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Some perspective on dates if they can ever come to an agreement. https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-lockout-why-spring-training-likely-wont-start-on-time-and-when-opening-day-would-be-in-serious-jeopardy/ The owners seem to be willfully trying to kill the game off. They reportedly made a proposal to trim the minor leagues by approximately 30 players/team. They don't seem to understand that the minor leagues are R&D. I really don't understand it.

More like Alan Page, Joe Greene, or Reggie White than LT.

Yes, for all the complaining about the Bears (and rightfully so), they aren't in the category of the Lions. They had Stafford and Calvin Johnson for 7 years. They never won a playoff game.

The owners are banking on the players blinking. I hope they don't.

With the DH now in both leagues, his price is going to be sky-high. He was made for the position. Voglebach is going to make some money too.

That timeframe is a little bit cherry picked given the crash in 2002. I'm sure he'd be able to cherry pick time frames where his statement is true. Maybe, but it's a 20-year time span, so I'd say it's probably a pretty valid assumption.

arent they both from about the same time period? I remember Avellini..but not fondly I believe so, throw some Mike Phipps in there as well, jeez, our Bears have had some horsefeathers QB's. The list is quite funny https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Chicago_Bears_starting_quarterbacks

BN is on a leaked story that the Cubs are going to make an offer for Rizzo when the lock-out is over. I have an irrational love of Rizzo and think he'd be a great fit for this team, but even I don't think the Cubs are serious in their pursuit.

As the guy pounding the drum on not ignoring amateur info, or info in general particularly in regards to these mysterious teens with next to nothing to work with in the pros, another way to look at Howard is that he's never not hit outside of maybe a couple hundred A ball PAs I'm speaking more generally in underrating the frame and athleticism, there's plenty of comments out there and no need to call anyone out, understand that no one questions the defense or makeup since they're essentially beyond reproach That's pretty funny, I wonder for what job...He was at Seton Hall (his alma mater) and then St. Johns for 20+ years before joining the Mets, so maybe he's just an East Coast guy approaching 70 who didn't want to move or do the traveling It's strange (but not for you) that you appear to be bullish on Howard and bearish on Hernandez.

I would imagine that it would be in addition to, not instead of. As always, the Ricketts timing is impeccable.

I actually think the problem is not enough long term thinking. - 5 years ago the MLBPA was fat and happy. Willing to sell amateurs down the river for roomier bus rides and like a dedicated omelette chef or w/e. MLB decided to pull back on FA spend, and now have a full on labor crisis - Last year we got the weird bastardized 60 game season because small market owners were going to lose money on a per game basis with revenue sharing suspended. The league passed on two months of assuredly bonkers tv ratings, including far more young eyes than they'll ever reliably be able to reach again - They're losing brand favorability with every day this current spat goes on, even though they could make major concessions to the players and still be north of 50/50 in revenue moving forward - They've not really invested in youth outreach beyond RBI. They've also dragged their feet on in market streaming and lifting the archaic in market streaming rules. All opportunities to spend a little short term money and expand the audience. They have to their credit cozied up with the online sports books. Smart long term thinking would be to only take ~50% of "baseball revenue" to keep the MLBPA complacent while enjoying skyrocketing franchise values and continually expanding baseball adjacent revenue streams that the PA wouldn't get their fingers in. The PA would have essentially rubber stamped this CBA. Now they're fighting tooth and nail, and there's probably going to be enough left over acrimony for this to happen again in 5 years. Yes, I phrased that wrong. I agree.

By all reports, Harsin is a major league douchebag who treats his players, subordinates, and the media like trash. His last hire lasted about a week. His DC took a job at OK State at the last minute and he can't recruit. My wife works for Auburn and the entire university system is a mess right now hemorrhaging money.

The owners think they will get a better deal if they 1) delay the process for as long as possible and 2) seek 3rd party mediation up to a point of giving a final and best offer before they get a ruling. As always, the owners have their eyes on long term profit maximization over all else. They are so greedy they are killing the sport in order to wrestle every last nickel they can out of the fans and players.

It's the easiest question to answer if they've put in any preventative measures.

I don’t think it was anywhere near 97%. It was maybe half the fan base, though a very vocal section. Also the Dolphins owner Ross is a gigantic Michigan booster and has given hundreds of millions to the university. I’m not sure how he’d feel about Michigan hiring Flores lol. I said a real out of the box bold move:) Flores should go to a HBCU and do a Dion2

Auburn is a dumpster fire right now. Harsin must be a real swell guy. Also, the athletic program lost $6M last year.

Great thread title, goony. What a mess.

I don't see a date on there but I doubt it. To get the exact scores of two playoff games on a parlay would be ridiculous odds. i was sure 49ers would beat bengals again in super bowl. I can't legally bet in Alabama, but if I could, I would take the Bengals and the under.

I bet he wished he put $50 down instead of $20.

Keith Law's prospect ranking only has Davis in at 28 for Cubs. No others made the top 100.

They had fantasy leagues in the 80s? Anyways my middle school gym teacher said once Gretsky is like if an MLB player hit 100 homeruns in a season. That's always stuck with me even if I don't know that's is accurate per se. Yes, my friend was running a baseball one for like $5 a person at our lunch table in 1989. I concur about Gretzky being the true GOAT. Then M In terms of playing at a level that is above everyone else to a ridiculous exaggeration in team sports, I'd say Gretzky and Babe Ruth are in a class by themselves. MJ is close and there is no one close to him.

Has anyone else reported this? I haven't seen anything on Twitter.

Maybe its the hair or am I the only one who thinks Meatloaf - RIP - at first glance? I think of his brother, then my mind immediately goes to his weird foot fetish, then I get sick to my stomach.

Didn’t want spring for the full name changes out side of the office doors.