How Many Margaritas?

Arte, how many margaritas did you have at that hotel bar in Dallas? The bar bill was about $335 million that would give anyone a massive hangover. Lets review what the Angels got on your spending spree

1. They got LaTroy Hawkins who is 39 going on 50 years of age since I believe he pitched against Willie Mays. He will be an excellent relief pitcher for the Angels when they are trailing 10-2 in the eighth inning but I would not have confidence to use him to protect an 8 run lead.

2. They added left handed starter C.J. Wilson who has won 31 games over the last two years so I figure the Angels will be paying about $1 million for every win he gets. After seeing him pitch this past fall I was surprised he got any offers.

3. Albert 'the traitor' Pujols who most will say is the best hitter in baseball but others will argue facts such as he is closer to 35 years of age then 32.

Who is going to pay the bill? The Orange County Register believe a big future TV contract will help and others say the fans will be so happy that they will gladly pay more to attend the games.

Perhaps they didn't look at recent history. The New York Yankees are paying Alex Rodriguez even more money then the Angels are paying Pujlos. Are the fans happy? He is booed all the time. Didn't Joe Torre when managing the Yanks have to save Rodriguez from being lynched? Rodriguez looks just as cool as other players striking out in October. Even with a new billion dollar state of the art Yankees Stadium attendance went down some 8,000 per game as prices rose.

Remember when the Florida Marlins won the World Series in 1990's. Very little credit is given because it is known that they bought the championship. Will they say the same about the Angels if they win in 2012?

Homer Sweeney