Mighty Apollo
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Notes from a demigod...
And has that really created any parity?
Between 2000 and 2023 16 different teams won the World Series.
US football, basketball, and hockey all had less variation during the same period.
Caps make major markets more attractive to top athletes because they rely on stardom for additional income.
Between 2000 and 2023 16 different teams won the World Series.
US football, basketball, and hockey all had less variation during the same period.
Caps make major markets more attractive to top athletes because they rely on stardom for additional income.
January 17, 2026 at 1:13 PM
And has that really created any parity?
Between 2000 and 2023 16 different teams won the World Series.
US football, basketball, and hockey all had less variation during the same period.
Caps make major markets more attractive to top athletes because they rely on stardom for additional income.
Between 2000 and 2023 16 different teams won the World Series.
US football, basketball, and hockey all had less variation during the same period.
Caps make major markets more attractive to top athletes because they rely on stardom for additional income.
Also, the richest owners would still be Mets, Blue Jays, Tigers, and Nationals.
January 17, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Also, the richest owners would still be Mets, Blue Jays, Tigers, and Nationals.
MLB has a soft cap. Teams like the Dodgers pay the other owners cash for spending more.
If they really spend, they also get less access to the new talent pool.
There is also some revenue sharing (though it has holes).
Billionaire owners mostly pocket that now.🤷♂️
If they really spend, they also get less access to the new talent pool.
There is also some revenue sharing (though it has holes).
Billionaire owners mostly pocket that now.🤷♂️
January 17, 2026 at 11:45 AM
MLB has a soft cap. Teams like the Dodgers pay the other owners cash for spending more.
If they really spend, they also get less access to the new talent pool.
There is also some revenue sharing (though it has holes).
Billionaire owners mostly pocket that now.🤷♂️
If they really spend, they also get less access to the new talent pool.
There is also some revenue sharing (though it has holes).
Billionaire owners mostly pocket that now.🤷♂️
Been having seriously weird dreams since I saw it!
January 17, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Been having seriously weird dreams since I saw it!
Also, the Mets are still paying Bobby Bonilla, who hasn’t played since 2001.
In fact, the Mets will pay him more than the difference between their offer and the Dodgers to Diaz, but sure, the teams putting money on the field are the problem…😉
In fact, the Mets will pay him more than the difference between their offer and the Dodgers to Diaz, but sure, the teams putting money on the field are the problem…😉
January 17, 2026 at 5:47 AM
Also, the Mets are still paying Bobby Bonilla, who hasn’t played since 2001.
In fact, the Mets will pay him more than the difference between their offer and the Dodgers to Diaz, but sure, the teams putting money on the field are the problem…😉
In fact, the Mets will pay him more than the difference between their offer and the Dodgers to Diaz, but sure, the teams putting money on the field are the problem…😉
I’m not painting anything. The Dodgers spend on their product and it is profitable. They’ve more than made up for Ohtani’s salary already.
Shit owners like Jerry Reinsdorf don’t. They pocket the luxury tax.
I like baseball like Toronto/LA, I don’t want a league of White Sox. YMMV.
Shit owners like Jerry Reinsdorf don’t. They pocket the luxury tax.
I like baseball like Toronto/LA, I don’t want a league of White Sox. YMMV.
January 17, 2026 at 5:42 AM
I’m not painting anything. The Dodgers spend on their product and it is profitable. They’ve more than made up for Ohtani’s salary already.
Shit owners like Jerry Reinsdorf don’t. They pocket the luxury tax.
I like baseball like Toronto/LA, I don’t want a league of White Sox. YMMV.
Shit owners like Jerry Reinsdorf don’t. They pocket the luxury tax.
I like baseball like Toronto/LA, I don’t want a league of White Sox. YMMV.
In related news, the Mets tendered an almost identical offer, but then refused to validate Skenes’ parking…
Sorry, it just kills me that the difference between the Mets and Dodgers offers to Diaz was less than the Mets will pay to Bobby Bonilla over the next two years.😹
Sorry, it just kills me that the difference between the Mets and Dodgers offers to Diaz was less than the Mets will pay to Bobby Bonilla over the next two years.😹
January 17, 2026 at 4:37 AM
In related news, the Mets tendered an almost identical offer, but then refused to validate Skenes’ parking…
Sorry, it just kills me that the difference between the Mets and Dodgers offers to Diaz was less than the Mets will pay to Bobby Bonilla over the next two years.😹
Sorry, it just kills me that the difference between the Mets and Dodgers offers to Diaz was less than the Mets will pay to Bobby Bonilla over the next two years.😹
Got a chance to get outside for some workday rock climbing with my daughter and then played hooky again to go have some epic queso blue corn tortilla tacos in the park with my spouse.
January 17, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Got a chance to get outside for some workday rock climbing with my daughter and then played hooky again to go have some epic queso blue corn tortilla tacos in the park with my spouse.
No, money usually can buy a spot in the playoffs, though even that isn’t certain. The Mets were the highest payroll last year and couldn’t even land a wildcard spot.
January 17, 2026 at 4:13 AM
No, money usually can buy a spot in the playoffs, though even that isn’t certain. The Mets were the highest payroll last year and couldn’t even land a wildcard spot.
It works in other sports.🤷♂️
January 17, 2026 at 3:19 AM
It works in other sports.🤷♂️
If people want more parity, use revenue sharing and require a certain percentage to go on the field.
January 17, 2026 at 2:55 AM
If people want more parity, use revenue sharing and require a certain percentage to go on the field.
There are basically 1200 spots on mlb 40 man rosters. The world competes for them, it takes years of work to get one, and injury can end careers at any time - even while they are under team control making minimum.
I’m in favor of those people making whatever they can, not the greedy owners.🤷♂️
I’m in favor of those people making whatever they can, not the greedy owners.🤷♂️
January 17, 2026 at 2:52 AM
There are basically 1200 spots on mlb 40 man rosters. The world competes for them, it takes years of work to get one, and injury can end careers at any time - even while they are under team control making minimum.
I’m in favor of those people making whatever they can, not the greedy owners.🤷♂️
I’m in favor of those people making whatever they can, not the greedy owners.🤷♂️
That’s why most the bad teams suck.
My problem with a salary cap is it screws the players. The Dodgers have already recouped Ohtani’s contract in Japanese marketing deals. He brings in extra fans everywhere. Why shouldn’t he get paid.🤷♂️
My problem with a salary cap is it screws the players. The Dodgers have already recouped Ohtani’s contract in Japanese marketing deals. He brings in extra fans everywhere. Why shouldn’t he get paid.🤷♂️
January 17, 2026 at 2:43 AM
That’s why most the bad teams suck.
My problem with a salary cap is it screws the players. The Dodgers have already recouped Ohtani’s contract in Japanese marketing deals. He brings in extra fans everywhere. Why shouldn’t he get paid.🤷♂️
My problem with a salary cap is it screws the players. The Dodgers have already recouped Ohtani’s contract in Japanese marketing deals. He brings in extra fans everywhere. Why shouldn’t he get paid.🤷♂️
It matters a lot because players start under franchise control. Free agency didn’t even exist before 1976.
So the big spenders give cash to the other owners and first pick to low cost talent, and still…
The White Sox don’t suck ass because the Dodgers spend to much.
So the big spenders give cash to the other owners and first pick to low cost talent, and still…
The White Sox don’t suck ass because the Dodgers spend to much.
January 17, 2026 at 2:27 AM
It matters a lot because players start under franchise control. Free agency didn’t even exist before 1976.
So the big spenders give cash to the other owners and first pick to low cost talent, and still…
The White Sox don’t suck ass because the Dodgers spend to much.
So the big spenders give cash to the other owners and first pick to low cost talent, and still…
The White Sox don’t suck ass because the Dodgers spend to much.
Seems more like you need a salary minimum. The top 5 teams paying to contend are all paying a luxury tax to the other owners, who mostly pocket the money.
January 17, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Seems more like you need a salary minimum. The top 5 teams paying to contend are all paying a luxury tax to the other owners, who mostly pocket the money.
I bet Rollins hums show tunes when gargling Trump’s balls - so Trump knows who it is.
January 17, 2026 at 1:46 AM
I bet Rollins hums show tunes when gargling Trump’s balls - so Trump knows who it is.
As Molly points out, you should probably think more about a salary minimum.
The competitive teams spending all pay a luxury tax - which goes to the other owners, who mostly just pocket the money.
If a team really spends, like the Dodgers, it costs them draft picks…
The competitive teams spending all pay a luxury tax - which goes to the other owners, who mostly just pocket the money.
If a team really spends, like the Dodgers, it costs them draft picks…
January 17, 2026 at 1:07 AM
As Molly points out, you should probably think more about a salary minimum.
The competitive teams spending all pay a luxury tax - which goes to the other owners, who mostly just pocket the money.
If a team really spends, like the Dodgers, it costs them draft picks…
The competitive teams spending all pay a luxury tax - which goes to the other owners, who mostly just pocket the money.
If a team really spends, like the Dodgers, it costs them draft picks…
Poor thing…😹
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January 17, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Poor thing…😹
But interpretive dance is still ok?
January 17, 2026 at 12:46 AM
But interpretive dance is still ok?