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I understand that it will never happen. And due to that the teams with the highest revenues will always dominate the regular season of baseball thus they will also win in the postseason more often. Fans should just get used to it. Baseball is so random in the playoffs that the small market teams will get through occasionally but it will be inconsistent. I love to go watch games regardless it would just be nice if fans of all teams could have hope at the beginning of each season on a regular basis.

What does it say about the league when both slowik and Johnson won't leave their teams to become the head coach for either Atlanta or Washington?

Just because they are making money doesn't mean it's record profits. There are also record salaries and that's just the MLB players not to mention all for the other employees in the ever expanding FOs. The come on I know they are rhetoric is just that we don't know but everyone just wants to jump on it. I disagree with the sentiment of not caring about competitive balance. I know you have said you aren't a baseball fans but a white Sox fan. However I'm a baseball fan and for the good of the game, the league needs a salary cap and floor so their is a more level playing field for the league.

Whats more important 1. Having the league more competitive where all owners are forced into a range of salary structure. 2. The owners with the highest revenues make a greater profit?

Where is the documents that show they are making record profits?

There have been proposals where they have but they won't agree to it until the union agrees to a cap.

They will spend for the first 5 years until all the tax advantages expire.

I no longer can resist using the MASH TV series pun. It would be fun to watch pitching Woo. I apologize if someone has already done it. ?

To each his own. I agree parts were fine. But the last couple of them anytime a one from the FO was present it devolved into a complaining Therapy session. Asking tough questions was fine but the complaning and moaning about everything got tiresome.

This is precisely why they don't need the event. When he becomes a therapy session for adults it's no longer fun for many fans especially the kids.

I would do it in a heartbeat. To keep the number 1 and get MHJ would be a phenomenonal draft regardless of what else happens.

Yeah, that way too good to be true.

Has Lucas expressed interest in buying a MLB team? Doesn't seem his style.

When I worked for the Packers they played 2 games each year in Milwaukee at County Stadium and the rest in Green Bay.

Nope. Sorry, clicked on the wrong one to reply.

I think it's more that the lease of the current ballpark is up in 5 years and they need to start applying leverage to the state to work on the deal. But it probably does ay a factor.

Couldn't be happier about Sheffield. Terrible human being.

I think a complicating factor is that Boras represents all of the best still involved. Everyone knows he will wait even into Spring training so the market is just stalled.

While it's all exciting to talk about and the stadium wold be a great place to watch games, my bet it's all a negotiating ploy to get a better deal for when the lease is up in 5 years for the current ballpark.

He worked for CIBC at the time. He said that ownership is working on proposals but that doesn't mean it's even going to happen or the level of function is funding. Just thought it was interesting that it's possible.

But not from why happened with the united center. My friend worked on that financing.

The physical tests and imaging will determine the extent of the damage and that's what the decision is based upon. But just to say "any issue with the elbow and we'll go to surgery" is borderline malpractice. The decision should not be based on what it will do to his career and team but what is best for the patient. Who cares if he misses time because conservative care doesn't work. There are many possible complications from surgery that should be avoided except as the last resort. The health of the patient is the primary concern.

Dang, that's almost malpractice by the medical team.

Talked to a friend of mine who said JR is working on financing proposals. If it happens it appears that the current ownership group will have a significant stake in the financing.

Not sure. This is where the manual tests come in to play. Just because a tear shows up on imaging doesn't mean it impacts there function. The classic example of this is the studies on herniated discs. They took a 1000 people with no history of back pain and subjected them to MRI evaluation. Over 40% were diagnosed with herniated discs. Tissue derangement doesn't necessarily correlate with dysfunction. That why I tell my students the definition of MRI is More Radiographic Income. They are a helpful piece of the puzzle but should not be solely relied upon.