OT: Other Sports 82

[Space umpire]

Ricketts can go f*** himself

I’m not a Rickett’s fan but team value and team revenue are not the same thing.

 

[TLEH]

I’m not a Rickett’s fan but team value and team revenue are not the same thing.

Do you see the 451M in Revenue right in that photo? Thats MLB #5.

 

[x Tame Impala]

The Cubs are a brand name and destination spot at this point. That WS bought them decades of future support no matter what. Wrigleyville has changed so much in the last 8 years alone. It's difficult not to get the impression that winning is an afterthought for ownership and that would check me right the f*** out of my fandom as well.

 

[hawksrule]

Lol @ 57mm operating profit on revenue of 451mm and player costs of $174mm. We’re supposed to believe that the Cubs had more than $200 million in nonplayer costs?

 

[TLEH]

Lol @ 57mm operating profit on revenue of 451mm and player costs of $174mm. We’re supposed to believe that the Cubs had more than $200 million in nonplayer costs?

Some incredible accounting being done over there.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Fanatics messed up the actual MLB uniforms, so it isn't just NHL that is deal with crap from them

 

[TLEH]

Not shocking. Its sad how far away we've gotten from people caring and giving a shit about their work and what companies put out.

 

[ChiHawks10]

Fanatics is awful. Not sure why any pro organization would ever want them doing jerseys.

 

[Kurtosis]

It’s like they didn’t realize that they actually have to make the jerseys for real players and not just hawk their trash to the public for marked up prices.

 

[Pez68]

This is what happens when everything is made overseas.

 

[ChiHawks10]

This is what happens when everything is made overseas.

I believe the NHL jerseys are supposed to be coming from a plant in Canada. So hopefully there aren't similar issues.

 

[IU Hawks fan]

This is what happens when everything is made overseas.

MLB uniforms are made in Pennsylvania.

 

[Pez68]

MLB uniforms are made in Pennsylvania.

Shocking, honestly.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Baseball's back, baby.

Cactus League counts.

 

[bwanajamba]

Sources: Bellinger, Cubs agree on 3 years, $80M

The Cubs are bringing back Cody Bellinger on a three-year deal worth $80 million, sources told ESPN.

www.espn.com

Opt-outs after years 1 and 2 so pretty good chance this ends up being a one year deal, but very happy with this nonetheless

 

[IU Hawks fan]

Good deal for both. No one was signing him long term off a 1 year bounce back. Now he can reenter FA next year completely unrestricted.

 

[HeisenBaez]

Bellinger's back.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Nice. Pleasantly surprised.

 

[hawksrule]

Glad to see, low risk and very needed.

I assume this means PCA will start in AAA, which I think he needs a bit more of anyway.

 

[Elvis P]

... But in any event, I'm not sure which expensive free agent QB was available that they passed on?

All of them in the SB era.

Good deal for both. No one was signing him long term off a 1 year bounce back. Now he can reenter FA next year completely unrestricted.

Agreed. I think he'll hit at least an .830 OPS, but if he reverts to his last 3 years in LA we're not locked into a huge long term deal.

 

[TLEH]

I worked in the manufacturing industry a bit out of college. We got better quality fishing blanks from China than a lot of other places. Its honestly just Fanatics sucks.

 

[Cubs2024WSChamps]

I just want to point out;

Nico, Dansby, Belli, Happ, are all gold gloves.

Suzuki is above average defensively when there isn't flyballs hit towards him in important games and PCA is considered the best defensive outfield prospect in some time while Amaya is highly thought of defensively behind the plate.

The only weak spot being Morel who should be a DH.

The central is the Cubs to take.

 

[Kurtosis]

I just want to point out;

Nico, Dansby, Belli, Happ, are all gold gloves.

Suzuki is above average defensively when there isn't flyballs hit towards him in important games and PCA is considered the best defensive outfield prospect in some time while Amaya is highly thought of defensively behind the plate.

The only weak spot being Morel who should be a DH.

The central is the Cubs to take.

I’m a Cubs fan. Don’t make me hate the Cubs.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

The Central is bad.