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There is zero incentive for the owners to open the books until the players agree to a floor/cap when its needed for the calculations. Until then they lose a huge bargaining chip.

Who did the Padres trade to the Yankees to get Thorpe?

Yes, he was. Worked with him when he was with the marlins.

This new de is part of the reason they let him go. His real goal is to do national broadcasts. He will do less and less local broadcasts. The Sox wanted him to do the local broadcasts and not really have a two team broadcast schedule with Bennetti only doing partial seasons.

That is true. However in all sports we are much better about not letting them go back in games/practice when they get one and allow time for recovery. We also have many interventions that help them truly recover from significant ones such a hyperbaric chambers, augmented and virtual reality etc. We can decrease the symptoms, severity and incidence. The incidence also includes repeated concussions within players.

As I said you can make a case for concussions. One thing we do know is that taking PEDs exacerbates the incidence of CTE. In fact some research shows that drug abuse can cause CTE without the head trauma due to its effect on brain chemistry. The incidence if concussions is about 7 in 10,000 in soccer and about 10 in 10,000 in football. Even fewer develop CTE on average based on post mortem research. I agree its a significant problem but its not really that common of an issue. With new equipment and rule changes we have seen about a 20% decrease in concussion even with more detailed and consistent reporting.

Thats more Musculoskeletal than really life threatening. Its rare for life threatening issues. You can make a case for concussions but that's really it. There are a few cardiac issues but they usually have a underlying congenital issue.

While not to the same extent, they still do. The research still shows the damage to the liver, heart and kidneys. Especially the liver as ut needs to filter it all. The protocols today are also different than the 80s and 90s. Most athletes today use microdosing to avoid getting caught so the level isnt like Bonds, Sosa and McGwire took. So they won't have as much of an effect. Over time they will still have health issues that will change the life span.

Thats a valid discussion. Do you want to protect the players from shortening their lives or make more money. Back in the 80s when I was in the NFL, we would give the players surveys about the steroids of the day. It was essentially "would you still take them if you knew it would take 10 years off your life." About 75% said yes because where else could they make that kind of money. Hard to argue that. It makes the leagues look bad when players have such health especially concussions and tumors (Lyle Alzado) from them. Doesn't really matter to me as im not treating them anymore. Working with then was tough as they were always pissed off and wouldn't listen to anything. Sometimes we need two guys to calm one down so we could work with them. But if the league has them banned, they need to blood test and have consequences.

Its on mlb.

This will be interesting. Wonder if its a valid test arguement.

Im shocked that a player that has his best performances after he turns 30 was living better through chemistry.

Correct. You are in the right mind. Others well..........😁

Correct. It was only the injury, surgery and ground breaking rehab program that the Sox used that allowed him to reach that starter potential. There is still a risk it all falls apart.

Those who live in the past suffer depression. Those who live in the future suffer anxiety Only those who live in the present love in their right mind. Paraphrase from Lao Tzu

Sorry fat fingers and no editing before posting. 😀

Good to see Acura back. Must not be too much swelling.

One of the podcasts discussed this phenomenon with college pitching versus pro pitching. College pitchers mostly live on the outside corner due to lack of velocity so college hitter naturally gravitate to the inside out swing because it more effective. This also leads them to be jammed more with the pop ups when the pitchers do go inside. The key is does the player have the ability to adjust to the velocity and swing change needed to hit pro pitching.

The reverse of illinois. The minority of the geographical area doesn't care what the majority of the geographic area thinks.

Always the debate like when LaRussa or Venture were the managers. How much does a manager matter? Ive always said not much. Especially now with the analytics department having a big influence on lineups.

Hopefully, available more which makes it a plus.

Yes, its a political win for Indiana showing how they are trying to help the economy in the area with no real risk.

I'm shocked! 😁

If you dont think he has people telling hom everything that is going on and what is said, you are being naive.

Maybe less government spending would help? Regardless, Illinois dragged it out and put the Bears on the wait list. The Bears needed to do something.