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  1. sheethead
    I'm sure Melvin knows how bad Suppan is at this point in his career, and will base personnel decisions accordingly.
  2. sheethead
    Yeah, the title also suggests Suppan said those exact words (quotes). I don't see where he said that.
  3. sheethead
    Link Hooray!
  4. sheethead
    Hey guys, I found my baseball! http://cmsimg.wausaudailyherald.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?NewTbl=1&Site=U0&Date=20100222&Category=GPG01&ArtNo=2220814&Ref=PH&Item=5&Maxw=542&Maxh=352&q=60
  5. sheethead
    That was great battlekow. But even better than that was the fact that your link led me to this. I can officially stop ripping Cubs fans now, they have it covered themselves.
  6. sheethead
    It also would have helped him to finish out the season. He was shut down at the end of August last year, and failed again to finish an entire season.
  7. sheethead
    The problem with Suppan is now he can just imagine we are all yelling Soooooooup. Stupid ribbon boards.
  8. sheethead
    All good points monty, and I'm not trying to say that MLB is struggling financially. Just saying they could be at some point in the future if fans turn their disposable income in elsewhere because their team's $120M payroll will never compete with aonther teams $600M payroll.
  9. sheethead
    I should have said that the team can "opt out" of the contract, while the player usually can't. They can opt out because its written in the contract that they can. I get where you are coming from, but the signing bonuses that don't exist in baseball make up for it (i'm talking vets here).
  10. sheethead
    All I did was show that about the same percentage of teams made the big game between the two sports. The numbers posted really have no meaning in the context of the sports because market size is only a tiny bit of the puzzle for why one team would have an advantage over another. I'm sorry, but I don't see how showing a percentage of teams making it to the championship round would have any more context than correlating market size to teams that make it. Market size obviously has a lot to do with making it in MLB, and less to do with in in the NFL. Again, its mainly due to disparity in television revenues, which is strongly tied to market size. I don't think any team can really make the case that they are financially nonviable. The MLB has been talked about contraction several times within the last decade. I am not altogether sure how many teams are rolling in dough, as many team's financials are not public.
  11. sheethead
    I'm lost, was Gomez given up on by two teams, or was it Hardy? The stance is getting murky.
  12. sheethead
    In my opinion, the most glaring difference is that in football, all of the TV deals are national, and the TV revenue is shared. That's exactly the difference between the two, and the biggest reason for huge disparity in payrolls. There's just no incentive for them to do so. The incentive might one day be to keep the league viable going forward.
  13. sheethead
    So what if he has illegitimate children and might be a creep? In contrast, Hardy is a perfect gentlemen when it came to the ladies. So did the Twins give up on Gomez, or is Hardy the stud they were looking for? I don't see how it can be both ways.
  14. sheethead
    I think Hardy is going to do well in Minnesota As long as he gets more than a dozen days off he will be just fine it appears.
  15. sheethead
    ...it isn't very useful comparing them across sports with such different structures. You started it http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif
  16. sheethead
    Can it be written in the contract that a player can be released from it at a time of HIS choosing? I'm not sure what this has to do with the contract that is actually signed being binding. Can I write into my mortgage agreement that I will pay 1% interest? If NFL contracts were all for guaranteed money, they would have to remove the salary cap. Why? Injuries.
  17. sheethead
    The wealthier they are, the better they are at squeezing pennies out of the less wealthy. Then again, the Cubs are a part of a bankrupt organization. So who knows how wealthy they really are. I mean, look at their stadium for crying out loud.
  18. sheethead
    I know Ennder's mind has been made up for quite a while, but for the rest of us... Past decade by Nielsen Local Television Market Universe Estimates: World Series: NYY - 1 (4) NYN - 1 PHI - 4 (2) TB - 14 BOS - 7 (2) COL - 16 STL - 21 (2) DET - 11 CHA - 3 HOU - 10 FLA - 17 LAA - 2 SFG - 6 ARI - 12 Average market size of MLB team to make the WS: 8 Super Bowl: PIT - 23 (2) ARI - 12 NYG - 1 (2) NE - 7 (4) IND - 25 (2) CHI - 3 SEA - 13 PHI - 4 CAR - 24 TB - 14 OAK - 6 STL - 21 BAL - 27 NO - 51 Average market size of NFL team to make the SB: 15 Can anyone imagine the Pittsburgh Pirates getting to the World Series FOUR TWO times in the next decade in the current MLB structure? I know I sure couldn't. Sure the Patriots pulled out a dynasty, but it wasn't because they were buying up all the Steelers free agents. It just can't be much clearer for me. But I can see how an avid supporter of the way it is could make it a little murky by just looking at raw numbers. Green Bay - 70 (can't wait to see this number skew it even more after next year).
  19. sheethead
    There's a small difference between wanting out and making excuses for poor play, but Bill Hall was at least smart enough to go through his agent. JJ is crying to any media member with a handkerchief.
  20. sheethead
    At least we know that JJ has not run out of excuses.
  21. sheethead
    I've always thought it was odd that in the NFL, a contract is binding for the player but not the team. Either both sides should have to abide by the terms of the contract or it should just be an open ended employment. The NFL contracts are in fact binding for both parties. Its not like teams just tear up a contract and send a player packing. Its written into the contract that players can be cut or released. If NFL contracts were all for guaranteed money, they would have to remove the salary cap. Then it would be similar to baseball, where wealthier teams that make a mistake with a signing can simply go out and sign more players, while the not-so-wealthy teams will be fielding prospects and scraps due to their limited resources. MLB is a microcosm of the widening gap between the haves and the have-nots in society, in my opinion. On topic comment: I hope Corey Hart has a fabulous year, and attempts to diversify his music library.
  22. sheethead
    No stairs!!!
  23. sheethead
    2008 - Josh Hamilton - 1st half: 21HR/.919OPS 2nd Half: 11HR/.874OPS 2007 - Alex Rios 1st 17/.870 2nd 7/.831 I wouldn't consider these severe drop offs. 2005 - Bobby Abreu 1st 18/.955 2nd 6/.787 This was a severe drop off, but considering what he has done since 2005, I might suggest that he was hitting well above his head (ped?) in early 2005.
  24. sheethead
    Should he be allowed to drive on the freeway?
  25. sheethead
    The only thing I have a problem with is the fact that he didn't win.
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