Comments on: Nationals’ payroll to rise above $100 million for the first time http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/10/nationals-payroll-to-rise-above-100-million-for-the-first-time/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Sat, 25 May 2013 07:46:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: brianabbe http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/10/nationals-payroll-to-rise-above-100-million-for-the-first-time/comment-page-1/#comment-425178 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 04:00:20 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=284287#comment-425178 Yeah, Washington is easily one of the ten largest markets in the US, and Baltimore is 25th or so. Easy on those comparisons. Once the Nats establish themselves over the next 3-5 years with this nucleus all under control through 2015 at the least, they’ll be in position to spend $100 annually without blinking. I’ll be interested to see how their new TV deal shakes out. I would bet it’s just shy of what the Rangers got.

]]> By: theguywhosaidit http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/10/nationals-payroll-to-rise-above-100-million-for-the-first-time/comment-page-1/#comment-424967 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 21:23:52 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=284287#comment-424967 This comment is made worse by the fact they get the majority of the Nats TV money… All the more reason to dislike Angelos?

]]> By: DelawarePhilliesFan http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/10/nationals-payroll-to-rise-above-100-million-for-the-first-time/comment-page-1/#comment-424932 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 20:37:53 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=284287#comment-424932 And a far lower number from what they face in the future!

]]> By: rockthered1286 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/10/nationals-payroll-to-rise-above-100-million-for-the-first-time/comment-page-1/#comment-424905 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 20:11:09 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=284287#comment-424905 look- if there’s ever been one thing that O’s and Nat’s fans can agree on it’s that sour taste in your mouth and cold chill up your spine that you get anytime someone mentions Uncle Pete the penny pincher. Rapscallion. That’s what he is.

While I’m happy FINALLY having a winning organization in Baltimore, I now fear that Uncle Pete is now thinking “See? I was right! We don’t need to spend to build a winning franchise…” As proven by our 2012 offseason entitled “Much Ado About Nothing.”

]]> By: klownboy http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/10/nationals-payroll-to-rise-above-100-million-for-the-first-time/comment-page-1/#comment-424892 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:49:45 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=284287#comment-424892 Nice to see the Nats getting serious. Looking forward to going to some home games this season…

]]> By: stex52 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/10/nationals-payroll-to-rise-above-100-million-for-the-first-time/comment-page-1/#comment-424844 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:00:34 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=284287#comment-424844 Welcome to the Big TIme, Nats. Nothing wrong with a 100 MM$ payroll, managed wisely. But it’s a different set of problems from what you’ve faced in the past.

]]> By: dagnats http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/10/nationals-payroll-to-rise-above-100-million-for-the-first-time/comment-page-1/#comment-424804 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:22:22 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=284287#comment-424804 Angelos is terrible….

]]> By: paperlions http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/10/nationals-payroll-to-rise-above-100-million-for-the-first-time/comment-page-1/#comment-424803 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:22:18 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=284287#comment-424803 Hey, Angelos is a civic leader and local hero!

]]> By: kyle7561 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/10/nationals-payroll-to-rise-above-100-million-for-the-first-time/comment-page-1/#comment-424802 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:22:12 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=284287#comment-424802 Nothing wrong with spending and getting results, especially with a young core of players. The only contract that has not lived up generally is Jayson Werth, who had a solid 2012 season (not to mention a playoff walk off HR).

The Nationals are spending wise (Re-signing LaRoche, extending Zimm, trading for Span)

]]> By: captainwisdom8888 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/10/nationals-payroll-to-rise-above-100-million-for-the-first-time/comment-page-1/#comment-424800 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:21:16 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=284287#comment-424800 im a die hard phils fan, but I love seeing teams like the nationals find some success while being relatively new and severely outmatched in cap space

]]> By: rockthered1286 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/10/nationals-payroll-to-rise-above-100-million-for-the-first-time/comment-page-1/#comment-424789 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:08:42 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=284287#comment-424789 Meanwhile, in Baltimore….

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