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that doesn't mean the length of the meeting is what made them the favorite No, but neither does having the meeting at all. Nightengale is making assumptions about the nature of the meeting. Just because they met for a long time doesn't make them favorites. Nightengale's only basis for the article was that the Philadelphia people "felt good about the meeting". So they talked for a long time and the Phillies thought it went pretty well = Phillies are CLEAR-CUT favorites to sign him? did you read the article? jesus christ. i think we all agree nightengale is always wrong, but the logic they laid out is "phillies have long meeting. phillies brass feels good. nats are pulling back and no one else is being as aggressive." edit: why am i doing this, derwood is derwooding in like 6 simultaneous threads. why do i put myself through this.

is that really what you took from that sentence Um it's literally what the sentence says. "Phillies emerge as clear-cut favorite to land Bryce Harper after 5-hour meeting". that doesn't mean the length of the meeting is what made them the favorite

is that really what you took from that sentence

The shunning/dismissal of Kimbrel as a very legit upgrade and possibility is some of that enabling nonsense I can't stand. If we're OK with ownership not spending on the best of the best of the best (sir!) in areas of need then duuuuh... signing craig kimbrel to a 5 year deal or whatever is one of your top 5 worst ideas

Which one of their SP’s that’s not coming off shoulder surgery and projected for under 1.5 WAR is your favorite? fuggen GOT EMMMMM suck it stearns

there's a goofy local yokel i friended on facebook because he's always getting into random horsefeathers. he decided one day to "move to chicago," and when he got to "chicago" he posted a facebook live of somewhere that was definitely not chicago. He was like "windy city baby this is better than oklahoma check it out we got a casey's general store, we got a china king." baby in rural oklahoma you can't swing a dead cat without hitting a casey's general store and a china king.

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hell no

I don't know what to do with this. If you mean "owning a sports team shouldn't be a business," I can go along - but only so far. But that's just not realistic. Maybe I have some sort of strange Stockholm Syndrome from following the Cubs during Tribune ownership, but I don't see how its anything but a business. **I'm not a businessman, so forgive me if I misuse some terms** Have we forgotten the whole saga of tribune ownership, and underspending? Tribune in bankruptcy and selling the team? Sam Zell and the resrictions put on the Rickett's as far as requiring a certain debt load (if I'm remembering correctly)? The revitalization of the neighborhood? As much of a fan as Ricketts might be, you can't be naive enough to think that someone with a background in BANKING AND INVESMENTS would go through countless hours of meetings, fights with the neighborhood, the rooftops, and the city if they didn't think it would gain them a profit. These people live life by ROI. And all the other owners are business owners as well. I don't have to like them. I don't have to like big business, but to fail to recognize that an asset acquired for nearly a billion dollars is anything but big business is somewhere between gullible and dense. Churchill said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others. I feel the same way about capitalism. It is the worst economic system, except all the others. It really is the worst. but its what we have, and to expect people who have played that system for generations, and have invested the time and energy they have in it to not turn a HEFTY profit is to fail to understand the world around you. I wouldn't be surprised if they are leading the way on collusion. I'd image the penalties on baseball collusion will be much less than the same behavior in the banking industry and the Ricketts' know it. That said, the Cubs have a top 5 payroll, will continue have one. They have been more competitive this last 5 years than any other time in my lifetime or yours (I haven't checked the numbers, but I'd image even averaging in the "tank" years, they've set an 8 year high in W/L record at this point) due to quality hires and open wallets. I want Bryce and will be dissappointed if they don't get him. But to expect the Ricketts to be anything but what we knew they were walking in is just silly. They're investors and they're doing pretty well with this investment, both in terms of its success and thier profit. tl;dr. Baseball is a business. You don't have to like it, but its true. The Ricketts' are good at business and the Cubs are more successful than ever, while the Ricketts are making tons of money, which is kind of what bankers do. The goal of owning a business is to make money. The goal of owning a sports team is to win titles. If you want to make money, spend your $900 million owning a profitable business. If you want to own a sports team, do everything you can to win a title.

there are lots of businesses. owning a sports team is not a business.

holy horsefeathers

Well that one the guy got hurt on the play. Based on no contact and how long he's stayed down, might be either Achillies or knee. He didn't roll the ankle so it's not that. True, but then there were no other safeties anywhere close derwood ...

that disastrous fake fg attempt leading right to that back-breaking long TD is just too good

everyone: oh no now we can't sign bryce harper tom: this is terrible! I was really hoping we might sign Karl Dandleton who has elite spin rates already as a 19 yo reliever in the Guatemalan league. I'd even have accepted a Todd Bonzalez.

he can tunnel and has great spin rates. if he has good exit velocity he could be shohei otani

thanks

I have a hard time accepting the Rose nostalgia. I guess I just can't see past the situation with his accused rape and every time I think of him that comes to mind. From a pure basketball sense, it is nice to see though. not just the rape but just how freaking dumb he came across.

whats everyone's favorite bowl game been so far

2019 is back in session babay

homer bailey takes the mound, ron. homer ... now there's a name you really *don't* want to have as a pitcher I can't argue with that partner

i went to look at christmas lights with my kids and forgot harper had signed with the dodgers and the 2019 season was over lol

good that way we'll have money for 37 year old max scherzer

YEAH maybe they just think bailey is a good bounce back guy

it is kinda funny to have this whole thing about how we're gonna accumulate young cheap talent so we can grab a generational talent in FA to stay on top for a decade and instead we spend it on yu darvish and jason heyward and watch the dodgers THE DODGERS sign bryce harper (who FYI is not good i have determined through analysis)

actually now that i think about it bryce harper is overrated and will be inured too much to be worth 30 million a year thanks