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  1. NYCTK
    Sounds like it's the pohlads fault for owning the team for 40 years yet still suck at producing revenue. Thank God they're selling. There are only like 3 teams that are actually in a really difficult situation (Milwaukee, Kansas City, Cincinnati). Minnesota is nowhere near a small market team but a lot of fans have bought the BS argument anyways.
  2. NYCTK
    I'm not suggesting they aren't making money. They're very good at making money clearly. That doesn't mean they're good at running a baseball team. Nor do I feel bad for the owners from smaller markets who make a little bit less money. And I'm happy the players are pushing for those things. Paul Skenes getting away from Pittsburgh is good for baseball. Not because Pittsburgh sucks. I actually really like Pittsburgh. But because Pittsburghs owner cares only about making money. I am for the redistribution of wealth from the **** owners to the players. 100% I'm for forced removal of wealth from the owners if we're being completely honest, but that's sadly not on the table.
  3. NYCTK
    If you had a particular skill, were arguably the best in the organization at doing it and thought you should have more responsibilities, how do you think you'd feel if they told you to stfu. If they refuse to even try, I hope Jax enjoys his next team. And hopefully soon. As for the Twins reputation, I can assure you no one thinks of the twins as a good organization. We're not the Pirates but they are that next tier. Rightfully so. There are only two teams that have won fewer LCS games than the Twins this century. Quite seriously, if the Twins refuse to even entertain the idea, they deserve to lose 100 games next season.
  4. NYCTK
    Is David Festa a top 100 prospect level talent? He's fine, but 150 IP in the high minors, with a 1.376 WHIP and 4.13 ERA. He's a quintessential 4th starter prospect. Valuable in his own right, but not top 100. His numbers are pretty pedestrian if we're being completely honest.
  5. NYCTK
    After some research...I don't buy these numbers. MLB shares 48% of local revenues, and then the national revenue as well. National broadcast revenue is about $60 million per team annually right now, so I have a hard time believing the share from local broadcast deals and other local revenue as designated from the 2022 CBA is only $35 million. I've seen a figure closer to $200 million in revenue sharing from other sources, which seems a lot closer to reality. Which, if accurate, would be something like 55%.
  6. NYCTK
    26% is a lot! This means each MLB team is getting a nice $95 million check before anything else even happens. The teams that are uncompetitive, like the Pirates and Reds and the Twins, are uncompetitive not because of a lack of money, but because of a lack of desire to actually be competitive. It really is that simple.
  7. NYCTK
    This is a very underrated point. The Twins organization already stinks in reputation and one of the best players on the team wants the opportunity to improve the team. How does it look to other players, in the organization and out, if the Twins say no? How would you feel if YOUR boss just threw your input in the trash without considering it? If the Twins don't even give him an opportunity in ST, the organization deserves the fate of the 2024 White Sox, to be quite frank.
  8. NYCTK
    As we all know, it's not "sustainable" because the loser billionaires that control the purse strings would rather use their franchise as a way to make money rather than actually concern themselves with winning or growing their brand in any way. Sacrificing long term investment for short term payout. It's their right, but we don't have to pretend as if the poor innocent billionaires are losing money. Because we know they aren't.
  9. NYCTK
    Teams already share 48% of local revenues with the league. This idea that the MLB system is inherently unfair because a bunch of cheap owners use their revenue sharing to pad their bottom line is just nonsense. There should be incentive for teams to actually improve their own revenues, not just relying on revenue sharing from better organizations.
  10. NYCTK
    LGM! Mets have the advantage in Game 6, let's see if they can take it!
  11. NYCTK
    You especially don't need to get offended that people believe a billionaire banker kicked people out of their homes for his own personal gain. Because he did.
  12. NYCTK
    Bring back Margot. His streak is still alive! Finish the story!
  13. NYCTK
    And hopefully again today. I'm going to Citi Field tonight.
  14. NYCTK
    I'll say it again, the AL was just so inferior to the NL this year. The Yankees are the only good team in the entire league and they're not actually that good. They'll have a chance in the World Series, but there were probably 4 NL teams better than the Yankees this season. Guardians just proving they're not actually contenders.
  15. NYCTK
    Sparkplugs are important, but I think it boils down to the Twins hitters just not being good enough. JD Drew was just a much better hitter than almost every single member of the Twins. In his peak he averaged a 132 OPS+ over 485 PAs. The Twins only had two players with at least 485 PAs and their OPSs were just over league average. Jose Iglesias was absolutely a catalyst for the Mets this year, but he's likely going to get benched in the playoffs now. Not because his fire isn't welcome, but because he stopped hitting and that's more important.
  16. NYCTK
    The best players in the sport getting compensated appropriately is not going to kill the sport. Soto is going to get over $500 million this offseason, and he's more than earned it. Good on him. Let's not shame an employee for getting compensated fairly while crying about how it might hurt the billionaire employer.
  17. NYCTK
    It's fairly sad because it has been almost 70 years, and he sucks total ass, but I kind of agree with you. Mostly because...just across the Bay there exists a great franchise. Not to mention that franchise was moved itself by a greedy POS owner. Baseball fans in Oakland still have baseball within public transport distance. It's hard to be too upset about it, especially with a move that has a chance to become a huge net win for baseball as a whole. Plus the Athletics have been moved around twice in their history already. They're basically a traveling team. Las Vegas be stewards for 50 years and then...onto Charlotte? (mostly kidding)
  18. NYCTK
    Spoiler alert: Billionaires don't get to be billionaires by being good people, especially in community banking. Yet here you are getting all defensive because some deceased billionaire keeps getting disparaged. Carl Pohlad was basically Mr. Potter from It's A Wonderful Life. The fact that he made some philanthropic donations (solely for tax benefits almost certainly) doesn't change that. Why are there so many people on this board that keep carrying water for the quintessential evil billionaire? I keep having comments deleted because...it’s too mean or whatever. But I'll keep saying it because it remains true...
  19. NYCTK
    Fun Fact: Mets LCS tickets are going for twice as much as Yankees LCS tickets on the secondary market right now. The Yankees aren't fun and everyone in the city knows this. The Yankees...they're a hat company. Do not be surprised if the Mets overcome the Yankees as THE New York team in the next 3 years. If the Yankees are truly a $7 Billion, franchise, I can tell you that Steve Cohen envisions the Mets potential value instead of their current value. Forbes has them at $2.9B? That's nice, but Steve thinks they can be $5B in 5 years. And $10B in 10 years. So, I say again, are the Mets worth 2x as much as the Twins? Hell yeah they are.
  20. NYCTK
    New ownership is quite literally the most important thing happening with this team over the next 6 months, if not 2 years. What sense would it make to ban discussion about it?
  21. NYCTK
    Potential value of the Mets IS the Yankees and Cohen is doing his best to get there. Yankees are old news. Are they more popular with the old families in NY, sure, but NYC is a transient city. 2/3 of New Yorkers weren't born in NYC. And the Mets are way more popular with this demographic. The Yankees are a boring corporate team. The Mets are fun. The only reason the Mets aren't already bigger than the Yankees is, despite having a far superior stadium, the game day experience is lacking. Well, Cohen is spending a bunch of money to develop the area around Citi to try to fix that. So, are the Mets 2x as valuable as the Twins? Absolutely. LFGM
  22. NYCTK
    We just fundamentally disagree. This is just wrong. It's possible nothing really changes, sure, but the new owners will 100% have a sway on the direction of the organization and to think otherwise is foolish.
  23. NYCTK
    So enjoy it man! You're allowed to be optimistic, without the caution! This is way more important than a wild card. Imagine how you felt when the Twins beat the Blue Jays last year. You should basically be just as happy.
  24. NYCTK
    Like I said, the Genesis of this exchange is the first dude completely misunderstanding the comment. So how are you supposed to have a nuanced conversation? I get that it's likely the new owner isn't great. We all know this. But we also all know it's very unlikely to get worse. And a very good chance to get better. The only people disagreeing with this are people that are trying to argue that the pohlads aren't that bad actually. And those people are wrong. End of nuance.
  25. NYCTK
    You people are so afraid of an unlikely outcome that you can't even enjoy great news.
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