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Dick Allen. Nice read. https://www.inquirer.com/phillies/a/dick-allen-hall-of-fame-hometown-wampum-phillies-20250226.html

I've often said that in real life we would be looking around at who hangs together with a wtf reaction. People are so different on message boards, especially arguing about niche subjects.

No. I believe if baseball started in the 21st century there wouldn't be an extensive minor league industrial complex that needs warm bodies. Let's agree that hitting a baseball is the hardest thing in sports. These players have been hitting balls for ten years or so when they get drafted. Do they really need 12 or 14?

I have a couple ideas. Because baseball is mired in preserving how it was done when granddad was alive. There is an intensive minor league structure that needs athletes to work at minimum wage for lots of people to make money off of. Somehow the athleticism that baseball requires takes longer to develop than literally every other sport invented by humans.

I think this is the only one field answer that isn't a stretch of the imagination.

It certainly is the fastest route to winning. After buying the team is there still money in the budget for a half a billion dollar payroll? I don't know. So I don't believe it's a guarantee.

As the sell price of these teams increases to the ten billion dollar plus range it will make sense at some point to take them public. What we are nearing the end of, if we haven't already, are the civic minded hobbiest owners.

It certainly isn't guaranteed.

When we "forgot our IDs" and had to find someone to buy us beer, we always went to the reasonable drunk. Back before folks would be arrested for helping a kid out.

How the hell does this post not have twenty laugh emojis? It may be depressing as hell that the meetings have to be between their doctor's appointments and nappy time, but jersey numbers of non-roster invitees is comedy gold. BTW being on the board isn't much more than an honorary title the way the club is organized. He can be on the board but his would be a lone voice that the others can just turn off their hearing aids to avoid.

They actually use the price to moderate drinking. I read a paper that showed how increasing the price decreased the number of problems with drunk fans. We wouldn't have to pay sky high prices if dumbasses would stay off the field, stop groping, puking, etc,

This also highlights the reality of owning a sports team. Your investment isn't dependent so much on the standings. Many of the investors are just looking for an opportunity to increase their net worth.

Great point. Basically anyone that JR listed to *and* follows their advice has an impact on the operations of the club. But it's strictly voluntary on JR's part.

I'm not either.

I can't think of Castro without thinking of Ozzie.

Do you feel that way about all stocks or just baseball teams? I don't look at it much different than buying shares in any other company.

It's certainly possible. I'm just conditioned as a Sox fan to not get excited while reading the tea leaves. Plus Occum's Razor. The simplest answer is usually the correct one. The other issue that makes me doubt there is a "spitshake deal" is who here would accept a verbal promise from JR to eventually take controlling interest? That doesn't seem likely. But he did give fans free antennas to watch the Suns play. So he and JR can bond over that. I'm not saying it isn't possible, but I didn't believe it is as likely as some posters seem to believe. But it is interesting to ponder why. Perhaps after his people completed their due diligence he decided Minnesota wasn't a good investment. He wouldn't be the first person to back out of a purchase after getting a better look at the books. And there probably is a confidentiality agreement in place to prevent him from stating that.

💯 Always expect the worst as a Sox fan.

All of the shareholders are getting older and have different issues with estate planning. JR could simply be helping one of the shareholders in their transition by controlling who buys in.

Just like JR did.

That's right, we have a new manager

I miss the good old days when Sox players used a blow up doll as a slump buster instead of humans.

Does it? Then why do so few actually make the news?

So from what I can tell he is represented by https://acesincbaseball.com/about My guess is Getz is trying to maintain relationships with a top agency. Still makes for a really, really, bad signing.

At one time, not that long ago, the Sox had a legacy of social justice achievements that landed them on the right side of history in the 20th Century. That will not be true about the 21st century.