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    • Wednesday, May 15, 2013

    SI: The 50 highest-earning athletes

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    When welterweight Floyd Mayweather was No. 1 on Sports Illustrated’s Fortunate 50 last year—knocking out Tiger Woods, who had been No. 1 every year since SI started producing the list in 2004—it looked like a fluke, the result of the $85 million he received for his fights with Victor Ortiz and Miguel Cotto. Now Mayweather is proving that he belongs at the top. From just two bouts this year, one earlier this month and the other scheduled for September, he will earn at least $90 million, ...

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    1. Rants Mulliniks (formerly Cold Prosimian) posted on June 15, 2012 at 08:12 AM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I don't buy the comparison of perfect games to the 4-minute mile. On a track, you're only competing against yourself - from a physical standpoint, the other runners in the race don't have any effect on your performance. You might compare bowling or golf to track, but not baseball.
    2. Steve Balboni's Personal Trainer posted on June 15, 2012 at 08:19 AM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Poz's point about strikeouts is a good one - we know that when the ball is put in play, #### happens. I saw Randy Choate - who hadn't given up an earned run at home since 2010 - get lit up by Boston against Miami the other night, and there must've been three ground balls that could've just as easily been double play grounders as they were singles to the outfield. Add the necessary lack of errors to achieve a perfect game, and it is obvious that the ability to strike out a lot of guys, and minimize the chance of #### happening, is pretty key. Think about it - Cain struck out 14 guys. There were only 13 times when something bad could really happen, and in the two plays where the chance was greatest (the amazing catch in CF, and the harder-than-it-seemed grounder to 3B to end the game), a very strong defensive play saved the day.
    3. Best Regards, L.M. posted on June 15, 2012 at 08:35 AM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    [Matt Cain] has been the perfect antithesis to his pitching partner Tim Lincecum: While Lincecum has been spectacular, Cain has been steady; while Lincecum has been been quirky, Cain has been steady; while Lincecum has been mercurial, Cain has been steady; while Lincecum has led the league in strikeouts three times and won two Cy Young Awards, Cain has been steady; while Lincecum has been goofy and quotable and out there, Cain has been steady…
    Plus, Cain's video game avatar always wears a towel.
    4. zack posted on June 15, 2012 at 10:12 AM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I don't buy the comparison of perfect games to the 4-minute mile. On a track, you're only competing against yourself - from a physical standpoint, the other runners in the race don't have any effect on your performance. You might compare bowling or golf to track, but not baseball.


    That's not strictly true in the mid- and long-distance events. You need at least one, probabluy two, other fast guys in the race to run out in front.
    5. Rants Mulliniks (formerly Cold Prosimian) posted on June 15, 2012 at 12:57 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    You need at least one, probabluy two, other fast guys in the race to run out in front.


    Yeah, I wasn't considering the impact of drafting.
    6. Nasty Nate posted on June 15, 2012 at 01:05 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    In some ways, Cain has had a similar career arc to Sabathia. They both started very young, cut down on their walks as they aged, and never miss a start.

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