gehringer_2

Giving someone philosophy books is not necessarily a favor.....

recent polling show independents deserting Trump in droves but he's still got 85% approvals from GOP. 30% of this country have checked their brains at the door. That's pretty sad.

Eric Coe wanabes

if the cost goes to huge, then how do they remain available to most teams in practice? Sounds like heading back to the reserve clause days with the Yankees stashing whole major league teams worth of players in the minors to keep them away from other teams except now it will be the Dodgers.

Right, even if Buddha is happy with the amount of imbalance now, if teams start losing guys at 3 yrs, the Tigers wouldn't have made the playoff either of the last two years.

ESPN has confirmed his arrest, the charge and that he made bail. https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/47831110/top-nhl-prospect-gavin-mckenna-charged-assault

One team is not an argument for the system though. Any team might have a run of draft picks that hit, trades where a a throw-in becomes a star, whatever - basically has a lot of stuff go right and ends up competitive a few seasons - for instance the Tigers incredible pitching health in 2006. That fact that can happen doesn't mean the system isn't highly biased, it only proves its not impossibly biased. Not much of a bar.

It could get very bizarre. You are going to have the rich teams in strange alliance with the players against the rest of the teams. And in the end the larger numbers of poorer owners may not be able to hold out because they can probably least afford a year without revenue. I suppose that will be the ultimate tell as to whether those teams are losing money or not. They'll be a lot more willing to take the shutdown if they weren't making any money anyway.

your arg is unserious. Dems moved toward reform in multiple jurisdictions, GOP moved toward abuse, Dems forced to react. There is no ethical culpability on the part of the left for playing self defense nor even a fundamental change in the preferences of the left to do away with all of it.

Maybe not so funny. McKenna has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault.

wishful thinking but I believe the best strategy for the Dems would be for no-one to declare for '28 until the midterms are over.

Right now the AI race is a spending black hole across the M7. Maybe one or two of them will eventually make money at it, the rest will likely never recoup their losses. Which is fine, they can afford them, but a lot of investors will likely be hurt.

Basic game theory. When your opponent won't play fair you may absorb the 1st hit. After that the optimal stratagem is to hammer back harder to show them their decision was counter-productive. It's just being practical.

Where does the Federal gov get the authority to pass a redistricting bill? Plus this SC would invalidate it. I'm afraid the best solution is a Supreme Court that will outlaw both Gerrymanders and overturn CU. The next Dem admin must increase the numbers on the court to make the current Conservative axis irrelevant. It's a terrible solution but probably still better than any other.

is that with or without Skubal’s 20 or 32 M$!

"Headquarters"? That sure rings of Gen Z doesn't it?

agree they are still too left handed, esp if McGonigle makes the team.

It's been pointed out here already by multiple posters, this case has morphed beyond being about about Skubal and the Tigers in particular, it's about Boras and the Union wanting the arb scales reset and ownership wanting the status quo system of arbitration escalation 'rules'. And as has been pointed out, the Tigers didn't particularly 'low ball' Skubal, they made an offer than pretty much followed arbitration precedent. For Boras, repping clients that score bigger in arbitration is probably the area of biggest potential income growth for his business if he can get 'market value' established as a significant factor in future arb awards. Skubal, as a player rep, can contribute to something that will benefit a lot more players than the deal he signs next year. OTOH, to mid market and below teams, a big escalation in arb costs would be the last straw in making them all 2nd class citizens to NY and LA as they will end up having to cut lose a lot of competitive players they would otherwise have kept.

OTOH, if the Tigers are not willing to dig into the couch cushions to find $10M for one year to keep together a potential WS staff, then what are we all here for?

Olson is going to win a rotation spot based on being able to get guys out better than anyone other than Skubal. The question is can he keep it.

The fact that they just committed 38.5AAV to Valdez means an extra $10M could become more significant. But who knows?

at one point she announced she would not run for Gov of CA but I sure hope she does and doesn't declare for the White House. IMHO, any Dem who has managed to lose to Trump should not be trying again.

SGL has to prove he can get out big league hitters.

I could see this. I think the real argument is going to be between the two sets of owners, the players union is just going to be along for the ride.

idle talk this afternoon on radio that losing the arb case would motivate the Tiger to move Skubal to they would have the money to add enough to counter his loss. I'm just the messenger here.....