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  1. CubinNY
    You should change your name to Charlie Brown.
  2. CubinNY
    I don't have a clue what the Cubs are planning. If they don't make the offer, they likely think he will accept, or they are pooling their dollars to make a run at one of the top guys in FA. If they do make the offer, they may be signalling they are going to the mattresses for the lockout or they are playing a dangerous game of will he or won't he. Shota will decline the QO, because he stands to make a lot more in a multi-year deal. I'm not sure what the market will bear for someone like him, though. It should be a very interesting, if not exciting, offseason all across the league. The leage trends will tell us what the owners are thinking.
  3. CubinNY
    Just the opposite.
  4. CubinNY
    Exactly- That's will be the theme of this offseason. Players looking for years and front offices looking the other way.
  5. CubinNY
    That would be my preference as well, but they won't get two of the four best pitchers on the market unless their bargaining strategy and overall SOP change significantly.
  6. CubinNY
    Wow. I hope they are planning on a serious* run at Cease. *Not their usual "we were in the ballpark of what he signed for" run.
  7. CubinNY
    I wouldn't get too high over this game. Cinci got creamed by the Jets the week before. Hopefully, they take care of the Giants.
  8. CubinNY
    Cubs are not going to pay Alonso. I'd imagine he'll be pretty disappointed around February 1.
  9. CubinNY
    L.O.L Auburn fired Freeze. He can go back to Liberty and pretend he’s religious
  10. CubinNY
    Watching the Lions Vikings game. That kid from Michigan already looks better than Williams. He gets to the line and knows what he wants to do pre-snap.
  11. CubinNY
    Here we go. The waiting game with Jed begins today.
  12. CubinNY
    If it’s going to have no effect on how they do business why is everyone talking about a lockout? It absolutely is going to affect how they do business.
  13. CubinNY
    I’m probably going to fall asleep before this is over
  14. CubinNY
    Oh man Auburn lost to Kentucky. Might be another open spot come Monday.
  15. CubinNY
    Bases loaded
  16. CubinNY
    This WS has been one for the ages
  17. CubinNY
    It's not black and white. They will offer players concessions on retirement and increased revenue sharing, likely including more playoff money, etc. And the players are not going to agree to it, which is why everyone thinks there will be a work stoppage. The top players will always receive substantial compensation, but it's the second and third-tier players who will be squeezed.
  18. CubinNY
    That splitter is devastating
  19. CubinNY
    The Ricketts, Reinsdorf, the Steinbrenner brothers, and several other owners expect this round to focus on centralized revenue sharing from media markets and better cost certainty for the teams. They are going to hammer the collapse of the RSNs as a means to introduce a harder cap, but not a true salary cap, as they don't want to open their books to the players. They are going to talk about the disparity in payroll as if it's the players' fault. If they get what they want, players the Cubs like to target will see their market value dry up. It's already happening to some extent, and it's only going to get worse. The strategy is to "keep the books clean" so they can target the same types of players and pay them less than they would under the pre-CBA agreement. It obviously does not affect the players currently under contract. But someone like Ian Happ is going to see his earning potential diminished in FA (if they get what they want).
  20. CubinNY
    I agree, obviously progress is not always linear, but it is tangible and measurable. We need to see something even in a losing game.
  21. CubinNY
    I think it's over, but we will see. I thought the Cubs were done in 2016, so, like Jon Snow, I know nothing.
  22. CubinNY
    Three pitches in and Jays up 2-0
  23. CubinNY
    This is a game they should win; it's not a must-win, but if they don't, it's real, real bad.
  24. CubinNY
    Because they expect to get better terms with the new CBA.
  25. CubinNY
    I saw something but I don't know if it's true. The singer for the national anthem last night is the same one for the last (and only other) 18-inning game in the WS. That is an amazing coincidence, if true.
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