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  1. snyttri
    Although Bonds seems to be cold and ambitious I think he has showed that he is a multi-dimensional person who can be warm and generous.
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    Cudos to Melvin for assembling a contender. I thought he would be fired before he put another complete team together. Gambling the future is worth the risk.
  3. snyttri
    My guess is they are looking for more proven players. Loe and Gomez have not shown that much, unlike Podsednik and Vizcaino at the time of the Lee trade.
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    Not really sure what Williams is looking to add to his team at this point, though. A not very reliable White Sox reporter said they'd be looking for a Carlos Lee type return in a Carlos Quentin trade, so maybe some low salaried veterans. Their relief pitching is thin. Cowley Sun-Times
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    I think Marvin Miller stands out among some other worthy candidates. It's strange that there was a veteran's committee for executives and it didn't select Marvin Miller. No other executive they could have selected had as much impact on the game. Here's an argument for Mller's inclusion from Biz of Baseball: "Making the Case for Marvin Miller"
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    There are various consequences to electing a form of ownership. It doesn't seem unreasonable for clubs to experience some of the disadvantages as well as the advantages of the form of ownership they choose. C corporations may be too public. I don't know if all of the characteristics of an S corporation make it a realistic alternative for MLB clubs.
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    Five teams have seemed to regularly take profits while being subsidized, including some of the most profitable, according to this December '09 article in Biz of Baseball. A's, Rays, Marlins, Pirates and Royals. http://bizofbaseball.com/...editorials&Itemid=39
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    If you don't like taxpayer-funded stadiums, don't be mad at the team, be mad at the "pro-team" fans who were vocal about their opinions and the government who paid the money without demanding to look at the financials.[/i] I thank that is a bit like saying 'If you don't like bank robberies don't be mad at the bank robber, be mad at the bank teller who gave him the money and the security system that didn't stop him.' The owners come up with the plan to get a stadium built, take the crucial steps to get the stadium built and receive the profits from the stadium. They are more than a little responsible. It's unrealistic to expect county commissioners to win many power struggles with the oligarchy that runs professional sports and influences much of everything else.
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    http://www.spj.org/ethicscode.asp I don't think this thread needed to be sidetracked into a discussion of journalistic ethics because there doesn't seem to be a close call here. This has little to do with the comparison some have attempted to make of revealing a random individual's financial information with damage to the individual but no benefit to the public. MLB continually uses its powerful voice to try to persuade the public that it needs financial and legislative support to run its business. To make informed financial and voting decisions on an important American institution the public has a need to know how much of MLB's story is the truth and how much is a lie. The release of the financials is a blessing to anyone interested in the truth. If clubs want to try to keep their financial information private while at the same time loudly and publicly proclaiming that their financial situation requires drastic changes that will have significant public consequences they can try to do so. But it is a great story if what they tell they public is betrayed by their private records. Other than embarrassment if their press releases are contradicted by the records the clubs are not necessarily harmed by the release. If MLB wants it to become to seem unfair to have their private financial information in the newspaper they could begin with a moratorium on complaining about their financial situation to newspapers.
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    It doesn't seem to go by player importance since Mathews was not one of the original inductees. Logan and Mantilla have been important local alumni. You would think the player Thomson was traded for, Red Schoendienst, would also be on before Thomson. http://chicago.cubs.mlb.c...p;fext=.jsp&c_id=mil
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    It doesn't necessarily follow that because a fine can be appealed MLB is helpless. Making fines unappealable would invite abuse of authority.
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    I'm pretty sure that he would be against revenue sharing as well[/i] I wouldn't think that Cuban would be opposed to sharing revenue but as a big spender he would share interests with the owners who oppose revenue sharing such as payment of a luxury tax. Would he want to penalize himself as much for spending beyond the limit as the spending challenged teams would prefer?
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    "Make your union work for you." The pitchers union or the position players union? I think that is just an attempt to pass the hot potato. Opposing players have a conflict of interest that is best resolved by a third party (an umpire if you will).
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    Thanks for the info on Finley. I would like to have Cuban as the Brewers owner because he would probably make sure they were competitive. His ego would likely grate on the nerves but his persona has entertainment value and it would be worth it to have a winning team. We could help the Yankees fight spending limits.
  15. snyttri
    Baseball players can't readily start their own league because MLB still has the exemption from the antitrust law it used to defend itself against the Federal League . Fan feelings are not uniform. Some fans would not like the unfairness of athletes, unlike everyone else in the workplace, being forced to stay with the same organization (Cubs?) for their entire careers or be denied the opportunity to fulfill their potential by doing what they are best suited for. The reserve clause was not a healthy system and some fans would be disconcerted to see its corpse re-animated. Players cannot know their value without a market. It would not be prudent for players to rely on the owners books unless a sport is in danger of collapse. Baseball's un-level playing field seems to have more to do with the owners failure to agree on revenue sharing than free agency. The Yankees were buying championships long before there was a Curt Flood.
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    The Brewers can do better than BS. Cirillo seems to be more articulate, have more personality and a better sense of humor. I think familiarity is more important than quality for whoever is deciding to renew BS's contract every year. There have been some very talented entertainers among players turned broadcasters. Regionally there are Uecker and dibs Harrelson, Stone and Piersall. BS might be standing in the way of another notable broadcaster.
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    It will be very difficult to replace Fielder but it may be impossible to replace Uecker. The sports and broadcasting businesses may have too much money in them now to allow the rambling that developed big personalities like Uecker's and Harry Caray's. Uecker is one of the best things the Brewers have going for them and I hope he gets as much air time as possible.
  18. snyttri
    It looks like the Brewers are currently second in MLB in revenue per fan at $74 (behind the Giants $80) in the new Forbes rankings, another indication there may not be much room for growth. Edit: same as last year. http://forum.brewerfan.net/viewtopic.php?t=18916
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    It's collusion for players to work together to negotiate salaries with a team as Koufax and Drysdale did with the Dodgers in the '60's. To prevent that the owners agreed they would also not work together to hold down salaries. But they have done so in the past, as when Andre Dawson in his prime had to give the Cubs a blank contract to play for a terrible team. Given the owners history the players have to be suspicious that something is fishy when salaries drop out of line with revenues. http://bizofbaseball.com/...editorials&Itemid=39
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    It is already in the player's best interests to perform to the best of his ability. If the rest of the league doesn't cooperate by swinging and missing at his pitches he is not being unaccountable. I think the MLBPA is talking about collusion because player salaries have been falling even though baseball revenues have held fairly steady and the failure of some teams to spend revenue sharing makes it look like they are not competing. The Josh Johnson and Sheets signings have been attributed in part to the threat of CBA grievances being filed by the MLBPA. The owners paid $12 million to the luxury tax fund as recently as 2006 in response to old collusion grievances (without admitting guilt) so I don't know if the the owners are taking a cavalier attitude about the collusion grievance threat. I think there might be more to this than the Barry Bonds and A-Rod collusion press releases.
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    This article collects all the publicly released revenue sharing info until MLB stopped releasing it after 2005. http://bizofbaseball.com/...editorials&Itemid=39 Red Sox owner John Henry has accused seven teams of being revenue sharing abusers. I think that means the Marlins, Pirates, A's, Royals, Padres, Nationals and Rays.
  22. snyttri
    I think Josh Gibson has always been considered the best offensive catcher in baseball history and the best offensive player in the Negro Leagues. I don't know how you would go about comparing Gibson's Negro Leagues statistics to Mauer's, except that Gibson had a very long career as a catcher and Mauer will never have that chance. Bench's accomplishments were primarily about being a catcher, his career was cut short because he was a catcher and he lead one of baseball's best teams (which he was lucky to be on) so it is difficult to compare him to Mauer. Mauer will probably go up the list of all-time greats at another position so the Twins can protect their biggest investment ever. Bench was quickly worn down behind the plate at a time when all players were expendable. "Bench won the 1968 National League Rookie of the Year Award, batting .275 with 15 home runs and 82 RBIs, marking the first time the award had been won by a catcher. He also won the 1968 National League Gold Glove Award for catchers, marking the first time the award had been won by a rookie.1970 was Bench's finest statistical season; he became the youngest man to win the National League Most Valuable Player Award, hit .293, led the National League with 45 home runs and 148 Runs batted in, and helped the Reds win the National League West Division." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Bench
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    Mauer may be a little too young at a position that tends to cut careers short to be compared with the best players of all time just yet. I don't know much about Josh Gibson but I think Mauer would have to be considered behind Bench and Gibson so far. Bench and Gibson were considered the 16th and 18th best players of all time by the Sporting News in 1999. Bench's estimation benefited from being around at the same time as the voters just as Mauer's estimation benefits from being around at the same time as the posters. Bench gets points for being the best player on one of baseball's best teams. http://en.wikipedia.org/w...all%27s_Greatest_Players
  24. snyttri
    Rickie Weeks Walt Wiliams Wilbur WoodTommy HarperDerek TurnbowLew BurdetteRico CartyJeff Cirillo Rick ReichardtDavy JonesCurt Flood
  25. snyttri
    "He's such a tool... I just can't stand him. I even agree with you that he's a solid catcher -- probably the only guy on my list for whom I value 'toolishness' over production." Getting under the skin of opposing teams, particularly batters (being a tool) is a valuable time honored, perhaps now rare skill for a catcher to possess. If the Brewers were fortunate enough to acquire him next year because the Sox want to go with Flowers I think he would become a Brewer fan favorite. Fans would soon see the value he would bring as "our" thorn in the side of the opposition. There are no specific players I don't want but I would like to see more gambling with high upside pitchers in the rotation. I can imagine Parra and Wolf excelling in post-season but not at this point Davis, Bush or Suppan.
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