Eephus
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The limited slate on the second day of the season is to accommodate potential rainouts on opening day. You'll notice that the games that are scheduled for Friday are either in domes or in warm weather locations.
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The limited slate on the second day of the season is to accommodate potential rainouts on opening day. You'll notice that the games that are scheduled for Friday are either in domes or in warm weather locations.
dkp993
Footballguy
He was quoted recently as saying he’s down to 157lbs after the sickness. That is tiny.
rockaction
Footballguy
Two home runs at a buck fifty.
Amazing that he was a part of only the second-worst trade in Boston Red Sox history.
Harry Frogfish
Footballguy
Thanks to Nestor Cortez (5 in 2 innings including 3 on his FIRST 3 pitches??? LOL). Oh, and Yankee Stadium. Not a fan of history-making when so many things are so different from before.
Anytime I see some record, I immediately think of what helped it happen and certain eras like balls, roids, etc. And there's almost always an asterisk of some sort.
rockaction
Footballguy
"Wild" or cheating. Typical Yankees.
"Hey, Yankees! You can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight . . ."
-fish-
Footballguy
Trophy?
rockaction
Footballguy
Not last year, thankfully. But they lay claim to 27 titles and quite a few iterations of the Commissioner's Trophy that they give out to the MLB winner every year since . . . well, I don't know when, exactly.
I mean, it's no Stanley Cup or Lombardi Trophy, but it's aight. Third-best trophy of the American big four. Encircled by gold pennants and all that.
Really just gave me an excuse to quote Tanner Boyle from the Bad News Bears.
Dickies
Footballguy
I like this Giants team, but it’s hard to get excited in this division.
I’m watching UCSB on ESPN+ to feel better about things.
Hard to compete against a billion dollar payroll.
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
You're making money so far if you've held to this.
Jordan Westburg hit two HRs yesterday. He got hurt last year and it, along with Adley going into his funk, really messed them up down the stretch. Their SP is suboptimal, so they need all of their hitters badly. Should get Henderson back soon and will be at full strength. That lineup can be frightening.
fruity pebbles
Footballguy
Devers is really killing it in his new role as the DH. 0-12 with 10 strikeouts.
rockaction
Footballguy
I can’t work up any hate for the Dodgers and their payroll. Educate me about its dirtiness. Something smells funny, but who can hate Shohei, Mookie, and Freddie?
Plus, they beat the Yankees last year. Seems A-Ok to me to defer hundreds of millions in salary (or whatever the figure is) and outspend everybody by a gobsmacking amount of money.
Plus, they beat the Yankees last year. Seems A-Ok to me to defer hundreds of millions in salary (or whatever the figure is) and outspend everybody by a gobsmacking amount of money.
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Cowboysfan8
Footballguy
Every team can do the same if they choose to
rockaction
Footballguy
Right, they just either don’t have the capital to do it, or they’re too cheap.
I feel little sympathy towards guys that cry poor but still, after all these years, will not open their books to be evaluated. (That’s still the case, right?) Forget that. The Dodgers are great! Long live the Dodgers!
dkp993
Footballguy
In the same way every team in baseball could when the Yankee’s were doing it in the early 2000’s. Doesn’t mean it’s good for baseball, especially as the sports popularity continues to wane. Salary cap seems like the easy answer to me and works in other sports.
rockaction
Footballguy
Salary cap would cause the longest work stoppage ever and the dwindling fan base might never come back (once they experience the thrill of YouTube E-sports!)
I kid. Having the Dodgers is good for baseball. Bad for San Diego’s competitive aspirations, but the brand is good because non-diehards like myself know the players (look, it’s Mookie! Hey, Mookie!) and it draws the populace in, a populace unconcerned with the plight of the teams in the state of CA who are two hours south or a bit further up north.
Nobody cares about that. Dynasties and super teams draw the eyeballs of the Average Joes, and that’s what MLB needs.
CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
Every team that’s owned by an investment bank could - agreed.
General Malaise
Footballguy
I was just saying to myself the other day, "say, you know what Aaron Judge could use? I better bat."
Dude is on one right now!
Dude is on one right now!
BeTheMatch
Footballguy
Twins might lose a hundred games
Capella
Footballguy
I read the other day that a lockout next year is almost a certainty.
Eephus
Footballguy
Capella
Footballguy
What are the owners looking for? A cap?
Eephus
Footballguy
The two sides haven't begun negotiating yet
Yo Mama
Footballguy
Any salary cap needs to be paired with a significant salary floor (a much bigger issue that needs to be solved than high spending teams).
Do we also need caps (and floors) for the minor leagues too? That seems to be where a lot of competitive advantage can come from.
Capella
Footballguy
But I saw multiple stories this week that insist there will be a lockout next year. Figured owners are drawing their lines in the sand.
Eephus
Footballguy
A spring lockout in 2026 a year before the CBA expires would be an unprecedented move
Capella
Footballguy
I’m sure it meant after the 2026 season.
dkp993
Footballguy
Complete agree.
dkp993
Footballguy
I don’t have a problem with the Dodgers winning, well I ****ing hate the Dodgers but other than that I don’t have a fundamental problem with it. I haven’t said boo about them on this thread over the last few years of them winning. They’re a well run team with some Hall of Fame players. But what they did this year and last with the deferred salaries I truly believe is awful for baseball.
rockaction
Footballguy
I will admit to thinking that it doesn't pass the smell test, and that's why I said upthread that something smells about their payroll. I don't really care for the deferred money, either, but if the CBA permits it, then you have to abide or amend. There's really no middle ground there.
I don't know. My gut tells me that it's wrong from a revenue sharing perspective, but I don't know about that. I do know that the Dodgers are taking advantage of it to the fullest extent they can and they're reaping a windfall. Why aren't other teams doing it? Not enough liquidity or assets? Or is the money basically all tied up in their clubs and they don't have all sorts of cash to put in escrow? Just stingy? I wonder what the deal is. I'll have to look that up and stop pestering the thread with questions that can probably be found with a little effort and time.
dkp993
Footballguy
I’m certainly no expert on it, but my lay men understanding is largely due to their ability to confidently generate high levels of cash going forward via TV and media deals and be unconcerned about potential competitive tax charges. Mid to small markets teams, like the Padres for example, can’t operate that way. The Pads for example have one of the highest attendance rates is the league (top 3 iirc) but don’t have a tv deal so they don’t have that ability. This level of imbalance is why I don’t think it’s good for baseball.
rockaction
Footballguy
That's fair and certainly a common lament with some truth to it, but baseball has a lot of teams rotating into and out of the playoffs seemingly every year. I mean the Royals won, what, just a decade ago? The Nationals won one in 2019 (?). And the playoff teams rotate around a bunch. It's not like you've got a situation like the Yankees dynasty of the late nineties where there was nobody close and they outspent everybody by a decent margin in the professional, international, and minor league ranks.
I don't know. It's not football in terms of parity, but it isn't too bad, IMO. Ask me in three years when the Dodgers win three more titles and see my patience with the deferred money tactic. I'll bet my estimation of it is low and I give it the
dkp993
Footballguy
Exactly my point. 200 mil more in rev than mid market teams. That’s what gives them the confidence to defer huge dollars.
rockaction
Footballguy
The plot just thickened. They did have to trade Soto because of salary though, right? I mean, they went for it but just couldn’t ascend. dkp993 has a point about television rights. You can tell it’s a pretty penny for Los Angeles because Spectrum Cable guards that **** jealously and touts it every chance they get.
The Dodgers just inked an 8.35 billion dollar deal with Time Warner in January. That’ll pay some salaries. San Diego gets 20-30 million dollars. That’s quite the disparity. Here’s a source. As I suspected, they were going for it while they had the chance. That likely won’t continue. You can’t run a team at that much of a loss.
How do the small-market Padres continue to make a big splash?
Fan support has been key to the Padres punching above their market’s weight. But there’s more to it than that.
www.sandiegouniontribune.com
Encyclopedia Brown
Footballguy
The Cubs saved 25 million dollars with the trade of Cody Bellinger and yet never gave the slightest interest in Kirby Yates or Tanner Scott, and as a result they have a bullpen that gave up a pinch-hit to a pitcher (Arizona had used all of their bench players).
Eephus
Footballguy
The business stuff is boring to read about and pointless to worry about because none of us (except maybe Instinctive) are stakeholders. It'll suck when there's a lockout in 2027 but I'll come back when the games resume just as people have after previous work stoppages.
When the dust settles, the Yankees and Dodgers will be good and the Pirates probably won't be and baseball will still be the best sport to watch in person.
When the dust settles, the Yankees and Dodgers will be good and the Pirates probably won't be and baseball will still be the best sport to watch in person.
Eephus
Footballguy
Pitchers hitting bleeders past a drawn in infield; this is what they took from us.
Gr00vus
Footballguy
I've never seen an MLB hitter look as bad as he does right now. 0-16 with 12 strikeouts.
General Malaise
Footballguy
Every now and again, the Rangers, Royals, Nats win a world series. Sometimes having the most payroll isn't a winning strategy. See the Mets, NY.
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