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Sammy Sofa

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  1. Sammy Sofa
    God only knows what you think you mean with this meaningless statement. It's not a "new era" in terms of money, or places like LA and NY being bigger markets than Chicago. The Cubs were valued at $2 billion 2-3 years after being bought for less than a billion. This was before winning a WS, leading the league in wins from 2015-2017, before being able to sell off all media rights...Money isn’t going to be the difference maker between these three franchises, and I generally believe it will come down to these three. Great, I guess if let him peak at their bank ledger or something he'll be so impressed he'll take less money to play for them. What in the world.
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    God only knows what you think you mean with this meaningless statement. It's not a "new era" in terms of money, or places like LA and NY being bigger markets than Chicago.
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    Yeah, the point you're making, that he wants a sizable native Japanese population around him, isn't something anyone is arguing. It's all about the size of the market and the accessibility of Japanese media and endorsements and the like. Chicago's not the boonies, but NY and LA are much better suited to fit those needs. I’m saying the opposite. They’re coming to him, as they always have, no matter where he goes. That's being willfully naïve or deliberately obtuse if you think it's the same being in Chicago as being in an international medial capital like LA or NY. Yeah, there will be a press pool following him everywhere, but everything is magnified if he's in those cities vs. anywhere else. You're inherently a bigger celebrity if you play for those teams, especially when they're good. If the Cubs could pay the money, fine, but you're asking him to settle for less when it comes to that and the scope of the market could end up in.
  4. Sammy Sofa
    Of course location matters. That is not the point I am making. Yeah, the point you're making, that he wants a sizable native Japanese population around him, isn't something anyone is arguing. It's all about the size of the market and the accessibility of Japanese media and endorsements and the like. Chicago's not the boonies, but NY and LA are much better suited to fit those needs.
  5. Sammy Sofa
    Yes, if you ignore the questionnaire breakdown it certainly would be very easy to decide that location has little to no bearing on his choice.
  6. Sammy Sofa
    There are very good teams in better situations to pay him more and/or are in bigger markets. Bottom line, those are the factors that are mostly likely to sway where he's going to go, as with basically any player in his situation. There's very little reason for him to pick the Cubs over the Dodgers, or especially( IMO) the Yankees unless he's just more of a fan of the Cubs than the other teams. If he's actually looking at it seriously from a market/money/team quality aspect then the Cubs can't help but be behind the curve when you put all of those together. If you break it down to either of the first two criteria, they're still behind the curve. The only place they're up there with the other choices is the team quality. Again, no small thing, but he'd be giving up more to choose the Cubs for that than if he went with the Yankees or the Dodgers. Chicago simply isn't LA or NYC; it has zero to do with how well the team has done or is doing or this "Lovable Losers" nonsense you keep repeating. It's just not as big a market, so if that's something that does matter to him, hey, that's a hill the Cubs are going to have to overcome to land him.
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    I might just be missing the reports where he’s asking for top dollar ASAP and the most fellow Japanese players and fans. There's a difference between leaving some money on the table and him just not giving a horsefeathers about how much he gets paid and when. The second part is a combination of reading between the lines of things he's said (and apparently is asking about in this questionnaire) and common sense; it's hardly a stretch to assume a big Japanese star is going to prefer the biggest markets, or to prefer playing on the West Coast. Sure, Darvish ended up in Texas, but he was following the money. If that's what we end up with here, then the Cubs are screwed in that regard, too. Basically it's certainly not impossible that he decides to sign with the Cubs, but given the other options out there it's ridiculous to act all bullish like they're not a relative long shot to land him.
  8. Sammy Sofa
    Yeah, he's just asking about this stuff as a smokescreen, because THAT makes sense.
  9. Sammy Sofa
    If location is as important as that list makes it sound with #4, 6 and 7, Chicago is trailing WAY behind. Eh, i guess i was thinking SF or Seattle over LA Possibly; I think any of those three have a clear advantage over the Cubs when it comes to preferable location. I lean towards the Dodgers ultimately because they're so much better than the other two now and for the foreseeable future, and are in a better position than the other two to pay him more/better in the long run and still also have a good team on the field around him. With the Cubs, the sales pitch will have to be all about the FO and team strengths. No small factors, obviously, but if he is putting a lot of weight into location, then I think it's a big uphill battle for Chicago compared to other markets.
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    #8 might as well be, "tell me who I should pick between LA or NYC." Why If location is as important as that list makes it sound with #4, 6 and 7, Chicago is trailing WAY behind.
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    #8 might as well be, "tell me who I should pick between LA or NYC."
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    Hey, if this is just polite code, then I think we all agree.
  15. Sammy Sofa
    Everyone remembers it: it's one of many reasons why people think he's a dopey weirdo. I guess softness is something that comes and goes, coincidentally much like injuries. It's enigmatic, this softness.
  16. Sammy Sofa
    It's such a weird criticism. "KEEP BEING AWFUL AT THIS SPORT AND GETTING INJURED SO I DON'T THINK YOU'RE A [expletive]."
  17. Sammy Sofa
    http://www.reactiongifs.com/r/ceob.gif Rose is a goober, but calling a dude out for realizing he is basically now useless as a basketball player because injuries destroyed what made him valuable in the first place as being "soft" is super meatball-y. As opposed to, what, he hangs around milking name-recognition contracts for a few more years? That's somehow a better choice that would make him seem less "soft?" He’s quit on his team three times now. He’s on a one-year, vet minimum deal so he’s not milking anyone. He’s two weeks away from being back. Try to win a title this year and then retire. The dude is terrible, on a pace to have the worst season of his career and can't stay healthy. He's not quitting on his team; he's doing them a favor. Why sticking around under those circumstances is somehow more admirable or tough than realizing you have nothing left and walking away, hell, I'll never know.
  18. Sammy Sofa
    http://www.reactiongifs.com/r/ceob.gif Rose is a goober, but calling a dude out for realizing he is basically now useless as a basketball player because injuries destroyed what made him valuable in the first place as being "soft" is super meatball-y. As opposed to, what, he hangs around milking name-recognition contracts for a few more years? That's somehow a better choice that would make him seem less "soft?"
  19. Sammy Sofa
    https://deadspin.com/report-derrick-rose-has-left-the-cavs-and-may-not-retu-1820725153 #branehurding
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    He's already got his new entrance music picked out and everything:
  21. Sammy Sofa
    Wilson's dead; trade him before the corpse stinks up the joint.
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    Still...to just go to a football game, much less the stank Bears IN Philly? That must be one hell of a boat.
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  25. Sammy Sofa
    Baez just thought he was posing for the camera with some Make-a-Wish kid.
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