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Ned Yost and David Glass in 2017. Ned Yost and David Glass in 2017. Photo: Ed Zurga (Getty)

Baseball, for all its supposed problems, must still be a pretty good business to be in. Prior to the Marlins’ sale two years ago, an MLB franchise hadn’t gone on the market since 2012. But the Kansas City Royals are now on the block, with owner David Glass reportedly in advanced negotiations to sell the team for more than $1 billion to a group led by Indians minority owner John Sherman.

While the transaction isn’t finalized, and the Royals put out a statement saying they wouldn’t comment, The Athletic’s and ESPN’s reports are treating this as all but a done deal.

 
 
 

Glass, 84, purchased the team for $96 million in 2000, and his ownership is a tale of two franchises, neither of which completely blots out the other. The larger-picture story is that of a team that either couldn’t (Glass claimed) or wouldn’t spend money, and showed it: The Royals finished with a losing record in 14 of 19 seasons, and are currently on pace to lose at least 100 games for the sixth time under him. A former CEO of Walmart, Glass insisted that he ran the team to break even.

The other side of the Royals is their 2015 championship, and they were in that respect the envy of and the blueprint for MLB’s other small-budget clubs; they won how those other cash-strapped front offices hope to win, because it’s really their only option. After hiring GM Dayton Moore in 2006, the Royals invested in their farm system and international scouting department—modest investments compared to spending in free agency, but they bore fruit. The Royals, young, fast, and still pretty cheap, made it to the seventh game of the 2014 World Series, and then won it all the following year.

Even that dream run didn’t come without limitations from Glass. At the 2015 trade deadline, Glass dictated that any deals couldn’t add salary, so the Royals were forced to package even more prospects to acquire Johnny Cueto and Ben Zobrist than it would have taken if their former teams hadn’t sent along cash as well. After 2016, when the Royals were still potential contenders, Glass demanded to Moore that payroll be cut, and the Royals’ window to contend closed a little earlier than it otherwise would’ve, starting with the trade of star closer Wade Davis to save $7 million.

So while Royals fans this morning are and will forever be thankful for that championship, no matter how much Glass did or didn’t do to bring it, they’re also guardedly excited about the sale of the team, and the possibility that the new owner will actually spend.

John Sherman, 64, made his money in the energy industry, and he’s a local and a former Royals season-ticket holder. Those are potentially good things, both for his emotional investment in the team winning, and the likelihood of them staying in Kansas City past the 2030 expiration of their stadium lease. Also a positive is that the Royals’ unfavorable local TV contract is up after this season: They’re expected to sign a new deal worth more than $50 million a year, more than double what they’re getting now.

So there’s reason to think that better days are ahead for the Royals and their fans. It would be tough, anyway, for the days to be any worse than they were most of the time under Glass. Most of the time—2015 will live forever.

 

https://deadspin.com/the-royals-are-being-sold-and-their-fans-should-be-cau-1837652502

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29 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

A couple of weeks ago I randomly wondered “I wonder if we’ll ever see another submariner again.”

And then I see this this morning:
 

 


Knuckleballers, you’re on the clock

 

wonder if it is easier to pick up on his pitches because of how unobstructed of a view they get of his grip. 

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Top Hitters in August by fWAR:

AL:

1) Bregman (HOU), .404/.487 (insane)/.747, 2.2 fWAR

2) Seager (SEA), .323/.417/.699, 1.9 fWAR

t3) Martinez (BOS), .394/.475/.768, 1.7 fWAR

t3) Villar (BAL), .333/.424/.629, 1.7 fWAR

t5) Trout (LAA), .283/.436/.598, 1.6 fWAR

t5) Santana (CLE), .350/.472/.650, 1.6 fWAR

NL:

1) Rendon (WAS), .394/.450/.712, 1.9 fWAR

2) Story (COL), .376/.435/.642, 1.7 fWAR

3) Realmuto (PHI), .295/.358/.590, 1.6 fWAR

4) Soto (WAS), .313/.414/.717, 1.5 fWAR

t5) Marte (ARI), .356/.431/.611, 1.4 fWAR

t5) Castellanos (CHC), .348/.385/.713, 1.4 fWAR

t5) Arenado (COL), .337/.369/.733, 1.4 fWAR

 

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25 minutes ago, Helobious said:

Yanks with back to back yaks in the bottom of the 9th to walk it off, rookie Mike Ford ended it. Just awesome to see for him, he’s a 27 year old that was signed as an undrafted free agent out of Princeton 6 years ago.

I was going to take my mom today, but she wanted to see the Ellis Island registry, which was cool. We're going on her birthday on Wednesday. Gardy is her favorite player so that's pretty awesome that he came through in the clutch again!

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List of pitchers with multiple no-hitters:

https://www.mlb.com/news/pitchers-with-multiple-no-hitters

2 nh:  29

3 nh:  4

4 nh:  1

7 nh + whipped Robin Ventura's butt:  1

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Nolan Ryan (7)
May 1, 1991 TEX vs. TOR
June 11, 1990 TEX at OAK
Sept. 26, 1981 HOU vs. LAD
June 1, 1975 CAL vs. BAL
Sept. 28, 1974 CAL vs. MIN
July 15, 1973 CAL at DET
May 15, 1973 CAL at KC

Sandy Koufax (4)
Sept. 9, 1965 LAD vs. CHC (perfect game)
June 4, 1964 LAD at PHI
May 11, 1963 LAD vs. SF
June 30, 1962 LAD vs. NYM

Justin Verlander (3)
Sept. 1, 2019 HOU at TOR
May 7, 2011 DET at TOR
June 12, 2007 DET vs. MIL

Bob Feller (3)
July 1, 1951 CLE vs. DET (1st game of DH)
April 30, 1946 CLE at NYY
April 16, 1940 CLE at CWS

Cy Young (3)
June 30, 1908 BOS at NYY
May 5, 1904 BOS vs. PHA (perfect game)
Sept. 18, 1897 CLV vs. CIN

Larry Corcoran (3)
June 27, 1884 CHC vs. PRO
Sept. 20, 1882 CHC vs. WOR
Aug. 19, 1880 CHC vs. BSN

Mike Fiers (2)
May 7, 2019 OAK vs. CIN
Aug. 21, 2015 HOU vs. LAD

Jake Arrieta (2)
April 21, 2016 CHC at CIN
Aug. 30, 2015 CHC at LAD

Max Scherzer (2)
Oct. 3, 2015 WSH at NYM (2nd game of DH)
June 20, 2015 WSH vs. PIT

Tim Lincecum (2)
June 25, 2014 SF vs. SD
July 13, 2013 SF at SD

Homer Bailey (2)
July 2, 2013 CIN vs. SF
Sept. 28, 2012 CIN at PIT

Roy Halladay (2)
Oct. 6, 2010 PHI vs. CIN (postseason)
May 29, 2010 PHI at FLA (perfect game)

Mark Buehrle (2)
July 23, 2009 CWS vs. TB (perfect game)
April 18, 2007 CWS vs. TEX

Randy Johnson (2)
May 18, 2004 ARI at ATL (perfect game)
June 2, 1990 SEA vs. DET

Hideo Nomo (2)
April 4, 2001 BOS at BAL
Sept. 17, 1996 LAD at COL

Bob Forsch (2)
Sept. 26, 1983 STL vs. MON
April 16, 1978 STL vs. PHI

Steve Busby (2)
June 19, 1974 KC at MIL
April 27, 1973 KC at DET

Bill Stoneman (2)
Oct. 2, 1972 MON vs. NYM (1st game of DH)
April 17, 1969 MON at PHI

Ken Holtzman (2)
June 3, 1971 CHC at CIN
Aug. 19, 1969 CHC at ATL

Don Wilson (2)
May 1, 1969 HOU at CIN
June 18, 1967 HOU vs. ATL

Jim Maloney (2)
April 30, 1969 CIN vs. HOU
Aug. 19, 1965 CIN at CHC (1st game of DH)

Jim Bunning (2)
June 21, 1964 PHI at NYM (perfect game, 1st game of DH)
July 20, 1958 DET at BOS(1st game of DH)

Warren Spahn (2)
April 28, 1961 MIL vs. SF
Sept. 16, 1960 MIL vs. PHI

Carl Erskine (2)
May 12, 1956 BRK vs. NYG
June 19, 1952 BRK vs. CHC

Virgil Trucks (2)
Aug. 25, 1952 DET at NYY
May 15, 1952 DET vs. WSH

Allie Reynolds (2)
Sept. 28, 1951 NYY vs. BOS (1st game of DH)
July 12, 1951 NYY at CLE

Johnny Vander Meer (2)
June 15, 1938 CIN at BRK
June 11, 1938 CIN vs. BOS

Dutch Leonard (2)
June 3, 1918 BOS at DET
Aug. 30, 1916 BOS vs. STL

Addie Joss (2)
April 20, 1910 CLE at CWS
Oct. 2, 1908 CLE vs. CWS (perfect game)

Frank Smith (2)
Sept. 20, 1908 CWS vs. PHI
Sept. 6, 1905 CWS at DET

Christy Mathewson (2)
June 13, 1905 NYG at CHC
July 15, 1901 NYG at STL

Theodore Breitenstein (2)
April 22, 1898 CIN vs. PIT
Oct. 4, 1891 SLB vs. LOU

Adonis Terry (2)
May 27, 1888 BRK vs. LOU
July 24, 1886 BRK vs. SLB

Al Atkinson (2)
May 1, 1886 PHI vs. NYP
May 24, 1884 PHI vs. PIT

Pud Galvin (2)
Aug. 4, 1884 BUF at DET
Aug. 20, 1880 BUF vs. WOR

 

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