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  1. nattysez

    Black Monday watch

    Aside from the obvious... Chargers, Panthers and Raiders all currently playing under interim head coaches. Ron Rivera widely reported to be out in DC. Bleacher Report saying that Arthur Smith may be out. Vrabel is apparently meeting with ownership to discuss his future. Doug Pederson seems...
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    Peacock to exclusively stream a playoff game

    I'm very curious to see how this goes. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/37657287/peacock-exclusively-carry-nfl-playoff-game%3fplatform=amp
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    MLB sets up local media group, could broadcast 17 teams

    I know we have a few threads about this issue already, so feel free to consolidate this if we don't want another one. I thought this was worth its own thread since this looks like it's really happening now. It seems like just the paperwork required for MLB to entirely take over the local...
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    Liverpool fans' feelings about FSG

    This article from the Liverpool Echo is pretty remarkable. If you replaced "Liverpool" with "Red Sox" and "Jurgen Klopp" with "Alex Cora" you'd think the Globe had published this. But I'm glad Sox fans aren't at this point yet:
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    In-season NBA news thread

    A bizarre turn in San Antonio: they just released Josh Primo, who is 19 and seemed like a guy they were building around. I assume some unfortunate details are going to come out shortly - you don't waive a guy like Primo just because you're tanking. Edit: Woj and Shams don't seem to have any...
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    Blazers commentators will not travel with team

    I think we'd discussed this possibility before, and now it's here -- the Blazers' TV and radio commentators won't travel with the team this season. I wonder how many other teams might do this. I'm also curious to what extent it will impact the quality of the broadcasts. I think this is how...
  7. nattysez

    2022 coaching carousel

    I disagree. What jobs do you see opening up other than Raiders, Jags and Bears? Maybe Seattle and Minny? I think it might be a quiet coaching carousel this year.
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    NFL bars non-team media from locker rooms for the reg season

    View: https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/status/1430271656442871810 I wonder if all of the major sports move in this direction if given the opportunity. I'm sure the players would love not to have to deal with being surrounded by media at their lockers after a tough game, and (the argument will...
  9. nattysez

    2021 SF Giants - shocking the world?

    The 2021 Giants were left for dead after an off-season when the Dodgers and Padres seemed poised to spend the season chasing 100 wins while the Giants waited another year to get a bunch of big contracts off the books. It hasn't worked out that way, and the Giants' FO has a tough call to make at...
  10. nattysez

    Presti-digitation: What is OKC going to do?

    And thus: The Thunder currently have the following guys under 22 years old: Maledon, Bazley, Poku, and Josh Hall. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will be 24 next year and Lou Dort will be 22. I didn't watch them much last year, but my general impression is that they were a tanking team that...
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    NFL: Stafford “Anywhere but New England”

    This is interesting - not sure what to make of it. Edit - I completely forgot Patricia was back in NE. That's the easy explanation. View: https://twitter.com/tomecurran/status/1355930247951220743?s=19
  12. nattysez

    Pats' 2021 opponents

    Home: Browns, Buccaneers, Saints, Jaguars, Titans, Bills, Dolphins, Jets Away: Chargers, Falcons, Panthers, Colts, Texans, Bills, Dolphins, Jets I assume they'll put the Bucs game later in the season to be sure fans can be in attendance. Not the easiest schedule. I suspect the 2020 Pats...
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    Jack Easterby Longread

    The corpse of SI is heavily promoting a long article about Easterby that kicks off with a comparison of him to Littlefinger from Game of Thrones. I find him a fascinating character, so I look forward to giving it a full read -- especially since Jenny Vrentas is one of the co-authors, and she's...
  14. nattysez

    Develin retires

    James Develin is retiring due to his injury. He announced it on Instagram: View: https://www.instagram.com/p/B_fib-sjf-a/?igshid=lfan7qi3k0hm View: https://twitter.com/NFL_DovKleiman/status/1254827109320712193 As PFT Commentator said, it'll be a big neck roll for the next man up to fill.
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    Sox owners want to be under cap in '20

    Sox ownership just met with the press and said that they intend to be under the $208m cap next year. View: https://twitter.com/PeteAbe/status/1177696283517161474 View: https://twitter.com/alexspeier/status/1177696241444106240 According to Spotrac, they have $151m in salaries (if you...
  16. nattysez

    Pats File Tampering Charges Against Texans

    This is interesting. https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1138917275816345606 My understanding from the CLNS Pats Podcast is that the only way the Texans could make an offer to Caserio for a position without the Pats' permission would be to offer him, without otherwise interviewing or...
  17. nattysez

    SF Giants -- a modern-day catastrophe

    The SF Giants are rapidly turning into the full-team equivalent of the Chris Davis contract -- a cautionary tale about long-term contracts and poor planning. Some fun facts: They are one of the 5 worst teams in baseball, but have the 5th-highest payroll. Last year they were a bottom-10 team...
  18. nattysez

    Khris Davis extends with A's

    Davis is 31, gets extended for two more years at $16.75 per. This in theory improves JDM's market if he elects to opt-out -- one less DH masher on the board. Interesting opinion from local media:
  19. nattysez

    Swihart traded to Dbacks

    I'm baffled by this. Why give him such a short leash? What are they going to do at catcher now? What about his performance merited completely cutting bait on him? Seems like, if nothing else, he could at least be a helpful multi-position backup. The Sox (across multiple administrations)...
  20. nattysez

    Damn you, Speier

    Well, crap. --- everything below here was written based on a since-deleted tweet by Alex Speier that said that the Sale deal started at $30mm this year and would push the Sox above the cap, hence the revised thread title -- It's now been reported that the Sox are going to blow through the...
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