Story behind the scenes

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http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/sports/baseball/10381609.htm 當前幾天我們與 Radke 的協商陷入膠著時，他幾乎已經要和紅襪簽約了，千鈞一髮之際，在幕後使力把 Radke 拉回來的是投手教練 Rick Anderson。看看 PiPress 的報導披露這段不為人知的曲折。 Here's the real story behind the Brad Radke signing: As the arbitration deadline approached Tuesday night and the Twins still hadn't signed Radke, Twins general manager Terry Ryan and his staff were in the office furiously crunching numbers. Meanwhile, the Boston Red Sox had made a solid three-year offer, and Radke was prepared to accept it. Radke, like everybody else waiting to see what would happen, picked up the phone and called Twins pitching coach Rick Anderson at his home. "Hey Rad, what's going on?" Anderson said. "You sign yet?" "No." "Why not?" "They're not giving me what I want." "What are they offering?" Anderson asked. "Eight-something." "Well, what do you want? Nine?" "Uh, yeah." "Nine a year is a go?" "Yeah." "I'll call you back." Anderson then telephoned Ryan and told him Radke would sign for two years at $9 million per year. "OK, but tell him he has to get rid of all those incentives," Ryan said. Anderson hung up and called Radke. "Nine a year, but you've got to dump the incentives." "I don't know... " "Come on Rad, what the heck!" "Awwww, all right." Anderson called Ryan back, and the deal was done. Just like that. 幹得好，Mr. Anderson。 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 140.112.251.104