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  1. Irrelevant Dude
    622M for Soto is an oddly specific number to end up at, but let's do it. By the time he gets to the back half of that deal where his performance is a serious concern (33-34 and over?), that $40M/year isn't going to hurt nearly as much as it does in 2024 dollars. Pay the man.
  2. Irrelevant Dude
    I watched most of the first three quarters tonight. I think I've had enough Bulls basketball for this year.
  3. Irrelevant Dude
    Has anyone heard anything at all about Marquee and Comcast? With all the focus on CHSN, it has been crickets about Marquee even though the contract was rumored to be up at the end of the season.
  4. Irrelevant Dude
    This year's Season Ticket Holder gifts are here! Good thing the Cubs got the StubHub sponsorship on both sides and didn't have to spend the $10 per Season Ticket Holder out of their own pockets. Gotta tighten those belts with the luxury tax bill incoming. That's "reclaimed wood" from the Wrigley Field roof by the way, dating back to 1928. What's that you say??? It looks like it was just cut off a brand new 1x4 from Home Depot? Well, there's no way to authenticate it, so you just have to take the Cubs word for it.
  5. Irrelevant Dude
    As much as I hate seeing the Yankees win, I'm rooting for them and it isn't even close. Anyone but the Dodgers.
  6. Irrelevant Dude
    Just when you think you have seen it all... A coach clumsily dropping the challenge flag prevents him from throwing it onto the field before the snap, and the play ends up going for a touchdown.
  7. Irrelevant Dude
    But that is absolutely a knock against the front office. There is no excuse for a large market team like the Cubs with their resources and money available to spend under the luxury tax to not be a serious contender for Soto. Now, if they make a monster offer and still get outbid by the Yankees, what can you do? But if the Cubs aren't even in the picture, that is a problem.
  8. Irrelevant Dude
    Juan Soto obliterates a 3 run home run in the 10th to give the Yankees the lead (and likely the series). Oh, but he's too expensive and might hurt the team in 7 years. I'm sure Mike Tauchman can perform just as well.
  9. Irrelevant Dude
    Mike Ditka turned 85 yesterday. That's a guy I never would have expected to still be around at 80, let alone 85.
  10. Irrelevant Dude
    The uniforms were outstanding. The entire package today (CBS coverage, throwback uniforms, and the victory over Michigan) was a great look for the program.
  11. Irrelevant Dude
    Nebraska no less. Is Indiana really that good?
  12. Irrelevant Dude
    I don't think you can expect someone to simultaneously DH and improve defensively at catcher. He needs to be getting game experience. Are there any other examples of guys with limited Minor League catching experience who have started as a DH in MLB and became a full-time catcher later?
  13. Irrelevant Dude
    I'm coming around to the idea of giving Ballasteros significantly more time in AAA and giving him every opportunity to develop as a Catcher. If that means he stays in Iowa for another year plus, that is ok. Even though his bat may be ready, he is young enough to allow him the time he needs to develop defensively. There is just too much value in being able to plug a plus bat with power into the Catcher position, even if it takes a little longer to get there.
  14. Irrelevant Dude
    I'm not sure, but it still feels like Comcast has most of the leverage right now. At some point, I think CHSN has to cave to whatever proposal Comcast has on the table if they want to survive as a network.
  15. Irrelevant Dude
    The Virginia Tony Bennett retirement is a big story, and a case of a coach finally saying out loud what everyone already knows... The system is horribly broken. I don't feel bad for the guy. He has made tens of millions of dollars and has many options open to him should he decide to continue working. But I don't envy the job of a college coach in the current landscape of college athletics. It is a nearly impossible job, trying to win games while also managing a bunch of teenagers and attempting to keep them all happy enough so they won't leave the program, while also having to coordinate with NIL and re-recruit the entire team every offseason. I can see how someone would say "This just isn't fun anymore." Major changes need to be made, but how quickly will it happen? Will this be the start of a serious conversation to completely revamp the model for college athletics, or will it drag on for years before seeing any meaningful improvements?
  16. Irrelevant Dude
    I think it was pretty clear on August 1 that the playoffs were extremely unlikely.
  17. Irrelevant Dude
    Come on OLine. Why are they getting to Caleb on every pass play?
  18. Irrelevant Dude
    Yikes. Caleb hit the wrong button on that throw. After Roschon Johnson didn't get the first down because Braxton Jones was in his way lying on the ground.
  19. Irrelevant Dude
    Great touchdown followed by an awful kickoff.
  20. Irrelevant Dude
    This is going great.
  21. Irrelevant Dude
    Man, the vaunted Padres offense is really choking this away against the Dodgers. They are in the middle of a Cubs-like scoreless streak.
  22. Irrelevant Dude
    At a minimum, it limits the team's flexibility next season. Yes, I understand that those limits are mostly self-imposed, but going over the CBT by 280k has implications to which options are available to the team this year. In reality, the Cubs probably never planned to be over the CBT next year (Bruce Levine also says he fully expects them to be under), and they probably won't sign anyone who received a Qualifying Offer. If both of those things end up being true, then ultimately them being over the CBT won't really matter. But if they DO end up signing a Qualifying Offer player, now they lose their 5th round pick (in addition to the 2nd) and $1 Million from their international bonus pool. For what? That is why you don't purposefully go over the tax by a few dollars. I'm not sure exactly how it happened, but I think Jed made a mistake somewhere, and when you are Mr. Play-it-Safe maximizing value analytics guy, those types of mistakes shouldn't happen. I'm not saying the Cubs shouldn't go over the luxury tax. They should be able to do it with regularity. But even if they were willing to do that, they should never go over in the manner they did.
  23. Irrelevant Dude
    That is apparently the amount the Cubs were over the CBT by this year. Honestly, that should be a fireable offense. That is just extremely dumb.
  24. Irrelevant Dude
    And your new owner is.....
  25. Irrelevant Dude
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