Texsox

There are only a couple owners that care about winning. The rest are just trying to screw over the fans.

With Nashville in the news, the A's moving being discussed here, and talk about stadiums, this seemed like good information. The Rangers got a sweet stadium deal, invested in a free agent heavy payroll only about $10 million more than ours, and won a WS. The only way to really lock the team in Chicago is through a long term lease.

Rangers - partly government funded Astros - party government funded Braves - partly government funded Dodgers - private on city donated land Nationals - 100% public Red Sox - publically funded expansions and improvements Cubs - historic s%*# hole they would love to dump Royals - public Giants - public If JR cares about winning he'll follow the example of successful teams.

And increasing shareholder value.

He doesn't care yet gets involved in every bad decision they make. Weird. Seems like if he didn't care he would find something else to do.

Drink up Chuck!

Lol. You don't actually read posts do you?

Bummer. I hope you feel better quickly.

Perhaps if they were really into genealogy.

Nice recovery.

That's the difference . . . I'm happy in the interim as well. You'll never be happy. You will just be unhappier and unhappier until you just stop watching. Designated hitter. The 162 game season totally watered down the 154 season. Interleague play. Games on TV. Streaming. Apple TV. I'm excited about the future you write 500 word essays wishing for the good old days . . .

I don't think it's about sides at all. Isn't the alternative for the government to be forcing the business to stay open in their city? No, you can't move. How would they even enforce that? Arrest the owners? If it's a publicly traded company arrest the board? Eminent domain? Marshall law. It seems like the only way to force them to stay is through a lease agreement. The government has to give something in return. Plus we're they wrong to leave Philadelphia? Kansas City? Oakland? I have a hard time crying for Oakland when they made a deal to get the team to leave another city to come to Oakland in the first place.

Montreal by the numbers. I don't believe it is ludicrous to suggest that two decades of under league average attendance is failing. Twenty consecutive years of below league average attendance. If that's success then wow those are low standards. https://exposnation.com/en/montreal-expos-attendance-per-year/

Nashville seems to be the front runner for a spot but there will be two. Charlotte? Oakland? San Antonio? Schaumburg? Montreal? Mexico City? Salt Lake City? Portland? Obviously I would love to see a third Texas team but that seems unlikely. A return to Montreal or Oakland seems unlikely since franchises failed there already. But one was decades ago. Charlotte seems like a solid choice of they find a suitable investment group.

@hogan873 after watching a How to Drink episode on YT I picked up some seasonal Christmas beers. I'm doing it with a couple other people so we can share the "oh my God these are horrible" while checking them off.

I turn down everything in September to November to get school and coaching settled. I picked up a stand up/ improv gig last night and have then lined up once a month until May. Planning our dinner trip and Lake Superior and living above the freezing line also help.

I'm over that chapter. Let him advise. Let him play video games with JR. All I'm interested in are wins and losses. I'm not going to like or dislike the team based on TLRs involvement. JR could do everything most posters here want but if the team is still losing 90+ games, I'm not buying in. Be competitive and I really don't care how they get there (without cheating).

Rarely is anyone 100% right or 100% wrong. I have no problem with anyone receiving input and suggestions from anyone. The top owners and front office staff will filter accordingly.

Wow, you really don't like team owners.

https://www.nba.com/news/chicago-bulls-ring-of-honor Rodman? All the others were obvious choices. But Rodman? I still think if him more as a Piston and rent a player. But it gets people talking.

I'll admit I was pumped to get Kimbrel. I thought we had the best 8/9 inning guys in all of baseball. It was that over the top excess that WS teams had. I'm hoping Liam hooks up with a top four team. Maybe as the set up guy. Watching him get a ring would be nice.

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I've always accepted the accidents at birth. It's the folks that have a choice and choose wrong that I can't understand.

You're home is valued at $400,000. Therefore you can afford a $50,000 a year landscaper. Not a perfect analogy, but close. What number is closer to what they can spend is annual revenue. And I'm certain that shows they could spend more.

I think a cap is more likely than a floor.