Comments on: Beat of the Day http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/12/29/beat-of-the-day-18/ Development site for Bronx Banter Blog's upcoming look and feel Sat, 25 May 2013 05:23:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: OldYanksFan http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/12/29/beat-of-the-day-18/#comment-250848 OldYanksFan Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:41:33 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=27540#comment-250848 According to this: http://tinyurl.com/ycz9ojn "To compute the payroll, Major League Baseball uses the <b>average annual values of contracts</b> for players on 40-man rosters and adds benefits. The Yankees’ regular payroll—using 2009 salaries and <b>prorated shares of signing bonuses</b>— finished at $220 million. " Am I to take it that neither backloading, frontloading or bonus money affects 'payroll' in terms of luxury tax? According to this: http://tinyurl.com/ycz9ojn
“To compute the payroll, Major League Baseball uses the average annual values of contracts for players on 40-man rosters and adds benefits.

The Yankees’ regular payroll—using 2009 salaries and prorated shares of signing bonuses— finished at $220 million. ”

Am I to take it that neither backloading, frontloading or bonus money affects ‘payroll’ in terms of luxury tax?

]]> By: Boatzilla http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/12/29/beat-of-the-day-18/#comment-250847 Boatzilla Wed, 30 Dec 2009 06:28:02 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=27540#comment-250847 Don't be a cube rube, go ape! Thanks Alex I have loved that song and Transfusion since childhood when I bought the vinyl record, K-Tel's Funny Favorites (I think that's the name, got it in my closet somewheres). The spoken asides on those songs are dope. Be zorch, Daddy-o, go ape, etc. In Transfusion he says stuff, like "Put the crimson in me Jimson," or "Shoot the juice to me Bruce. Great stuff. Don’t be a cube rube, go ape! Thanks Alex I have loved that song and Transfusion since childhood when I bought the vinyl record, K-Tel’s Funny Favorites (I think that’s the name, got it in my closet somewheres). The spoken asides on those songs are dope. Be zorch, Daddy-o, go ape, etc. In Transfusion he says stuff, like “Put the crimson in me Jimson,” or “Shoot the juice to me Bruce. Great stuff.

]]> By: Alan with the 45s http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/12/29/beat-of-the-day-18/#comment-250846 Alan with the 45s Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:33:09 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=27540#comment-250846 Alex, ...wait.. let me stop laughing....ok that's better.. Awesome of you to remember that. Hope your holidays are going wonderfully. I know mine just got a bit better. Thanks. Alex,
…wait.. let me stop laughing….ok that’s better..
Awesome of you to remember that. Hope your holidays are going wonderfully. I know mine just got a bit better. Thanks.

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