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Post by domeplease on Dec 2, 2021 17:28:00 GMT -5
Many of you are upset about the lockdown = NO baseball news/activity.
DO NOT Despair, for Tequila has developed a personalized training program for some of our players and she will post on the progress of such...
Here is Tequila first posting of such:
--"I have put Sanchez a a strict diet of three beans a day and one gram of rice a day and 8 liters of water. In addition his training program is me standing three feet from him and rolling a Ping Pong ball towards him; the goal is for him to use his body to block the ping ping ball from getting pass him.
Sadly, so far, he has NOT block one ping pong ball yet; but as I have told him practice, practice, practice...we have time"
--"After spending a great deal of time reviewing Hick's last few years, I decided that no training program will help him. Instead, I have him working with two employees from the Local Assisted Living Home who will play CF with Hicks = One employee will field/catch the ball and the other will throw the ball back to the infield = avoids ANOTHER Hick's Injury --Shit a Hickey might injure him. "
--"I have Voit training to play 1B on crutches. Not going well but only time will tell (and we have plenty of that)..."
--"Stanton's training program requires him to play LF/RF while in a Wheel Chair -- like Voit, not going well, but we have plenty of time tanks to the Lock-Down."
--"I decided to not put Judge on a training program because of his injury history = Nebulous Soreness; Calf Injury; Collapsed Lung & Rib Issue; Oblique Strain Grade 2; Wrist fracture; Shoulder injury, etc.
It is clear any training program would just cause a re-injury of the above. So, I decided, that Judge needed better Doctors = So I selected for his personal doctors = Dr. Ho & Dr. Oz."
Look for the next Post = Sanchez batting training.
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Post by chiyankee on Dec 2, 2021 19:16:38 GMT -5
Both the players and owners make no sense in a business sense. I hope there is no baseball this year - and both sides finally wake up. If fans just stop coming to games after these types of issues both sides would probably wake up. But they always do. I don't know, I'm siding with the players. Their proposal doesn't seem that outlandish to me, except the part to adding one new playoff team for each league, which is stupid. The owners are just being too greedy and don't want to share more of the pot with the people that we all pay to watch. |
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Post by kaybli on Dec 2, 2021 19:34:55 GMT -5
Both the players and owners make no sense in a business sense. I hope there is no baseball this year - and both sides finally wake up. If fans just stop coming to games after these types of issues both sides would probably wake up. But they always do. I don't know, I'm siding with the players. Their proposal doesn't seem that outlandish to me, except the part to adding one new playoff team for each league, which is stupid. The owners are just being too greedy and don't want to share more of the pot with the people that we all pay to watch. Totally agree. |
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Post by inger on Dec 2, 2021 21:42:14 GMT -5
We could live without the owners… only then there’s no one to pay the players. Why don’t the players just form a co-op, and we ditch the owners forever? Ex-players could buy in.
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Post by kaybli on Dec 3, 2021 8:51:35 GMT -5
Highlights from the MLB's proposals:
-Raise luxury tax threshold from $210M to $214M in 2022, then gradually to $220M by 2026, but with increased penalties.
-Revised arbitration system plus free agency for everyone at age 29.5.
-Eliminate draft pick compensation for free agents.
-Expanded 14-team postseason.
-Draft lottery for top three picks.
-Reduce player pension funding.
Highlights from the MLBPA's proposals:
-No change to free agency in 2022, then free agency with six years of service time or five years and age 30.5 in 2023 and 2024, then six years of -service time or five years and age 29.5 in 2025 and 2026.
-Raise luxury tax threshold to $245M (not sure if that’s in 2022 or by Year 5 of the CBA).
-Service time bonuses for All-Star Game selections, awards finishes, etc.
-Expanded 12-team postseason with two divisions per league.
-Draft lottery with a market size component.
-Advertising patches on uniforms.
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Post by inger on Dec 3, 2021 12:05:00 GMT -5
Highlights from the MLB's proposals:
-Raise luxury tax threshold from $210M to $214M in 2022, then gradually to $220M by 2026, but with increased penalties.
-Revised arbitration system plus free agency for everyone at age 29.5.
-Eliminate draft pick compensation for free agents.
-Expanded 14-team postseason.
-Draft lottery for top three picks.
-Reduce player pension funding.
Highlights from the MLBPA's proposals:
-No change to free agency in 2022, then free agency with six years of service time or five years and age 30.5 in 2023 and 2024, then six years of -service time or five years and age 29.5 in 2025 and 2026.
-Raise luxury tax threshold to $245M (not sure if that’s in 2022 or by Year 5 of the CBA).
-Service time bonuses for All-Star Game selections, awards finishes, etc.
-Expanded 12-team postseason with two divisions per league.
-Draft lottery with a market size component.
-Advertising patches on uniforms.
I don’t like the advertising patches on the uniforms idea. It’s over-promoted already. Soon they look like NASCAR drivers… |
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Post by noetsi on Dec 3, 2021 17:48:33 GMT -5
We could live without the owners… only then there’s no one to pay the players. Why don’t the players just form a co-op, and we ditch the owners forever? Ex-players could buy in. they can't afford the stadiums. |
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Post by inger on Dec 3, 2021 17:53:23 GMT -5
We could live without the owners… only then there’s no one to pay the players. Why don’t the players just form a co-op, and we ditch the owners forever? Ex-players could buy in. they can't afford the stadiums. Nice corn fields in Iowa… |
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Post by noetsi on Dec 3, 2021 17:55:10 GMT -5
they can't afford the stadiums. Nice corn fields in Iowa… which no one would come to even if they were zoned right. Baseball is played in cities. |
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Post by rizzuto on Dec 5, 2021 22:32:41 GMT -5
Tim Kurkjian is my favorite baseball pundit. He just exudes a trustworthiness and genuine devotion to the game of baseball. Also, he doesn't have to yell to make a point, which is always a positive mark from me in this era of bluster and bravado, and his positions are much more reasoned and researched than the now ubiquitous off-the-cuff, scattergun sound bites.
Kurkjian was interviewed by Buster Olney on the latter's Baseball Tonight Podcast. Kurkjian spoke about his worries for this CBA as compared to 1981 and 1994. He stated that he never saw more animosity between the two groups as in 1981; however, he said unlike this strike, those former lockouts were comprised of player representatives and owners who were seasoned veterans who knew what they were doing. Conversely, he is unsure if this group on either side has the experience and expertise to even make an effective offer, much less one to put the game back on schedule. According to Kurkjian, he has never seen the two sides this far apart in their respective positions. Combine that with the era in which we now exist, and my hopes for a resolution are as low as Gary Sanchez's 2020 batting average.
On a postive note, Kurkjian believes the Yankees' seeming reluctance to improve its team thus far is tied to their deliberate focus to wait to form a strategy until the outcome of the CBA and then respond to the new requirements. He also stated that he understands that Yankee fans are disappointed that the shortstop position was not wrapped up by December 1, as the Yankees have the financial might -unlike most other teams - to do exactly whatever they want to do. Nevertheless, he said the Yankees must deliver on an upgrade at shortstop and believes that they will. He also said that the Texas Rangers may now have the best middle infield in all of baseball with the addition of Seager and Semien, who he says is one of the best clubhouse guys in MLB.
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Post by inger on Dec 6, 2021 1:14:18 GMT -5
Tim Kurkjian is my favorite baseball pundit. He just exudes a trustworthiness and genuine devotion to the game of baseball. Also, he doesn't have to yell to make a point, which is always a positive mark from me in this era of bluster and bravado, and his positions are much more reasoned and researched than the now ubiquitous off-the-cuff, scattergun sound bites. Kurkjian was interviewed by Buster Olney on the latter's Baseball Tonight Podcast. Kurkjian spoke about his worries for this CBA as compared to 1981 and 1994. He stated that he never saw more animosity between the two groups as in 1981; however, he said unlike this strike, those former lockouts were comprised of player representatives and owners who were seasoned veterans who knew what they were doing. Conversely, he is unsure if this group on either side has the experience and expertise to even make an effective offer, much less one to put the game back on schedule. According to Kurkjian, he has never seen the two sides this far apart in their respective positions. Combine that with the era in which we now exist, and my hopes for a resolution are as low as Gary Sanchez's 2020 batting average. On a postive note, Kurkjian believes the Yankees' seeming reluctance to improve its team thus far is tied to their deliberate focus to wait to form a strategy until the outcome of the CBA and then respond to the new requirements. He also stated that he understands that Yankee fans are disappointed that the shortstop position was not wrapped up by December 1, as the Yankees have the financial might -unlike most other teams - to do exactly whatever they want to do. Nevertheless, he said the Yankees must deliver on an upgrade at shortstop and believes that they will. He also said that the Texas Rangers may now have the best middle infield in all of baseball with the addition of Seager and Semien, who he says is one of the best clubhouse guys in MLB. All quite interesting and seemingly accurate. Why not wait until you know what the parameters are going to be? It’s not like other teams will be signing players, either. The players are signed are gone, but if there had been a sure path to them coming to NY, the team might have make a move, but apparently there was not such clear path. So we wait…As does everyone else… |
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Post by inger on Dec 6, 2021 1:15:13 GMT -5
Nice corn fields in Iowa… which no one would come to even if they were zoned right. Baseball is played in cities. Except when they are not. If you build it, they will come… |
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Post by pippsheadache on Dec 6, 2021 7:37:29 GMT -5
Tim Kurkjian is my favorite baseball pundit. He just exudes a trustworthiness and genuine devotion to the game of baseball. Also, he doesn't have to yell to make a point, which is always a positive mark from me in this era of bluster and bravado, and his positions are much more reasoned and researched than the now ubiquitous off-the-cuff, scattergun sound bites. Kurkjian was interviewed by Buster Olney on the latter's Baseball Tonight Podcast. Kurkjian spoke about his worries for this CBA as compared to 1981 and 1994. He stated that he never saw more animosity between the two groups as in 1981; however, he said unlike this strike, those former lockouts were comprised of player representatives and owners who were seasoned veterans who knew what they were doing. Conversely, he is unsure if this group on either side has the experience and expertise to even make an effective offer, much less one to put the game back on schedule. According to Kurkjian, he has never seen the two sides this far apart in their respective positions. Combine that with the era in which we now exist, and my hopes for a resolution are as low as Gary Sanchez's 2020 batting average. On a postive note, Kurkjian believes the Yankees' seeming reluctance to improve its team thus far is tied to their deliberate focus to wait to form a strategy until the outcome of the CBA and then respond to the new requirements. He also stated that he understands that Yankee fans are disappointed that the shortstop position was not wrapped up by December 1, as the Yankees have the financial might -unlike most other teams - to do exactly whatever they want to do. Nevertheless, he said the Yankees must deliver on an upgrade at shortstop and believes that they will. He also said that the Texas Rangers may now have the best middle infield in all of baseball with the addition of Seager and Semien, who he says is one of the best clubhouse guys in MLB. I enjoy Kurkjian's combination of serious knowledge and boyish enthusiasm. And not since Davy Jones of The Monkees have I seen a public figure so cheerful about taking "short" jokes at his own expense. Sonny Bono was another. And having seen several interviews with Semien recently, he does come across as a total class act. Well-spoken and solid perspectives. |
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Post by chiyankee on Dec 12, 2021 18:47:30 GMT -5
An update on the lockout:
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Post by rizzuto on Dec 14, 2021 2:50:28 GMT -5
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