Remember when?
The year was 1989. The Twins were two tears removed from the World Series title, the first major sports championship the state had ever seen. They had an all star center fielder, beloved by fans, charismatic, and in the prime of his career. They gave him a new contract, which featured the largest salary ever given. Yes, Kirby was making a whopping 3 million dollars a year.Perhaps we shouldn't be so critical of the Pohlads, considering how salaries have exploded over the past 20 years.
Also, Nick Punto now make 4 million dollars per annum. That's depressing.
Labels: Kirby Puckett, Minnesota Twins, money
posted by Ryan | 11:07 PM
1 Comments:
Every time the Twins were called "cheap", I always thought of that moment. I would call them more frugal, or perhaps (as I did in a post a long time back) fiscally responsible. It wasn't really Carl Pohlad's fault that salaries went to an insane level they are at now. It's not like they even followed cost of living--the figuratively exploded.
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