DO YOU HAVE A FAST FOOD PLACE YOU JUST CAN’T PASS UP— CHIK FIL A AS CLOSE AS I GET AND NOW THAT THEY DELIVER— IT’S SCARY....
A LOT OF NATIONAL DAYS TODAY AND THIS WEEKEND
- TODAY:
NATIONAL DAY OF UNPLUGGING — HOQ LONG COULD YOU UNPLUG YOUR DEVICES FOR???
Do you have multiple cell phones? Constantly Snapchatting every move and find it hard to get through a meaningful conversation without adding to your story? We increasingly miss out on the valuable moments of our lives as we pass the hours with our faces buried in our iPhones, documenting our every move through social media and shielding ourselves from the outside world, where real connections happen. If you notice these mannerisms in yourself – or your friends & family, it may be worth committing to the National Day of Unplugging. It is a 24 hour period – running from sundown to sundown which starts on March 5. Take this day to carve out precious time to unplug, relax, reflect, be active, visit the outdoors, and connect with loved ones.
-HOW MANY HOURS ARE U ON?
-KIDS THROUGH PANDEMIC?
-DO THEY EAT AT TABLE WITH DEVICES?
-SATURDAY:
-OREO COOKIE DAY — ORIGINAL OR ALL THESE FLAVORS — RED VELVET, ROOT BEER FLOAT, CARROT CAKE..... WHEN I WAS A KID — DOUBLE STUFF BLEW MY MIND.....
-NATIONAL DENTIST DAY — DENTISTS MUST HAVE A COMPLEX—- THE DOCTOR I CSAN HANDLE , THE DENTIST— NO ONE LIKES THE DETIST— PARENTS HATE TAKING THEIR KID TO THE DENTIST.
SUNDAY:
NATIONAL CEREAL DAY: TOP 5 AS A KID —-
1- CAPTAIN CRUNCH PEANUT BUTTER
2- CHOCOLATE PEBBLES (ANYTHING CHOCOLATE PUFFS, COUNT CHOCULA)
3- FROSTED FLAKES
4- CINNAMON TOAST CRUNCH
5- FRUITY PEBBLES
JUST MISSED:
-APPLE JACKS
OVERRATED:
LUCKY CHARMS (ONCE YOU EAT THE MARMALLOWS THEN WHAT?
BEST “HEALTHY CEREALS”
-HONEY NUT CHERRIOS
-CORN OR RICE CHEX, NOT WHEAT.
-FROSTED MINI WHEATS
WORST:
1. GRAPE NUTS
WORST SUGAR CEREAL:
1- CORN POPS AND SUGAR SMACKS.
POLL IDEAS:
-HOW LONG COULD YOU GO WITHOUT YOUR PHONE??
-BEST ALL STAR GAME?
-CEREALS
-WHO DO 49ERS FANS WANT AS QB IN 21 (ROOKIE, JIMMY, TEDDY, DARNOLD) - WATSON TOO EASY
-BEST STUDIO SHOW (INSIDE NBA) — NFL TODAY, FOX NFL SUNDAY , COLLEGE GAME DAY
LAST WEEK:
WISEMAN OR BALL — WOULD YOU CHANGE YOUR VOTE??
-HERE’S THE ISSUE WITH WISEMAN — IF HE NEEDS 2-3 YEARS — STEPH IS THEN 35, KLAY AND DRAYMOND ARE 33.....THE WINDOW IS CLOSED...
GUESTS:
1030 KURT HELIN - BASKETBALL TALK
-BALL OR WISEMAN - CONCERNS OR IT TAKS LONGER FOR A BIG MAN?
-MVP - EMBIID -
-FINALS - NETS — LAKERS / JAZZ?
-ASG — I GET IT — WHAT DO U THINK OF FORMAT?
-STPRY LINES - JAZZ, KNICKS, EMBIID NEXT LEVEL, LAMELO
-is there an impact trade out there...not Blake, not Drummond — jermi grant, heard VOOCHEVICH....
-IS THE ALL STAR DRAFT COOL
11 AM IAN FURNESS KJR - SEATTLE
-RUSS
-HOME OF THE KRAKEN
-OTHE SEATTLE FAS — SHAQ GRIFFIN, KJ WRIGHT, CARLOS DUNLAP CHRIS CARSON
-DOES ANYONE CARE ABOUTT HE M’S?
11:35 BAGGS
-SPRING STORY LINES
-BUSTER RETURN
-LASSTELLA/ YAZ AT TOP
-VOSLER
-NO DH/ NO EXPANDED PLAYOFFS — OFFICIAL - EVAN DRELICH
-NOT SIGNING JBJ — 2/24 FROM BREWERS
12:15 CHRIS BIDERMAN
-FORD THE KEY TO OFF SEASON
-MIKE LOMBARDI THINKS THE JIMMY TALK IS A FRONT AND THEY WANT TO MOVE ON
-IF IT WASN’T FOR INJURUES , IS JIMMY GOOD ENOUGH?
OTHER FA CHOICES: TRENT WILLIAMS — JAGS, COLTS SCARE ME
-WHAT IF NOT WILLIAMS — ORLANDO BROWN JR, TRENT BROWN — DRAFT WHERE DO THEY PIVOT?
-HOW AFRAID SHOULD WE BE ABOUT SLAEH AND JETS STEALING - VERRETT, KWAUN , JUICE?
-ALEX SMITH - GREAT IN CONCEPT - NOT IN REALITY
-I THINK TRENT WILLIAMS IS LESS THAN 50/50
|  |  | #49ers now have the 12th-most salary cap space in the NFL (nearly $23M), after being rewarded back nearly $11M yesterday for players who didn't hit their incentives in their contract (Sherman).
They have $23M before:
* Cutting Richburg
* Extending Tomlinson | | | | 3/5/21, 10:48 AM |
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TRENT WILLIAMS: 50/50:
TEAMS TO WORRY ABOUT -
1- JAGS — LT CAM ROBINSON FA, MOST CAP ROOM 82M
2- COLTS - LT FA CHAZ GREEN AND BACK UP LARAVEN CLARK - 4TH MOST CAP SPACE (50M)
3- PANTHERS— LT RUSSELL OKUNG FA, 8GTH MOST CAP SPACE 37M
4- CHARGERS - LT 2019 3RD ROUND PICK TREY PIPKINS — 10TH MOST CAP SPACE 31M
5- STEELERS TOP TWO LTS FAS (ALJANDRO VILLANUEVA) — 27TH IN CAP SPACE -7M
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CAN THEY TAKE THIS RISK??
| | | Ben Roethlisberger’s $14M cash to be earned in 2021 currently ranks 14th among all active QBs.
1. Jared Goff, $27.8M
2. Carson Wentz, $25.4M
3. Tom Brady, $25M
4. Jimmy Garoppolo, $25M
5. Ryan Tannehill, $24.5M
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SAM AMICK
-FIRST H STORYLINES: JAZZ, SUNS, 76ERS - EMBIID, LAMELO BALL , KNICKS ABOVE .500
-THE ASG — TV DRIVEN — WHAT DO U THINK OF SET UP - 3 PT, SKILLS BEFORE— DUINK AT HALF.... COULD ZION NOT HAVE DUNKED—HES NOT GOING TO PLAY MUCH?
-WISEMAN OR NBALL — BOTH ARE 19— I KNOW BIG MEN TAKE LONGER
-FINALS RIGHT NOW — LAKERS- NETS??
-MVP - EMBIID
-IS THERE AN IMPACT TRADE OR MOVE — BLAKE (NO), DRUMMOND, PJ TUCKER — MAYBE JOHN COLLINS — WHY DOESN’T ALT WANT TO EXTEND HIM?
-WHY WOULD DETROIT WANT TO TRADE JERMI GRANT?
-BEST WAY TO DEVELOP WISEMAN?
1 PM SOUND:
A- KERR - BIGGEST NEED OF IMPROVEMENT FOR WISEMAN??
https://twitter.com/anthonyVslater/status/1367716105788084227?s=20
B- KERR ON POOLE EARNING MINUTES—-
https://twitter.com/wcgoldberg/status/1367712524020355075?s=20
1- WARRIORS 2ND HALF LOOK AHEAD — THE GOALS —
A- WINNING ISN’T ALWAYS THE GOAL — THE WARRIORS TANKED LAST SEASON, THEY TANKED WHEN UTAH WAS GOING TO GET THEIR PICK IF IT WAS BELOW 7 THE YEAR THEY GOT BARNES AND DRAYMOND.
B- THIS YEAR THE GOAL IDS NOT TO TANK — BUT TO DEVLOP AND DECIDE.... THEY FINALLY CAME OUT AND SAID IT - WISEMAN WILL PLAY MORE—- POOLE WILL EGT A CHANCE—-
B2: WHO HAVE THEY DEVELPPED? — DONE A LOT OF AMAZING THINGS— BUT DVELPING YOUNG PLAYERS HASN’T BEEN ONE OF THEM — I RELAZIE — POOLE, JACOB EVANS, DAMIAN JONES — ALL TAKEN NEAR END OF ROUND- BUT NONE BECAME EVEN ROTATION PLAYERS.
C- THE GOAL OF THE 2ND HALF IS TO DECDIE WHO BEST FITS AROUND STEPH AND KLAY FOR ONE LAST STAND —
1- DEVELOP WISEMAN — BEEN SAYING IT SINCE START - HE HAS TO PLAY THROUGH MISTAKES— THEY ODN’T HAVE 3 YEARS TO DEVELOP HIM — THEY NEED HIM TO BE SOLID NEXT YEAR — HE HAS AMLONG WAY TO GO (BALL WOULD HAVE BEEN THE BETTER PICK , 83% OF YOU WERE WRONG LAST WEEK IN POLL)
2- CAN POOLE PLAY OR IS THAT ANOTHER WASTED LASTELLA ROUND PICK?
3- KEEP CURRY’S MINUTES IN CHECK — NO HE SHOULDN’T PLAY MORE.
4- IS WIGGINS IS WHAT HE IS? CAN YOU FIND A TAKER IN OFF SEASON — MAYBE PACKAGE THAT MINN PICK AND WIGINS FOR A PLAYER—OYUNG VET — I’D LIKE TO KEP OURBRE OVER WIGGINS — CAN’T KEEP BOTH....
5- NO MORE SMALL BALL PASCHAL — THE CENTERS ARE LOONEY , WISEMAN AND AN OCASSIONAL DRAYMOND — IF PASCHAL IS ON THIS TEAM MOVING FORWARD , HE HAS TO CARVE OUT A NICHE AS A SCORING FORWARD OFF BENCH — HE NEEDS TO WORK ON HIS FUNKY , HIGH EFFORT JUMPER BTW.
6- BE ACTIVE AT DEADLINE - IF YOU DON’TT HINK YOU CAN KEEP OUBRE- MOVE HIM, MOVE WANAMAKER—OPEN UP MINUTES FOR POOLE AND MANNION - SEE WHAT YOU HAVE.
FIRST HALF — ABOUT WHAT I THOUGHT — THEY ARE ON A 38-34 PACE..... BEST CASE GET INTO BUBBLE — GET OUT OF BUBBLE — PLAY LAKERS, CLIPPERS, JAZZ IN FIRST ROUND — LOSE .......
B- 19-18 = 37-35 PACE— (.514) — 9TH SEED RIGHT NOW.....
GOOD:
-CURRY SEASON
-DRAYMONDS ASSISTS
-OUBRE BOUNCE BACK
-WIGGINS ESTABLISHING A ROLE EARLY IN SEASON
-WISEMAN FLASHES
BAD:
-LOSING KLAY RIGHT BEFORE SEASON
-WIGGINS LATELY - NOT A 2ND TEAM TAKE CHARGE SCORER
-2ND UNIT IN GENERAL — LEE, PASCHAL, WIGGINS, WANAMAKER, LEE.
-WISEMAN SINCE WRIST INJURY
-DRAYMOND’S GAME OTHER THAN RUNNING OFFENSE AND PASSING — SHOOTING, REBOUNDING, DEFENSE ALL BELOW HIS STANDARDS.
PREDICTION:
9-10 SEED, WON’T MAKE REAL PLAYOFFS, SHOULD MOVE ORUBRE AND ANY OTHER PIECES TO GET FUTURE ASSETS.
WEST:
1. JAZZ
2. LAKERS
3. CLIPPERS
4. SUNS
5. NUGGETS
6. BLAZERS
7. MAVS
8. SPURS
9. WARRIORS
10. PELICANS
11. GRIZZLIES
12. KINGS
13 THUNDER
14. ROCKETS
15. TWOLVES
NBA:
A-WATCHED THE FIRST INSTALLMENT OF THE INSIDE THE NBA DOCUSERIES—WHICH IS ON TNT.... IT’S ENTERTAINING AND I REALLY LIKE THE SHOW —
| Awful Announcing |
| @awfulannouncing |
TNT’s ‘The Inside Story’ documentary an entertaining, candid chronicle of Inside the NBA’s evolution dlvr.it/RtvXzT pic.twitter.com/KHBhu1tJ5q 3/3/21, 12:07 PM
During its long run on TNT, Inside the NBA has evolved beyond a great studio sports show into a cultural phenomenon. Yet it’s still surprising to learn — or be reminded — that the show has been on the air for 30 years.
Turner Sports is commemorating that milestone with The Inside Story, a four-part docuseries chronicling the history of the landmark sports show. TNT will broadcast one episode of the documentary for four consecutive nights during the NBA All-Star break from Thursday, March 4 through Sunday, March 7.
Each of the four 90-minute episodes (with commercials) focuses on one of the personalities from Inside the NBA. Host Ernie Johnson is featured in Act 1 (“The Traffic Cop”), followed by Kenny Smith in Act 2 (“The Role Player”), Charles Barkley in Act 3 (“The Entertainer”), and Shaquille O’Neal in Act 4 (“The Little Brother”).
The premiere episode is scheduled for 11 p.m. ET, following TNT’s Miami Heat-New Orleans Pelicans game telecast and the finale will air after the 2021 NBA All-Star Game, also scheduled for 11 p.m. ET. Only the third episode, airing Saturday, will air in the 9 p.m. ET timeslot.
HOWEVER — IT’S NOT THE BEST OF ALL TIME......
-FOX NFL SUNDAY (JB, TERRY, HOWIE, JIMMY VERSION)
-THE ORIGINAL NFL TODAY WITH BRENT , IRV, PHYLLIS AND JIMMY.
-NFL PRIME TIME WITH BERMAN AND JACKSON.
-COLLEGE GAME DAY: FOWLER, HERBIE, CORSO — WHEN ON LOCATION FOR A BIG GAME - TOUGH TO BEAT.
B- ALL STAR GAME — IM NOT COMPLAINING — I NEVER DO — I GIVE THIS SPEECH EACH ASG IN EVERY SPORT—-IT IS WHAT IT IS — AND NOT MUCH CAN BE CHANGED....
-NBA TRIED A DRAFT — FUN FOR THAT NIGHT
-NFL BASICALLY PLAYS TWO HAND TOUCH
-MLB — IS THE BEST ONE — GOOD PITCHING USUALLY STOPS GOOD HITTTING —- HR DERBY NEEDS A FACE LIFT....
-NHL — THEY’VE PRETTY MUCH NAILED IT—
Skills Challenge
3-Point Contest
Dunk Contest
-THE DUNK CONTEST IS OFFICIALLY DEAD — ZION COULD HAVE SAVED IT BUT CHOSE NOT TO
https://twitter.com/NBATV/status/1366909390058569731?s=20
https://twitter.com/darrenrovell/status/1366911687429881860?s=20
2- 49ERS —
A- I AGREE WITH MIKE LOMBARDI — I DON’T THINK 49ERS ARE INTO JIMMY — IT’S THJE INJURIES AND THE PLAY — HE MAKES THE 4TH MOST MONE AMONG ALL QBS AND IF WE PLAY THE SEASAME STREET WHO DOENST BELONG GAME....
-HOW CAN THEY JUSTIFY IN A YEAR WHERE CAP IS DOWN 20-30M WHERE IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE TO KEEP THIS GUY??? — YOU HAVE TO SAY NICE THINGS — BUT WHAT IF YOU. WERE IN HIS SHOES??
-BY SAYING NICE THINGS YOU KEEP THE LEAVERAGE —
-BUT THEY’VE FLIRTED WITH BRIDGEWATER, DARNOLD, ROOKIES, —WATSON IM SURE JIMMY COULD SEE—-
-THEY HAVE A 2.8M OUT....
-QUESTIN IS WHO CAN THEY UPGRADE TOO— BUT TO ME THE UPGRADE IS FROM BETHARD OR MULLENS — BECAUSE JIMMY IS 50/50 MISSED 25 OF 48....
MIKE LOMBARDI CONVENCED 49ERS ARE MOVING AWAY FROM JIMMY.....
1- DOESNT THINK THE 49ERS ARE INTO TEDDY
2- DONT WANT TO SETTLE FOR ANOTHER QB UNTIL THEY KNOW WHAT’S UP WITH WATSON
3- DOESN’T BELIEVE LYNCH / TEAM WANTS JIMMY AS STARTER IN 2021
4- LIKE DARNOLD, BUT WANT TO WAIT TO SEE HOW WATSON PLAYS OUT
“....The 49ers’ never-ending search for another quarterback continues, even as they have denied their interest at least three times, pledging their support to Jimmy Garoppolo. Everyone in the NFL knows the 49ers have been doing their due diligence on all quarterbacks who might be available, although I highly doubt they called the Panthers about Teddy Bridgewater. 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan was never a huge Bridgewater fan during his time in Cleveland when Bridgewater was available in the draft. Shanahan is rather specific in what he wants for his offense from the quarterback position, and those qualifications don’t fit with Bridgewater’s game.
The 49ers are interested in adding a quarterback, but not just any quarterback. They likely have their eyes on a select few. When a team needs a position, they get mentioned as a contender for anyone who plays the position in need, even though it makes no sense. Would they have an interest in Jets quarterback Sam Darnold? Yes, for sure. Why? Because Darnold fits the profile that Shanahan loves at the position: athletic, can throw moving to his left or right, and has the arm strength to make the defense defend every blade of grass on the field. The 49ers could acquire him with a second-round pick and then trade Jimmy G. The Jets are seeking a top-10 pick in the second round for Darnold—something the 49ers don’t currently have as their pick in the second round is No. 43 overall. The Jets are currently on the clock as the Jags will select Trevor Lawrence, giving Jets general manager Joe Douglas his pick of the remaining quarterbacks.
The only potential snag in the dominos falling in the quarterback market has more to do with timing than making the deal. Teams don’t want to cash out on one quarterback when perhaps Houston finally decides to trade Deshaun Watson. Would San Francisco want Watson? Yes. Would they want Watson over Darnold? Once again, yes. Would they regret trading for Darnold if two days later they hear Houston is accepting offers for Watson? Another huge yes.
And do I believe 49ers general manager John Lynch when he claims that Garoppolo will be his starter in 2021? Of course not. They are too active, too aggressive to run it back one more year with someone they don’t have complete trust in. Don’t forget that this time last year I wrote a column about how the 49ers might entertain Brady. And if they followed through with their initial instincts, their season might have been slightly different.”
IF 49ERS HAD THEIR CHOICE — FACTORING IN COMPENSATION -
CAN THE 49ERS AFFORD THIS??
| | | Ben Roethlisberger’s $14M cash to be earned in 2021 currently ranks 14th among all active QBs.
1. Jared Goff, $27.8M
2. Carson Wentz, $25.4M
3. Tom Brady, $25M
4. Jimmy Garoppolo, $25M
5. Ryan Tannehill, $24.5M
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1- WATSON - TOO MUCH SMOKE, BUT JOHN MCCALIN TOLD TKB THEY HAVE TO GET ETHEIR FRANCHISE QB (TUA) OR IN POSIITON TO GET ONE OR PR NIGHTMARE— SO THAT’S JETS OR DOLPHINS NOT 49ERS PICK A 12– HE HAS NO TRADE AND WOULD HAVE TO DEMAND 49ERS....WITH SHANNY THAT COULD HAPEN BUT UNLIKELY
2- BRIDGEWATER / ROOKIE — TEDDY IS A BRIDGE WHICH COULD SAVE YOU 78M — THIS YEAR AND THEN HAS HAS AN OUT AFTER THIS SEASON. - YOU PICK A ROOKIE EARLY — BUT ONLY IF U CAN GET WILLIAMS SIGNED — STILL NEED AN EDGE RUSHER, CBS.
3- SAM DARNOLD. IM NOT SOLD ON HIM — BUT THEY COPULD SAVE 17-18M — FOR THIS YEAR - AND WITH THE SMOKE OBVIOSULY KYLE LIKES HIM.
4- COUSINS — NOT HAPPENING — VIKES SAID HE’S THEIR GUY
5- JIMMY WITH A BETTER BACK UP - DALTON, ALEX, MARIOTTA, FIRTZMAGIC — NONE OF THOSE GUYS ARE STARTING FOR A SUPER BOWL TEAM.
PERFECT SCENARIO TO ME—
TEDDY FOR A YEAR, ONE OF YOUR QBS — FIELDS OR TREY LANCE.. MAYBE MAC JONES— FALLS TO 12. BUT THEY HAVE OTHER NEEDS...
B- WHY WOULD ALEX WANT TO COME BACK HERE? LET’S LOOK AT IT FORM HIS POINT OF VIEW.....THE OWNER IS STILL THE SAME — HE GOT JOBBED....
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| | | | | | | | Understand some of the nostalgia for connecting the #49ers to QB Alex Smith. It would be a great story and his comeback is incredible. But hard to understand how that would be a fit for a team that needs to mitigate health risks with any players they bring in. | | | | 3/5/21, 7:54 AM |
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—HE’S FROM SD...
-CHARGERS IN SO CAL BEHIND HERBERT - GREAT MENTOR
C- MCSHAY THINKS 49ERS WILL TRADE FROM 12 TO 9 —-
McShay predicts San Francisco will move up from its No. 12 selection to the No. 9 spot, currently owned by the Denver Broncos, who are looking for defensive players in this offense-heavy draft pool.
“The Broncos could add something along the lines of an extra second-rounder (No. 43) and perhaps a 2022 first- or second-rounder, in addition to that No. 12 pick this year,” McShay wrote. “It's tough to tell at this point just how eager the Niners will be for a quarterback.”
FEW THOUGHTS:
-YOU’D BETTER BE SURE
-ARE U A QB AWAY? (NO)
-THEY NEED CHEAP LABOR — EDGE, CB, , S , RB, MAYBE OT, MAYBE DT, COULD STILL USE A SLOT WR, 2ND TE— GIVINING UP A 2 AND NEXT YEAR’S ONE FOR A CASH STRPPAED TEAM NOT BEST IDEA...
- A ROOKIE QB FOR A WIN NOW TEAM NOT USUSALLY THE BEST IDEA... BURROW, HERBERT WERE GOOD LAST YEAR THOUGH...
D- PETER SCHAEGER HAS THE JETS TAREGTING JUIICE AND I AGREE—HAS A PLACE ON LI....
NFL:
3- GIANTS/ MLB:
A- ONE OF THE COOLER THINGS A VIDEO GAME COULD DO — LET YOU DESIGN A BASEBALL STADIUM...
MLB:
1- ARGUEMENT THAT EXPANDED FEIDLS MEANS TEAMS WON’T SPEND AS MUCH — OPPOSITE IS TRUE — WHAT WOULD INCENTIVIZE GIANTS TO SPEND MORE NOW OR ANY FRINGE TEAM??
2- OWNERS OFFERING MORE MONEY
3- PIGTCHERS HITTING IS THE WORST THING ABOUT BASEBALL AND THEY AREN’T PREPARED TO HIT THIS SEASON ....
4- THE DH IS COMING NEXT SEASON
An expanded postseason and a universal designated hitter for the 2021 season are both dead issues with no recent movement or planned further discussion, multiple people with knowledge of the communications between Major League Baseball and the Players Association said this week. While reversals never can be totally ruled out, both sides are proceeding as though there will not be any last-minute addition of the DH in the National League, or additional playoff teams from the current field of 10, for 2021.
Last year, an expanded postseason was agreed to at the last minute in July, right as the truncated 2020 season was beginning. The universal DH had already been ratified as a health and safety measure, to help pitchers avoid injuries from hitting or base running. But the circumstances that led to both developments in 2020 are different now, and it makes a similar last-minute scramble to reprise either element highly unlikely.
The players are concerned an expanded postseason harms competition, disincentivizing teams from adding talent they would otherwise pursue for a chance to crack a smaller field. The league believes the effect would be the opposite, that the format would encourage teams to upgrade in an effort to claim additional spots. At this point in the year, the potential impact on the free-agent market is ostensibly less than it would have been had an expanded postseason been agreed to in, say, December, because most players have been signed.
The economic arguments go beyond the free-agent market, however. Major League Baseball would have received a $100 million credit from ESPN for the expanded postseason, a source said, because MLB didn’t play enough games in 2020 to fulfill the package of games ESPN paid for. Naturally, owners wanted that influx of money. But the players felt the incentives were not there. Last year, players, like owners, were losing a large chunk of money simply because fewer games were played. In addition, the players’ postseason earnings are predicated on fan attendance, which they knew last year would be minimal at best. But this year, players feel more comfortable that come playoff time, fans will be in the stands and they’ll receive a substantial haul from the gate; the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines allows for optimism.
MLB offered the players a guarantee of more than $80 million for the entire postseason if the players agreed to the expanded format, equivalent to the bonus pool that was distributed in 2019 (when the playoff field was a standard 10 teams). But the players did not feel the guarantee represented significant gain, if any. (The CBA promises a relatively small guarantee for players in the event that gate receipts are not up to certain thresholds: a minimum $4.6 million, for example, is to be distributed to the players on a World Series-winning team, and more than $3 million to each of the losing team in the World Series and the other two teams that lost in the Championship Series rounds, and lesser amounts for the other postseason teams.)
As for the DH, MLB sees a question of fairness in instituting it the NL at this point, with spring training already underway. Some NL general managers might be thrilled by the addition, depending on their roster construction, others not as much. “I don’t buy that argument,” an NL GM said. “We had a DH last year so some NL teams were prepared for that again.”
“I know we would love the DH,” one NL talent evaluator said Wednesday. “Hard to imagine any team wanting the pitchers to hit these days.” Adding the universal DH was a late move last year, but was considered necessary as the league and the players did everything they could to get a season in.
The DH in both leagues has long been of interest to the union, because it means an additional talent set that teams would pay for and pursue. The players, too, would prefer a DH this year from a health and safety standpoint. Last year, the league felt more urgency on the health front: spring training was shortened, and no one knew whether even a 60-game season could be played and how debilitating COVID-19 would be to rosters. This year, making the jump from 60 games to a target of 162 could bring its own physical issues for pitchers because of an increased workload. But overall, teams and players alike are more confident about navigating this season because of the experience of playing last year, and owners are not compelled to agree to the universal DH as a one-off on a health basis alone.
In talks with the union in the offseason, MLB sought a package deal: expanded playoffs and the universal DH tied together. The union never wanted the issues linked, however. The league and owners were more than annoyed that the union did not make any official counter proposals to its offers (one of which included a delay to the start of the 2021 season, which the players did not want.) The union, however, had no legal obligation to make counteroffers because a CBA is in place.
Both the universal DH and an expanded postseason are expected to be topics during collective bargaining, which has no start date as of yet. Both sides have begun preparing for what will be at least a somewhat compressed bargaining schedule compared to normal years. The sessions may be conducted mostly over video chats, rather than the standard in-person sessions. The current CBA expires on Dec. 1,
OTHER:
EVER HAD AN OBCESSIVE FAN MOMENT?? —MET SOMEONE , SAW SOMEONE???
-CARMEN ELECTRA ON RODMAN’S LAP.... I JUST FROZE.
-JACK NICOLSON... WEST FINALS....
—WORKING RED CARPET AT ESPY’S — YOUNG TYRA BANKS— DID KNOW WHAT TO SAY TO HER...
-ATHLETES DON’T IMITIMIDATE ME— MODEL WOMEN AND JACK IS MY FAVORITE MOVIE STAR —
The Jets have money to spend in free agency. They should absolutely spend it. 
Florida snorkeler finds $1.5 million worth of cocaine trib.al/cliDDZb pic.twitter.com/
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