25 Things I could do with $25 million
by Danny Mullins
Okay, so everyone knows by now that Manny Ramirez got offered a one year contract for an astounding $25 million. Yes, he is very good, but, why turn down that sort of money for one year. I am reminded by Ryan Braun early this season who said, after signing his 8 year, $48 million contract, "There is not a whole lot I can't do with 48 million dollars." Anyway, this got me to thinking and I have devised my top 25 reasons for why I would not turn down 25 million dollars, starting with number 25:
25. I would play professional baseball for free, the money is just an added bonus
24. Build that awesome ball pit house that I have wanted my whole life
23. I could afford to travel wherever the hell I wanted
22. Buy a minor league baseball team and sign Rickey Henderson because everyone knows he is still willing to play
21. Buy the Yankees infield for a week
20. Buy the entire Rays team
19. Get an owl and teach it how to lick a tootsie pop to the center
18. Buy Tm Daschle an accountant to make sure all of his taxes are paid
17. Eat a 40 ounce steak everyday for a year
16. Buy a yacht just to tell everyone that I have a yacht
15. Finance a play (ha Red Sox fans)
14a. Learn how to box so I can challenge Scott Boras to a boxing match and tell him if he loses that he has to stop ruining baseball
14b. Keeping with the boxing theme but this time knockout Jose Canseco
13. Buy a Ferrari
12. Learn how to swing dance
11. Buy an island
10. Buy two islands
9. Buy season tickets to Yankee stadium (that would probably cost me all of my money but it would be so worth it)
8. Get fake legs so that I can somehow become taller and than dunk on Yao Ming (he would also be compensated for his time)
7. Save the rain forest
6. Move to Miami, dress as if I am from the eighties and walk around as if I am on Miami Vice
5. Bring back the Saved by the Bell cast for the greatest reunion ever
4. It is an absurd amount of money and I would be an idiot to turn it down
3. Try and get rid of the BCS
2. Go up to the six million dollar man and say "Ha, I have 19 million dollars more than you!"
1. Get a decent haircut
Here are my twenty-five things I could do with 25 millions dollars. I hope Manny Ramirez looks at this and considers some of his options.
by Danny Mullins
Okay, so everyone knows by now that Manny Ramirez got offered a one year contract for an astounding $25 million. Yes, he is very good, but, why turn down that sort of money for one year. I am reminded by Ryan Braun early this season who said, after signing his 8 year, $48 million contract, "There is not a whole lot I can't do with 48 million dollars." Anyway, this got me to thinking and I have devised my top 25 reasons for why I would not turn down 25 million dollars, starting with number 25:
25. I would play professional baseball for free, the money is just an added bonus
24. Build that awesome ball pit house that I have wanted my whole life
23. I could afford to travel wherever the hell I wanted
22. Buy a minor league baseball team and sign Rickey Henderson because everyone knows he is still willing to play
21. Buy the Yankees infield for a week
20. Buy the entire Rays team
19. Get an owl and teach it how to lick a tootsie pop to the center
18. Buy Tm Daschle an accountant to make sure all of his taxes are paid
17. Eat a 40 ounce steak everyday for a year
16. Buy a yacht just to tell everyone that I have a yacht
15. Finance a play (ha Red Sox fans)
14a. Learn how to box so I can challenge Scott Boras to a boxing match and tell him if he loses that he has to stop ruining baseball
14b. Keeping with the boxing theme but this time knockout Jose Canseco
13. Buy a Ferrari
12. Learn how to swing dance
11. Buy an island
10. Buy two islands
9. Buy season tickets to Yankee stadium (that would probably cost me all of my money but it would be so worth it)
8. Get fake legs so that I can somehow become taller and than dunk on Yao Ming (he would also be compensated for his time)
7. Save the rain forest
6. Move to Miami, dress as if I am from the eighties and walk around as if I am on Miami Vice
5. Bring back the Saved by the Bell cast for the greatest reunion ever
4. It is an absurd amount of money and I would be an idiot to turn it down
3. Try and get rid of the BCS
2. Go up to the six million dollar man and say "Ha, I have 19 million dollars more than you!"
1. Get a decent haircut
Here are my twenty-five things I could do with 25 millions dollars. I hope Manny Ramirez looks at this and considers some of his options.
