OT: Nats, Wiz, O's, Ravens, Terps, Navy, Gtown, Mystics, Golf, Summer 2024 (Paris Olympics 2024 as well)

[Ridley Simon]

How wild would it be if Ted won both lotterys with the best prospects in years

So wild I’d shit my pants and be happy about it.

None of which will happen. Hell, I’ll be happy with ONE team (far preferably the Caps) actually won something and moved up. Whatever the slots.

That won’t happen either.


Caps are 8th, Wizards will BE 9th.

 

[TRASHCAT]

yeah bedard is a way better prospect than wayambe

 

[John Price]

The Nationals beat the Orioles in New York’s high court, but 11-year MASN dispute could head to ‘extra innings’

The Orioles have been locked in a financial battle with the Washington Nationals for nearly a dozen years. It started before Manny Machado played his first game for the Orioles in 2012 and has exte…

www.baltimoresun.com

Nats basically won every single court case and Orioles probably won't appeal.

The masn drama is over.

 

[usiel]

The Nationals beat the Orioles in New York’s high court, but 11-year MASN dispute could head to ‘extra innings’

The Orioles have been locked in a financial battle with the Washington Nationals for nearly a dozen years. It started before Manny Machado played his first game for the Orioles in 2012 and has exte…

www.baltimoresun.com

Nats basically won every single court case and Orioles probably won't appeal.

The masn drama is over.

Holy hell the litigating string finally over.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

The Nationals beat the Orioles in New York’s high court, but 11-year MASN dispute could head to ‘extra innings’

The Orioles have been locked in a financial battle with the Washington Nationals for nearly a dozen years. It started before Manny Machado played his first game for the Orioles in 2012 and has exte…

www.baltimoresun.com

Nats basically won every single court case and Orioles probably won't appeal.

The masn drama is over.

Would be nice if I could watch either team on TV

 

[Random schmoe]

I'll believe it's truly over when the Angelo's family writes the last check.

(Technically, this only paved the way for rights fee payments for 2012-2016. I'm not holding my breath on the 2017-2021 fees agreement.)

 

[usiel]

I'll believe it's truly over when the Angelo's family writes the last check.

(Technically, this only paved the way for rights fee payments for 2012-2016. I'm not holding my breath on the 2017-2021 fees agreement.)

 

[Neil Racki]

Lamar and Ravens agree on a 5 yr deal.

Idk man ... im just a guy on the couch but Lamar not playing or travelling with his team to that playoff game last year is something I wouldnt be able to mentally forget.

 

[g00n]

Lamar and Ravens agree on a 5 yr deal.

Idk man ... im just a guy on the couch but Lamar not playing or travelling with his team to that playoff game last year is something I wouldnt be able to mentally forget.

I kind of agree and thought so at the time, but I've looked at his career earnings and it changed my mind a little.

Considering these guys are risking their current and future health and are likely only able to earn a life's worth of income in a few years' time, and knowing the NFLPA is on board with players getting as much as they can, I think his teammates might understand when guys like Daniel Jones are making $46M in total cash per year and Lamar has made only $32M so far his entire career.

I'm expecting this deal puts him at the top of the QB cap or cash list. $48-$50M/yr probably.

 

[John Price]

they clowned him for not getting an agent but he still got paid

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

perfectly fine deal for both sides. No fully guaranteed deal and he got a reasonable guaranteed amount. This should have happened 3 months ago.

 

[TRASHCAT]

twas a good day

 

[John Price]

 

[g00n]

unconfirmed so far.

Steelers media are shitting all over this as fake or craziness.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Nutter AB….please make it true….

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

Lol AB

 

[John Price]

Not sure I've ever seen the Nats get clobbered this bad in person

 

[VaCaps Fan]

I was there as well, what a bloodbath.

 

[John Price]

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Sources: Grizzlies don't intend to re-sign Brooks

The Memphis Grizzlies do not intend to re-sign Dillon Brooks this offseason, league sources have confirmed to ESPN.

www.espn.com

Ha…..so much for this dude’s WWE schtick…..

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"We're going to take a different approach as it pertains to [trash talk] next season," Grizzlies general manager Zach Kleiman said Sunday during the team's exit interviews. "You'll see a different approach from this team, but at the same time, confidence is important. ... There's a line there, certainly."

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Woman: Fired Pistons exec was frequent harasser

A former Pistons employee says she was sexually harassed by team executive Rob Murphy over a period of months, leading to Murphy's firing as assistant general manager.

www.espn.com

dude looks like a creeper…

 

[g00n]

Lynch: Phil Mickelson leads LIV Golf crybabies in blaming others for their predicament

The tossing of toys from the LIV crib is an almost daily occurrence now as the reality of their circumstances sets in.

sports.yahoo.com

LOL

I've been critical of LIV for various reasons but this writer is spitting venom like a sprinklerhead with asps tied to it.

He does raise an interesting point though:

Last week in Singapore, Bryson DeChambeau panned the world golf rankings as “obsolete,” while simultaneously demanding LIV be included in said obsolete system. LIV isn’t afforded ranking points because it is non-compliant in many areas, and has made clear it doesn’t intend to become compliant. Nevertheless, DeChambeau (and Mickelson) insist the ranking is broken because it grants points to tours, not based on the past accomplishments of individuals now competing in a closed circuit where they’re contractually protected from the consequences of poor play.


What BD and other LIVers want is a ranking system that, I dunno, respects their previous level of competitiveness? Or somehow includes a formula to account for their change in format and pay structure?

Don't those things significantly alter just about every aspect of the competition, from pre-round prep (and consultation about the course among teammates vs mostly caddies) all the way through the psychology and consequences of bad play one week to the next which can greatly change decision making as well as execution and stamina?

Maybe BD can come up with that formula to help things along. Otherwise, what's the difference between that and throwing the door open to world rankings that include ALL golfers worldwide? If we're just going by skill level and not actual performance on analogous, peer-level tours, then what about the amateurs and lower level pros out there who are +2 to +5 handicaps and only play in club events or local tournaments?

Shouldn't they also be ranked?

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

It’s not BD’s or Phil’s job to figure out the world golf rankings formula. Take the top 5 or 10 from LIV and get it over with. It’s not going away anytime soon, so they need to adjust the rankings system.

 

[g00n]

It’s not BD’s or Phil’s job to figure out the world golf rankings formula. Take the top 5 or 10 from LIV and get it over with. It’s not going away anytime soon, so they need to adjust the rankings system.

If they can't figure it out then they can't assess its flaws and maybe should shut the f*** up.

Where do you put the "top 5 or 10"? That still requires a formula.

/I was being facetious initially, btw. But now I want them to take a crack at it just for laughs.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

If they can't figure it out then they can't assess its flaws and maybe should shut the f*** up.

Where do you put the "top 5 or 10"? That still requires a formula.

/I was being facetious initially, btw. But now I want them to take a crack at it just for laughs.

They CAN figure it out….I’m confident they can come up with something equitable.

I’m sure some math nerds have already done this somewhere….probably even someone from the OWGR. If they’re not already working different models, they’re not even trying.