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Team owner Patrick Dumont, instead, brought up "character" and "culture" in regards to the Doncic trade. https://sports.yahoo.com/mavericks-owner-patrick-dumont-cites-character-culture-for-luka-doncic-trade-says-team-is-not-moving-to-las-vegas-231335120.html

AI? DeepSeek?

Dianetics? Is this a new term for critics/skeptics of Chris Getz?

Seems halftime show was a lot more interesting than the game... "From "Uncle Sam" Jackson introducing the performance to a wild appearance by Serena Williams, SZA, bold political statements in front of Trump, and of course, the Drake of it all -- Lamar had everyone talking with his Super Bowl Halftime Show." tmz.com "Lamar is canny: He knows that it’s a balancing act to be able to chide America’s anti-Blackness and “respectability” politics, and what’s needed on the opposite end of the scale is a gold bar of drama. That’s what he accomplished with his performance, which was full of attention-drawing slights at Drake. He brought out tennis legend Serena Williams, Drake’s rumored ex who inspired a different beef between Drake and rapper Common, to C-walk during the big song, and he wore a diamond lowercase “a” chain most likely to represent the lyric “A minor” (accompanied by some flagbearers running across the field with flags depicting the same lowercase “a” being held by children). As if that weren’t enough, some fans also believe that the other tunes chosen for Lamar’s setlist are meant to be sneak Drake disses." https://slate.com/culture/2025/02/kendrick-lamar-halftime-super-bowl-halftime-drake-2025.html

That makes sense because you have a lot of balls beaten into the ground...popped up or fouled out, etc.

Robert or Moncada would be out 3-4 months...or come back and swing with one hand or something. Guess we now have "will he?/won't he?" about Travis Kelce's impending retirement for the entire offseason...so there's that to look forward to.

That's just it. The last rebuild had six Top 100 premium position prospects...among others. And then they already had the "base/foundation" of Anderson and Abreu. Everything right now seems to be highly predicated on both Montgomery's being stars, with Quero/Teel looking more like complementary pieces that are solid but steady contributors, but certainly not studs that can carry a team. (Think more of Omar Narvaez with Quero than Adley R.). Braden's only lacking in foot speed from the five tool box...Colson's obviously got even more going against him, but at the very least, we can't blame the Red Sox if something goes wrong with Braden's development (if anything, we should probably be wishing he was able to spend 2+ months working with their cutting-edge hitting instructors in his draft year). And the odds of both Smith/Schultz 1) pitching up to their capabilities and 2) not getting hurt...well, we know from following Sox top pitching prospects from the late 90's on that you simply can't expect both guys AND Grant Taylor to "hit the jackpot" like they did with Crochet/Sale.

Can't believe the ad prices are up to $8 million for 30 seconds during the Super Bowl... That's basically the same amount as the White Sox are making from all their broadcasting (tv/radio) across a 162 game season, plus spring training.

163 to 14 total yards...

Coming back from this would be more shocking than the Pats over the Falcons...

"Stars" is really pushing the definition...

I lived in Kansas City for a decade...so I'll just go with the Chiefs. Scoreboard.

https://www.truebluela.com/2025/2/9/24316020/enrique-hernandez-dodgers k*** Hernandez back to LAD. Now all they need to do is add Clayton Kershaw in June/July to get to a $400 million payroll...along with all their other deadline additions.

How many post season victories does SD have since 2020? And Colorado? They haven't been relevant since Troy Tulowitski.

Kelenic might make the WI Sports HoF... We did strangely hear Gavin Lux's name all offseason, so there was that.

Yes there's no end in sight and a sale of the team would be preferable to a 3-5 year court battle. They're still more likely to retrench for another run two years from now. That means trading Suarez King Cease Arraez Darvish for prospects...or even Tatis/Machado. Hopefully they all go to the Dodgers lol.

Padres are just like the Rockies...well, you lost everyone right there. But they're MORE dysfunctional lol? The Rockies are at 0.0% to make the playoffs yet again. If you're worried about bad contracts...well there's Kris Bryant.

Or they can cheer for Jackson Merrill at 21 years old playing like an MVP candidate at a new position. Machado likely in the HoF. Arraez winning batting titles. Cease Darvish King and one of the best bullpens in baseball. Tatis isn't too bad, either. Pure s%*# show...nothing like the product in Chicago right now.

You're forgetting everyone here doubts that Tatis would have developed the same way with the Sox...they went all in and gutted their system last year and had the Dodgers down 2-1 and a bullpen start and let them get away. Do you want a team that's not afraid to challenge LA or one that just is perpetually rebuilding like the Rockies? Just look at the respective attendance numbers for the answer to that question ...

They would be #8 in baseball fWAR-wise based on never trading any of their draft picks or intl guys. They're especially high on deVrieze right now. The James Wood/Gore trade remains their biggest risk for Soto...that back fired because Juan underperformed in SD.

Padres are hopeless right now...just have to limp along to trade deadline still somehow in playoff convention...

Let him go to the Orioles where his father's name still means something... https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/02/orioles-previously-expressed-interest-in-gavin-sheets.html

I think the Twins were selling the rest of their GA tickets this past season for $5. So it’s kind of in line with your thinking. Keep in mind, they were in playoff position until mid August and won a playoff series over the NYY the previous season. “But I would think if people got in for free, they probably wouldn’t buy anything else. I could be wrong, though… or at least not enough to offset costs. So having some type of monetary value to the ticket will help ensure those willing to pay money get in, so they will be more likely to buy extra stuff once inside. If that makes sense. Edit: not all tickets are $5, but a select number are. Not sure the amount. I feel it’s their way to attract more people without making it free. I guess they have the same idea in mind: save money on tickets, spend more inside.” https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/ninek6/why_dont_teams_struggling_with_attendance_make/ “Twins jumped from second most affordable in 2023 to 18th most expensive in 2024” Yes more expensive so not downplaying that, but the wording here is intentionally trying to spin it by changing the verbiage from “most affordable” to “most expensive”. The 18th most expensive per SI is the 13th most affordable if we’re using the same verbiage. So the Twins dropped 11 spots from 2nd to 13th and SI’s trying to paint it worse. Not shocking given the pile of poo SI is these days.” [–]magellanspuma 49 points 10 months ago But the price jump coinciding with a drop in payroll is straight bs. Someone noted the Pohlads (currently in the process of selling) are the fourth richest family ownership group in the majors and they’re finally getting out…

“A team with a payroll in the 20's like the brewers haven't won a world series since 2003 marlins. top 10 payroll win the world series routinely. Not just LA/NY 2023- Texas Rangers 4th 2022- Houston Astros 8th 2021- Atlanta Braves 10th 2020- LA Dodgers 1st 2019- Washington nationals 7th 2018- Boston Red Sox 1st *2017- Houston Astros 17th (cheated) 2016- Chicago cubs 5th Payroll disparity is only getting worse. I mean... Shohei Ohtani's AAV is larger than 4 current MLB payrolls (before deferred payments) His $70 million average annual value puts Ohtani ahead of the current projected 26-man payrolls of the Cincinnati Reds ($67.5 million), Kansas City Royals ($67.2 million), Pittsburgh Pirates ($49.2 million) and Oakland Athletics ($33.9 million), per Cot's Contracts. (Note as of Feb 2025 he’s “only” ahead of the Marlins’ 30th ranked payroll and barely behind the White Sox). The sport is a joke and frankly rigged for big markets from a team building/payroll standpoint. Us brewers (any small market, really) fans just lie to ourselves because no matter what, we'll cheer for them like they are our child. It sucks. But nothing will get better until all small markets turn into an Oakland A's and Miami Marlins attendance situation. Personally, I'd love to see the MLB die so it is forced to make it competitive and balanced with payroll fairness. Salary cap/floor. It's long overdue.” 2015 Royals were 13th in payroll…btw. Right now the Tigers are the 19th highest payroll at $144.3 million…so the White Sox would have to raise payroll over $100 million to actually compete legitimately for a World Series.

https://sports.yahoo.com/super-bowl-2025-eagles-best-chance-at-beating-chiefs-comes-from-a-roster-strategy-heavily-influenced-by-andy-reid-212549132.html