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I was referring to the fact that the Pats got busted for videotaping other teams practicing without their permission.

Not even vaginal sex. Just happy endings and a beej. Cops have hundreds of men on warrants for misdemeanors. They will be quickly interrogated to see if they knew about the sex ring. If not, they will just plea for minor damages out of court. I expect Kraft to donate a large sum of money to an advocate against human traffic. He will then hire someone to bring prostitutes to an Airbnb.

So how does it feel to be videotaped without your permission?

Goes to show this has been going on for at least 8 years...

Hmmm... no word from Tank. Must still be on his bender of Wheat Grass shots.

Happy birthday!

A ton of damage had we signed them when they were 25-26.

I see it differently. The Padres going in probably thought 10/300 wouldn't be enough for either Manny or Bryce. Seeing that in the early stages, teams were not offering anything close to that figure, why would the Padres go out and offer their 10/300 only for agents to use that as their base for bargaining. The Padres risked easily losing to a bidding war. With Spring Training so close, the Padres saw that both players were still available thus making it their time to strike. Time was now on the Padres side with both players being involved in talks, it created a sense of urgency. There wasn't time for the agents to shop the deal (also knowing that other interested teams had gone this far without that much of an offer). Although the data didn't change for Manny, the FA negotiations sure did. And the Padres adjusted to the market. I'm sure they overpaid a bit, but not by much. They probably could have got a 9/270, but why risk it at that point.

Due to streaming, there is no barrier for regional networks. Consumers are more spoiled than ever at getting what they want...and now. If MLB is unwilling to restructure their regional coverage, someone will figure out a way to get around it. Thus leaving money on the table.

Not necessarily. They play different positions and therefore aren't in the same market. The fact the Padres were late to the party for both parties show that the offers were not as high as GMs were expecting. I'm believing the reports that the highest Manny offer was by the Chi Sox at 8/250. I bet the Padres offer of 10/300 was available to both Manny and Bryce. Manny was the first to bite seeing that might be the biggest offer for either player. I still believe Bryce goes to the Phils, but the Phils may have the upper hand. I would be surprised if it's much higher than Manny's deal.

Was rooting for Bryce, but good move for the Padres.

Good response. His focus should be on getting ready for the season.

Smokin. Upload is nuts. Do you have fiber?

Just to be sure about your speed, go to speedtest.net and let me know the stats.

Looks like someone is still getting kicked in the nuts with cable.

Take a look at PlutoTV. Its legitimately free with tons of content. With the locals, companies are looking at offering a streaming platform for free. Locast has started their free streaming service in NY, Boston, Houston, and Denver. Hopefully it continues to grow. As people continue to cut cable, networks like History channel will start offering their own service. I can guarantee that the transition from cutting cable is easier than expected and will notice the cost savings.

If you are only needing Fox Sports during the baseball season, then cut the cord. I have Psvue and I get both Fox Sports feed for San Diego and LA. I pay $49.99 all in. I do get all the locals with Psvue but you can get the locals with a HD TV antenna. So during the off season, you can easily stop the Psvue with a click of a button. Then turn it back on whenever you want. Also, there are no extra equipment or service fees with streaming.

Because Blarg can write it off.

Totally bogus. If these were really him, the cost would be $10k.

Let's just hope Kaisr does a better job than what they did to Adam's balls.

How do you think the first extension was signed? Will need to up the game for the next one.

I wonder if the customs guy is pissed he could have gotten a beej for letting in the containers of water.

Weed, the land of covfefe and hamberders.

Clip from Walking Dead?

That's an odd comparison.