Yeah and the Giants have picked up some guys that should at least get them into oh maybe 3rd place. I expect the Padres to collapse like the Giants have been so maybe we can Wild Card the Dodgers again.
Yeah and the Giants have picked up some guys that should at least get them into oh maybe 3rd place. I expect the Padres to collapse like the Giants have been so maybe we can Wild Card the Dodgers again.
He was on NYPD Blue not Hill St., then he was on Blue Bloods. I think he's still on SVU sometimes as well. He did work in several of Spike Lee's films before his regular TV stints.
You're right about NYPD Blue, my bad. Didn't know he was on Blue Bloods (never watched a full episode).
Just came across another "Hey Juan Soto F You" post on my Twitter feed, from a total stranger whom I don't follow. What is Musky Melon trying to tell me...
Juan Soto leaves a few broken hearts behind. Definitely NSFW.
Bonus points to those who recognize Nick Turturro (yes, John and Aida's brother) from his salad days on Hill Street Blues.
He was on NYPD Blue not Hill St., then he was on Blue Bloods. I think he's still on SVU sometimes as well. He did work in several of Spike Lee's films before his regular TV stints.
Not really. The top 10 Average Annual Values are all within the last 5 years, $35million for #s 10-11-12. The last time a team's opening day payroll was that low was 2013 and that was an anomaly. Ohtani's AAV is still $70 million with the shorter term but much of that is deferred so his real 2024 & 25 paychecks are lower but not many players are in a position to accept a contract like that.
Very quickly, if the player performs well for a few years, the money seems to almost make sense.
When Harper signed with the Phillies (11 years... $330?) it seemed like a huge risk. 5 years in, it's been worth every penny. His $27/year for the next 9 or 10 years feels like a steal. In 5 years someone will get $80M per year...and Soto's deal will seem almost reasonable. Remember how insane A-Rod's $275M / 10 years felt? That's the middle of the rotation money now.
The Ohtani contract is built to pay him after his California and US residency end. It's hard to believe, but even with Japan's 45% tax rate, He's going to save at least 10% compared to paying US and CA taxes. It's of course a risk.... tax rates change... but he can afford whatever happens.
Iâm glad we didnât win that lotto. Not worth paying 1 guy that much. There are 9 players on the field to make up a team.
Yeah, that would have been weird for the BoSox to win that bidding war. And in the long run, doing so likely would have hamstrung the team for quite a while.
Not really. The top 10 Average Annual Values are all within the last 5 years, $35million for #s 10-11-12. The last time a team's opening day payroll was that low was 2013 and that was an anomaly. Ohtani's AAV is still $70 million with the shorter term but much of that is deferred so his real 2024 & 25 paychecks are lower but not many players are in a position to accept a contract like that.
Dodgers picked up Snell for 5 years (he's 31) and $182 million. He farted around trying to land an epic contract last year, until the Giants scraped him up and let him play. He didn't show up to Spring Training in time to do any training so sucked balls until the All-Star break. Injured a couple of times, the Giants kept giving him the ball because our season was in the shitter by May Day. So hey I hope the Dodgers get a few games out of him.
Interesting stat: he's the all-time K-per-inning leader, at just over 11 per 9 innings. Other interesting stat: He's pitched 9 innings exactly one timeâhis no-hitter this year. That was the only time in his career that he made a pitch in the 8th inning.
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Nov 5, 2024 - 12:18pm
Proclivities wrote:
Kind of the irony of Cole pitching so well that those plays were on three weakly-hit balls.
The announcers noted that Cole threw 18 more pitches that inning as a result of those errors. Then he pitched almost two more innings, two outs into the 7th. Smoltz said it was one of the most amazing pitching performances he had seen.
I saw a thing a few days ago that superstars tend to be weaker in the fundamentals than journeymen, and Volpe might not fit that description but it all seems true enough.
Kind of the irony of Cole pitching so well that those plays were on three weakly-hit balls.
