So hypotheticals with a low chance of occurrence should not be discussed purely because they have a low chance of occurrence?

I saw a state title game repeatedly interrupted by rain years ago. As the game neared the inning where it would become official, word came that another wave of rain was coming that would wash the game away, and there’d be co-champs (lame). The coach of the team in the lead told players not to take another swing. The…

I’m just here so I won’t get fined.

On the one hand, there was that Philly sports writer who turned out to be a molester, so I think background checks for reporters are a good idea. On the other hand, I don’t know if the subjects of coverage should be the ones to do it. Seems like there should be a neutral third party.

You’re right, a 3-5 year grace period makes a lot more sense. I appreciate your feedback.

I LOL’ed out loud.

TMBG is for the kid in all of us.

Fine by me. That’s exactly the outcome we should hope for. Hopefully that would make incompetent owners get frustrated and sell their teams. Then you give a new owner a grace period of 5-7 years before the fines kick in again.

If only I could, life would be so much simpler.

OK but the fact that the owners would never agree to it proves that it’s a good idea.

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They weren’t frequent, but there were times that Art shut people down. If he detected insincerity from a caller or guest, he would challenge them aggressively. If you sincerely claimed that you had been reduced to 1 mm in height and lived in the pocket of a Smurf, Art would let you go on as long as you were…

So here’s the problem with Kinja. AlmightyHamSandwich selflessly provided the setup, and Norm Charlatan delivered the punchline, which is great. But Norm gets all the stars and AHS gets far fewer. By all means, people, give Norm a star, but don’t forget the other half of the comic duo!

How about you keep the draft as-is, but you fine teams for missing the playoffs. The worse your record, the bigger the fine. That’ll end deliberate tanking real quick, and once more only the truly incompetent will sink to the bottom.

I’m going to choose to interpret that the opposite of however you meant it.

Dunno, never saw the movie. It has Will Ferrell and cars, right?

Obligatory Ricky Bobby joke

That’s what I was thinking. It’s been maybe 20-25 years since I last heard someone use it?

The important thing is that he didn’t act like Anthony Rendon and show up the umpire.

Glad to hear this isn’t a Fausto Carmona situation.