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Craig Breslow hired as Head Of Baseball Operations
notin replied to Tedballgame's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Larry’s track record for success is really unparalleled in the history of American sports… -
Craig Breslow hired as Head Of Baseball Operations
notin replied to Tedballgame's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
How did that person get so far in life without ever having a name? That’s just negligent parenting! Name your kids! -
Not to mention the discovery that Uehara was an elite relief pitcher. The 2013 did bring in a ton of free agents and they all had good seasons and contributed to that title run besides Victorino and Uehara. Napoli, Drew, Gomes and Dempster, with no one s signing on for more than 3 years…
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1986. Up 3 games to 2. Two run lead with 2 outs in the last inning…
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Well, not really given Turner’s buyout…
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It also doesn’t get you Chris Bassitt…
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There are more revenue streams now limited to broadcasting, such as those logos superimposed on the mounds of televised games. Never saw that 25 years ago…
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But $20mill isn’t that much to an MLB franchise. What’s that get you these days? A #2 starting pitcher? Maybe a closer?
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The really odd thing is, we look at MLB’s operating costs in terms of player salary, but those paychecks are absolutely dwarfed by what they make in the NBA. I’m wondering about that bubble, too…
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Oh I am well aware I only have a theory…
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And can you name one other show you skipped school to go watch?
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… Which means nothing as to whether or not it’s true…
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I plan on pitching it to Apple TV…
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Which is odd because it’s the simplest solution, and Occam’s Razor tells you the simplest solution is usually correct…
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Sure I did. A big part of World Series ratings in the 1960s was that everything else on TV was awful…
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You know far too much about that show. Although honestly, you could have told me Wilbur was a serial killer acting on orders from split personality as voiced by a talking horse, and I would have either had to believe you or look it up. And if it was true, I’d be streaming that show right now…
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You just added a whole new wrinkle to my point. Day time TV always sucks. And I am positive that statement applied in the 1960s. By 1971, the World Series was being played at night…
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Hey I didn’t make the rules in rural America. Mr Ed was on a farm and expected to carry his share of the load as opposed to just being a loquacious welfare recipient…
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I really do think the rise of streaming platforms and the increased quality of content they supply is another huge factor. Casual baseball fans used to watch the World Series simply since it might have been the best of three options. But today, if you don’t like the teams involved, you can go catch up on Ted Lasso or The Last of Us instead, which you could not do in 1980…
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That’s because no one else on the show was considered competition for Flipper…
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Flipper was a world class swimmer that made Michael Phelps look like a leaky buoy!! Mr. Ed was a lazy, shiftless blabbermouth who used his freakish ability to gossip as an excuse to not perform his duties as a horse…
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Something that only further emphasizes my point about the quality of the other televised options…
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So your point is baseball cards were more popular back when people spent less money on them?
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But how much of that odd because the other options were “Mr. Ed” or “The Andy Griffith Show”?
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Also Ellis Kinder. If the reference is too obscure, read “The Summer of ‘49” by David Halberstam…
