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CurtOne

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Re: Cubs in '21
« Reply #60 on: October 16, 2020, 06:26:28 pm »
what position does he play when he's not umping?

JeffH

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Re: Cubs in '21
« Reply #61 on: October 16, 2020, 06:31:51 pm »
what position does he play when he's not umping?

He's a left handed peckerwood.

CurtOne

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Re: Cubs in '21
« Reply #62 on: October 16, 2020, 06:46:27 pm »
Is he left-handed?  I knew he was a peckerwood.

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Re: Cubs in '21
« Reply #63 on: October 16, 2020, 09:14:54 pm »
This seems like a nice honor for Darvish:

Consulate-General of Japan in Chicago @JpnCons_Chicago
Congratulations to @Cubs pitcher @faridyu, who met with Consul-General Okada and received the “Consul-General’s Commendation” as the first Japanese pitcher to lead the MLB in wins. We're delighted that he represents Japanese people here in the US, and are proud of his efforts!


https://twitter.com/JpnCons_Chicago/status/1317137923679133698

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Re: Cubs in '21
« Reply #64 on: October 17, 2020, 08:22:07 pm »
He has got to be a better pitcher than an umpire.

craig

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Re: Cubs in '21
« Reply #65 on: October 21, 2020, 10:17:09 am »
After winning the World Series, the Cubs generously commissioned 1,908 championship rings and pins for players, coaches, ownership, executives, associates, ballpark staff, corporate partners and Hall of Fame alumni.

https://theathletic.com/2150818/2020/10/21/the-cubs-are-a-decimated-organization-after-laying-off-100-plus-employees/?source=dailyemail


Not sure how many of those were HOF alumni and corporate partners.  But I was surprised there were *that* many personnel in the organization.  Probably speaks to the cost of operation, well beyond the ~35-40 Cubs players in a typical season. 


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Re: Cubs in '21
« Reply #66 on: October 21, 2020, 10:26:33 am »
"The Cubs are claiming $140 million in revenue losses this year and projecting $120 million in lost revenue next year"

I thought earlier the number $200M in losses had been mentioned.  *IF* they actually only lost $140, that's probably good for the franchise. 

Projecting $120M for next year is curious.  Projections in a covid world are obviously imprecise.  But it's curious that Mooney and Sharma's number projects next year's lost revenue to be >80% what they list for this year's lost revenue.  I might have hoped that next year's baseball economics might not be almost as bad as for this season. 

Jack Birdbath

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Re: Cubs in '21
« Reply #67 on: October 21, 2020, 10:39:05 am »
Would be instructive to see what the costs were.  I doubt their net loss, whatever it was, was not that much.

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Re: Cubs in '21
« Reply #68 on: October 21, 2020, 11:05:50 am »
Its easy to show a loss when you separate each portion of the business. Does the MLB media company revenue count towards the club? or is that a separate venture and those revenues don't count?

Owners love to seek sympathy for their losses, yet refuse to open their books. I know this is hard for a lot of folks to believe, but the US tax code is setup to be gamed... you just have to earn past a certain amount to game it.

And 98% of people never get there and have no idea what it really means.

CUBluejays

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Re: Cubs in '21
« Reply #69 on: October 21, 2020, 11:25:47 am »
"The Cubs are claiming $140 million in revenue losses this year and projecting $120 million in lost revenue next year"

I thought earlier the number $200M in losses had been mentioned.  *IF* they actually only lost $140, that's probably good for the franchise. 

Projecting $120M for next year is curious.  Projections in a covid world are obviously imprecise.  But it's curious that Mooney and Sharma's number projects next year's lost revenue to be >80% what they list for this year's lost revenue.  I might have hoped that next year's baseball economics might not be almost as bad as for this season. 

No one knows when fans will be allowed back into the parks and what the capacity will be. 

Reb

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Re: Cubs in '21
« Reply #70 on: October 21, 2020, 02:24:58 pm »
MLB decides to mock Deeg. They should stop doing that!

https://www.mlb.com/news/al-nl-reliever-of-the-year-award-finalists-2020

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Re: Cubs in '21
« Reply #71 on: October 21, 2020, 03:02:50 pm »
No one knows when fans will be allowed back into the parks and what the capacity will be.

What does that have to do with MLBAM revenue? or hotel revenue from visiting teams that you happen to own? or many others ways to divest/hide revenue to other ventures vs the "club".

Deeg

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Re: Cubs in '21
« Reply #72 on: October 21, 2020, 04:37:12 pm »
MLB decides to mock Deeg. They should stop doing that!

https://www.mlb.com/news/al-nl-reliever-of-the-year-award-finalists-2020

They're mocking themselves, really.  A skill you seem to have perfected.

CUBluejays

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Re: Cubs in '21
« Reply #73 on: October 21, 2020, 08:16:41 pm »
What does that have to do with MLBAM revenue? or hotel revenue from visiting teams that you happen to own? or many others ways to divest/hide revenue to other ventures vs the "club".

Fans not coming into Wrigley is a lot of money. Ticket sale alone would be around $183 million. Add it merchandise, food and beer and that is a lot of cash that just disappears from the budget. The Cubs make plenty of money when fans are in the stands. Without fans it isn’t a stretch to see them losing money. I’m hardly somebody that defends Ricketts not spending money, but I’d give him a pass here.

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Re: Cubs in '21
« Reply #74 on: October 22, 2020, 04:56:52 pm »
Contreras and Hoerner finalists for NL gold gloves.

Baez, Rizzo, Heyward too—-the usual suspects.