
Rey Ordonez $6,250,000
Roberto Alomar $7,689,684
Pedro Astacio $7,000,000
Armando Benitez $6,937,500
Cliff Floyd $6,500,000
That is a frightening list. $12 million for Jeromy Burnitz? $6 million for St. Rey of Ordonez, who wasn’t even on the team anymore? $17 million for Mo Vaughn? Were they paying by the pound?
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Atlanta 7, Montreal 5
ESPN.com – MLB – Recap – Expos at Braves – 07/06/2003
There’s the Mike Hampton we expected. He didn’t actually pitch too well (but better than he had), but he did hit a home run and score twice. As a … Finish Reading