RatkoVarda

a lot of economically illiterate people think that if the players were not so greedy, tickets and beers would be cheaper it is odd to see fans clamoring for owners to keep more and more of the revenue

Bichette to Mets 3/126 (42 per)

right now in terms of asset allocation, the Tigers have 1 year of Skubal, might be worth 6-8 WAR in 2026 + the 31st pick in 2027. The chances he signs with Det are approaching zero. it is obvious to me the proactive decision would be to trade him now.

Mets rumored to be offering Tucker 50M per year on a short term deal (2 or 3 years?)

not sure why the Texans signed Danielle Hunter when they already had Will Anderson; why would any team want more than 1 guy who can get to the QB?

when is Skubal a free agent?

Tucker would make every team better; it would be a 180 degree shift for Harris and Co to sign a FA to a 350M+ contract

Hoerner would be a fantastic fit. with Tucker moving on and Cassie traded, would the Cubs be interested in some LH power and trade 1 year of Hoerner for 3 years of Carpenter? saves the Cubs, who are right at the CB tax level, about some money as well, about 9M.

2026 Tigers are better with Giolito or Bassitt than without, so I am all in on either

a black guy twice got elected POTUS

we probably could have predicted 32M as the ask as Soto has the largest pre-free agency salary ever of 31M. Boras and Skubal are both very interested in setting new price markers, first with the arbitration award, and then in free agency (for both years and total comp). and there in no way an arbitrator decides Skubal is worth less than Price, so Skubal has already won

kinda weird that they started Eguakun two weeks in a row and then just let the Browns poach him today. but he was really, really bad last week. Colon or Glasgow I guess will start at C.

13. Dan Campbell, Lions, he is lucky he works for the team he does.

guys with too much noise in their stance need to calm it down, and guys who are too rigid need to be more dynamic

the "eff Ben Johnson" chants week 2 seemed unnecessary and did not help the season-long bad karma

My prediction: the first 3 plays on offense will be runs up the middle for 3, -1, and 2 yards. "We're a running team first and I thought it was important to establish the run behind 3 rookies including a practice squad C, who I like to pretend are All-pros even though everyone knows they are not."

McGonigle is both a unicorn and a strawman. If he is ROY, and he certainly could be, that does not turn Wilmer Flores or Thayron Liranzo into better prospects. If you are all in on McGonigle (and you absolutely should be) that does not mean that the best bet is still predicting that most prospects will fall short of expectations. And I am happy to put Max Clark into (almost) the same bucket as McGonigle, as he might provide average (above average?) hitting and above average (premium?) D at an up the middle position - but again Clark is both a strawman and a (lesser) unicorn. For the below, so far we have 3 DFAs (or the equivalent) plus 3 releases looming. 2 average starters. 2 injured pitchers.

everything should be on the table

2025 draft could be solid 2024 is just really bad: traded up for Arnold, when early 2nd round guys are now better, healthier; drafted yet another injured player (Rakestraw) who (shocker!) has been injured for 2 years; traded up for Manu, LOL!; traded up for Vaki, LOL! which is indefensible when you already had Monty, Gibbs, Reynolds; Wingo is too small to do anything in their system; Mahogany, almost be default could be best pick.

most of us will be dead before the NFL sees another game like yesterday's: 3 yards passing and a double digit win The only other teams that have won games with fewer than 10 net passing yards over the past 40 years are the 1987 St. Louis Cardinals (4 yards) and the 2006 Houston Texans (minus-5 yards). It's even rarer to win by a double-digit margin, with the last victory for a team by at least 10 points with less than 5 net passing yards coming in 1974.

with the season on the line, Dan started and played Eguakun over Glasgow, who dressed for the game? 2 fumbles are the direct responsibility of Eguakun, 2 fumbles that I will say Glasgow would not have made terrifying thought: they are trying to get Eguakun (next man up!) ready for his starting 2026 role

looks like they kept the wrong coach

if a team lead by Matt Patricia played like this, people would be calling for his immediate dismissal Dan's built up a lot of goodwill and I am not calling for his head, but this was a gutless performance

hard to believe that this is all they have to offer in an elimination game