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TheMichigan
So the great name of Sugar Ray Marimon leaves us. Good travels Sugar Ray
nccubsfan 2
Too bad the arm doesn’t match the name. His stuff was more like a John Smith. And opposing teams made him look like Ronda Rousey.
amjr
Who? Lol
Ray Ray
How many people would be up in arms if MLB instituted a “3 foreigners” rule? Why doesn’t anyone complain about the KBO doing it?
nookster
Ahh the double standard. They heavily tax foreign car imports, we dont.
Niekro
Means more talent in the independent leagues let them block talent from their leagues it only hurts themselves. if they removed the rule the majority would be foreign born that is obviously not the case with MLB. Would you feel the same about the Rockies if they were 80 percent Korean?
Ray Ray
My opinion on that subject has nothing to do with my favorite team. I don’t care what race they are because I only see purple when they are on the field.
Niekro
That is nice for you how ever don’t tell others what they should like and shouldn’t like, Asian culture is not the same as liberal America, I know how unfair! The KBO does not want to be a minor league system for Americans so don’t tell them they should be. They do not feel the same as you do about the Rockies.
Ray Ray
If the KBO doesn’t want to be a minor league system for MLB, then why do they sell their best players to MLB? And why do they only take the players that MLB no longer wants? They are a minor league, whether they like it or not. I know…how unfair!
Niekro
You don’t seem to understand what a minor league is. They are not in the business of developing players born in America, selling its players has nothing to do with being a minor league its called making money.
MeowMeow
They sell their best players to the MLB because it’s a gigantic monetary windfall for them. The average KBO player salary in 2014 was just shy of $100,000, and only one player made over $1,000,000. The $12.85mil that Park is going to bring back to the Nexen Heroes is financially HUGE for them.
MeowMeow
Who’s to say nobody complains? The fact that it’s specifically a rule makes me think that teams would exceed 3 foreign players if they could.
That said, the presumed attitude behind that rule of wanting to keep the KBO mostly Korean is hardly an usual one in east-Asian culture.
Niekro
Well of course they would, it would only take one team doing it to force everyone else to do the same to stay competitive. If the Majority of teams wanted more than 3 foreign born players it would be bargained for. The Rockies fan looks down on the KBO but that is not how Koreans view the KBO, the KBO is MLB to Koreans. Kind of Ironic from a Rockies fan who have not fielded a MLB quality team in quite some time.
genius.gm.on.mlb.the.show
Yeah the rockies fan doesnt like it when other people question his opinion. I’ve seen it on other threads. Gets angry and does his best attempt to mock you. Just like the childish “how unfair” jab
nookster
Michael Bowden > David Buchanan
MeowMeow
Given how well Zach Stewart and Eric Thames did with the NC Dinos this year (near the top of the KBO for pitching and offense, respectively), Korea could be the new place to revitalize a baseball career
disgruntledreader 2
It should be interesting to see if either of them make it back to the States this winter. Am I right that all the KBO teams have until about the end of this month to figure out who’s taking their international spots?
matt41265
I really hope Andrew Brown comes back to MLB