Yep. It’s never straight forward. It’ll be OKC’s 2026 1st swap rights and BOS’ 2032 1st top 15 protected. What?

Never thought about that. Gives a different feeling to reverse sweeps.

even lowly Pittsburgh Pirates - acquired principally by Bob Nutting 18 years ago for 300M & now valued at 1.3B - 8.5% annual return for doormat franchise operating on shoestring budget & profiting from luxury tax from bigger spenders. Nutting is top 10 in personal wealth among 10 MLB owners

I’m with you. Chocolate covered cherries are somehow a delight.

It’s bleak. They are pathetic. For all the reasons we knew they would be and they did nothing to change.

24 Real-life billionaires suck so bad, not just because of all the moral reasons, but also because they never do anything cool with their fuck you money - if we have to live through the Gilded Age again, at least gimme some "James Bond Villain" inventiveness.