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I think he has some weird automated thing set up?

Dodger beat writer complaining that MLB doesn't want to host the All Star game at their dangerous venue. Maybe when your fans quit curb stomping other fans. Maybe.

I think he has some weird automated thing set up?

You've become a troll.

Yeah.  For sure.  The only ones worse are people who are greedy with somebody else’s money.

Can the owners also demand that players stop calling each other “______y?”
 
that’d be worth canceling some games for

A source inside the Marlins said, “Derek’s DNA is now permanently a part of this organization and nothing will change that.  The impact of what he personally injected into the organization will be felt for many years to come, probably forever.”

Derek Jeter is no longer with the Marlins.
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/02/derek-jeter-steps-down-marlins-ceo.html
 
Maybe he was unsatisfied in a role where, for once, he wasn’t automatically praised as the second coming of the Lord for everything he does.

Baseball fan.  I just don’t automatically hate and pull against people with more than me.
Now ask me if I am more of an owners fan or a players fan.
Players.  They are the ones that entertain me.
But the players also seem to get a wide variety of passes from “fans” who can’t put their fanship aside to view these owner/labor disputes objectively.
So I typically end up commenting on this.  It doesn’t make me in the side of ownership.  I actually don’t care how the two sides work it out.
It is (to me anyway) so transparent that tons of fans just automatically assign blame to the party that has more money.  And I think that’s both undisciplined and irrational.

A source inside the Marlins said, “Derek’s DNA is now permanently a part of this organization and nothing will change that.  The impact of what he personally injected into the organization will be felt for many years to come, probably forever.”

Baseball fan.  I just don’t automatically hate and pull against people with more than me.
Now ask me if I am more of an owners fan or a players fan.
Players.  They are the ones that entertain me.
But the players also seem to get a wide variety of passes from “fans” who can’t put their fanship aside to view these owner/labor disputes objectively.
So I typically end up commenting on this.  It doesn’t make me in the side of ownership.  I actually don’t care how the two sides work it out.
It is (to me anyway) so transparent that tons of fans just automatically assign blame to the party that has more money.  And I think that’s both undisciplined and irrational.

So the owners are bad because they have a handle on the profitability level of different numbers of games played?
Huh?

A source inside the Marlins said, “Derek’s DNA is now permanently a part of this organization and nothing will change that.  The impact of what he personally injected into the organization will be felt for many years to come, probably forever.”

So now not negotiating is negotiating? 

Ha. Beat me to it. People throw that out without any knowledge of what is actually going on. 

So the owners are bad because they have a handle on the profitability level of different numbers of games played?
Huh?

My best guess is Marcus Stroman’s worst moments are yet to come.
Glad they won’t come in an Angel uniform.

You guys are openly mocking me.  Not that there is anything wrong with that.

I haven’t seen anyone “downplay” anybody’s wealth.  I really don’t know what you are talking about here.
But you DO call wealth “obscene.”
Obscene normally means offensive.
Viewing other people’s success as offensive deserves some examination.  Why is it offensive?
I believe this feeling comes from one of two things:
1). A fundamental mistake in believing that if one person “controls” 5 billion dollars, that it prevents others from having 5 billion dollars (again as if we are all dividing up a pizza and there are only so many slices).  This is exactly what many in power want people to believe because it gives them power from controlling emotions and votes. But it is factually incorrect.  Same example I have used before:  the huge bodybuilder at the gym should not be loathed because he is “controlling too much of the muscle at the gym.”  He isn’t keeping others skinny and weak by strengthening himself.  Capitalism allows people to create new wealth without taking any wealth away from others.  That is an absolute fact, but people still get angry at wealthy people under the premise that the wealthy are “controlling” too much wealth so therefore seeing people with less allows you to be upset with those with more.
2).  Simple immature jealousy and envy.  This is just not healthy.  People should be happy for others success not bitter about it.
I am unaware of a third explanation as to why people view others wealth as offensive.  So I often ask people to please explain why it is that they are clearly a bit emotionally annoyed by others wealth.
So far, I can’t find any reasonable explanation that doesn’t fit into one of the two reasons I listed.

defend them in terms of what?  wanting to keep their money?  

No, some people don't think owners are obligated to concede on every issue just because they have a lot of money. 

Lulu today.

I don’t think anybody who speaks finance has any idea what point you are trying to make here.

You guys are openly mocking me.  Not that there is anything wrong with that.