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Shouldn’t there be SOME leeway for those who do it for fun and aren’t receiving any type of financial compensation? Or the other point, if this was a pay site ($9.95/month) and we had walked-off access to exclusive insider information and some boards were just for paying members...then it would justifiably be easier to criticize, as those insiders would essentially be paid employees of the website.

The Indians need an outfielder 10x more than the Sox...and Joc fits their timeline exactly.

Sounds like the MarShon/Dillon Brooks NBA trade fiasco...Or KW trading for the wrong Berry/Berry. Hope Bruce cashes that first check quickly.

Tail numbers on a private jet from Las Vegas to Philly or it didn’t happen...

The only argument is the same reason they wanted to trade for him before last year. Taste of experience, become familiar with coaches and minor league talent, city of Chicago, etc. Would agree Phillies, Mets, Cardinals, Angels, heck...any team with illusions of contending in 2019 would be the ones to offer this kind of deal.

https://nypost.com/2019/01/28/manny-machados-last-resort-why-a-one-year-deal-can-make-sense/ Joel Sherman of NY Post argues why a $35~40 million one year MM deal to White Sox, Padres, Phillies might make the most sense. (But still not buying it.)

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.