2025 Major League Baseball Thread

[Lacit170]

Originally Posted by StereoMike

Kinda harsh...

Hilarious!

[filmnut5]

Originally Posted by Navster

Zito tomorrow

For the Love of God.....ALL HANDS ON DECK.

Originally Posted by StereoMike

Kinda harsh...

[walruswarrior]

Originally Posted by R3P0

really?

Yeah really. What possible reason would I have to want the team that swept my team to win it all? As for the contracts, you should read a little better. The point is not that the Yankees have given out massive contracts, but that other teams have also given out albatross salaries. Don't throw stones in a glass house type of thing. I'm ok with the money they spend. It's all the other teams who have tightwad owners that seem to get up in arms about it. Ask any Rays fan if they wished Steinberg would pour a little more funding into the team so they could field a somewhat decent lineup.

[Navster]

Originally Posted by supersix4

I know if I ever have a daughter id want her to date Arod.






Cause he never gets to first base!








Zing

Well played

Originally Posted by StereoMike

Kinda harsh...

[Show spoiler]

[Monkey]

Originally Posted by fatediesel

Similar stat from ESPN's Darren Rovell:

Crazy, but if they can afford to why not I suppose.

[Navster]

Originally Posted by Monkey

Crazy, but if they can afford to why not I suppose.

See thats the problem, most teams dont have that type of cash flow like the Yankees do, to most its not fair some tams can spend more then others (But more power to them, and there fans should appreciate they do as I'd be pissed if my team was sitting on a shit load of money)... Thats why so many are against the Yanks, its just funny to see them fall hard after all the money they spend

[Monkey]

Originally Posted by Navster

See thats the problem, most teams dont have that type of cash flow like the Yankees do, to most its not fair some tams can spend more then others (But more power to them, and there fans should appreciate they do as I'd be pissed if my team was sitting on a shit load of money)... Thats why so many are against the Yanks, its just funny to see them fall hard after all the money they spend

I full agree. Unless they change the rules, you can't blame them for doing what they can within the rules. I'm far from a Yankees fan and was cheering for Detroit

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by fatediesel

Yesterday was a bad day for the Swisher household. In addition to the Yankees being eliminated Nick's wife JoAnna Garcia's show Animal Practice was canceled.

I actually watched an episode of that. It was terrible. One of the worst shows on TV. No aurprise it's dead.

[ChadFL]

I liked the part of the celebration where Leyland told the fans not to drink and drive, then said "especially me." Guess he was referring to his own DUI. And when he said that I swear he sounded drunk.

[Navster]

Hope the Giants can win tonight and get this back to SF... Not very many know this, but Giants have won Zito's last 12 starts

[R3P0]

Originally Posted by Monkey

I full agree. Unless they change the rules, you can't blame them for doing what they can within the rules. I'm far from a Yankees fan and was cheering for Detroit

Baseball needs a min and max cap, the problem with the Yankees is the market and structure of where they are. Noone can compete with that in MLB. A team like the Royals cant match the revenue the YES network brings in even before the parking and concession and souvenir revenues are added in.

Last time I had heard the math was something like this

Player costs -200 million / season
Stadium costs -100 million / Season

Yes network revenue +500 million /season

The Yankees clear 200 million dollars without playing a single game. They probably clear something like an additional 7-800 million off the stadium because they own it free and clear. Not including if they make it to the postseason.

The Yankees are a product of there location not talent or history.

The Hardcap for Baseball to be competitive needs to be 100 million no team should be able to spend more then that on a season, the low cap should be 65 million to prevent low market teams from low balling the game and not spending at all.

This would fix 90% of all issues with MLB and help bring down ticket costs in the long run.

[filmnut5]

Originally Posted by walruswarrior

Yeah really. What possible reason would I have to want the team that swept my team to win it all? As for the contracts, you should read a little better. The point is not that the Yankees have given out massive contracts, but that other teams have also given out albatross salaries. Don't throw stones in a glass house type of thing. I'm ok with the money they spend. It's all the other teams who have tightwad owners that seem to get up in arms about it. Ask any Rays fan if they wished Steinberg would pour a little more funding into the team so they could field a somewhat decent lineup.

Multiple 70's divisional champs, Pittsburgh and KC (along with most others), haven't a hope of signing a lineup comparable to the pin-stripers. The Yanks could sell NO tickets and still make a massive profit. Having said that, if I were a Yanks fan and the ballclub didn't take full advantage of their wealth.....I'D BE PISSED.

[Hatter]

Originally Posted by R3P0

Baseball needs a min and max cap, the problem with the Yankees is the market and structure of where they are. Noone can compete with that in MLB. A team like the Royals cant match the revenue the YES network brings in even before the parking and concession and souvenir revenues are added in.

Last time I had heard the math was something like this

Player costs -200 million / season
Stadium costs -100 million / Season

Yes network revenue +500 million /season

The Yankees clear 200 million dollars without playing a single game. They probably clear something like an additional 7-800 million off the stadium because they own it free and clear. Not including if they make it to the postseason.

The Yankees are a product of there location not talent or history.

The Hardcap for Baseball to be competitive needs to be 100 million no team should be able to spend more then that on a season, the low cap should be 65 million to prevent low market teams from low balling the game and not spending at all.

This would fix 90% of all issues with MLB and help bring down ticket costs in the long run.

It's too late for 100 million hard cap with the salaries of today. It would need to be 125 at least.

[Navster]

Come on Giants, lets make this a series

[supersix4]

Originally Posted by fatediesel

Similar stat from ESPN's Darren Rovell:

Eh I'd let Dan Snyder pay 6 billion for 1 super bowl ... It's clear Steinbrenner wanted 1 thing to win, and while I have a problem with MLB allowing it, I don't have a problem with them playing within the rules.

Its funny to point to some of the their contracts, but a good percent of them at the time seem like logical moves I mean even Clemens the guy had under a 3 era and I believe even like a 1.6 or 1.9! I'd have given him a shot even at that extreme salary.

The Arod resign was the biggest gaffe of all as he would be someone else's problem right now.

[filmnut5]

Originally Posted by Navster

Come on Giants, lets make this a series

Cards have left 4 on thru 2 but keep in mind how many the Giants LOB in game 3 and lost. The bullpen needs to stay ready and busy ALL night. Don't forget what they did to the Reds. There is NO quit in this ballclub. GO GIANTS.

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by R3P0

Baseball needs a min and max cap, the problem with the Yankees is the market and structure of where they are. Noone can compete with that in MLB. A team like the Royals cant match the revenue the YES network brings in even before the parking and concession and souvenir revenues are added in.

Last time I had heard the math was something like this

Player costs -200 million / season
Stadium costs -100 million / Season

Yes network revenue +500 million /season

The Yankees clear 200 million dollars without playing a single game. They probably clear something like an additional 7-800 million off the stadium because they own it free and clear. Not including if they make it to the postseason.

The Yankees are a product of there location not talent or history.

The Hardcap for Baseball to be competitive needs to be 100 million no team should be able to spend more then that on a season, the low cap should be 65 million to prevent low market teams from low balling the game and not spending at all.

This would fix 90% of all issues with MLB and help bring down ticket costs in the long run.

I agree with most of what you say. Just not this. If we're talking location/market what's the Mets excuse?

[walruswarrior]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

I agree with most of what you say. Just not this. If we're talking location/market what's the Mets excuse?

And boom goes the dynamite. Honestly what can you say when someone makes that type of statement lmao.

[sycro]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

I agree with most of what you say. Just not this. If we're talking location/market what's the Mets excuse?

The Mets were near or at the top for years. It was only after many of their acquisitions turned into 3rd and 4th place teams that they cut back. Not to mention the entire Madoff scam stealing a ton of the owners' money.

[ChadFL]

I was looking around at all-time franchise records and came across this. Franchises with the most Hall of Famers. Here are the top 16 teams, founded in 1901 or earlier before the expansion era. These numbers do include HOF'ers from all cities the franchises played in. The Twins were the Washington Senators from 1901-1960. I was a little surprised the Yankees were that low and the Giants easily #1. Not a lot of correlation between HOF'ers and championships won as the teams at #4, 5 and 8 on this list have the most championships.

1. Giants - 55
2. Dodgers - 46
3. Braves - 45
4. Yankees - 44
5. Cardinals - 42
6. Cubs - 41
7. Pirates - 38
8. Athletics - 36
9. Red Sox - 34
10. Reds - 34
11. Phillies - 32
12. Indians - 31
13. Orioles - 28
14. White Sox - 27
15. Twins - 23
16. Tigers - 21