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I posted something like this in the Skubal thread. Would love to see a workable solution with a solid floor and a soft spending cap. Make the floor around 80-90% of the league median payroll (not average) if median payroll for all MLB teams is $165 Million then the floor spending should be in the ballpark of $140-150 Million. Anything below and the teams get dinged in terms of loss of draft picks, and possible revenue sharing revenue. All MLB contracts, no phantom injuries. No reset year "tanking". They must spend the minimum amount. The spending cap would probably be around 125-135% of median payroll, say $210-215 Million. Teams can go over, but they get dinged with loss of draft picks, their international pool gets reduced. This is all in terms of actual payroll every year. No long term deferred money. No artificial contract voiding. They're stuck with their mistakes. Penalties will be enforced on a sliding scale. Big spenders will spend, but not outrageous amounts, Stars will still get payed. A median-based floor forces teams like the Pirates to field real rosters every year, while a soft cap reins in the Dodgers’ excesses without destroying their ability to contend — shrinking the gap without flattening ambition.

The whole "Owning the Libs" came around with the arrival of Newt Gingrich and company not guys like Bob Dole. There were differences in opinion, sure, but some were willing to compromise not destroy. Guys like Rush Limbaugh, Jerry Falwell, Pat Roberson then Faux News turned it back into a separation that resembled the break between pro an anti slavery beliefs, that spread to other "grievances". Now it's all about $$$. And who controls it

Only the very best

I love this guy. The Yinzer reaction to the Steelers hire

January 28 https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/january-28 Can't believe it's been 40 years. I remember trying to sheild my then 5 1/2 year old son from this..

I started a "conversation" on ChatGPT last night about the workings of a combination salary cap and floor. Basically came up with the possibility of a soft salary cap with a hard floor. The floor would be around 80-90% of median league payroll. Teams would have to fall within that range with active MLB salaries no avoid any penalties, loss of a percentage of revenue sharing, compensation picks, other draft picks etc. I never got into enforcement last night. On the other end a soft cap. Anything above say 130% of the cap gets penalized. Loss of draft picks, International bonuses and pools. The penalties would be on a sliding scale. (The Dodgers would probably get hit hard). Marginal tax rates 40%-75%-100%. Revenues marked only for pensions, minor league pay and revenue sharing enforcement. Also no artificial contract voiding. I didn't get much deeper into the woods, but there needs to be discussions about Ichiro type of contracts where big money is deferred over a very long time.

Hockey was a niche sport around here (especially near Roanoke and Norfolk, Va Beach in the '70s). The Eastern Hockey League team in Roanoke was a decent draw, when the league and it's successor folded not as much. I think it was more because it basically the only game in town outside of college football and basketball. Minor league baseball still has some appeal in the Valley as well.

My random ChatGPT "conversation" should have them scratching their heads...

So WTF are you commenting on Va then?????

That's most of us here from Richmond east. Not much snow but the Ice Storm Monday shut things down for a couple of days. My wife pulled the car across the street to try to gets some solar thawing. Back yard is frozen solid and the dog can't find anyplace to go in the sub 30 degreev temperatures.

Athletic article about turmoils in JetLand. It seems that Aaron Glen's trajectory may be the opposite of Ben Johnson. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7002865/2026/01/27/aaron-glenn-new-york-jets-coaching-staff-changes/?source=athletic_pulsenewsletter&campaign=16601913&userId=213687 He seems way in over his head

That's OK I'm getting serious vibes our Congress Critter owned by Newport News Shipbuilding (not in his District) maybe on thin ice. We will see how the expected appeals go. Same with states like Texas

One of the things I've read is that Rathbun's wife had a tough time adjusting to the area and what was floating around at the time. I worked with MB for a short time in Virginia and can understand why it wasn't a fit (including the distance from her family). Georgia is a better fit for them, MB has been running a successful dog rescue program for several years now.

I wasn't in Detroit for the Rizzs/Rathbun era. I know Bob from his work in Va and the Atlanta Hawks. A case of two guys being in the wrong place at the wrong time. They've both had good careers since

I'm sure Gobbels and Himmler were giving Trump accurate information...

Regarding the repositioning of Tom Homan...To quote Pete Townsend "Meet the new boss, Same as the old boss..."

It's still gonna end up as smoke and mirrors at Faux..

But I was led to believe only Woke Democrats used fake voter ID's

It may be a moment, I'm not sure it will last longer than that given the short attention span of many Americans. I won't stop until I see Little Stevie Miller's head on a platter

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Bovino is just another second rate fall guy. Gotta go after the real thing. Oust Miller, then Trump may fall...

Can Gov Newsom order his deportation? Maybe to Iceland?