Comments on: ESPN’s Howard Bryant Says Bud Selig and MLB Owners Want a Salary Cap

By: Wide Word Of Sport

Wide Word Of Sport — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 17:57:28 +0000

Dear taguchi, 87, cracker jack,

I just went back to look at as much video as possible to make sure of this. JD Drew sucks. It’s confirmed. No more debate, and anyone who comes up with sabermetrics showing otherwise, probably doesn’t understand enough statistics to cite them anyway. Have you ever done a situational average expected run analysis? Or are you too busy anal-raping OPS?

By: jackeck

jackeck — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 07:16:00 +0000

For all that is holy, please stop comparing TV ratings from almost 30 years ago with today’s numbers. It is like comparing a brick to an apple.

By: jthussler

jthussler — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 21:42:13 +0000

MLB’s biggest problem is trying to follow the NBA’s model of selling itself to large markets. MLB has hitched their wagon to the Yankees and Red Sox and done nothing to try to diversify interest in different teams.

The NBA needs to have a big-market/star team in the Finals every year. It’s been the case for every year of Stern’s regime, except for the San Antonio-Cavs finals, which had abysmal ratings.

Putting your head in the sand and saying the NBA’s financial model is just fine while a work stoppage looms and teams lose money makes you look ignorant, which appears to be the status quo, I guess.

By: rondoman

rondoman — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 21:09:02 +0000

God this shit is retarded.

Basically TBL picking and finding things to go with his view and deeming the shit as fucking gospel.

By: ShopSmartShopS-Mart

ShopSmartShopS-Mart — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 21:06:44 +0000

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New guy that yells at Duffy and enjoys the work of Bruce Campbell.

I did not write about J.D. Drew. And I get to yell at Duffy as much as I want. He writes for a blog that pretends to be about sports, and knows next to nothing about the sports he writes about.

By: younglefty

younglefty — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 20:38:43 +0000

I agree with WWoS. JD Drew is terrible. I’ve seen him strike out with runners in scoring position many times.

By: Wide Word Of Sport

Wide Word Of Sport — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 20:31:07 +0000

I left and came back, what’s the problem with insulting the JD Drew contract? Why are crackerjack’s/87′s panties bunched up over it?

/outbidding yourself is ill-advised, as is giving $75 mil to a RF with a bad back. I stand by that statement.

By: jthussler

jthussler — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 20:15:21 +0000

Annoyed I missed the beginning of the post…because the constant comparisons between the NBA and MLB are beyond retarded. But I gues I’ve come to expect that here. Whatever. You like the NBA; you don’t like MLB.

Get over it.

By: jthussler

jthussler — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 20:13:51 +0000

i watched more NBA in the first month of the season than MLB all year.
I watched more NFL in 2 weeks than MLB all year.

So you’re not really a big baseball fan. This is clear. Why are you always trying to fix things that plenty of people like?

By: ButtersBC

ButtersBC — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 19:58:23 +0000

Fuck, blaming the beer for that quote fail

By: ThatsSoTaguchi (Now with Zip)

ThatsSoTaguchi (Now with Zip) — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 19:55:31 +0000

This thread was retarded ~~unless the second half improved from where I quit…this rulers bullshit has gotten old~~But not bullshit.

By: Riggs

Riggs — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 19:55:14 +0000

t-minus 5 minutes

By: ButtersBC

ButtersBC — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 19:54:08 +0000

Good Lord it died in here. Still at work. Kill me now.

Liquid lunch for the win!
This thread was retarded unless the second half improved from where I quit…this rulers bullshit has gotten old

By: younglefty

younglefty — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 19:54:02 +0000

Then I guess all sports ratings should be down too right? Or just baseball?

Well, it’s more the fact that the comparison between tv ratings in 1984 and today are irrelevant for any program, be it baseball, 60 minutes, or anything.

By: ThatsSoTaguchi (Now with Zip)

ThatsSoTaguchi (Now with Zip) — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 19:51:52 +0000

New guy that yells at Duffy and enjoys the work of Bruce Campbell.

By: 87

87 — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 19:51:33 +0000

or the ability to absorb ill-advised contracts (see: Drew, JD).

I can’t believe I missed that. Good thing too or I would have had a shit fit.

By: cracker jack

cracker jack — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 19:50:45 +0000

or the ability to absorb ill-advised contracts (see: Drew, JD).
I don’t think you get to yell at duffy anymore.

Who wrote that?

By: Riggs

Riggs — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 19:47:41 +0000

In 1984, there were about 40 cable channels.
There are probably 100 times that number of channels now, couple with internet based entertainment. TV ratings from 30+ years ago are virtually unattainable nowadays.

Then I guess all sports ratings should be down too right? Or just baseball?

By: ThatsSoTaguchi (Now with Zip)

ThatsSoTaguchi (Now with Zip) — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 19:47:14 +0000

or the ability to absorb ill-advised contracts (see: Drew, JD).

I don’t think you get to yell at duffy anymore.

By: Riggs

Riggs — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 19:45:55 +0000

I’m going to refer to you as Riggo from now on, though, just because your last name is Riggins

Also a common nick name used for me back in the day. thanks for the memories