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  1. glory

    NBA Thread

    glory replied to admin's topic in Other Sports

    They wanted Young instead of Dragic, and they saved a bit of money in the process, which apparently can help them in the buyout market. Although I can't remember a single player the Raptors got in the buyout market except Jeremy Lin during the championship season so not sure how desirable a spot Toronto is in that regard.
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    glory replied to admin's topic in Other Sports

    At this rate, I'm fine with the deal as long as Nurse plays Thad (he will) and Eubanks (he probably won't). The Thibodeau model of minutes is not sustainable and the Raptors desperately needed some bench bodies that Nurse will actually give playing time to. If that's Thad and Eubanks, then fine. I don't like including the pick, even if it comes with a very high 2nd rounder, and really don't understand why they even had to include it, but at this rate anything that stops Siakam from averaging 43 minutes a game is fine. If only they added a guard to backup Fred. Banton isn't ready yet and Nurse hates Flynn, so one FVV injury and it looks bad.
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    Yeah I think the only MLB market with any real restriction is Toronto. Owners would be making money in ST and regular season mostly like normal, I would imagine. I guess the owners are ready to take that hit.
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    NBA Thread

    glory replied to admin's topic in Other Sports

    Anyone know why Dragic isn't playing or even with the team? He would be a bench piece on a contender, so not sure why he's not playing at all for the Raptors when Nurse is letting 5 guys average like 45 minutes a game the last few weeks. Clearly they can use the bench bodies. I'm sure they will try to move his contract at the deadline, but I think using him as a combo guard off the bench probably would have been helpful leading up to this point. Oh well. Hopefully Masai/Webster can add at least 2 bench pieces (that Nurse will actually play) so the starters can get a little bit more of a breather.
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    2020: 60 game season, no fans, Buffalo 2021: Couldn’t play home games for 4 months, missed the playoffs by 1 game 2022: Lockout likely to cost games, and there will be little to no fans in attendance for home games at least to start the year It’s straight BS.
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    Sounds like the QO will still exist, but the team that signs the FA doesn't lose anything anymore. My guess is they will keep the other part of the equation, meaning the player would get the choice of 1/18 (or whatever the QO is in that particular year) or test free agency. Team gets a pick if qualified FA signs elsewhere. I'm just assuming that's what it is, but I think the main point is that teams will no longer be penalized for signing free agents. I still can't believe the MLBPA agreed to that rule in the first place. According to Passan the two sides are meeting again tomorrow. Looking more and more like ST will be delayed. Now it's just a matter if they are crazy enough to have this bleed into the regular season. If they are, then they deserve whatever consequences that come out of it.
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    I wonder if Bonds would have gotten voted in, even with the PED cloud over his head, if he didn't break Hank Aaron's record. I feel like with Ortiz, brushing aside that he was popular and well liked by the media, was harmless to the "integrity" of the sport that old baseball men seem to love throwing in everyone's face. Bonds holds the single season HR record and the all time HR record, both while he was presumed to be (likely was) using PED's. Those are two of the most sacred records in the sport and he holds both. He may have gotten extra penalized for that. Regardless, the reaction to this has been insanely negative, so at least the BBWAA are getting the backlash they deserve.
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    You know this is bad when athletes/media from other sports are talking about how ridiculous this is. I’m actually fine with Ortiz making it but not including Bonds is not going to help the league with fans. Hopefully he and Clemens get in via that committee that voted Baines in.
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    If I were the players, I'd take the L on the league minimum just to get arbitration after year 2. Getting arbitration for year 3 is more important than a marginal increase in years 1 and 2. That's why the owners are going to fight like hell not to do it, but the players have to figure out a way to get it done. If they miss on that as well, then the owners would have gotten another TKO in CBA negotiations.
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    It feels like the only real "win" the PA can get is if the owners agree to arb after year 2. They have already given up on earlier free agency, so beyond that there really isn't any other realistic way for players to get paid more earlier other than an extra year of arbitration. The owners appear to be dead set against it, but I feel like that's something they might eventually bend on if the PA concedes other things (14 playoff teams, leaving the luxury tax around where it is, etc). Both sides seem fine with raising the minimum, they can probably meet somewhere in the middle on that one.
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    It will either be Ortiz or no one. It's a joke.
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    The fact that their next meeting is tomorrow and not 10+ days from now is probably the first glimmer of hope since December 1.
  14. glory
    Agreed. Maybe when the pandemic is way in the rear view, it might become a possibility again, but I tend to agree we have seen the end of major sports teams in Canada other than what already exists for the foreseeable future. MLB in particular, look at what the Jays have gone through in 2020-21, and what they still figure to go through in 2022. At least the Jays are owned by Rogers and can swallow that type of revenue hit, but I don't think anyone in MLB wants to add another Canadian team and have to go through the same issues any time soon.
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    Happy to see JM's growth. They genuinely love baseball, created the type of video content that appeals to all ages, took over a market that was bordering on non existent (national baseball media), and turned it into a big time company. Good for them.
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    Yeah, the "draft pick for not manipulating service time" thing is ridiculous. Not only will teams still find a way to abuse it (as already mentioned), but most teams would likely prefer the extra year of control rather than a draft pick, so it's really not much of an incentive. There's also the ridiculousness of rewarding teams for not doing something in bad faith while there's no punishment for teams who do. The only way I can think of where teams might stop manipulating service time is if a player's service clock started when they are put on the 40 man roster. So for example, 2021 would have been Moreno's 1st year of service. If he spent all of it in the minors, then the team loses a year, but if that system were in place, then maybe the team calls Moreno up some time in 2021. It also helps players reach free agency earlier without having to take away the 6 years of control that owners want to keep. Not sure owners would agree to the 40 man roster thing, but I don't see another way to avoid the manipulation.
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    Kinda wish we just had this lockout after 2016 when the Jays window was over. Vlad and Bo's years of control so far have been a 60 game 2020 season, a 2021 season where they couldn't play at home for most of the year, and now likely a shortened 2022 where I'm sure they'll be playing in an empty stadium for at least part of the season. But I'm sure there will be CBA peace in 2026.
  18. glory
    The entire local cable/RSN model is going to change in the next few years, and that's going to be a big hit for MLB teams who got fat off local TV deals for a long time. That might be why owners are so eager to get a win in this CBA because once the RSN money dries up, it's going to be impossible to recoup that type of money with a DTC model. Of course, Manfred is ready to go waist deep into gambling, so that should help compensate.
  19. glory
    A month ago I thought there was no chance the league would actually lose games over this. Now I'm wondering just how many games will be lost. They better come to a deal by Feb 1 and start Spring Training on time.
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    That was my first thought. Jomboy Media got Chris Rose after he was gone from MLB Network. Not sure if Rosenthal is within their budget but the company appears to be growing and Ken is still getting FOX money either way.
  21. glory
    He'll either be 2021 Yates or the off season bargain. The lack of QO makes me think Yates is more likely, but who knows. My guess is the Jays get Kikuchi.
  22. glory
    Yeah, if the Mets are looking for pitching, then I don't think the Jays are a good fit with them in a trade. I wouldn't be against acquiring McNeil (he makes a lot of sense as a LH bat who can play 2B/3B), but he's had some clubhouse issues with the Mets apparently, and the Jays tend to avoid those types. I don't see a match there.
  23. glory
    You can tell he’s a coward by writing his name as Michael. He damn well knows he’s Mike Hunt but he’s too gutless to embrace it. No wonder his ballot is blank.
  24. glory
    The Jays have a legit chance to win the division in 2022. I don't think they risk experimenting with Gurriel at 3B for that reason, especially given how bad he looked as a 2B/SS before they moved him to the OF. Maybe give him some reps in ST to see how he looks there, but by then they probably would have already acquired a 3B. I don't think that proposed Ramirez trade would interest CLE much. They would likely have no interest in Biggio, and most of their top prospects are infielders so I'm not sure if Groshans moves the needle for them. They definitely seem to love Kirk based on recent rumors over the years, and Gurriel fills a need for them, so that part seems fine. I'd be fine with that move as proposed, but whether CLE would value that over keeping Ramirez and trying to compete in a weak division + what should be an expanded playoff format is another story. Maybe that same offer, replacing Gurriel with a prospect, would interest the D-Backs for Marte, but I don't know enough about their org needs.
  25. glory
    If the Jays are not going to make another big FA splash (Correa/Bryant/Story), and either don't want to give up the prospects or can't find a deal for Ramirez/Marte/Chapman, then Harrison might be the next best infield option available. It depends on how you view him versus Seager, but I think I'd prefer Harrison due to his versatility. If Harrison's market is as hot as it was stated in that tweet, then I don't think he signs here to be a backup, but I agree he would be a nice utility IF for contending teams.
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