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QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Dec 31, 2014 -> 12:16 PM) Well, they own the station jointly. The station pays the teams rights fees directly, but the station itself is still making a profit, and 20% of the station's profit also goes to the team. So as advertising revenue goes up, more money goes to the team in some combination of direct rights fees or station profit. It will be squeezing one side to give to the other. So if the broadcast rights fees go up, that means their profits and equity at the station go down. It is a zero sum game.

QUOTE (ewokpelts @ Dec 31, 2014 -> 12:05 PM) They are getting $50 or so million a year in local tv money. That is currently below the padres and Astros(both who recorded new deals recently). That nber can conservatively rise to $150 million or more if everything works out. They are NOT guaranteed that much in Portland, Vegas, or any other small market. From where? Themselves? They already own the station.

QUOTE (dasox24 @ Dec 31, 2014 -> 11:51 AM) That's not fair to Manziel. Johnny Football isn't a bad dude. He's immature and a bit of a punk sometimes. He likes to party and do what every 21 year old kid likes to do. Winston on the other hand is a (probable) rapist, stole from a grocery store, shoved a ref on the field, etc. By all accounts, he thinks he's above the law. Manziel hasn't done any of that type of stuff. In answer to Balta's original question: no, I would not want Winston at all. I would find him incredibly hard to root for because of the off-the-field stuff, which is unfortunate because I think he's very good on the field. Agreed.

QUOTE (ewokpelts @ Dec 31, 2014 -> 11:41 AM) Leaving Chicago means they lose at least 100 million a year in tv money. And that number will explode after 2019. They already own their own network. How much more room is there to go?

Buster Olney ‏@Buster_ESPN 10h10 hours ago Stephen Drew’s asking price is $9 million to $10 million, writes Joel Sherman. http://nypost.com/2014/12/30/how-royals-ma...a-july-shakeup/ …

Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter 3h3 hours ago During appeal, Ndamukong Suh said his feet were numb from cold and he couldn't tell difference between Aaron Rodgers' feet and the ground.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 31, 2014 -> 09:53 AM) I've seen those and don't have any ability to evaluate them, but it is I believe well understood that NK has contracted out with a team capable of pulling off this kind of attack regardless of whether they actually did this one or not. Agreed.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 31, 2014 -> 09:41 AM) Something like 15 years ago North Korea started contracting out with hackers in other parts of the world, various places in Asia, to develop a cyberattack capacity. Though there are now reports that this wasn't NK, but an inside job. http://nypost.com/2014/12/30/new-evidence-...-cyber-experts/

QUOTE (LDF @ Dec 31, 2014 -> 09:27 AM) the penalty on the Panthers Erik Gudbranson, was that really a good call?? btw, i think it was a clean hit. http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/eye-on-hockey...chael-bournival The big thing is that he left the ice on the hit. That is a big no-no.

QUOTE (LDF @ Dec 31, 2014 -> 03:24 AM) lol and on a serious note, can anyone pls explain how North Korea can do this, if they are so far behind in the tech..... I am 100% serious. I worked for an exchange, which by itself, had more internet connections than all of NK.

QUOTE (Douglas Rome @ Dec 31, 2014 -> 06:58 AM) what/how much/was Keppinger? thanks, douglas A lot of suck.

QUOTE (ewokpelts @ Dec 31, 2014 -> 08:13 AM) Given the current economic climate in baseball, I highly doubt the sox will leave the Chicago market. Which will change a lot in 15 years. Odds aren't very good that the team will get any help from the State of Illinois on a new stadium next time around. If Las Vegas throws a billion dollar package at them, while Illinois offers squat, does it change ownerships minds? It is hard to predict the future.

QUOTE (Douglas Rome @ Dec 31, 2014 -> 07:06 AM) who's the better manager, Ozzie or Robin? thanks, douglas We'll find out a lot about how good of a manager Robin is this year. So far he has a 2012 where he kept a clearly inferior team in the race until the last week of the season, in his favor. He also did a good job of keeping a team that had no chance at contending in 2014 playing hard until the last day of the season, even overcoming some pretty big injuries to key players. Ventura has 2013 which was just a disastrous meltdown and the end of 2012 going against him. Guillen has 2005 and what I thought was his best managing job in 2008 going for him. He has the 2007 collapse, along with all of the other self-created external messes that took away from the team, and biggest of all, negotiating a contract with another team while he was still a member of the White Sox. He had clearly lost the team by the end of his time here because he was more worried about himself than the people signing his paycheck. So far Guillen wins on the World Series and Blackout teams, but Ventura hasn't had anywhere near the talent that Ozzie did, until maybe this year. Again, we will learn about how good Robin really is this year.

Chuck Garfien ‏@ChuckGarfien 2h2 hours ago Turnovers in NBA: James Harden 122 John Wall 116 Brandon Knight 112 Lebron James 111 Kobe Bryant 100 Stephen Curry 98 -->Jimmy Butler 41

QUOTE (raBBit @ Dec 30, 2014 -> 12:37 PM) Is anyone else eagerly waiting for the new ownership group? Reinsdorf is going to be 79 in February and you have to think change is coming. One thing this group has always been is stable. They have always been pushing towards winning as soon as possible, even when things weren't going great. I hope for the best, but there is always the fear of a bad owner, such as the Dodgers saw.

QUOTE (LDF @ Dec 30, 2014 -> 11:47 AM) and so will the economic times. Also very true. 2029 is a LONG way away.

QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ Dec 30, 2014 -> 11:14 AM) Ben Zobrist would be a nice fit for White Sox, who currently see 2B as competition between Micah Johnson, Carlos Sanchez & Leury Garcia. https://twitter.com/philgrogers/status/549972921670963200 Key for White Sox w/Zobrist lies in Rays' interest in Dayan Viciedo and CWS willingness to deal significant prospects. Serious talk likely. https://twitter.com/philgrogers/status/549975570692702208 The Rays have interest in Viciedo? That would be awesome.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Dec 30, 2014 -> 10:25 AM) I think Emery did that way too much when he was GM. Asking other people's opinion. Having Marinelli rank the coaching candidates. Asking Cutler his opinion on who they should hire, hell they even had Jay interview with some of them. He was the GM, he should of told them what's up. After viewing teh entire process last time, I am glad they brought in a real GM to give them a better point of view on how to handle things.

Joel Sherman ‏@Joelsherman1 15m15 minutes ago can confirm @Ken_Rosenthal @JonHeymanCBS #Rays in agreement with Asdrubal Cabrera. Told it is a 1-yr contract

This thread is making a ton of assumptions based on the old ownership group being around for the next stadium deal. I don't see there being much of a chance at all at that being reality. When the new group comes in, who knows what their priorities will be.

For example, how do we know that a manager with a better demeanor doesn't have the team collapse in 2007? Or that Robin's calm at the wheel approach doesn't see the team miss the playoffs in 2006 because they are more relaxed?

Jeff Nuich ‏@JeffNuich 29m29 minutes ago OFFICIAL: @CSNChicago posted its highest-rated reg season #Blackhawks telecast since the '12-'13 last night; peak rating = 324,000 homes.

Adam Jahns ‏@adamjahns 31m31 minutes ago Jay Cutler's future with #Bears will be tied to new GM and head coach. He's in limbo right now: http://chicago.suntimes.com/bears-football...ed-new-gm-coach …

John U. Bacon ‏@Johnubacon 32m32 minutes ago BREAKING NEWS: Straight from UM AD Jim Hackett. Harbaugh's salary will be roughly $5M a year, plus incentives, same basic contract as 49ers.

Unless his price drops a lot over last year, I can't see it happening.