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maybe they coulda just kept Eaton

that video board looks gorgeous

holy [expletive] he looks like such a weirdo hahahahhaha

i really just can't give a [expletive] about this situation. I'll be 40 by the time his rookie deal is up. Payrolls might be $500m, women might be pitching or something. It's too far in the future to even speculate about

ahahahhahahaha i forgot insiders was a thing

David, think about the last 1B only player to command that type of contract. Think about how old he was when he signed and then ask yourself if that signing was good idea for the team that signed him, or any team, for that matter.

wonder if boras had him convinced he would make the team

the point is that "let someone else pay it" is a refrain for the poor teams. i don't want the cubs doing that crap with their good players outside of the most extreme circumstances (i.e. something like your player refuses to talk extension and insists on hitting the market, then receives an outlandish offer, and the cubs have an equal or better replacement readily available). if the cubs are popular for years and monetize their tv rights (not to mention all this other revenue generating crap they're building) the way they seem very sure they will, they shouldn't have a problem. they need to be and should be what the dodgers are now. they cant spend it in IFA, they can't spend it on the draft...it's either give it to their (and other teams') players or make ricketts some money. maybe it's time to update your financial software. It's completely likely that the idea of paying a massive contract to a 30-whatever Rizzo is not a good idea, regardless if you're tossing money around like a [expletive] sultan. what do you suggest they do with the money then? if the cubs have it to spend, you should want them to spend it to be as good as they possibly can, regardless of how much value they're getting out of it. if they can sustain a $280M payroll, you should want them to. I don't know what they should do with the money they'll theoretically have six years from now because I'm not a genie and I can't see what will happen in the next six offseasons.

the point is that "let someone else pay it" is a refrain for the poor teams. i don't want the cubs doing that crap with their good players outside of the most extreme circumstances (i.e. something like your player refuses to talk extension and insists on hitting the market, then receives an outlandish offer, and the cubs have an equal or better replacement readily available). if the cubs are popular for years and monetize their tv rights (not to mention all this other revenue generating crap they're building) the way they seem very sure they will, they shouldn't have a problem. they need to be and should be what the dodgers are now. they cant spend it in IFA, they can't spend it on the draft...it's either give it to their (and other teams') players or make ricketts some money. maybe it's time to update your financial software. It's completely likely that the idea of paying a massive contract to a 30-whatever Rizzo is not a good idea, regardless if you're tossing money around like a [expletive] sultan.

sorry david, i know your software requires it, but im not going to list every obvious, rhetorical hypothetical

Why wouldn't we just give Rizzo his $300M contract? Also Scharber will want one too by then. why would we give a post-30 Rizzo a big contract? because he's a very good player and we'll have nothing else to spend all the payroll we'll be able to sustain on lmao you seem very confident predicting 6 years into the future

Why wouldn't we just give Rizzo his $300M contract? Also Scharber will want one too by then. why would we give a post-30 Rizzo a big contract?

You guys are weird. I'm just saying that Schwarber could take over as full-time catcher in 2016 (if all breaks right) and do it for a few years, then be an option to be moved to 1B while his body still works and Rizzo wants his $300m contract.

Man I love Schwarber. I hope he can handle catcher, even if it's just for three or four years. He could work as a bridge beyond Rizzo that way.

Eat [expletive] you stupid loser

Nothing that'd make me laugh about the trade over. Oh sorry, next time I giggle about something I'll be sure to ask myself if it would meet your esteemed standards first. Didn't say you couldn't, just said I wouldn't. Autists generally don't know when to laugh though

whats the over under on baez making it to the majors again

seeing you spell lede correctly really turns me on fyi

It doesn't get better than his show

Seven years ago, Bryant was learning how to drive. By the time he's up for FA this will be a distant memory

God I know, can't swing a dead cat without hitting someone talking about Matt szczur

Both these games are horrid

^^^ something only said by people who can't grow beards

Murderer's Throw redux bat edition

watching good interesting players play good basketball in meaningless games is far more fun than watching shitty basketball players play bad basketball in meaningless games.