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  1. jersey cubs fan
    It's collectively bargained as a whole. Think of it the same as the national TV deal. There are no internet media rights for the Cubs to sell. Could they start their own online porn site?
  2. jersey cubs fan
    The writing was on the wall with that one a long time ago. You're more in the area so you probably have a better idea than I do, but I didn't get that impression. In fact, it seemed like everyone was resigned to the "the yankees are going to blow past the luxury tax threshold" idea at this point. Not that "people in the know" are involved, but the Yankees fans I talk to were all convinced ARod would be off the books for 2014 and the Yankees would do whatever it took to reset the threshold.
  3. jersey cubs fan
    Which is why my preference is for them to just come to an agreement for the "WGN games" and let Fox and Comcast/NBC plus potential wild cards battle it out for the whole enchilada when the time is right.
  4. jersey cubs fan
    The writing was on the wall with that one a long time ago.
  5. jersey cubs fan
    Right, the fee would go up once the deal grows from the 70 WGN games to all 162 (minus national games). But if they are locking themselves into paying for something they won't be able to profit off of until 2020, they are going to get a discount.
  6. jersey cubs fan
    My guess is that any TV/Cable deal beyond the "WGN games" that are currently on the table, would result in a somewhat disappointing dollar figure. If Fox local was to buy the rights through 2019 with an agreement for Fox Cable to take over after 2019, that money would probably be dwarfed by the agreements that other teams have negotiated for the full package starting in the near future. That would be a sign of desperation on the Cubs part, albeit, potentially well placed desperation. Compare it to an arbitration eligible player signing through his free agency years for a team friendly discount, and the more aggressive player who is willing to go year-to-year and wait until actual free agency to sign a mega deal. My preference is for the Cubs to just agree to a local agreement with a boost in revenue and then prepare their 2020 options. The sports bubble may burst, but it is not going to disappear. Televised games will still draw a lot of money in 2021. This is the USA we are talking about, you can count on the government doing whatever it can to maintain the status quo for established cable companies, such that in 2018 or 2019 somebody will still be willing to pay lots of money for the rights to air Cubs games.
  7. jersey cubs fan
    I assume the "cable rights" owned by CSN would make that difficult.
  8. jersey cubs fan
    You would think that someone that is a professional athlete would buy in larger quantity. When possession of larger quantities results in exponentially larger punishment*, I don't see why. *I assume that's how it works.
  9. jersey cubs fan
    I have no idea what you're trying to say here. What is the 2+2=3 thing? Are you really expecting those guys to get like $20MM a year? There's no way Tanaka gets less than maybe $18MM if you include the posting fee with all the competition for him. The point is combined they will be well above Tanaka individually, so you can't really replace Tanaka with the two of them. Davell asked if Tanaka would be worth more than those two combined.
  10. jersey cubs fan
    traditionally competitive Dodgers?
  11. jersey cubs fan
    Sesmic? Is Billy Joel putting on weight again? No, he's just gonna crash his car through the LF wall and the bleachers are gonna crumble Seems like they should wait until a Cardinals series for that stunt.
  12. jersey cubs fan
    I guess I understand he wants to maintain the narrative, but Bryant is either going to play third or corner OF. The "left side of the infield" is for guys who can play short but may move to third.
  13. jersey cubs fan
    What's dumb about that photo? really? I'm guessing raw was making a joke.
  14. jersey cubs fan
    Not only does he not get fired like pretty much everyone predicted prior to the season, but he gets job security. Once they announced he was returning, an extension was inevitable. A 1-year deal would have suggested very little faith, so a 2-year makes lots of sense. If the multi-years run beyond that though, it's pretty surprising.
  15. jersey cubs fan
    Mark Gonzalez tweeted a bunch of Tribune ones yesterday. They are kind of meh.
  16. jersey cubs fan
    As a Cleveland Brown, yes, you are right. Not really playoffs. Closest thing we have right now to an NFL offseason thread. I think the NFL coaching carousel thread is the de facto NFL offseason thread at this point. The carousel itself has slowed down.
  17. jersey cubs fan
    As a Cleveland Brown, yes, you are right. Not really playoffs.
  18. jersey cubs fan
    http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ioc-s-mario-pescante-slams-u-s-for-gay-athletes-in-sochi-1.2498901 Oh those progressive Europeans.
  19. jersey cubs fan
    Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter 3m Jets and head coach Rex Ryan have reached agreement on a multi-year extension, according to team and league sources.
  20. jersey cubs fan
    What? If given a choice to move to a place like LA or New York, athletes will rarely choose Chicago. It's why I think it's hilarious that the Bulls are actually trying to clear cap space to lure big time free agents again. It won't work. The last time a Chicago team was able to lure a big time free agent (Soriano), we had to blow every other team out of the water in terms of dollars and years. Peppers could be considered a major free agent, but I have no idea what his market was like. Peppers wasn't just considered a major free agent, he was one. Muhsin Muhammed was also a major free agent. The Bears have signed several big money free agents over the years, and when the Cubs try to they also do the same. Brian Campbell was the biggest free agent prize the year he moved, and came to Chicago, same with Hossa. Everybody says players will always choose LA or NY over Chicago, except for when they don't. As to the Soriano comment, is this opposed to how LA and NY lowball guys and get them for discounts because players just want to play for them so badly?
  21. jersey cubs fan
    Sesmic? Is Billy Joel putting on weight again? Only the good die young, so the Cubs will live forever.
  22. jersey cubs fan
    Kyle, you suck.
  23. jersey cubs fan
    Just because the Bulls can't recruit a free agent doesn't mean the Cubs/Bears/Blackhawks can't do it.
  24. jersey cubs fan
    What?
  25. jersey cubs fan
    I could be totally wrong, but I do not think the convention has generally been used as a place/time to make announcements. The announcements generally come beforehand and are celebrated/discussed at the convention.
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