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by Skyjack
Sun Dec 05, 2021 7:53 pm
Forum: Phillies Forum
Topic: The absurdity of a lockout
Replies: 62
Views: 9189

Re: The absurdity of a lockout

HC, the revenue coming into MLB from television contracts alone is twice what it gets from gate receipts. Sources for 2019 mage it approximately $4.2B versus $2.3B or so. Fans in the park are becoming nothing more than a live audience for a television broadcast.
by Skyjack
Sat Dec 04, 2021 6:05 pm
Forum: Flyers Forum
Topic: Vigneault Watch
Replies: 9
Views: 2307

Re: Vigneault Watch

Clarke and Holmgren have been out of the organization for seven years. To put this mess on them is disingenuous. Hextall and Fletcher have had time to put things in order. If anything, things on the ice have regressed. Their failures are why the Flyers are where they presently are. Most of all, sinc...
by Skyjack
Fri Dec 03, 2021 1:49 am
Forum: Flyers Forum
Topic: Vigneault Watch
Replies: 9
Views: 2307

Re: Vigneault Watch

Five games in seven days next starting with TB and the Avs back to back at home Sunday and Monday. It would be a gauntlet for a good team. For one that can’t score or defend well like the Flyers, it’s a death march. When was the last time that a Flyers team’s season was cooked by mid or early Decemb...
by Skyjack
Thu Dec 02, 2021 3:06 pm
Forum: Phillies Forum
Topic: The absurdity of a lockout
Replies: 62
Views: 9189

Re: The absurdity of a lockout

All true. Baseball has fallen to the status of being a sport that bridges the winter ones to the fall football seasons. The big deal that once was spring training has been superseded by the excitement over spring break in any warm clime. The NFL spring draft generates several weeks of excitement tha...
by Skyjack
Tue Nov 30, 2021 5:37 pm
Forum: Phillies Forum
Topic: Philadelphia Phillies 2021 Offseason
Replies: 222
Views: 76097

Re: Philadelphia Phillies 2021 Offseason

Now that the Mariners have dropped money on Ray, they should be short on cash to grab Bryant. I think that he’s the guy for the Phillies. His agent is Boras and he might want to hold out on getting Bryant signed. We’ll see. IMO this is going to be a long break in play. I don’t know how that would af...
by Skyjack
Mon Nov 22, 2021 11:44 pm
Forum: Phillies Forum
Topic: Philadelphia Phillies 2021 Offseason
Replies: 222
Views: 76097

Re: Philadelphia Phillies 2021 Offseason

Any interest in getting Hader from the Brewers? Wonder what it would cost to get him?