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  1. Mike Sixel
    I'm not arguing to trade him......but I think if a terrible (or just bad) team isn't willing to trade a 33 yo for a top 50 prospect? Well, then that team is going to have a hard time getting value in any trade ever, and probably should give up on trying to improve any way other than the draft......
  2. Mike Sixel
    Those top international FAs were purchased YEARS ago, and were 16.....getting a guy in AA who is in the top 50, meaning there is significantly less risk? That costs more. A lot more (if there was a free market).
  3. Mike Sixel
    Good write up. Good luck to him!
  4. Mike Sixel
    I hope it's an injury....those are recoverable imo.
  5. Mike Sixel
    So, never make a trade, or just in this instance don't make a trade? Signing FAs is filled with busts too. Counting on guys in their mid-30s to be good is filled with bad outcomes too. I'm trying to understand what you are saying. As for the topic in general.......I agree a veteran SP is probably important from a mentoring standpoint. I have no idea if Santana is good at that or not. I don't agree that they should be worried about keeping him to remain in competition. He'll be in in his mid-30s. He's good, but not great (when he's good). You can sign a flyer type to take his place if needed. I probably would not deal him....unless they insist on keeping Nolasco or Milone, in which case I'd deal him to make room and move onto the future. When looking at the equation....people keep asking if his replacement would be as good, without adding in any benefit that might come form whom they acquire.
  6. Mike Sixel
    I have a whole thread where I was ripped for calling them unlucky.......so, ya, barking up the wrong tree.
  7. Mike Sixel
    Loving the game thread. Thanks everyone
  8. Mike Sixel
    Ya. I have been trying to pick a health care reit....if I had just picked one.....oh well
  9. Mike Sixel
    That's why I wonder if Apple will/should buy some software companies (say, when the recession happens and prices drop), and diversify into more fields, Brock. Right now, I struggle to see the next iPad, iPhone, iPod like thing they can really cash in on. I agree on watches and on VR. I do wonder if a Nike/Apple deal for shoes and / or clothes makes sense, but I bet Nike would go on their own..... Maybe the they can be the first company to crack the code on holograms or on projecting from your phone, but that's hard to see, or hard to see how they'd keep the grip on technology long.
  10. Mike Sixel
    I agree.....not sure what they should buy, but there must be some undervalued companies out there they like...... I am considering Ford again....same huge pile of cash, ok dividends, seems to be quite profitable again. That said, I have this recession fear holding me back.
  11. Mike Sixel
    Here is what I have told others: If you don't need the money for 10-20 years, why are you nervous about this fall, or Brexit, or even the next 5 years? That said, i understand your anxiety......
  12. Mike Sixel
    Great White Sharks, dude....
  13. Mike Sixel
    My other thing I do......I almost never sell stock unless I need the money. It is very rare I sell it to buy different stock......
  14. Mike Sixel
    Apple is a tough one....I have it, and bought at a peak.....but, man, they have SO MUCH cash and they seem undervalued now (if that is possible with them), so we are holding it.
  15. Mike Sixel
    Good golly I've lost a lot* in China and Europe the last two years! *percent wise, not dollar wise, I didn't have much there, but it still hurts
  16. Mike Sixel
    I basically agree....am really surprised he is closing in AAA right now......and not one of the young guys they supposedly believe in.
  17. Mike Sixel
    Wimmers is an interesting case. He's closing in Rochester, so they must see some value in him. But, he's not up. If he's not up this year, I'll be disappointed if they protect him. Not valuable enough to test him out on a terrible, lost season, but valuable enough to protect? That would seem odd to me....
  18. Mike Sixel
    Oh, ya.....if she could do that consistently, she'd be SUPER rich......that's why most "advisors" are not worth any money at all.....
  19. Mike Sixel
    I too have had issues with heat....which is why I used to feel the same as you. But, I just couldn't take the cold anymore (and, I have also winter camped.....).
  20. Mike Sixel
    If I had small kids (and I think I typed this upthread)..... I'd buy a duplex or three with some other investors, create an LLC to hold the assets, and gift a portion to my children every year. That way, they have an asset they can either get rent from to pay for college, or sell. It is PROBABLY more risky than a 529, but I hated that the 529 was tied to college/education. Heck, I am considering doing that right now, and several of us are trying to figure out if we are going to do this.
  21. Mike Sixel
    you have made 25% every year? that's insane. Don't switch, and send me your picks!
  22. Mike Sixel
    I used to say the same thing about -20......but I don't feel that way anymore. You CAN be outside doing stuff when it is 100 and not humid...and it cools down at night. I don't like it, but it is still better than -20 for me. I have zero interest in being where it is COLD, unless I am skiing or hiking on purpose in the cold....
  23. Mike Sixel
    If the young guys play well, and they go .550 the rest of the way? So, if everything goes right, will I continue to say they are bad? I honestly don't know what I'd think if that happened. I think it would have to be driven by guys that are younger, and not by sequencing, and not by huge BABIP numbers for me to have a lot of faith in the reality. But I really don't know how confident I'd be in next year. They burned me badly last year, even with my lower expectations for this year......
  24. Mike Sixel
    Both. I pay for Motely Fool's stock advisor. It has more than paid for itself. But, that's just written advice, I still make up my own mind. I also have an adviser helping with some retirement items, but I also use them because they gave me access to a cheap loan to help start my wife's business. Realistically? Most people should do the following: invest the max in retirement, in index type funds Make sure they have 5-10K in cash available for emergencies Invest the rest in things they know about, but probably just in funds. Most people aren't patient enough to stick to an individual stock. That said, if you have money to risk, gambling it in the stock market can be profitable (or not), and I will keep doing it (and encouraging my sons to do so also).
  25. Mike Sixel
    I can't see them delivering that many, if they do, the price is much too low right now.....but I have doubts. I keep trying to figure out the 100K.......If I had bought munis 2 weeks ago, I'd be happier right now. I really want to invest it in a REIT or three.....but I can't get myself to pull the trigger on any decision.
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