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Username: Ongowwah
Post Number: 117
Registered: 03-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, June 12, 2008 - 9:12 am: |    |
Coaches:
Pistons Michael Curry 2.5 Mil per year
Lions Rod Marinelli 2 Mil per year
Tigers Jim Leyland 2 Mil per year
Wings Mike babcock 1.5 Mil per year |
Jrvass
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Username: Jrvass
Post Number: 738
Registered: 01-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, June 12, 2008 - 9:19 am: | |
Davison & Ford have more $ to piss away than Ilitch?
No, that ain't right.... Ilitch is paying $3.5 million/yr. on managers/coaches. |
Johnlodge
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Username: Johnlodge
Post Number: 7416
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 01, 2008 - 2:05 pm: | |
I believe this Portrait of America telephone poll will clear things up for you.
quote:1. What professional sport are you most likely to watch on television? Are you more likely to watch baseball, basketball, football, soccer, tennis, golf, hockey, or some other professional sport? *Asked only of TV sport watchers
48% - Football
19% - Baseball
12% - Basketball
10% - Golf
5% - Some other sport
2% - Hockey |
Raptor56
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Username: Raptor56
Post Number: 372
Registered: 05-2007
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 01, 2008 - 2:55 pm: | |
I still can not understand why Golf ranks above Hockey for TV viewing. Golf is sooooo boring. I like to play the sport, but it's so slow to watch. Unless you have a couple players going putt for putt to win a major, and they're on the back 9, there's really no drama. At least in NASCAR you get entertained by occasional crashes (or at least used to), while waiting for the drama and anticipation to heat up in the final 20 laps.
(Message edited by raptor56 on July 01, 2008) |
Kenp
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Username: Kenp
Post Number: 1107
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 01, 2008 - 3:24 pm: | |
I cant believe Golf is ahead of Nascar |
Rjk
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Username: Rjk
Post Number: 1140
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 01, 2008 - 3:50 pm: | |
The Detroit coaches are pretty much slotted where they belong among their coaching peers in their sports. I believe Babcock is now the highest paid NHL coach. Leyland is the 5th or 6th highest paid MLB coach and that's probably where he belongs. Curry is probably in the bottom quarter of NBA coaches. There aren't many if any NBA coaches that make less than a million. I'm sure the same applies to Marinelli.
(Message edited by rjk on July 01, 2008) |
Smogboy
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Username: Smogboy
Post Number: 8335
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 01, 2008 - 3:53 pm: | |
These folks are getting paid what their markets will bear.
It's not indicative of how popular their sports are in the Detroit area. |
Focusonthed
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Username: Focusonthed
Post Number: 1900
Registered: 02-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 01, 2008 - 4:05 pm: | |
What was Saunders getting paid? |