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zoux posted:Owners association calling up John Wick dudes about Steve Cohen Came here to post this, lol.
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Dec 9, 2022 03:12
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Much like the Yankees, the mets pretty much held serve, they still need to do more work to be better than they were last year.
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Dec 9, 2022 03:14
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Gerblederp posted:Ted Rogers has more fuckin money than god and the Jays aren’t going to do poo poo Gonna pay Joey Gallo and Ross Stripling
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Dec 9, 2022 03:19
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Cubs and Red Sox seem to be on eerily similar paths. Big market teams that have realized they can fill up their historic ballparks because it's a tourist attraction. Throw in a big local TV deal because of their loyal fanbase and you can print money winning 75 games a year. Sell fans on some A ball guys who might be good in 5 years.
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Dec 9, 2022 03:29
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hell yeah Nimmo he's absurdly underrated, 17th in wRC+ in baseball since his debut and never even sniffed an AS team
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Dec 9, 2022 03:40
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Imagine if the Blue Jays did anything
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Dec 9, 2022 03:51
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Niwrad posted:Cubs and Red Sox seem to be on eerily similar paths. Big market teams that have realized they can fill up their historic ballparks because it's a tourist attraction. Throw in a big local TV deal because of their loyal fanbase and you can print money winning 75 games a year. Sell fans on some A ball guys who might be good in 5 years. 2023 NL MVP Christopher Morel was AA and he's good NOW
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Dec 9, 2022 03:52
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Niwrad posted:Cubs and Red Sox seem to be on eerily similar paths. Big market teams that have realized they can fill up their historic ballparks because it's a tourist attraction. Throw in a big local TV deal because of their loyal fanbase and you can print money winning 75 games a year. Sell fans on some A ball guys who might be good in 5 years. Cubs had their lowest attendance since 1997, and I'd loooove to see ratings for the ongoing trash fire know as Marquee (I know ratings aren't as big as carriage fees) so I don't think the old Tribune methods are coming back. The Wrigleyville theme park doesn't work without fans.
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Dec 9, 2022 04:00
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https://twitter.com/martinonyc/status/1601031887471841281 Mets gonna spend 450 million next year.
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Dec 9, 2022 04:15
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Cohen is spending like those Madoff checks are back jesus.
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Dec 9, 2022 04:17
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Its true, but mcmagic is correct in saying that they haven't actually improved. If anything they're still down a starter from last year.
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Dec 9, 2022 04:18
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the braves made all our big moves before the season ended but I want a splash damnit
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Dec 9, 2022 05:12
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The line that the Mets and Yankees haven't improved completely misses the point that they were top teams in the toughest divisions. They should try to get better, of course, but not everything is as linear and forgone as that line of reasoning suggests. Lack of play-off success doesn't mean they weren't good teams (contrary to what some will insist), they could stay pat and still be in the World Series next year.
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Dec 9, 2022 05:13
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Milovan Drecun posted:The line that the Mets and Yankees haven't improved completely misses the point that they were top teams in the toughest divisions. They should try to get better, of course, but not everything is as linear and forgone as that line of reasoning suggests. Lack of play-off success doesn't mean they weren't good teams (contrary to what some will insist), they could stay pat and still be in the World Series next year. well, not the Mets because of who they are, but I get your point
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Dec 9, 2022 05:15
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bawfuls posted:No, Lux to SS is considered a less than ideal solution. It'd be like Seager's defense without as reliable a bat.
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Dec 9, 2022 05:15
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Tatsuta Age posted:well, not the Mets because of who they are, but I get your point It's true, no amount of improvement will spare the Mets from F.A.T.E.
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Dec 9, 2022 05:19
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Milovan Drecun posted:The line that the Mets and Yankees haven't improved completely misses the point that they were top teams in the toughest divisions. They should try to get better, of course, but not everything is as linear and forgone as that line of reasoning suggests. Lack of play-off success doesn't mean they weren't good teams (contrary to what some will insist), they could stay pat and still be in the World Series next year. They both clearly weren't world series caliber last year. i doubt either is the favorite to win their divisions next season.
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Dec 9, 2022 05:20
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Milovan Drecun posted:The line that the Mets and Yankees haven't improved completely misses the point that they were top teams in the toughest divisions. They should try to get better, of course, but not everything is as linear and forgone as that line of reasoning suggests. Lack of play-off success doesn't mean they weren't good teams (contrary to what some will insist), they could stay pat and still be in the World Series next year. 99 and 100 win teams. Keeping their biggest pieces or a relatively lateral move in DeGrom-to-Verlander. Stop time left in the off-season. Yankees pursuing a big SP. Mets pursing a C. Who knows what else? Talented players who underperformed or had health issues last year hopefully do better. Youngsters possibly coming up in the world. Everyone in the league getting a year older and other top teams losing some key pieces and adding some others. Who knows how it all shakes out? Literally 10 months from now and 6-7 months of baseball. Some people want nothing but to complain and doomsday and act smug about their supposed genius and shitpost and just generally suck.
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Dec 9, 2022 05:22
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Mets have a catcher likely to be up in 2023 who is the #1 overall prospect.
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Dec 9, 2022 05:26
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I just think you'd like your team to improve if you spend another 100 million but I think the Mets are doing the right things as well.
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Dec 9, 2022 05:30
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Popete posted:Mets have a catcher likely to be up in 2023 who is the #1 overall prospect. They will extend him for $200 million by May
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Dec 9, 2022 05:38
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Poque posted:They will extend him for $200 million by May You can do that with players under team control?
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Dec 9, 2022 05:59
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After all these huge contracts I can't believe the Astros locked up Yordan for 6/115 like 5 months ago
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Dec 9, 2022 06:05
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GoatSeeGuy posted:Cubs had their lowest attendance since 1997, and I'd loooove to see ratings for the ongoing trash fire know as Marquee (I know ratings aren't as big as carriage fees) so I don't think the old Tribune methods are coming back. The Wrigleyville theme park doesn't work without fans. The sharp decline in attendance and STH churn is the one thing that gives me hope that the Cubs may actually make a splash. The Rickettses have built up an entire neighborhood to be a moneymaker and the fan base really isn’t buying this poverty franchise routine. If they don’t land Correa or similar, I have no doubt that attendance will decline again. Money talks. Bullshit walks.
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Dec 9, 2022 06:06
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GoatSeeGuy posted:Cubs had their lowest attendance since 1997, and I'd loooove to see ratings for the ongoing trash fire know as Marquee (I know ratings aren't as big as carriage fees) so I don't think the old Tribune methods are coming back. The Wrigleyville theme park doesn't work without fans. They were still 11th in attendance and that doesn't include the rooftops, hotels, and restaurants they now own in the neighborhood. Tickets are 3rd highest in the league and concessions are the highest priced. They're making like $5 a month off every cable customer in Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa even in the offseason. I'm sure they've done the math and realize that adding $80 million to the payroll is not worth 400,000 more fans a season.
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Dec 9, 2022 06:30
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The Cubs are also making $100-$200 more per family that attend a game than most teams in the league. Even with a slightly lower attendance, that's still incredibly profitable. And while some fans might be turned off, Wrigley is still a huge tourist attraction and their attendance floor is going to be incredibly high. It would take closing the bleachers down for them to dip below 30,000 a game.
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Dec 9, 2022 06:45
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Niwrad posted:The Cubs are also making $100-$200 more per family that attend a game than most teams in the league. Even with a slightly lower attendance, that's still incredibly profitable. And while some fans might be turned off, Wrigley is still a huge tourist attraction and their attendance floor is going to be incredibly high. It would take closing the bleachers down for them to dip below 30,000 a game. what does the fan cost index represent? Average price of a ticket? Ticket + Parking? Ticket + Food?
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Dec 9, 2022 06:58
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Niwrad posted:The Cubs are also making $100-$200 more per family that attend a game than most teams in the league. Even with a slightly lower attendance, that's still incredibly profitable. And while some fans might be turned off, Wrigley is still a huge tourist attraction and their attendance floor is going to be incredibly high. It would take closing the bleachers down for them to dip below 30,000 a game. You're also talking about sold tickets, which is only part of the equation. The real money in that 364 bucks comes from beer, concessions, etc and those are notoriously hard to sell to empty seats. Same thing applies to all the tourist traps surrounding the park.
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Dec 9, 2022 07:02
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IcePhoenix posted:what does the fan cost index represent? Average price of a ticket? Ticket + Parking? Ticket + Food? It's a "take your two kids to their first baseball game" price: quote:Fan Cost Index comprises the prices of four average-price tickets, two small draft beers, four small soft drinks, four regular-size hot dogs, parking for one hour, two game programs and two least-expensive, adult-size adjustable caps.
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Dec 9, 2022 07:15
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quote:Fan Cost Index comprises the prices of four average-price tickets, two small draft beers, four small soft drinks, four regular-size hot dogs, parking for one hour, two game programs and two least-expensive, adult-size adjustable caps. Odd choice for them to only include one hour of parking when the average game is three hours long.
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Dec 9, 2022 07:18
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I guess it might depend on if you're in one of the remaining stadiums where that's an issue but every sporting even I've ever both been to and parked my own car at charged me a flat rate for parking, so yeah that's kind of weird
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Dec 9, 2022 07:20
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The Pussy Boss posted:https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1601030781706637312 https://twitter.com/ConnorNewcomb_/status/1601031178256982017?s=20&t=en8LzWnlznYIVeOINjbbUg
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Dec 9, 2022 07:28
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KICK BAMA KICK posted:How did his glove turn out in general cause I just remember him looking completely lost in center in that '20 NLCS?
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Dec 9, 2022 07:35
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Wow, I didn't know Nimmo was a fan of Jimmy Carter.
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Dec 9, 2022 07:36
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fast cars loose anus posted:It's a "take your two kids to their first baseball game" price: Well drat now I kind of want to see the cost breakdown per team
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Dec 9, 2022 07:56
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GoatSeeGuy posted:You're also talking about sold tickets, which is only part of the equation. The real money in that 364 bucks comes from beer, concessions, etc and those are notoriously hard to sell to empty seats. Same thing applies to all the tourist traps surrounding the park. They still draw well for being a terrible team with no star players. The question is whether they think adding $80 million to the payroll is worth getting a couple thousand more to show up to the park. Seems like they've done the math and realized it's not worth the risk.
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Dec 9, 2022 08:17
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Nimmo was someone I was hoping the Cubs would pursue. Could have played CF and then moved to LF after they trade or let Happ walk. I was going to say he is a very underrated hitter but that contract is a sign the Mets saw his value.
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Dec 9, 2022 08:21
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Niwrad posted:Cubs and Red Sox seem to be on eerily similar paths. Big market teams that have realized they can fill up their historic ballparks because it's a tourist attraction. Throw in a big local TV deal because of their loyal fanbase and you can print money winning 75 games a year. Sell fans on some A ball guys who might be good in 5 years. The Red Sox are bleeding fan interest too, they are not filling up Fenway at all anymore. They also have been lapped by the Patriots for obvious reasons, but also the Celtics and Bruins both being on sustained runs of success and playoff appearances has drawn interest there as well. There's a lot of local apathy about the front office and ownership
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Nodoze posted:The Red Sox are bleeding fan interest too, they are not filling up Fenway at all anymore. They also have been lapped by the Patriots for obvious reasons, but also the Celtics and Bruins both being on sustained runs of success and playoff appearances has drawn interest there as well. There's a lot of local apathy about the front office and ownership
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