I am curious to understand what he’s seeing or what he’s trying to accomplish. He’s way too smart to piss away money, but the only logical explanation is that he’s just trying to buy a championship.

Which is a crazy reason to dumb a half billion dollars given the sport.

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There is a revenue and value element to what he is doing. Obviously he going to sell more tickets and concessions at higher prices, increase the broadcasting rights, get more advertising, but most of all increase the value of the franchise. He will probably not have to shell out money out of his own pocket, but rather be able to use increased cash flow and bank loans to pay for stuff.

But he is worth $17.5B, so it is a very expensive toy but well within his means.

If the Mets win the World Series and become perennially contenders, the value of the franchise will probably go up by one billion or more. He understands capital gains.

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Hawaii (fuck) You

He's a maniacal Mets fan from childhood. What Ricketts claims to be but wasn't. He's never going to sell the team, but he also knows that team prices never go down over time. And he wants to beat the crap out of the Yankees: on the field, in public perception, and financially.

It's what Jerry Reinsdorf should have done in 1994 instead of leading the work stoppage.

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"When people want their version of the truth, they go find it, no matter how baseless their beliefs." -- Ken Rosenthal

Bauer about to be available.

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Beat me to it

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Nas: Blago, who has single handedly destroyed CFMB?

Blago: https://youtube.com/shorts/Lftdxd-YXt8?feature=share

"You can’t love your country only when you win." -President Biden

https://youtu.be/R6e4ruziZBI?si=1G4W1vbh0eGQuHfU

Isn't he still under contract with the Dodgers?

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

The Dodgers are likely to release him. They don't want the negative PR for a guy who hasn't pitched in a year and a half.

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"When people want their version of the truth, they go find it, no matter how baseless their beliefs." -- Ken Rosenthal

Even releasing him, they now owe a $23 million contract for this year that they didn't owe yesterday

Conforto 2 years 36 million to the Giants. That may qualify as the worst short term contract of the off-season.

hes still been training nd throwing. practically non stop since.

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'Your AT&T Universal Card has arrived'? Oh God, Kick-fucking-ass, I got a Master Card! I don't believe it, man. Life is kinda cool sometimes.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/12/ ... sical.html

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Sherman remarked, "Well, Grant, we've had the devil's own day, haven't we?" Grant looked up. "Yes," he replied, followed by a puff. "Yes. Lick 'em tomorrow, though."

Damn….crazy. Boras working overtime. That ESPN+ article on how the Mets deal went down might need a part two.

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Hawaii (fuck) You

Maybe he will get 2 deals voided in same offseason

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

They might just change the last 4-5 years of that contract into team options.

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Sherman remarked, "Well, Grant, we've had the devil's own day, haven't we?" Grant looked up. "Yes," he replied, followed by a puff. "Yes. Lick 'em tomorrow, though."

Only if there are huge buyouts. No reason to have a long deal where the team can opt out that early.

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Hawaii (fuck) You

If he has back problems, I don’t want him for 3 years, let alone 10.

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Sounds like a previous leg issue from the minors. It must be something significant if two teams now are pausing on the deal.

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True. Buyouts would be a sensible compromise.

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Sherman remarked, "Well, Grant, we've had the devil's own day, haven't we?" Grant looked up. "Yes," he replied, followed by a puff. "Yes. Lick 'em tomorrow, though."

Let’s have the Cubs jump in and sign him. Correa at third, Swanson short, and Hoerner at 3b.

Might be the best defensive infield in recent memory. Maybe the Olerud, Ventura, Sanchez, Alfonzo IF of the early 2000 Mets?

I thought the shift was gone?

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Nas: Blago, who has single handedly destroyed CFMB?

Blago: https://youtube.com/shorts/Lftdxd-YXt8?feature=share

"You can’t love your country only when you win." -President Biden

https://youtu.be/R6e4ruziZBI?si=1G4W1vbh0eGQuHfU

You fucking libs just won't quit.

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2018
#ExtendLafleur

Kap & Gordon Wittenmyer said Correa openly talked about the plate in his leg and it was common knowledge. Now in the end of '22 it's catching teams by surprise?

Yeah if Kap and Gordo say it, it must be true.

I mean, they might have know about it but that doesn't mean they had seen the x rays and had their doctors look at it.

This physical must be a disaster.

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$330m for Devers?

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Stud. But 3 years younger than Correa and doesn't have a metal plate in his leg.

I like it.

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Nas: Blago, who has single handedly destroyed CFMB?

Blago: https://youtube.com/shorts/Lftdxd-YXt8?feature=share

"You can’t love your country only when you win." -President Biden

https://youtu.be/R6e4ruziZBI?si=1G4W1vbh0eGQuHfU

Probably, but Heyman’s a stooge for Boras so could just be tweeting to try and stir things up.

The Red Sox have been a curious mix of frugality and profligate spending this year.