U.S. And International Politics

[John Corbett]

   So the Red Sox canned Cora and his entire Offensive support staff Saturday AFTER they won 17-1? Seriously? If they were going to fire Cora for his teams' dismal record, why not fire him after being swept by the Yankees in Fenway Park last Thur night?

You'd have to ask the Red Sox front office. I suspect this move had been under consideration for some time and the decision was made prior to yesterday's game. The outcome of one game isn't going to change people's minds once a decision like that has been made.

   You really are missing the boat with sports and the gambling industry. There have even been NBA Ref's caught with their hand in the cookie jar.

I remember one. He was banned for life and served jail time.

I enjoy watching sports at all levels. That said, I know what I enjoy watching vs what is going down behind the scenes. And this includes the NBA basically being owned by Nike/China. You see what happens to any NBA player or front office members that even make an outta step "peep" about China? They get shunned outta the NBA on-the-spot. No ifs, ands, or butts about it.

That's politics. You are overstating the influence of Nike and China. The NBA owners know how much revenue is generated by those entities, but that doesn't mean they are calling the shots. I hardly watch basketball much because I don't like the modern game. Most of the offense has become shooting threes or driving to the hoop and getting fouled. It drives me nuts when I see a player pass up a high percentage shot to kick the ball out to the arc for teammate to shoot a three.

   With respect to Ohtani. Are you familiar with his current 10 yr Dodger contract? Ohtani makes $70 million per year, every year, for 10 yrs. Out of that $70 Mill per year, $68 Mill is DEFERRED. Ohtani is only paid $2 Mill per year in Dodger $$. At the end of his 10 yr contract, the LA Dodgers will owe Ohtani $680 MILLION. Over a 1/2 $BILLION. MLB and the Dodgers will NOT Permit their PR Golden Goose to be tarnished in a gambling scandal that has been HQ'd in So Cal for well over a decade. This is an "open secret" in So Cal.

What is your evidence that Ohtani was the perp and not the victim of this crime.

Deferred compensation is nothing new. I remember as far back as Al Kaline deferring 2/3 of his salary and that was in an era when he was only making $60-70K. He worked for an auto company in his offseason. He knew he couldn't play ball indefinitely and deferred his salary so he would have income long past his playing days.

[John Corbett]

Listening to the news reports, it seems to me that the hotel ballroom where an assassin tried to kill Trump had some of the same security concerns the Secrets Service had for the Trade Mart where JFK was headed when he was assassinated. A large venue with many entrances that would need to be secured. The Secret Service eventually decided they could secure the Trade Mart, but it wasn't ideal.

When Trump's ballroom is finished, that will greatly enhance presidential security for large events. I hope Trump survives until then.

[Royell Storing]

You'd have to ask the Red Sox front office. I suspect this move had been under consideration for some time and the decision was made prior to yesterday's game. The outcome of one game isn't going to change people's minds once a decision like that has been made.
That's politics. You are overstating the influence of Nike and China. The NBA owners know how much revenue is generated by those entities, but that doesn't mean they are calling the shots. I hardly watch basketball much because I don't like the modern game. Most of the offense has become shooting threes or driving to the hoop and getting fouled. It drives me nuts when I see a player pass up a high percentage shot to kick the ball out to the arc for teammate to shoot a three.
What is your evidence that Ohtani was the perp and not the victim of this crime.

Deferred compensation is nothing new. I remember as far back as Al Kaline deferring 2/3 of his salary and that was in an era when he was only making $60-70K. He worked for an auto company in his offseason. He knew he couldn't play ball indefinitely and deferred his salary so he would have income long past his playing days.

   When did Kaline, "defer 2/3 of his salary..."? I follow the older players dating back to "Murderer's Row". Never heard the Kaline, "2/3 deferred" story.

[John Corbett]

   When did Kaline, "defer 2/3 of his salary..."? I follow the older players dating back to "Murderer's Row". Never heard the Kaline, "2/3 deferred" story.

I am a lifelong Tiger fan and I read that about him a long time ago. I'm going to guess it was sometime in the mid 1960s that I read that. It's not surprising that you wouldn't have heard that since it wouldn't have been widely reported.

[John Corbett]

How damn stupid are legacy media reporters. I'm going to paraphrase this since I can't quote him word-for-word. Wolf Blitzer just said that he was just a short distance away when the "alleged gunman" was taken down by the Secret Service. If he saw him do it, why is he saying it's an alleged gunman. Does Wolf need confirmation to report what he saw with his own damn eyes. What an idiot.

[Royell Storing]

I am a lifelong Tiger fan and I read that about him a long time ago. I'm going to guess it was sometime in the mid 1960s that I read that. It's not surprising that you wouldn't have heard that since it wouldn't have been widely reported.

   Lotta the "2/3" type stories float around HOF players. Not saying you didn't read it, but I don't buy it. Kaline was making something like $70,000 in 1968. Deferring 2/3 of something like that way back then? Not likely.

[John Corbett]

   Lotta the "2/3" type stories float around HOF players. Not saying you didn't read it, but I don't buy it. Kaline was making something like $70,000 in 1968. Deferring 2/3 of something like that way back then? Not likely.

That would mean he was living on $23,000 in 1968 which equates to about $218,000 in today's dollars. On top of that, he worked offseason for one of the automakers so he was living quite well then and until his passing in 2020. He signed with the Detroit Tigers 2 days after he graduated from high school and went straight to the big leagues. He remained employed by the Tigers for the next 67 years in some capacity, as a player, coach, broadcaster, and in the front office.