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Francine Banger	posted on 01-08-2002 @ 11:32 PM
O&A Board Regular Registered: Dec. 00	Ok well I was beat by 4 minutes apparently. The deal with Texas calls for a $2 million signing bonus, $10 million this year and $12 million in 2003. The Rangers will defer $4 million of his salary this year and $6.5 million next season. Gonzalez turned down a $25 million, two-year offer from the Mets, who up until Tuesday night thought they had a chance to land the free-agent outfielder. "We still think we have the best offer on the table,'' Mets co-owner Fred Wilpon said. "We wish him luck in Texas. I think he would have been great with the Mets.'' Texas said the deal is contingent on Gonzalez passing a physical, an exam expected to take place in the next few days. The Rangers' offer to Gonzalez was comparable to the bid by the Mets because Texas does not have a state income tax. Gonzalez, 32, won the AL MVP award with the Rangers in 1996 and 1998, then was traded to Detroit in November 1999. Following a down year with the Tigers in which his back bothered him, Gonzalez rebounded to hit .325 for Cleveland last year with 35 homers and a team-high 140 RBI. Two years ago, Gonzalez turned down a $143 million, eight-year extension offered by the Tigers. Gonzalez switched agents after the season and John Hart, then Cleveland's general manager, signed the outfielder to a $10 million, one-year contract. Hart left the Indians after the 2001 season to become GM of the Rangers. What an ass. Have fun with A-Rod losing 90 games you tool. Oh yeah he really wanted to come here and play for a winner. What a tool. You cant blame the Mets, they were actually going to go over budget and get this guy, but Gonzalez is a phony, so fuck him. This message was edited by Francine Banger on 1-8-02 @ 11:35 PM
NASA	posted on 01-08-2002 @ 11:36 PM
Psychopath Registered: Sep. 01	You're ripping me off. Hoo hoo. :) A City United. A Team To Represent It. Go JETS!!! AFC Wild Card: New York at Oakland; Saturday, 8:00 p.m. (ABC) GodBlessAmerica.

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