RD Topp
@rdtopp.bsky.social
Still hugging prospects. Hallelujah Hatrack.
I understand that Bears fans don’t know what actual competent passing looks like, but take it from someone who has actually watched it for years now, he ain’t it.
January 19, 2026 at 6:46 AM
I understand that Bears fans don’t know what actual competent passing looks like, but take it from someone who has actually watched it for years now, he ain’t it.
Talented? Yes
Actually good? Absolutely not
I remain very hopeful that the Bears will give him a massive long term contract as soon as possible. He’s quite a poor passer currently being propped up by a smart coach and a very underrated skill position group.
Actually good? Absolutely not
I remain very hopeful that the Bears will give him a massive long term contract as soon as possible. He’s quite a poor passer currently being propped up by a smart coach and a very underrated skill position group.
January 19, 2026 at 6:41 AM
Talented? Yes
Actually good? Absolutely not
I remain very hopeful that the Bears will give him a massive long term contract as soon as possible. He’s quite a poor passer currently being propped up by a smart coach and a very underrated skill position group.
Actually good? Absolutely not
I remain very hopeful that the Bears will give him a massive long term contract as soon as possible. He’s quite a poor passer currently being propped up by a smart coach and a very underrated skill position group.
That QB Winz is a dumbass pseudo stat that people only fall back on if they 1) cant justify their position with numbers that actually reflect the play of the player in question 2) don’t know what they’re talking about
January 19, 2026 at 6:18 AM
That QB Winz is a dumbass pseudo stat that people only fall back on if they 1) cant justify their position with numbers that actually reflect the play of the player in question 2) don’t know what they’re talking about
Defenses play football too.
January 19, 2026 at 6:06 AM
Defenses play football too.
You don't have the first damn clue about me or my position on this stuff. Please kindly fuck off.
January 19, 2026 at 6:02 AM
You don't have the first damn clue about me or my position on this stuff. Please kindly fuck off.
CNBC had both the Yankees and the Dodgers just barely over 700 million in revenue in 2024. Marlins were at the bottom just below 300 million. Brewers were 337 million, so just about half of what the Dodgers made. I'd be willing to bet they undershot the Dodgers by a healthy bit, too.
January 19, 2026 at 6:01 AM
CNBC had both the Yankees and the Dodgers just barely over 700 million in revenue in 2024. Marlins were at the bottom just below 300 million. Brewers were 337 million, so just about half of what the Dodgers made. I'd be willing to bet they undershot the Dodgers by a healthy bit, too.
So....kinda. We actually have pretty decent ideas on revenue because the Braves are publicly traded. So that gives a key that can then be used to unlock and make pretty educated guesses for what other teams make. And a lot of stuff, like TV deals, does get publicly reported. So it's not a black box.
January 19, 2026 at 5:54 AM
So....kinda. We actually have pretty decent ideas on revenue because the Braves are publicly traded. So that gives a key that can then be used to unlock and make pretty educated guesses for what other teams make. And a lot of stuff, like TV deals, does get publicly reported. So it's not a black box.
You gotta understand, fans of small market teams, even ones who hate the idea of a salary cap and actually respect how well the Dodgers are run, get a little touchy about being lectured to about how “cheap” their team is by fans who don’t even bother to recognize the real disadvantages they face.
January 18, 2026 at 9:33 PM
You gotta understand, fans of small market teams, even ones who hate the idea of a salary cap and actually respect how well the Dodgers are run, get a little touchy about being lectured to about how “cheap” their team is by fans who don’t even bother to recognize the real disadvantages they face.
Yes, but he’s also been clear about how he wanted to transform the organization into a more disciplined one, which is why you hire a David Stearns, and that the eventual goal is actually a more sustainable business model. This is just a temporary state of affairs.
January 18, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Yes, but he’s also been clear about how he wanted to transform the organization into a more disciplined one, which is why you hire a David Stearns, and that the eventual goal is actually a more sustainable business model. This is just a temporary state of affairs.
Yes? The bankrupt company was the one offering the most money of those 137 streaming services and MLB is a few years away from unifying a bunch of TV contracts in 2028 into something new and hopefully better. So right now all the Root/Fan Duel teams are in a temporary holding pattern, getting by.
January 18, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Yes? The bankrupt company was the one offering the most money of those 137 streaming services and MLB is a few years away from unifying a bunch of TV contracts in 2028 into something new and hopefully better. So right now all the Root/Fan Duel teams are in a temporary holding pattern, getting by.
Can you please explain to me what teams “sitting on their thumbs” should have been doing instead? Should they have doubled down and attempted to create their own networks to try and exploit a crumbling model? Should they have jumped straight to MLBTV and taken less money? Should they have…what?
January 18, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Can you please explain to me what teams “sitting on their thumbs” should have been doing instead? Should they have doubled down and attempted to create their own networks to try and exploit a crumbling model? Should they have jumped straight to MLBTV and taken less money? Should they have…what?
Nothing concrete. It would be really nice to have a more itemized list, how much teams spend on scouting, coaching, quants, tech, facilities, but that’s all part of the books being closed. What we have is the Braves, which gives a sort of ballpark, but not other team specifics.
January 18, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Nothing concrete. It would be really nice to have a more itemized list, how much teams spend on scouting, coaching, quants, tech, facilities, but that’s all part of the books being closed. What we have is the Braves, which gives a sort of ballpark, but not other team specifics.
Reading comprehension isn’t really your thing, is it?
I’m really not mad at the Dodgers. More like moderately, but respectfully, annoyed.
What really does irritate me is their dipshit fans who think that their scumbag owners are some sort of hero’s for taking advantage of their favorable position.
I’m really not mad at the Dodgers. More like moderately, but respectfully, annoyed.
What really does irritate me is their dipshit fans who think that their scumbag owners are some sort of hero’s for taking advantage of their favorable position.
January 18, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Reading comprehension isn’t really your thing, is it?
I’m really not mad at the Dodgers. More like moderately, but respectfully, annoyed.
What really does irritate me is their dipshit fans who think that their scumbag owners are some sort of hero’s for taking advantage of their favorable position.
I’m really not mad at the Dodgers. More like moderately, but respectfully, annoyed.
What really does irritate me is their dipshit fans who think that their scumbag owners are some sort of hero’s for taking advantage of their favorable position.
Baseball players, collectively, do pretty well compared with other sports because they don't have a cap. The money could be distributed better, but that's true in all the sports as well, but at least most of them aren't setting themselves up for a shortened lifespan brought on by brain trauma.
January 18, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Baseball players, collectively, do pretty well compared with other sports because they don't have a cap. The money could be distributed better, but that's true in all the sports as well, but at least most of them aren't setting themselves up for a shortened lifespan brought on by brain trauma.
Looking at the numbers, they pretty much all do. I suspec that debt for most of them is largely related to whatever pittance they had to kick in to their taxpayer funded palaces.
January 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Looking at the numbers, they pretty much all do. I suspec that debt for most of them is largely related to whatever pittance they had to kick in to their taxpayer funded palaces.
Depends what the debt is finiancing, right? If its for a more durable investment in organizational infrastructure, that's good. If it's to finance another in a series of bad long term contracts an org is using to prop up it's ability to compete an extra year or two before the crash, that's dumb.
January 18, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Depends what the debt is finiancing, right? If its for a more durable investment in organizational infrastructure, that's good. If it's to finance another in a series of bad long term contracts an org is using to prop up it's ability to compete an extra year or two before the crash, that's dumb.
Right, and you can't get truly accurate numbers, but Forbes and CNBC do estimates. I think those estimates sometimes give too much credit to ownership lies about losing money, but they're not worthless as a general guide.
January 18, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Right, and you can't get truly accurate numbers, but Forbes and CNBC do estimates. I think those estimates sometimes give too much credit to ownership lies about losing money, but they're not worthless as a general guide.
McMansion built with balsa wood = Angels
McMansion built in a flood plain = Rockies
McMansion with insanely expensive finishings and a crumbling foundation = Padres
(this is fun)
McMansion built in a flood plain = Rockies
McMansion with insanely expensive finishings and a crumbling foundation = Padres
(this is fun)
January 18, 2026 at 4:31 PM
McMansion built with balsa wood = Angels
McMansion built in a flood plain = Rockies
McMansion with insanely expensive finishings and a crumbling foundation = Padres
(this is fun)
McMansion built in a flood plain = Rockies
McMansion with insanely expensive finishings and a crumbling foundation = Padres
(this is fun)
Yeah, I think that works reasonably well. Some are perfectly content to pull huge profits by being a slumlord, some actually care enough to invest and improve their properties. Where the analogy fails is that good investments in baseball aren’t generally on salary, but on org infrastructure.
January 18, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Yeah, I think that works reasonably well. Some are perfectly content to pull huge profits by being a slumlord, some actually care enough to invest and improve their properties. Where the analogy fails is that good investments in baseball aren’t generally on salary, but on org infrastructure.