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World Series (9-15M typically) vs. Stanley Cup TV ratings (2-5M) aren't even close. Stanley Cup and WNBA Finals (1-2M) are somewhat close, especially with women's ratings increasing significantly this decade....

Also, the $60M a year numbers are a bit inflated. The deferrals in some of these deals really drop the NPV of them significantly. The league has Tucker (4/240) at something like $57M factoring in deferrals. Ohtani's is on the order of $47M despite the (10/700) price tag. I do anticipate Skubal getting nominally 50+ AAV. Deferrals would depend on jock taxes in the locale he signs. It does seem like teams are using signing bonus to get around player income taxes as well.

Tony Paul had a good interview with DD's former arbitration guy (and as I mentioned in another thread, good twitter follow) in audio form that was posted today. Interesting stuff I never really realized about the incentives of the arbitrators themselves. (It's a cushy job for them, so they don't want to piss either side off and lose it). He also mentioned, the dates of the hearings are not announced in the public so that the arbitrators aren't able to do research ahead of time on players as they come in. The first hearings could be this week. Alternates between Florida and Arizona, and it looks like the trials will be in Arizona this year (based on last year's datelines).

I think I have mentioned this before, but the reason I don't follow the NHL or root for the Red Wings is because I lived in an area that got WJR but not the backup station in the 90's (CKLW?). The Tigers only lost WJR priority when the Red Wings were in the playoffs, so naturally I rooted against them so I could listen to the Tigers.

I hear more about WNBA than NHL. Part of that is being active in a Purdue alumni club, and while Caitlin Clark went to Iowa, they follow the Fever because of her.

That team already existed, though.

I went down a 1997 Expansion Draft rabbit hole this morning... Anyways, you could protect 15 players in total... after both teams took turns picking one player combined from each team, you could protect 3 more, and again in the next round. Anybody in the organization with major league service, or who has reached Rule 5 eligibility was eligible to be drafted. Let's say MLB very abruptly decides there are two expansion teams starting in April and you need to protect 15 eligible players*, who would they be? Which 4 would you protect in the next round (assuming 1 of your top 4 gets taken)? Which 4 would you protect in the next round (again, assuming 1 of your top 4 gets taken)? *Safe to assume that any prospects who need to be protected were protected from the Rule 5 Draft, so you can likely just focus on the 40-Man Roster unless any of the minor league signings this year really catch your fancy. I'll go: Pitchers: Kyle Finnegan, Jack Flaherty, Kenley Jansen, Jackson Jobe, Troy Melton, Casey Mize, Reese Olson, Tarik Skubal, Will Vest Catchers: Dillon Dingler Infield: Colt Keith, Spencer Torkelson, Gleyber Torres Outfield: Kerry Carpenter, Riley Greene, Wenceel Perez Round 2: Tyler Holton, Kenley Jansen, Parker Meadows, Zach McKinstry Round 3: Drew Anderson, Brant Hurter, Keider Montero, Matt Vierling Pretty tricky, but I thought I'd put that out there.

JAWS combines best 7 and total, FYI.

Pre 2021, it was AAA: Toledo AA: Erie A+: Lakeland A: West Michigan SS-A: Connecticut/Oneonta Now it is: AAA: Toledo AA: Erie A+: West Michigan A: Lakeland

Sing along with me. Pete Hegseth is a ****ing douche.

She will melt in hell.

If the guy today was killed because he was packing heat, I think that makes a Bill of Rights bingo for ICE.

Erie was never A+

The reporting came from DHS, so... grain of salt at this point.

I need to find @microline133 's old scouting reports where he had it pegged that Stewart couldn't catch up to velocity.