tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33224534.post115677835870593458..comments2023-05-20T11:30:47.133-04:00Comments on Artie Donovan's Workout Partner: Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06090367539863647427noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33224534.post-1159628899300309142006-09-30T11:08:00.000-04:002006-09-30T11:08:00.000-04:00jayoak,The reason is because the players have agre...jayoak,<BR/><BR/>The reason is because the players have agreed to that system. They have a union that has okayed it, and they need to abide by that. As I said, it isn't like there is some secret hidden clause, the way the system works is out there for everyone to see. If it is such a bad model, then during the next labor negotiation make guaranteed contracts or automatic renegotiations a part of your platform, but until then you have to play the hand you dealt yourself. <BR/><BR/>Besides, the team IS honoring the contract, because there is standard language that states the team's right to end the contract, and it is within the rights of the player to ask the union to challenge it and ask it to go to independant arbitration if they feel it was ended wrongly, a la Owens and the Eagles last year. But as far as cutting a player, it is written in the contract that the team can do that, and the player signs it. If he is somehow unaware of that, it is his fault and the fault of the player's agent for not reading the contract and making sure it is understood.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06090367539863647427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33224534.post-1156787515845548572006-08-28T13:51:00.000-04:002006-08-28T13:51:00.000-04:00Interesting writing here, great analysis. I agree...Interesting writing here, great analysis. I agree with your complaints about some of these athletes. <BR/>I think the Lelie situation and the possibility of him losing money on a season is extroardinary and rare. The only other time I can remember this happening was Ricky Williams not long ago and that never panned out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com