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One reason? The deferred money charade is clouding a lot of folks’ vision. The Dodgers are spending $415,000,000 on this season’s payroll. The Mets are spending $381,000,000. Yankees, Phils, Jays are paying 337, 313, 309, respectively. “oh, but the Mets suck so money doesn’t matter!” “Oh, the Rays are only spending $108M and they’re consistently one of the best teams in the league!” These are weak arguments, at best. Any team can catch lightning in a bottle, it happens. But for someone to tell me with a straight face in March of 2026 that the Dodgers and White Sox have competitive balance? f*** outta here. The whole idea spits in the face of the adage that you get what you pay for. Of course there are exceptions, but baseball is no different than any other product. The owners offered an incredibly high floor. It’s inarguably true that there would be greatly improved competitive balance when league-wide payrolls fall within a defined, relatively skinny band. It would put a lot more emphasis on homegrown talent, leading to more investments in farm systems and scouting, improving the product in the future.

Great coaching and clubhouse leadership can make up for a lot of liabilities by getting everyone pulling on the same rope. TWTW, if you will. I don’t think these guys are just talking s%*# when they talk about their teammates. This unit is clicking in a very rare way.

Davis….hmmm.

Damn. Gonzo has to run asap on that.

I guess I feel better knowing Murphy is not supposed to be on the 25 man.

Great dub. Let’s get that sweep done tomorrow. According to Yahoo, their starter tomorrow, Montero, is 6’1” and only 146lbs. Is that even possible?

Last minute scratch due to back tightness

Feels like we lose a lot of challenges. I didn’t see anything definitive there to overturn. Looked like a bad slide with him reaching toward the far side of the bag.

Bottom half of the order is a black hole today. 4 automatic outs.

That one dude clearly loves some baseball lol. That was awesome.

What an awful AB. It looks like he’s not even trying (though I know he is).

Thanks man...so far, so good!

I’ll take that. Could be a WHOLE lot worse

Well, if he is out for a while, I hope the team properly mourns his loss by hanging his jersey and batting gloves in the dugout.

Tell me Vargas isn’t the happiest he’s ever been in his career. Love watching a dude grow as a player and a leader. it’s been a really shitty, shitty day. Good to end it smiling.

With that high floor, a hard cap should be on the table. Counting the bs deferred money, had this proposal been in place on OD, the players would have roughly $60M in extra pay this season.

Does our favorite umpire have the ovaries to push this game along?

4th in MLB in barrel%.

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f*** yeah lol Love that dude….glue guy personified

As an out of towner, I sure hope yall fill the park for that Cleveland series in June.

Len said he got a Sandlin ovation.

So they never lose? Sure seems that way, eh?

Agreed. Didn’t hate it. I doubt Venable was aware that a new slap hitter on the roster doesn’t know how to bunt.

She’s pissed me off so badly, I sound like many people, more people than anyone has ever seen, that I disagree with.