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Not even worth posting a link. While I love Andruw Jones. I am not sure he is HOF worthy. Beltran the same.

I moved to Arizona so I don’t have to deal with the extreme cold. Heat I can deal with but the cold nope my body hates the cold.

I just buy what Nancy is buying. I am sure going to miss her insider trading tips when she retires.

The Steamdeck is made by Valve also known as Steam. SteamOS is a Linux based system so it can also run emulators. Valve is also developing a Steam machine, which they had earlier but dropped for some time but are bringing it back again. The Steamdeck and steam machine are basically consoles running on Linux. SteamOS is far more friendlier than some other Linux distributions. I have a Steamdeck and it is awesome. I bought the OLED version and bought that over the Switch. I have used it a few times for some long flights. I was able to use mine for a flight from London to Phoenix and only had to use a power bank about halfway through the flight. Can go for the whole flight without needing a charge but I didn't put it in battery saving mode. It is fairly easy to add Netflix and other streaming apps. The SteamOS is rather user friendly and there are a lot of user guides to follow if you get stuck. The one thing I do warn about the steam deck is that if you get an older version of the software there is an issue with it connecting to WiFi but I bought the docking station which solves for that issue as you can use an ethernet cord to a router and connect that way and update the software so it can recognize the WiFi. I think they have fixed this issue already and the stock software is newer and connects to WiFi easier. Though I do still prefer the docking station as it made it easier to watch movies and shows on the screen. There are only a few games that I have played on the Steamdeck X4 and Baldurs Gate 3. Most I don't like playing on the Steamdeck as the controls can get a bit funky so I only play the ones where I don't have to do all that much. https://store.steampowered.com/steamdeck?tab=2

This is funny coming from fans of the Packers and cheering on Aaron Rodgers when he said he owned the Bears. Where was this "act like you've been there before?"? Silence from Packers fans. Again Packers fans are the equivalent of the St. Louis Cardinals fans. Always stating they are the righteous ones and know how the game is supposed to be played and the gate keepers of what you should do on the field and off the field all the while ignoring their own players and coaches who are doing the things they say not to do. If you are upset over Johnson screaming F the packers then you are a St. Louis Cardinals fan.

You are lucky.

If the Dodgers offer the best package then you take that package. The Brewers have to build for the future and not just this upcoming season. The Brewers have to look 3-5 seasons ahead. It is just how MLB is for small market teams. From the sources I know and have asked there has been no names exchanged from any of the team’s that have contacted the Brewers. Basically it has just been asking if he is still available and that is about it.

That was a Brett Favre play!!!

The other large market teams were not happy about the Dodgers deferring money on the Ohtani deal. I think with this Tucker deal something will get changed on the deferred money and the luxury tax. Teams will still be able to do the deferred money but how it is handled in the luxury tax will change. I wouldn't be surprised if the luxury tax is changed completely. There still won't be a salary cap like in the NFL as there are not enough owners in favor to get that passed but that may change if the east coast teams get hit with less TV money but I doubt that will happen as most of the large market east coast teams own their TV rights and either fully own or partially own the broadcasting stations. A salary cap won't work because of the TV revenue being what it is. MLB would have to own all of the TV rights for a salary cap to work. I think MLB will instead of instituting a salary cap will do something closer to what the NBA is doing. The MLB has already started this with the luxury tax on teams that go over the spending. The tax just needs to be more than money. I have said this before but going over the tax needs to have more punishments to the team. Something like removing international free agent bonus money. For example if a team goes over the first apron they only have 50% of their international free agent bonus money. If they go over the second apron they only receive 10% of their international free agent bonus money. The same with the draft if they go over the first apron their first pick in the draft becomes a 3rd round pick. If they go over the second apron their first pick in the draft becomes a 6th round pick. Some other penalties would be a team over the 1st apron can not offer a qualifying offer to their own free agents. Something revolving around trades could also be done. Also if a team over the first apron signs a qualifying offer FA then they lose their 3rd round pick. If the team is over the 2nd apron or the signing takes them over the 2nd apron their first pick will be after round 10 of the MLB draft. The team losing a QO player gets a pick after the 1st round of the draft if they are under the 1st apron. In order for the players to accept this a salary floor would have to be implemented as the owners are not going to share revenue with the players. A salary floor starting at $100mm in 2028 sounds fair to me and this number would increase based on revenue. The salary floor couldn't go lower than $100mm and can only increase depending on revenue. For MLB to lower the floor revenue information would have to be shared to prove the lowering with the players union.

I didn't even notice this on this play. Kmet was the right tackle on the Bears last TD.

Ranger Suárez to the Red Sox That eliminates Boston as a Peralta trade destination. Down to the Mets, Dodgers, Padres and mystery teams now.

He is 34 years old he is not going to get better defensively and will regress. If he was at -3 last year would you expect that to be lower or higher next year?

He is not good enough defensively to be the main 3B. The Brewers believe in having a strong defense which would be lowered by having Suarez at 3B. Unknown at 1B defensively but I really believe that Suarez at this point in his career is a DH only. It doesn’t make any sense to add a second DH only player at a high salary. If you want to add Suarez you have to trade Yelich first.

I can’t really think of anything that has changed recently that is a negative. The game times are now under control and the game is now actually watchable.

I would say yes. I think the Yankees pivoted from Peralta to Weathers once they found out the Brewers asking price.

Yankees trade for Weathers. This may eliminate the Yankees from the Peralta sweepstakes.

He would have to be a DH and the problem with that is Yelich is the primary DH. So there really isn’t a spot for him on the team currently as it is constructed.

The answer is yes but also no and it could also be maybe.

Right now it is down to the Mets, Blue Jays and Dodgers for Tucker. The Cubs have been out for a long time on Tucker like end of game 5 of the NLDS out.

Fiber optic is so fragile. All it takes is someone with a shovel to hit the line and it is dead. Also they don’t tend to bury these lines all that deep.

As a Bears fan I wish but there is no way they are getting out of the NFC. Maybe they steal one more game but the defense is going to doom them at some point. Offensively I think the Bears will be fine there really isn't a team other than the Seahawks that have a defense that will be a problem for the Bears. Maybe the 49ers if they were healthy. Rams in Chicago next week should be interesting. If the Rams play like they did against the Panthers a team they should have easily destroyed the Bears may move into the NFCCG. I think the Seahawks will beat the 49ers and then win the NFCCG against either the Rams or Bears.

Bregman will also more than likely be injured for most of those 5-years. Probably only gives the Cubs 3 full seasons worth of playing time.

21-3 at halftime and you lose? The fake team was and are the Packers.

LOL