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http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2007-12-04-baseball-online_N.htm Good luck getting IPO money today. That was written in December 2007, right after the peak of an overpriced market.
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I included all of that in my post. Although, the luxury boxes was calculated into the average cost of a ticket. Maybe I'm way off on the average cost of a ticket? Clearly, Cubs brass feel like they can afford a $140m salary, so it must workout in the long run. But, I would have to imagine that's at the very top end of what they can afford and still turn a profit. Do not forget what teams are making off MLB.com. I believe each team is getting around 30 million a year and I do not think that number is going anywhere but up. I do not believe teams are getting anywhere close to 30m a year from mlb.com alone.
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That's not how you judge the age of a prospect during the season. That's not how some publications have arbitrarily decided to display a player's age, but he turned 19 during the season, so it's hardly a sin to say he was 19 last year. -
How many people could possibly be deciding on whether or not they renew/buy seasons tickets based on whether or not Peavy returns? Considering how much talk there has been of a Peavy trade, wouldn't the people most likely to ditch if Peavy is gone have already decided not to buy? I hope every season ticket holder and everyone in front of me in line is refusing to buy/renew if we don't trade for Peavy. Well, he was talking about Padres fans, who are much more likely to be a fickle crew without a long line behind them to pick up the extra tickets.
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Seriously, very poor showing.
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How many people could possibly be deciding on whether or not they renew/buy seasons tickets based on whether or not Peavy returns? Considering how much talk there has been of a Peavy trade, wouldn't the people most likely to ditch if Peavy is gone have already decided not to buy?
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Former Steeler/Panther linebacker Kevin Greene? That's the one. On the surface I am somewhat hesitant about this because Greene doesn't have any actual coaching experience besides the few times when he was a training camp assistant a few years ago. On the other hand I like that he has years of experience playing under Dom Capers while he was in Pittsburgh and Carolina. Since he also excelled as an outside linebacker in Capers' scheme he should have plenty of knowledge about what it takes to play in the scheme. If he has the ability to teach it has yet to be seen, though. He's specifically the coach for outside linebackers? Sounds like they just made up a position to get him in the fold.
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But a good deal of that appreciation has been irrational, so it's far from guaranteed.
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Twins new stadium, cons pics
jersey cubs fan replied to minnesotacubsfan's topic in General Baseball Talk
Completely agree. My next still hurts 5 years later from watching a Twins game at the dome sitting down the third base line (shallow left field). Those site lines were/are brutal. Your next? -
single game tickets go on sale 2/20
jersey cubs fan replied to cubbinalltheway's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
guess not. no one else travels to other teams parks, and has an interest in when tickets go on sale? odd. If you want to know, you should check out the other teams' websites and see what information you can get. The times varied last year. I think a couple sold before the Cubs but most were a little later. -
That's pretty ridiculous. What's so ridiculous about it? We are talking about profit not investment. You can't just decide that the money invested doesn't matter.
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What happened?
jersey cubs fan replied to Shilzzz's topic in North Side Baseball Issues & Suggestions
And NSBB still stands for northsidebaseball -
That's pretty ridiculous.
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Innocent until proven guilty. Just ask Rogers Clemens and Rod Blagojevich. Except no one has ever made a legitimate case against Sosa except "He had muscles and hit a lot of homers and spoke Spanish in front of Congressmen!" And he's a caught cheater in an era where it was the most common form of cheating. And Joe Morgan cheated in the same way that Sammy did. You guys aren't this naive are you? I'm fairly certain he took them, but there's less evidence than there is for any other high profile likely user.
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I have no problem with that. They can keep raising ticket prices if they keep raising payroll. How many tickets are you purchasing to see a game? Family of 4? 5? People don't have an inalienable right to attend baseball games at a price that is conventient to them. I probably went to less than 5 games at Wrigley as a kid. When I started paying for myself I went a heck of a lot more often. And when I have kids, I'll probably buy a couple times per year. But you can get by going to a game as a family for less than $200. That's comparable to a lot of other family entertainment options. It's far cheaper than attending most amusement parks. It's cheaper than football, basketball or hockey games. It's not that hard for most families to scrape together the money needed to enjoy a game. Season tickets? Obviously not, but a game or two a year is not going to setback anybody. But regardless, the payroll isn't what determines ticket prices. Ticket prices rise to reflect demand, and they are kept artificially low already for PR reasons.
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washington does have some history and so does ole miss, though i'm not sure that anyone cares they uw was great 20 years ago or ole miss was great 50 years ago. Yeah, I get washington has had some prestige in the past, but they've been a joke for a quite a while now. 5 consecutive losing season, no wins last year? I don't see how anybody could say that program has prestige. There's no "wow, Washington Huskies" factor with them. The only thing they have going for them are a couple alums working for ESPN.
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Washington? Georgia Tech?
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Innocent until proven guilty. Just ask Rogers Clemens and Rod Blagojevich. Except no one has ever made a legitimate case against Sosa except "He had muscles and hit a lot of homers and spoke Spanish in front of Congressmen!" And he's a caught cheater in an era where it was the most common form of cheating. And Joe Morgan cheated in the same way that Sammy did.
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I could see Cashner as maybe being the closest possibility for the fast track if they decide to turn him into a short reliever like what they did with Smardz last year. I don't believe that's very likely but Piniella likes power arms and there's a pretty good chance they'll need one down the stretch. Yeah, but even if Cashner emerges as a bullpen candidate soon, that's still nothing compared to an Evan Longoria who actually significantly impacts the team.
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That's great and all, but nobody ever accused the Phillies owners of being overly passionate must win owners, nor would they say that about the Cardinals. There was a time when Peter Angelos competed annually with the Yankees for highest payroll (and actually had the highest) and it did nothing. Steinbrenner is notoriously the most title hungry owner out there, but he spent 2 decades putting out disappointing teams. Sure, it would be great if the owner was committed to winning, but what's more important is they hire the right baseball people to run the operation. These are essentially the same thing, aren't they? No. Putting your money where your mouth is could easily lead to counting on conventional wisdom, treating any prospect as a suspect and trading them for "proven veterans" while spending big on past their prime veterans. A smart baseball person should be able to win big in a relatively cost effective manner, positioning the team to maintain a high level of success year after year, instead of counting on winning now and/or paying for it later. Baltimore showed a tremendous desire to win big, then fell apart as an organization.
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Can we give a little more leeway on weekends? I don't regularly go online then, and if we somehow knock out a bunch of picks in a row, it's hard to get on in time. 12 hours is a short window, especially if it begins later in the evening.
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That's great and all, but nobody ever accused the Phillies owners of being overly passionate must win owners, nor would they say that about the Cardinals. There was a time when Peter Angelos competed annually with the Yankees for highest payroll (and actually had the highest) and it did nothing. Steinbrenner is notoriously the most title hungry owner out there, but he spent 2 decades putting out disappointing teams. Sure, it would be great if the owner was committed to winning, but what's more important is they hire the right baseball people to run the operation.
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I've actually tried to figure it out myself. She's not very attractive and is pretty much just skin and bones. And who's her brother? I don't know, but when she first hit it big, there were all these weird stories about her relationship with her brother. They'd apparantly kiss somewhat passionately, and there were incestuous stories. I was kidding a bit, but it's still part of her skanky persona.
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Cubs sue Under Armour over sponsership
jersey cubs fan replied to cubswin2009's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
What the hell was the point of this? What an ass. I was thinking the same thing. No need. -
Cubs sue Under Armour over sponsership
jersey cubs fan replied to cubswin2009's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Hallowed?
