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Yes, that’s the kind of thing that would be irritating to know, if fans are being deliberately manipulated...and that doing so continues to provide access to information for “sources.” That said, the main argument is that the event was already sold out. Of course, the sound of crickets on Sat and Sunday with no follow up or explanation from those who were providing scoops is what has many around here upset. The idea that sources should be accountable...whether they’re largely doing it for fun or attention or whatever their true intrinsic motivations are, the most fascinating part (from a sociological standpoint) is the battle between the sources themselves for acceptance and credibility. So many new posters, I can see how “proving yourself” would get annoying as well. That said, they wouldn’t put themselves in those positions without a reason.

I guess it’s difficult not to take personally when you’ve invested 1/3rd of your life into something that doesn’t bring a direct financial benefit but which you’re nonetheless quite proud about (justifiably so). Everyone has their weak points.

Yeah, I would have guessed a supplier for a bat day giveaway created them for marketing (and preparing for) a potential promotional event for the Phils, without knowing what the real story was here...

I think the sources who are friendlier or more embraced by SoxTalk are obviously going to get favored treatment...that’s fair enough. And I don’t know of anyone on this board who’s actually earning money by teasing access to real insider information, that’s a key distinction. That opens you up for MUCH more criticism imo. One of my good friends from grad school is Director of Pro Scouting for the Atlanta Hawks and I’ve never thought about trying to get any insider information from him, because it seems disrespectful to ask. I don’t even tease him about Trae a Young vs. Doncic, it’s only back and forth about Cubs and Sox (he’s from Freeport.). Now if he wanted to share it or was seeking ways to make information public because it would benefit the Hawks, then I’d have to at least consider it...but I wouldn’t like that either, if I discovered I was being “used” in the process. Maybe it’s just this current generation, raised on technology devices and 24 hour information.

But the money for Wil Myers and Hosmer and $27.5 million in dead contracts still means the only way they can afford a Machado is dumping Myers...essentially.

I already corrected it. Hit the wrong button.

http://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/manny-machado-rumors-the-cases-for-and-against-the-five-best-landing-spots-for-machado/13v9s4wkwr6w51dq572expkjib At least Sox made top 5. Cardinals, now seemingly the Padres, Angels and Giants (If thru can deal Longoria) make just as much sense as Cubs and Mets.

And go right back into Trout’s market...

That might make sense if we still had Kopech or a plan to sign Keuchel as well. He’s going to want a huge guaranteed deal (goes Heyward or gets injured) that has optouts after Year 3 or 4 to sign with a rebuilding team like the White Sox or Padres. He only does that deal if he’s totally DESPERATE to go to the NYY. If Josh Donaldson is $20 for one year, Machado would be $40-50 million times two...to be on one .500ish team and the MAYBE one competitive team.

https://eastvillagetimes.com/2018/09/the-rapid-ascension-of-the-padres-owen-miller/ The reverse is this Illinois State kid who can’t make the Padres’ top ten but performed better than even the biggest Madrigal fans could have expected last year...but he wasn’t drafted in the first round, so he has to fight perceptions, that and coming out of a mid major conference.

Essentially, the only question left is whether 37 is mid or late 30’s. I guess it is fair to claim 4 early 30’s years and only 3 fleeting late 30’s, lol. Then when you’re 40-45, and if you keep yourself in good shape (or are Liz Hurley), you can still credibly claim late 30’s. There are lots of young and old 37’s, basically.

12 years vs. 4 in Philly. And we thought Fisk robbed us. Guess the wife/family had second thoughts about wanting to show respect to both fanbases. That also is going to lead to an interesting conversation about Sale’s HoF hat if he leaves Boston and keeps this up at least 4-5 more years.

Probably be like Halladay and Mussina going into HoF with generic uniforms and no logo on the hat.

Jesus of Nazareth says dying at 33 makes it the cutoff for accomplishing something in life, end of early 30’s. Now back to Boras, the opposite...has he ever signed his client to a deal FIRST when there was another important player waiting on the market who could potentially end up with more (Moustakas ending up with crap last year doesn’t count, too minor)???

Would Boras really pre-emptively sign for a lower number (with Philly) than the previously targeted $350-400 million over ten years and allow Lozano/Machado to beat it days later? The only reason that makes sense is if he pretty much KNOWS the White Sox/Padres/Cardinals/Yankees/Angels aren’t planning to come anywhere close to breaking $300 million on Machado no matter how long or patiently he waits it out.

The arrogance of the Phillies’ writers and fans is quite something. Of course, were it between the Yankees, Dodgers, Cubs or Red Sox and Philly, it would be a quite different story. And the bogeyman that is NY’s superiority complex is in their heads to the point where the White Sox don’t even exist as a threat. If they do end up losing Machado and Harper, underestimating the Sox or that their stupid money trumps all will be two of the biggest reasons that franchise will be consigned to .500ish ball purgatory.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2019/01/28/how-instagram-made-this-woman-hand-knit-beanie-business-into-million-dollar-brand/BISLaWAXCkW7oL1uyM3iGO/story.html?s_campaign=breakingnews:newsletter There’s another theory about some who try to get elevated social media attention. That it will give them a platform to launch some type of entrepreneurial venture, to monetize something they’re passionate about. Whether it’s Mr. Money Moustache (financial advice that is “not a job” while being retired in 30’s), Ryan’s Toys Reviews generating $30+ million for a six year old or a Taiwanese hiker/climber finding fame (unfortunately in death) for taking 1000’s of pictures of herself in a bikini, it’s the world we currently inhabit. Now WSD only has to figure out a way to combine bikinis and baseball news without coming across in a creepy, Zuckerberg-ish way. PS: Iamshack has never given off that vibe at all.

https://www.thegoodphight.com/2019/1/25/18197906/should-the-phillies-be-worried-about-the-padres

Quite a bit of the Marlins’ success and almost all of his Expos’ tenure was based on building top-flight farm systems, though. He developed most of that young talent that wiped out the Cubs and Yankees in 2003, guys like Cabrera and Beckett.

Leyland, Duncan and Dombrowski as well?

2. Manny Machado to the Cardinals Why the heck not? Doesn't every owner have to be looking at his depth chart and thinking, "What would Machado and Harper do for us? What would one of them mean in terms of revenues, tickets, television ratings, etc.?" Sure, it's a huge investment and a scary one. On the other hand, how often does a 26-year-old infielder coming off a .905 OPS/146 OPS+/6.2 Wins Above Replacementseason hit the market? Here's guessing the Cardinals -- in a tight NL Central race with the Cubs and Brewers -- are at least considering the possibility. FanGraphs projects them to win 86 games, one fewer than the Cubs. Machado -- or Harper -- would change that. https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-moves-that-could-change-division-races/c-303223604 7 moves that would shake up MLB

Bob Dylan wrote that passage and sent me this...or DID he? https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/sd-sp-padres-on-mlb-com-top-100-prospects-list-20190126-photogallery.html Fwiw, I couldn’t even join the Brewers’ message board because I couldn’t convince them that I was actually a fan...mentions of Junior Guerra, Saladino, Soria and Avilan were not particularly helpful.

Thomas and Ventura...McDowell, too, they all came up so quickly, there wasn’t even enough time to question their selections. McDowell probably struggled the most to establish himself of those three high first round picks. Ventura was fine once he got past that 0/41 or whatever it was, but he really came into his own the next year. He already had that hitting streak at OSU, the only question was his defense. Thomas was a bit more unknown due to the two sport career and being overshadowed by the Bo Jackson legend at Auburn. But The Big Hurt was pretty much a hitting machine from the very moment he was drafted (like Jimenez last year, but even better.)

https://www.gaslampball.com/2019/1/22/18192839/a-look-into-the-padres-finances-has-opened-a-rats-nest-of-questions-ron-fowler-please-dont-be-evil There should be no excuse for the Padres to sign him with their debt load, not to mention that they already spent HALF that amount on Hosmer (that teams were projected to spend on Machado, $288 million)...and STILL have almost $30 million of bad money from the 2014-15 free agent class on their books. At least 10% of their revenue goes to debt load and PetCo refurbishments. Yet this is a franchise that has never won a World Series in fifty years of existence, has suffered six losing seasons in a row, and an even longer run since their last playoff appearance than the Sox. So they just might be desperate, and their franchise has already doubled in value to $1.2-$1.3 billion from their $600+ million purchase price (plus assuming debt from Moores). There’s also zero excuse to be outbid by teams like Pirates or Reds. The Mets are already out. I guess the Angels could jump in if they know Trout is already gone after 2020 (in terms of internal negotiations) and they really want to reach the playoffs his last two seasons. Pujols’ deal expires after 2021, fwiw. https://www.thegoodphight.com/2019/1/25/18197906/should-the-phillies-be-worried-about-the-padres https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals/when-will-bryce-harper-and-manny-machado-get-their-big-offers-maybe-never/2019/01/25/8ede3efa-20a8-11e9-9145-3f74070bbdb9_story.html

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/adhd-i-have-a-million-things-in-my-head-at-a-time-8710004.html I shouldn't have involved Jack Parkman (and, btw, I've never treated him like a joke, although hearing about Giolito's potential all year got old, we all have our favorite players), because his situation is so difficult for him it's hard to hold down a job, or even be offered one...ADHD is different, or adult ADHD. It's not about IQ or intelligence, it's just the way your brain works and inability to focus, going off on tangents or unrelated (or distantly related topics). On one hand, I can watch many movies or binge t.v. shows without any problem, or get two Master's degrees. I can compound money, get a consistent 8-10% rate of return on my investment portfolio, etc. Working in non-profit developed my EQ. On the other, I am constantly thinking about connections between different areas (finance and non-profit, sports and entertainment), some random facts and trivia (which is why I usually do well in Jeopardy/Trivial Pursuit/Millionaire type games or crossword puzzles) are always popping into my head. Whether it's normal or not to think this way, I don't know. It's just the way that I write, or more particularly, free write...if you give me the personal essays or Common App letters for our graduating seniors, I can edit/polish them quite quickly and easily, in the last few weeks, 4 of them have gotten into Oxford/Cambridge, 1 into Duke, 2 into the University of Chicago, 1 into Carnegie Mellon, but that's a completely different type of skill that all English majors possess. However, I have areas where my brain doesn't work that well, such as explaining complicated diagrams in economics, because my brain doesn't do well thinking in multiple dimensions or in terms of spatial relations, which is probably why I hated chemistry, physics and geometry. My father had early onset Alzheimer's disease in his mid to late 50's, and my mother has been dealing it for all of her 80's. Basically, my brain works exactly like this book, Latticework. In this engaging and challenging book, Robert Hagstrom outlines a new approach to investing based on the ideas of two highly successful investors: Charlie Munger of Berkshire Hathaway and bill Miller of Legg Mason. Both Munger and Miller believe in the latticework approach to investing, one that is based on a working knowledge of a variety of disciplines. Latticework is a true liberal arts approach to investing. It carries the reader from Ben Franklin's vision of education to St. John's College with its Great Books program to the cutting-edge Santa Fe Institute, a multi-disciplinary research center which brings together scientists from a variety of fields to address complex adaptive systems, including markets and economies. In helping readers develop the worldly vision they need to succeed financially, Latticework also points the way to a richer, fuller, more rewarding life.