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  1. buddha
    los angeles had a 36 share, which, given its size, was more than double the viewers in cincinnati. so yeah, the league could actually put another team in LA and be just fine. cause LA is so flipping huge. if youre the league, buffalo and cincinnati are fun little franchises that support their teams, but LA is where the money is, even if the fans dont come to the games as much.
  2. buddha
    are you talking about european soccer leagues? each country has their own league system. it has a top division and then lesser divisions. the teams in the divisions range from professional powerhouse billion dollar franchises (manchester united and liverpool), to club teams from small villages made up of part time players. the general method of relegation/promotion is that the top 3 teams from the lower division move up to the next highest division the next season, while the bottom three teams from the upper division move down. different leagues do the promotion and relegation in different ways. for instance, in the english leagues, the top two teams are promoted straight, but teams three through six play in a playoff to see who gets the last spot. in germany, the bottom two teams are relegated and the top two teams promoted, but the third place team has to play the last potentially relegated team in a playoff to see who gets to stay in the upper division. some leagues dont do these types of playoffs at all. and then the top 2 to 4 teams (depending on a uefa formula to determine league strength) make the champions league the next season. thats where the real money is.
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    pecota tiger numbers are.....not good. PECOTA is not a huge fan of Javier Baez. The system projects the shortstop to contribute just 1.4 wins above replacement (WARP) with a .229 batting average, .685 OPS and 82 DRC+.
  4. buddha
    the rams will extend stafford and spread out the cap hit, so they have more salary cap room this year.
  5. buddha
    they play them intermittently in the middle of the week (tues or wed for champions league, thursday for europa league). there are also cup competitions that take place during the season. the nba is toying with doing one of those. it all adds up to lots of games. even more when you throw in international competitions like world cup and regional championship qualifying.
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    and like lee said, if you fail, you actually pay a price. unlike in the us where you are rewarded for failure.
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    and you dont have to win it all to be rewarded. there are multiple competitions that teams compete in. the regular season means something because if you do well (top 4 in big leagues, top 2 in others) youre rewarded by playing in extra competitions the next year. but its not like here where half the league makes the "playoff" and that decides a champion. the champion is the team that finished with the best record in the regular season. plus there's the national team aspect that doesnt exist in us sports.
  8. buddha
    soccer is the rich kids sport here,its the working class sport almost everywhere else in the world. you dont have to be an athletic mutant to be good either. messi and maradona are both small guys.
  9. buddha
    mls ia not better. european leagues are the best leagues in the world. i find them very enjoyable. italian league on paramount, spain and germany and holland on espn +. its awesome. some english championship too. champions league starts up again today. real against psg. 😉
  10. buddha
    then you should probably stay away from this thread, lol.
  11. buddha
    ...mrs lincoln how was the play. if only john wilkes booth had been drafted by troy weaver. history would have been much different.
  12. buddha
    its played anywhere where people have feet. the people's game. the most popular sport on the planet by far.
  13. buddha
    its the world's sport because all you need is something round.
  14. buddha
    it works because nothing is happening for most of the "action." basketball, hockey (and yes, soccer) have almost constant movement amd something is always happening. baseball is a game of standing around for the most part.
  15. buddha
    i remember when beckham came to mls and everyone on the old site told me soccer would never catch on in america. now mls is thriving. i'll see you all this winter for the world cup.
  16. buddha
    dumb and dumber.
  17. buddha
    there's blood i tell ya! blood!
  18. buddha
    come on staal. this game is very frustrating how we cant get anything going on the power play and every time they throw the puck at the net it gets tipped in for a goal.
  19. buddha
    cant shoot like that from cade and expect to win. i see from the box score that killian has returned to form.
  20. buddha
    gettin' worked now.
  21. buddha
    i suppose if you dont like strategy and tactics, you can watch "soccer on crack", which is hockey.
  22. buddha
    no wonder you like baseball.
  23. buddha
    soccer is much more exciting than baseball. the best thing about baseball is that its boring and you dont actually have to pay attention. put it on in the background and go do yard work...
  24. buddha
    they were up 2-0 but being outplayed. and then sure enough, now its 2-2.
  25. buddha
    by almost every advanced statistical measure, bert is better than mantha. he scores, he defends, he goes into the corners, he gets back on defense, he is physical and will fight. i wouldnt trade bert for mantha straight up. if they offered me vrana and a #1 for bert i dont think i would take it. if i was a playoff contender looking for a top 6 forward for the playoffs, bert would be at the top of the list.
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