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MLB '24 Postseason thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Cosmo, Oct 1, 2024.

  1. Spartan Squad

    Spartan Squad Well-Known Member

    I like a luxury tax because teams can still spend and spend on players they really value without football’s problem of spending on one guy and having to cut five others. But I’m all in on a salary floor. Money is still in baseball. Owners are still making money. Spend it. F John Fisher and putting out a double A squad to pinch pennies. Looking at the salaries for 2024, putting the floor somewhere between $125 and $130 million would force 10/11 teams to spend more. Go to $150 million and half of teams would need to spend a more.

    At $130 million the bottom 11 teams would need to increase between $67 (Oakland) and $8 million (KC). To get to $150, the next four teams have to jump between $20 and $2 million.
     
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  2. brn623cl

    brn623cl Member

    MLB takes the pressure off of the Yankees to kick the duo out of game 5
     
  3. Deskgrunt50

    Deskgrunt50 Well-Known Member

    I can’t believe they were going to be allow back. Ever.
     
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  4. FileNotFound

    FileNotFound Well-Known Member

    Looks like they got it half right. They shouldn’t be getting a refund.
     
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  5. Michael_ Gee

    Michael_ Gee Well-Known Member

    Instead of being thrown out of he park, these clowns should've been sentenced to a 10-minute stay in the Dodgers bullpen while law enforcement studiously looked at its smartphones.
     
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  6. BitterYoungMatador2

    BitterYoungMatador2 Well-Known Member

    ESPN getting dragged for doing a shine piece on these losers.
     
  7. justgladtobehere

    justgladtobehere Well-Known Member

    Any restraint on players' salaries is stupid. These completive issue is revenue, not player compensation and the owners acknowledge it. Their response? The players should take less so the owners can control costs.

    If the owners were serious, they would find a comprehensive revenue sharing that addresses market size and competitiveness, while making sure teams don't just take the money.
     
  8. Deskgrunt50

    Deskgrunt50 Well-Known Member

    I didn't see it but good lord. What the hell is wrong with people?
     
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  9. SixToe

    SixToe Well-Known Member

    Today's society has a lower bar and doesn't care as much anymore.

    Instead of "Hey, that's f'king bullshit and you guys are gone for three years" or whatever, mostly everyone shrugs and says, "Ehhh, typical for New York. Haha, they even said they planned to do it. Whatever." and moves along. One of the guys still doesn't care and says he hopes the ban or suspension will be a short-term deal. They'll be back at some point unless MLB bans them from all stadiums.

    Too bad Betts couldn't have yanked that stupid MFer over the wall and beat the shit out of him on the warning track for everyone to see.
     
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  10. 2muchcoffeeman

    2muchcoffeeman Well-Known Member

    If they’re refunded, they Yankees can resell the seats.
     
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  11. jr/shotglass

    jr/shotglass Well-Known Member

    A companion question: What happens if Mookie separates the guy from his teeth as he's trying to pry the ball from Mookie's glove? What would happen then?
     
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  12. JC

    JC Well-Known Member

    RIP thread. We are about to get ooped.
     
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