I don't know about you, but I kind of teared up when Hal Steinbrenner dedicated the 27th! championship to his dad, the convicted felon.
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Wolves with a very good effort last night. They could very easily have won that game. I think the Celts were a little tired (six games in nine nights), but this is the NBA, man.
I probably sounds like a total homer/rube, but the Refs were giving nothing to the Wolves last night. Especially in the 4th quarter. KG was basically mugging whoever he was covering and nothing was called
I'm not a homer, and I think you're right. There wasn't anything Cuzzi-like going on, but I think two or three fouls should have been called on the Celts, and that could have made the difference.
When they called the jump ball at the end I was incredulous. Then, I saw the replay and sure enough KG had all ball somehow. As a proud season ticket holder of the Wolves (heh), it was nauseating to listen to the announcers pulling moral victories out of the air.
What a confused article about the Empire. I guess the title and conclusion match, but most of the middle is entirely too wrapped up in the "emotion" of it all.
Brian Cashman after last night's World Series:
Hogwash. Jeter was a leader way back in 1973.
i got about three entries into the comments section, then i started to get all dizzy and light-headed, so i closed the browser.
i got about three entries into the comments section, then i started to get all dizzy and light-headed, so i closed the browser.
sorry, that was for the bjhess article above. i'm sure the point would remain valid for this article too, though.
well, sure. Why bother making trades when you have an unlimited budget?
He's actually made some steal of some trades.
Swisher for Betemit and grade C pitching prospect.
Abreu and Corey Liddle (RIP) for 4 minor 'prospects'.
Nady and Marte for actually quite a bit, Daniel McCutchen C+, Jose Tabata B+, Jeff Karstens, and Ross Ohlendorf C+. I liked this trade as a Pirates fan. I like N-Hunt.
But of course these were possible due to their ability to take on the salaries.
Abreu was due over $31M over the next two years. Swisher due 21 over three. I still like the deals though. I think Cashman does a good job on the trade market.
Right. The ability to provide salary relief in trades is another arrow in the quiver.
Nine Years! THE HORROR! Jeter is obviously the problem when he captains a team that goes NINE YEARS without a title. Sickening.
This next week I am going to miss Fire Joe Morgan more than usual.
World Series is over. Time to make that decision on Cuddy's 2011 option. Take it or leave it?
Cuddy >> Teahen. And Cuddy ~= contract. I say take it.
Speaking of RF, Bobby Abreu reupped with the Angels. 2 Yrs 18M with a 3rd yr option at 9M or 1M buyout.
Certainly at the Cuddyer year option price.
It doesn't matter what we think. There is no way the Twins do not pick it up.
Not to put too fine a point on it, but I'm fairly certain that nothing that has ever been stated in this space has influenced a Twins front office decision, but why not debate it, anyway?
I think that it's worth discussing, but I also think it's worth discussing knowing that the Twins are definitely going to pick it up. I guess that means I would couch the discussion like so: "Will the Twins be making a mistake when they inevitably pick up Cuddyer's 2011 option this month?"
If the Twins front office was smarter, things stated in this space would influence their decisions, especially the things stated by ubelmann.
No kidding. Ubes for GM.
He's got my vote.
What I mean is, there's plenty of stuff the Twins might or might not do that is out there to discuss. There is no chance that Michael Cuddyer is not a Twin in 2011, so personally I think there doesn't need to be much time spent discussing it. I feel the same way whenever people bring up 1) trading Cuddyer or 2) moving Cuddyer back to third base. Neither of them are going to happen. I think there's plenty of other things worth spending time discussing.
Clearly you underestimate the amount of time I waste.
what about moving Cuddy back to second base?
Nah, I read you. People do get too hung up about certain issues.
Luckily enough, the team of destiny has prevailed, so now we have LOTS of time to discuss things.
So, let's get going on this Halladay trade, then.....
Nah, it's Perkins-for-Hardy 24/7, man.
Mark Teahen to the White Sox.
Mark Teahen was traded by the Royals to the White Sox for Chris Getz and their failed third-baseman Josh Fields.
Teahen is going into his third arb year after getting $2.3375M and $3.575M. Say he gets $5M? (He was a super two, he has two years of arb left). He is due to replace Jermaine Dye in right. We can be sure the ChiSox buy up one of the 2B now, right?
I did not realize the Josh Fields is entering his age 27 season. His ceiling now looks like .270/.350/.450 with 20 HR. As a corner OF/1B. Poor Royals fans.
How many corner OF/1b guys do the Royals have now? Butler, Jacobs, Fields, Guillen...
But their defense at SS more than makes up for it. Yuniesky for GG!
Kila Kilahue (spelling?)
I doubt they bring Jacobs back, for one.
I thought the ChiSox loved Fields.
Kind of an interesting deal. I seems the only ALC InterDivision trades that happen are between the Royals and Sox.
I'm guessing the ChiSox only say they love guys so the Royals will trade for them.
The ChiSox only say they love the Royals because the Royals will trade with them.
I wonder if the ChiSox make a play for Beltre? Moving Beckham back to SS and Ramirez back to second. I hate them so much with their middle infield options.
teahen deal not finalized, and kotsay gets 1 year extension.
okay, now it's finalized (same link).
Mark Kotsay is one of those players that I dislike for no good reason
I actually think this is a fine deal for the Royals, at least before looking at the numbers. Based on smell test alone this is a win for the Royals.
Seems like a pretty fair deal to me. Neither Fields or Getz is likely to tear up anything, but they've got some potential to improve still, and giving up Teahen doesn't really hurt. He's been worth a whole 0.3 WAR over the last two seasons combined.
DC seems to think this could be a Hinske-level blunder by Kenny Williams.
Speaking of which, Mr. Hinske should be available (again). Why not just sign him, Chisox?
Hinske's the missing link in the Twins line up. If he's not signed tomorrow I say fire gardy and vulva.
Teahen is gonna make somewhere around $4.5-5 million, and Fields 'n Getz both make the minimum. Feels like the Sox could have found a player better than Teahen for $5 million, and then dumped those two guys if they really wanted to.
Hey Boss, did you forget to set the clocks back this weekend? All the posts are timestamped an hour later than they're posted.
Aw crap. I thought I had a plugin to do that. I'll get on it.
Akinori interested in a long term deal...
"I'm definitely interested in the long term, but I first have to do what I can do. We'll see what happens. Hopefully, we can go to the playoffs next season."
Akinori is going to change the culture of Pittsburgh baseball.
I do really like this deal for the Pirates though. They could conceivably be a good team in a year or two if all of their young players take expected steps forward. If Lastings Milledge recovers from 'Rushed NYM OF prospect syndrome'.
2011 could feature Pedro Alverez and Andrew McCutchen as legitimate stars at 24 years old each supplemented by a nice supporting cast of Milledge 26, LaRoche 27, Iwamura 33, Sanchez 23, and Tabata 22.
I like McCuthcen. Too bad the Pirates are never on TV. I only get to see him when the Pirates play the Cubs and the game is on WGN
local seer predicts blockbuster trade:
jeez, where does he pick stuff like this up?
I'm thinking Glen Perkins for JJ Hardy would be a very good deal for the Twins. Except, isn't Hardy a FA?
Has two years of arb left. Although there might be a grievance filed on his behalf to make that just one year.
No, Hardy is under team control for two more years thanks to the Brewers keeping him in the minors long enough this year to affect his service time.
the better line in that article:
If I were a GM, I would not accept Glen Perkins in any trade.
jeez, where does he pick stuff like this up?
He's a bird whisperer.
Some Twins-centric content on UniWatch today, complete with Earl Battey and Tony-O.
Tony was one good looking dude.
so, there IS a reason to not Earl Battey Earl Battey!
From the AP story on last night's Wolves game:
Now just a minute. The Wolves played five seasons in Target Center before they drafted Kevin Garnett. Never mind that it's only the second game that he actually played in here as a member of the Celtics.
Target Center is the building that Ty Corbin, Sam Mitchell, and Doug West built
No wonder it's such a dump.
I have a ham sandwich with my homemade pickles and ranch dressing for lunch with Serenity on the big screen. Today's staring out alright.
that's goram awesome.
I grabbed a slow-roasted pork shoulder sandwhich with muenster, relish, and smoked paprika sauce to go with an old fashioned at a place called the Old Fashioned. It was delightful. No Serenity though, which is too bad.
So, Jim Nantz needs to pay his ex-wife several hundred thousand dollars a year until he dies? I mean, I can even maybe understand why the courts would expect him to pay at that level as long as he's making $3M/year, but no one can expect him to reasonably make that kind of money until he dies, right?
divorce. another reason why I'll never get married.
They can get pretty ugly, that's for sure.
Women, can't live with 'em....
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what, you expecting something here? I'm married!!!11one111!!!
but seriously. Not marrying because you fear divorce is like not swinging the bat because you fear striking out.
Are you suggesting that you can still be rung up with alimony while looking? If so, lawyering may just be the business I should get into.
I'm saying you don't have to be married to be celibate.
But it sure helps.
Why buy the cow, when you can get the
milkmad cow disease for free.changes in material circumstances afford opportunities for renegotiation, I'd presume. $72K per month in alimony for life -- I think he had a cr@ppy lawyer.
It seems damned high for what he's actually making. I think she has to pay the taxes on that money, so it's not as it could be, but holy hell, that's a lot of coin. Plus two residences and splitting joint accounts. And, he gets to pick up his daughter's college expenses. And he wasn't even deemed to be at fault.
I envision Billy Packer as his attorney, making all kinds of minute and ultimately irrelevant points.
I kinda figured he'd hired a Louis Tully.
That was some kinda case.
Nantz, described by Owens as "our nation's most prominent sportscaster," filed for divorce last year from his wife after years of marriage counseling, according to the decree.
Yeah, that Vin Scully guy is a total nobody.
CBS sportscaster Jim Nantz must pay $916,000 yearly in alimony and child support to his ex-wife and give up their Connecticut home under terms of a newly issued divorce decree.
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He also must keep his ex-wife listed as beneficiary of a $3 million life insurance policy while he's still paying alimony and/or child support, and pay $70,000 so she can join any country club of her choice.
She had been seeking more than $1.5 million in yearly alimony and child support.
Speaking as the son of divorced parents (I don't have any memory of their marriage), I'm all for taking care of one's responsibilities to ensure that any children are well provided for, regardless of the custody situation. Alimony can certainly be appropriate, too, but I don't think that should mean that one spouse should be completely responsible for maintaining the quality of life to which the other had become accustomed. That simply excuses the party receiving the alimony of the personal responsibility to provide for their living situation.
"our nation's most prominent sportscaster,"
I might go with Bob Costas here. Even for Nantz, though, Vin Scully is quite likely the nation's best sportscaster, but I'm skeptical that, even as much of an institution as he is, a sportscaster of a single team in a sport that isn't the nation's most popular is more prominent than a top team national broadcast guy of what's far and away the most popular sport.
That simply excuses the party receiving the alimony of the personal responsibility to provide for their living situation.
I agree with that but I think if one spouse has forgone his/her career to raise the children, it should be recognized that the earnings power from 50-65 are severely limited. Without having some type of alimony available, you're basically allowing the earning spouse to yield all the power in the relationship. He/she could treat the other spouse terribly knowing that the non-earning spouse could never leave.
Let's assume that the former or so to be former Mrs. Nance is 50, the same age as Jim. If she lives to the life expectancy of all women, 78 or so, she will get about $25 million in alimony, plus all of the other assets that she is getting, plus, he has to continue to pay the premium on a life insurance policy so that when he dies, she cashes in another $3 million, tax free.
I was just speaking in general why I think that the concept of alimony should exist in some form. I didn't read the article.
I agree with that for the vast majority of cases, but realistically, did she give up a $900K/year career for this? In the short term, this doesn't seem like a terribly unreasonable settlement, it's just the idea that Nantz is on the hook for this until he dies. Like bS said, changes in material circumstances likely provide for the chance for renegotiation, but it seems like they could have worked something out where the payments became a little more pedestrian as Nantz gets older and it's no longer realistic to expect him to continue making what he's been making. Even if Nantz just paid her $900K/year until he was 65, it seems that if you invest that wisely, you should be able to leave really comfortably for the rest of your life on that. (Especially since she's getting a home and a condo in the settlement, too.) Plus, she gets to split his SAG pension and various joint accounts that they hold.
I guess I'm not really that worried about Jim Nantz's financial future, but I doubt he can keep his job indefinitely, and I certainly wouldn't want that kind of payment hanging over my head while I contemplated retirement.
Did the judge start speaking in dramatic hushed tones and make strained references to past marriages?
Nantz's schtick (the reverse Berman, if you will) is pretty fucking obnoxious. There has to be some sort of happy medium between reverential coverage and nonstop shouting.
Sam Smith thinks LeBron winds up with the Lakers next year.
I'd say that I'll have what he's smoking, but that's probably illegal stuff. The only way LeBron gets to LA is through a sign and trade. I think heads would explode if it happened. Cleveland would be better off letting him leave via free agency than to take back Lamar Odom and Andrew Bynum.
As someone living in flyover country, my opinion probably doesn't count for shit. But, if Lebron were to end up in LA during the prime of his career, I would totally, and completely lose interest in the NBA.
Reusse doing what he actually does best.
Huh. I was expecting that link to show a person blowing smoke out their @ss, but I'll gladly take a well written entertaining story instead.
So, my creative writing teacher has been sick the last few weeks, and all he could find out is that it wasn't H1N1.
He found out today that he has cancer.
It just dawned on me that the curse of Ronan Tynan was a pretty darned good theory on my part.
I hate to break it to you, Boss, but you weren't the only one to dream it up independently. I had been hearing about it for a couple of seasons before this site was even hatched. Still, maybe we should get that obnoxious guy to sing again next year.
CC to 6: Can you shoot me your email. I have a theme week I would like to plan that I believe you might be able to help me Bogart. Sorry Doc, this is Bootsy territory, methinks.
Art rock??
Must be a Shat-free zone, doc.
[edited out] at comcast dot net
(Dear gawd, what have I done?!)
clearly, you don't understand the concept of the disposable email address
don't worry, Nation. I can counter-program any hipster cr@p those two inflict upon us.
One of the great things about music is its ability to provoke an emotional response, but sometimes that's a two-edged sword. I absolutely hate it that I can't listen to some of my favorite music because of who it reminds me of, and whenever it pops up on my shuffle, I have to change it.
I hear you on this.