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in a vacuum how could you not love it? it's almost guaranteed neutral value with some potential for solid surplus plus very short term commitment. it's outside said vacuum that you can find reasons to not like it, IMO how is it almost guaranteed neutral value? lackey is old and has recently had two consecutive completely lost value seasons. -
I had no problem with them pursuing Lackey as the secondary pitching target of the offseason but if he's getting 17m/year that is hard to imagine.
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Maybe I'm having a slow day but I don't know if he's trying to say something meaningful there or just quoting the miller lite slogan because they met at a bar. I think he's saying they had pleasant conversations with Samardzija but they weren't substantive enough for them to be close on a deal. and he had the shits the whole next day
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Because he didn't actually grab the facemask. He hits it on the way to grabbing his shoulder. The rule is you have to grab it and then either hold on or twist. That didn't happen. Several years ago, even incidental contact with the facemask was a penalty. That isn't true in the NFL anymore. I'm not surprised they made the call because it looks like a face mask in live speed action. It's an understandable call to be missed but it was missed. Unbelievable that they can't go to the replay for penalties like that. I understand not allowing regular holding calls to get reviewed, but a call like that, which isn't a judgement call at all, should be eligible for review. Also, I liked the old incidental facemask 5 yard penalty. The distinction is key IMO, but whatever. Yeah, the old 15 yarder required grabbing and twisting. Getting rid of the incidental just opened the door for more incidentals to be called 15. And you put your hand on the QBs helmet/facemask at any time and you can expect a call.
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12/6: Bears vs 49ers, noon on Fox
jersey cubs fan replied to jersey cubs fan's topic in Other Sports
wonder how san fran responds to the craziness coming out of the front office -
12/6: Bears vs 49ers, noon on Fox
jersey cubs fan replied to jersey cubs fan's topic in Other Sports
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12/6: Bears vs 49ers, noon on Fox
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Kyle Long talking Martellus Bennett again? [tweet]https://twitter.com/Ky1eLong/status/672570414837727232[/tweet] -
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You don't sign free agents in the pursuit of surplus value. Nor do you sign them to make sure they are on your team in 5-6 years. You sign them because you want a really good player to play for your team today.
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College Football - Championship Week (Dec. 5)
jersey cubs fan replied to Andy's topic in Other Sports
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They are a negotiating tactic that teams can and should offer to players to get them to sign with them and not another team without spending significantly more money. This paragraph reminded me of all the crap the Ricketts family agreed to in the sale of the Cubs. Purposefully tying your hands behind your back* is not close to the same thing. *allegedly
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Yeah no. There's no point in arguing an obvious situation. It's an easy add to a contract if you are a team that is serious about adding really good pitchers today.
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They are a negotiating tactic that teams can and should offer to players to get them to sign with them and not another team without spending significantly more money Yes. But in practice it never seems to work that way. The Red Sox didn't seem to get any appreciable discount for Price in exchange for that opt-out. That's ... just *so* wrong. You don't do it for the discount. You do it to get a guy without having to pay substantially more. Boston paid what everybody assumed, and not the $30m more than the market that was mentioned before. And they got him relatively early in the process.
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They are a negotiating tactic that teams can and should offer to players to get them to sign with them and not another team without spending significantly more money. If you are willing to sign a guy to a 7/210 deal you should be willing to pay 3/90 and risk letting him walk for more money.
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College Football - Championship Week (Dec. 5)
jersey cubs fan replied to Andy's topic in Other Sports
Yeah his style might be ok, but I cannot see him being a particularly effective recruiter (unless the system has immediate results and is attractive to recruits), or a leader of men given what we heard from the Bears locker room at the end of last season. Yes pros have a different mindset than college players but I mean how can you respect a coach that stood by as one of his players berated an assistant in front of everyone, and then the next day named him a captain? He could not handle professionals with big contracts. The children who participate in college football are different. He's a complete [expletive] artist too, which will help in recruiting. Look at the all the other Dbags in the business. -
College Football - Championship Week (Dec. 5)
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I could see Trestman succeeding a bit in college. He's a gimmick coach who's personality does not mesh with pros. -
There is no distinction between 1 starters and 5 starters other than how they slot into their team's rotation.
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I mean, he lives in Nashville, which is where the Winter Meetings are. I thought it was a definite he'd sign during them. Why? You think he has a reason to line up his signing for marketing purposes at the GM meetings?
