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  1. casimir
    I just peed myself a little.
  2. casimir
    Non-zero? The NBA and NHL are aligned based primarily on geography. The NFL could somewhat be considered in the same boat if you consider how the TV contracts are doled out for the 1pm and 4pm starts among CBS (AFC) and FOX (NFC).
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    Anytime that I have seen it brought up for MLB, there is no framework attached to it to suggest how it could be implemented. Its the cool thing because soccer does it, and maybe it works fine for soccer. But how would it work for MLB? Now that the last vestige of AL vs NL is being removed and all teams are playing by the same rules, I'm ready for a geographic realignment. Or will they wait for teams 31 & 32 before they do that?
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    Wasn't it to speed the negotiating process up? I heard an interview with Jeff Passan yesterday. A couple of points he brought up that I found interesting: In prior CBA squabbles, the general public has been in favor of ownership 2 to 1. That appears to be flipped this time around. Players appear to pretty galvanized in their stance, more so than before. The drop dead date before moving regular season games is February 28. OK, so, I guess take it for what its worth, that's just one person's opinion.
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    I wondered about this. Typically that's what we do where I've worked. Preliminary talks occur before the end of the current CBA. The new CBA is usually not finalized, and the terms of the current/old are just extended. Anything that changes from the current/old CBA to the new CBA (ex, wage increases) is handled retroactively. I assume that's how most union shops work, but I don't know that for certain.
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    Detroit Pistons (12-45) vs Boston Celtics (34-25)
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    Hold on now. Do you remember the World Series home field advantage being based off of the all star gimmickery? Never put a bad idea in MLB's head.
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    I think you are going about it wrong if you are trying to find a way for MLB to adopt it. I wouldn't exchange MLB with AAA teams. That's not possible given the farm system and player contracts and whatnots. I think if it were to be implemented in MLB, you'd simply keep the current 30 MLB teams but split them up into a Bestest/Worstest scenario. But then what about scheduling? How does MLB protect New York vs Boston if they get split up? I am being sarcastic, but also serious.
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    So how would promotion/relegation work for the MLB regular season and playoffs?
  10. casimir
    Everything sucks.
  11. casimir
    So, help me with promotion/relegation. My understanding of it as such (and please correct me if I'm wrong): Multiple divisions in the same league. And for this example, we will call them the Bestest and the Worstest. And we'll use 10 teams in each with 8 total playoff spots. Assignments are based in the previous season(s). Playoffs of the current active season are structured in a way such that teams in the Bestest have more chances for playoff seeds than teams in the Worstest. In other words, a simple ratio of playoff spots to teams in the Bestest is higher than the ratio of playoffs to teams in the Worstest. If there are 10 teams in each division, let's say the top 5 in the Bestest and the top 3 in the Worstest are awarded spots. Or we could go 6 & 2 or 3 & 1, whatever. Promotion/relegation occurs in between seasons the top X number of teams in the Worstest exchange places with the bottom X number of teams in the Bestest. Everyone else remains the same. What I don't like about it is that, in essence, playoff chances are somewhat decided by the previous season's records. I understand that current division winners are somewhat decided by geography. I would suggest as few divisions as possible and the playoff berths are decided solely by that season's play.
  12. casimir
    This forum needs some Biggs.
  13. casimir
    Team handball. That's fun to watch.
  14. casimir
    Maybe soccer is like jazz. Jazz: It's not the notes you play, it's the notes you don't play. Soccer: It's not the plays that lead to a score, its about the plays the don't lead to a score?
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    But its played on a rectangle.
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    Soccer is a good first sport for kids to play because they can do it a younger age than most sports. The basic movements are easy to do. You can mix boys and girls and there isn't an advantage to one or the other. The equipment is cheaper.
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    dumbest.
  18. casimir
    I remember tuning into a pregame on the radio and Sorensen's letter of resignation was read on air, I think by Beckman. It was just a strange beginning to a ballgame. The situation itself was bizarre because I think it kind of came out of nowhere, at least for those not privy to the situation.
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    Nothing wrong with MLB on the radio in the background whilst doing yard work or some other chore.
  20. casimir
    With MLB taking more control over the minor leagues, at what point does the MLBPA extend into the minor leagues?
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    Other than that....
  22. casimir
    The DH thing should have been settled a while ago. Its just not practical to ask Ps to hit in the majors when they don't do it in the minors.
  23. casimir
    I wonder who he prayed to when he lost stuff.
  24. casimir
    Detroit Pistons (12-44) vs Washington Wizards (25-30)
  25. casimir
    My bad, I wasn’t explicit enough. I was too worried thinking about how somebody can survive on an MLB wage whilst typing and got distracted. Let’s be clear on something here. This isn’t a typical union vs management CBA negotiation. It’s nothing at all like that. Biases regarding a situation were $25/hour jobs simply do not parallel to where top earners make $25M/year. They’re playing with silly gobs of money in the middle of an expletive pandemic with inflation at ridiculous heights. Both sides are at fault. Both sides are culpable for the delay. To blindly side with one side over the other in this matter is flat out asinine.
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