tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131289420618991795.post8063531246998856611..comments2023-06-17T08:53:42.643-04:00Comments on ShysterBall: "Losing is a disease, as contagious as the bubonic plague"Craig Calcaterrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00190345915954808542noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131289420618991795.post-52900618873318573902008-11-21T16:20:00.000-05:002008-11-21T16:20:00.000-05:00Good point Leo. Owning a pro sports team is unlik...Good point Leo. Owning a pro sports team is unlike owning other businesses ( or it is for some ). Men ( corporations are different ) do spend irresponsibly because ego and emotion sometime trump reason when it comes to their team.Eric Tomshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00632341548970196518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131289420618991795.post-89119063243592853192008-11-21T14:43:00.000-05:002008-11-21T14:43:00.000-05:00On the surface it seems strange given that obvious...On the surface it seems strange given that obviously these men are highly successful at earning and keeping money.<BR/><BR/>But it's been proven beyond a reasonable doubt that quite often, when otherwise intelligent and filthy rich men own pro sports franchises, they often act the way teenagers generally act when it comes to saving and spending money inappropriatelyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131289420618991795.post-75282273188867786152008-11-21T13:11:00.000-05:002008-11-21T13:11:00.000-05:00Well as we all know, the Federal Reserve is at the...Well as we all know, the Federal Reserve is at the heart of any respectable conspiracy theory/secret history- so you gotta figure Volcker is there to explain to the Illuminati approved MLB ownership group what's *really* going on. Because if you think the Secret Chiefs aren't behind this "economic emergency" you're not reading the right websites.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131289420618991795.post-3628894704310471022008-11-21T11:41:00.000-05:002008-11-21T11:41:00.000-05:00I think if we've learned anything from this crisis...I think if we've learned anything from this crisis, Craig, it's that one shouldn't be so sure that millionaires and billionaires know anything about the economy.Mark Runsvoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13749478502694372288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131289420618991795.post-45585791643235955282008-11-21T09:44:00.000-05:002008-11-21T09:44:00.000-05:00Peter, I had the same thought. As Craig points ou...Peter, I had the same thought. As Craig points out, these billionaires and big corps that own the teams should already be pretty well informed on the state of the economy. <BR/><BR/>As for contract offers, I'm in the camp who think the elite FAs will get the big, big dollars...the players below them on the pecking order....I think we'll see some changes there.Eric Tomshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00632341548970196518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131289420618991795.post-15752680784587287792008-11-21T09:40:00.000-05:002008-11-21T09:40:00.000-05:00A sneaky little attempt at keeping contract offers...A sneaky little attempt at keeping contract offers down this offseason, IMO. I don't think it'll work, but I think that has a little something to do with it.<BR/><BR/>But I'm cynical...maybe Selig's just trying to be responsible and make sure everyone is informed.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122650171636289605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131289420618991795.post-56487771149431956492008-11-21T09:39:00.000-05:002008-11-21T09:39:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122650171636289605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131289420618991795.post-34678115048142158052008-11-21T09:21:00.000-05:002008-11-21T09:21:00.000-05:00The "blue ribbon" panel was a joke. Yeah, MLB wen...The "blue ribbon" panel was a joke. Yeah, MLB went right into the crapper didn't it?Eric Tomshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00632341548970196518noreply@blogger.com