5 minutes ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

Which is crazy, since going into that last CBA they were (depending on the metric you used) getting the smallest % of the revenue pie of the major sports. I don't know if that's been changed with the CBA and will need time to determine, but all-in-all, the lack of a cap has led to a perceived collusion by owners to slow salaries more-so than revenue growth. Cohen has thrown a wrench into that concept, but will other owners actually match or try and compete there? I doubt it for most.

I agree that it's not a strategy I would have supported if I was at the top of the Union, but it sure seems clear that given the choice between pushing for a cap and floor that were reasonable and tied to revenue and the strategy of letting things float, they went with the one where there's a risk of their revenue share going down.

Maybe they're worried that baseball ownership will simply find too many ways to classify money coming in as something other than revenue. Or they'd just Joel Osteen it into the walls behind their bathroom. Somehow that seems a reasonable fear for some of these guys.

On 12/21/2022 at 5:45 AM, Kyyle23 said:

Had to correct the title 

I was duped I tells ya!

 

1 hour ago, southsider2k5 said:

 

Look how easy it is to get fans excited.  I wish the Sox org understood this.  Or cared.

1 minute ago, Tnetennba said:

Look how easy it is to get fans excited.  I wish the Sox org understood this.  Or cared.

But think of poor Steve Cohen and the other $314 million he still has to pay for.

I've said this before several times in other posts. This is what you get with Steve Cohen as one of the richest billionaires in the US as the owner of a MLB team. I am so jealous the Mets have an owner who isn't cheap, bought the team as a fun hobby, not needing the team revenue to survive and seriously wants to spend ridiculous money to attempt to win a championship at all cost.

I am hoping someday in my lifetime we get a Steve Cohen type rich billionaire owner, once the loser Reinsdorf sells the team. The diehard and loyal Sox fans in the 3rd largest US market deserve it.

I understand this doesn't guarantee s%*# that the Mets will win a World Series title. However tell me one Sox fan right now who wouldn't take Cohen as the owner over our POS Reinsdorf. At least the Mets are spending the money and attempting to put a competitive team on the field, as opposed to our cheap and demented owner.

wild.

 

 

4 minutes ago, Quin said:

wild.

 

 

Saw this. Hilarious. And Cohen already publicly commented on the signing so they are stuck with it. Eat s%*# you loud moth billionaire 

Edited December 24, 20223 yr by EloyJenkins

Damn!

22 hours ago, southsider2k5 said:

But think of poor Steve Cohen and the other $314 million he still has to pay for.

 

31 minutes ago, Quin said:

wild.

 

 

31 minutes ago, EloyJenkins said:

Saw this. Hilarious. And Cohen already publicly commented on the signing so they are stuck with it. Eat s%*# you loud moth billionaire 

Hi, Jerry!

Too bad there aren’t more guys who reaped billions through racketeering and insider trading to buy more baseball teams.

2 minutes ago, FourEyesShottenhoffer said:

Too bad there aren’t more guys who reaped billions through racketeering and insider trading to buy more baseball teams.

You don't become a Billionaire by running a squeaky clean business. They're all shady af. 

Edited December 24, 20223 yr by Jack Parkman

Interesting. 

52 minutes ago, EloyJenkins said:

Saw this. Hilarious. And Cohen already publicly commented on the signing so they are stuck with it. Eat s%*# you loud moth billionaire 

Because he commented on it they can't fail his physical?

39 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

 

What better way for Reinsdorf to hurt Steve Cohen than to swoop in and nab Correa!

17 minutes ago, Quin said:

What better way for Reinsdorf to hurt Steve Cohen than to swoop in and nab Correa!

And the Sox don't mind guys who come pre-injured.

21 minutes ago, ron883 said:

Because he commented on it they can't fail his physical?

Yes, people keep saying this, but I don’t believe the CBA or Boras can drag Cohen into court to enter into a contract that hasn’t been signed/executed, one where the normal process took place (player takes physical, physical reveals issues, contract possibly re-negotiated as a result (the likely scenario here)).

Could see Cohen getting fined by The MLB or some other punishment (loss of draft picks) for “free agent tampering” if it comes to that point, though it would be more for revenge on behest of Reinsdorf and his other fellow Angry Tankers than any principle they may hold, as if.

45 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said:

You don't become a Billionaire by running a squeaky clean business. They're all shady af. 

Exactly. We need more crooks relieving people of wealth so I can enjoy my baseball team more

10 minutes ago, FourEyesShottenhoffer said:

Exactly. We need more crooks relieving people of wealth so I can enjoy my baseball team more

Elon isn't a crook. Let's get him. 

3 minutes ago, ron883 said:

Elon isn't a crook. Let's get him. 

Excellent suggestion.  He's a man of action for sure.

Honestly, I want every team to sign Correa to a contract this off-season at this point.

Just now, Quin said:

Honestly, I want every team to sign Correa to a contract this off-season at this point.

Some teams will have him for 6 days. Some will have him for like 4

1 hour ago, ron883 said:

Because he commented on it they can't fail his physical?

 

On 12/13/2022 at 11:00 PM, MEANS said:

This is crazy

Going straight by "odds" and "analytics" all these signings are crazy. 12 years? Anything can happen in 12 years but one this is for sure, a lot of money will be wasted on this deal and all deals like this deal. It's insane but I guess TV contracts and 30 dollar beers and 200 dollar parking will easily pay for it. How can teams afford to throw away money like this?