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  1. NYCTK
    Some things I've heard about complained here constantly: 1. Position flexibility - The Dodgers move people around the field constantly. This is what good teams do. Having a lot of players with positional flexibility is not a weakness. 2. Set Bullpen Roles - The Dodger had a good bullpen that was made better because of Roberts ability to use the better relievers in high leverage spots regardless of their innings. Take a look at Phillips and Treinen's usage and it's not limited to the 8th and 9th innings. Criticizing Rocco for managing in a way that made the Dodgers better is foolish. The players failed him more than he failed the players. And most importantly, the Dodgers got rid of Manuel Margot before he played a single game with them. Sadly, the Twins did not follow their lead :-(
  2. NYCTK
    Yankees were clearly the class of the AL, and Dodgers were clearly the class of the NL. Kind of cool that we get to see the best teams from each respective league in the World Series for the first time in a long time. That said the NL was so much stronger than the AL this year and I expect the Dodgers to outclass the Yankees, even with their weak Starting rotation. Dodgers in 5. Side note, I want desperately for the Yankees to lose and for Soto to leave in the offseason.
  3. NYCTK
    Trading for Margot was the moment the season was lost. More specifically, in ST when they realized he couldn't play defense anymore and knew they had no actual 4th OF and didn't make any effort to patch that massive hole. Everything else could be argued to be bad luck. But counting on Margot to be a contributing player for a team was when this team lost.
  4. NYCTK
    They were both terrible and neither should be opening day major leaguers.
  5. NYCTK
    You don't get the luxury of a stable job as a marginal mlb player. That's part of the deal. You play well enough, that's when you get a set position, not before. Austin is just not good enough of a player to leave at one position and hope he becomes playable.
  6. NYCTK
    I don't think parity drives success for these leagues, and I don't buy that the NBA has more parity than MLB, mostly due to the fact that one superstar can literally win championships. We saw the same NBA Finals on repeat for this reason. The NBA is successful because it's cool and exciting for children. Thanks to its superstars. I think the Ohtani obsession is over the top, but it might be just what the league needs to bring in a new generation of fans. Lastly, the Twins don't suck because the Yankees spend more money. The Twins have sucked because they care only about money.
  7. NYCTK
    You think the NBA was ever upset LeBron (regardless of team) or those super teams in Golden State made the finals? Absolutely not. It was great for the sport, and great for the league. Basketball fans weren't disappointed they didn't get to see the Minnesota Timberwolves... Same thing with baseball. This World Series will be the most watched, perhaps in decades, and a great thing for the sport of baseball. Ohtani, the best player in history, in the World Series is great for baseball.
  8. NYCTK
    Hoping a 25 year old suddenly figures out how to play defense is a great way to waste time. Austin Martin is a bad player and will never be worthy of a major league role.
  9. NYCTK
    Most watched recent finals were LeBron vs Steph so thank you for making my point for me.
  10. NYCTK
    I stand by it. A super team is good. Two super teams in the World Series helps grow the sport way more than, for example, last year's dull Rangers vs Diamondbacks series that no one watched. People are going to be watching Yamamoto, Ohtani, Betts, Judge, Soto, and Cole and be reminded that baseball is great actually. And this is good for every single team in the league. Even if the diehards hate these two teams and will not watch.
  11. NYCTK
    True, true. But the commentary with the graphic wasn't accurate, which is why my, and I assume others, reading of it was wrong.
  12. NYCTK
    But we saw them not win last year and there was no real drop off. So...what are you talking about? There is such a thing as changing the culture of an organization, changing the market for a club. Similarly, the Twin Cities are, rightfully, done with the cheap Pohalds. They're done with the bitchass billionaires exploiting them for everything they're worth with no respect to the product on the field. A new owner has a chance to come in and make the Twins cool again, like Seidler accomplished with the Padres.
  13. NYCTK
    Coming back to this chart, it's probably right, but ignores that MLB is sharing the 48% outside of the white Central Revenue. So, its entirely worthless in terms of comparison to the NBA and NFL. It points out that those leagues ARE more central, with better national contracts, but doesn't mean anything in terms of haves and have nots.
  14. NYCTK
    We don't know that. Let's say they did increase payroll by $50 million last offseason instead of slashing it by $40 million. It's impossible to guess how that team would look. They might have been in the ALCS. They could potentially be playing on Friday. They could have drawn 35K every night and made up for the payroll in revenue. It's impossible to say. But thankfully the Pohalds were able to right size their business so they could maintain healthy profits, winning be damned. Glory be!
  15. NYCTK
    I don't think forcing a great player to remain in a terrible organization is best for the game. As much as you may hate it, it's actually quite good for the sport that Ohtani left a terrible organization and now we have a Judge vs Ohtani battle in a NY vs LA World Series. The late 90s Yankees were awful and I hated them...and they were incredibly good for the sport of baseball. I am actually fine increasing Luxury Taxes. Teams aren't actually eligible for this revenue sharing unless they're making efforts to increase their own team, and like you pointed out, like half it funds MLBPA efforts. If I'm not mistaken, the Twins will receive none of that money because they're so poorly run as a business. And that's good. But miss me with pro owner BS like a salary cap or limiting player rights in any way.
  16. NYCTK
    Define "low revenue". Because to me that just sounds like **** organization. Why are we suddenly concerned about saving **** organizations that have made no effort to improve their brand? That's why I am viewing it through the lens of their market size, because that's something that's not up for the owners to change. So you're looking at the bottom 10? No, they aren't small market. It features some, but also features New York and Detroit. And this terrible analysis ignores the success of Cleveland, Milwaukee and St. Louis.
  17. NYCTK
    You could make that argument for the Padres, but the Padres haven't been a free spending organization for more than 5 years. I don't know how San Diego will treat the Padres once they go through some rebuilding phase. We do know they still averaged 40,000 fans during last years disappointment year, and more than the Twins did in their 2023 division winning season when they lost 96 games in 2018. So...I don't know how you can just suggest San Diego fans are only glory chasers? And then comparing them to the Phillies, who have been to 3 World Series and another 2 LCS in that span, is just foolish.
  18. NYCTK
    This doesn't seem to show what you think it does. In fact, plotting 95+ win seasons against metro population, there appears to be no correlation at all. So...why are we here complaining about the how unfair the current system is?
  19. NYCTK
    Fair. I guess my point is, no one would prefer to be the A's over the Padres or Phillies so it's a weird comparison to draw.
  20. NYCTK
    Phillies won a pennant and Padres have a very good team that is adored by sell out crowds. Using these two teams as if they're examples of poorly run clubs is weird.
  21. NYCTK
    Quite the assumption that hurting players to the benefit of the billionaire owners would be good for the league. I'm against the draft, period. Why would I want it expanded? You seem to be under the impression that what's good for the evil billionaires is good for society. Anyways I assume everyone here is in favor of massively increasing taxes, in a context where this actually matters and not as welfare to billionaires?
  22. NYCTK
    My point here was if you're going to share an info graphic, I would prefer it be accurate. If I shared a graph that underestimated team payroll by 50% I hope you'd call me out!
  23. NYCTK
    The Miami Marlins have famously blown up their team multiple times showing no desire to actually retain interest. They're the perfect example of how to destroy a brand. As for billionaires willing to deficit spend, have you ever heard of Silicon Valley? Plus Steve Cohen and Peter Seidler famously lost a lot of money in their cashflow, and neither actually lost any money ironically. So...
  24. NYCTK
    Probably endorsing the underlying sentiment that we should eat the rich. Why would anyone support the owners over the players?
  25. NYCTK
    Yes. And they share literally half of it. The parity is there to protect the cheap pohlads. Don't worry about them so much. I assure you they can afford to put food on the table.
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