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The Dog

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  1. And we have our first DOINK off of the scoreboard.
  2. Bookmark this, here is the Astros salary for 2024 per FanGraphs. CBT space at the bottom Guaranteed Salaries (AAV): -Justin Verlander: $40,555,555 -Jose Altuve: $23,357,143 -Alex Bregman: $20,000,000 -Jose Abreu: $19,500,000 -Yordan Alvarez: $19,166,667 -Lance McCullers Jr: $17,000,000 -Ryan Pressly: $15,000,000 -Cristian Javier: $12,800,000 -Rafael Montero: $11,500,000 -Kendall Graveman: $8,000,000 -Hector Neris Buyout: $1,000,000 Total: $186,879,365 Arbitration Eligible Players (estimated): -Kyle Tucker: $12,600,000 -Framber Valdez: $12,100,000 -Jose Urquidy: $3,500,000 -Chas McCormick: $3,100,000 -Mauricio Dubon: $3,100,000 -Luis Garcia: $2,100,000 -Bryan Abreu: $2,000,000 Total: $38,500,000 Pre-arbitration Players: -Jake Meyers, Jeremy Peña, Hunter Brown, Yainer Diaz, JP France, etc.: $11,840,000 Payroll for 2024 (Scroll down for CBT): -211,609,365 (Subtract $26,250,000 towards JV from the Mets in 2024) Other Costs: -Estimated salaries for 40-man minor leaguers: $2.5M -Player benefits: $17,000,000 -League pre-arbitration bonus: $1,666,667 Total Estimated Luxury Tax Payroll: -$232,776,032 CBT Threshold: $237M The Astros are $4,223,968 under the CBT!!! Houston has 4.2M to spend on relievers and Diaz's backup if Jim Crane wants to stay under the Luxury Tax. Guess what.. he does want to stay under.
  3. Superfecta with Notre Dame losing!
  4. (i know there's a thread for this but this Oklahoma aggression will not go unchallenged)
  5. and the Judge is daring them to do so (they also admitted to it today): After Trump lawyer Cliff Robert sought guidance as to what objections they can make about his law clerk's conduct, Judge Arthur Engoron promised to issue a written order. The resulting three-page order reveals the answer: none. 1/ iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDoc… In the order, Engoron reviews the history with respect to Trump and his campaign’s online discussions about the law clerk, but notes his prior assumption that “such a gag order would be unnecessary upon the attorneys, who are officers of the Court.” 2/ But instead, he’s heard “on the record, repeated, inappropriate remarks” about the clerk “falsely accusing her of bias against them and of improperly influencing the ongoing bench trial” through her exchange of notes with the judge. “These arguments have no basis,” he writes. 3/ Noting that his communications with his staff are both confidential and a product of his “unfettered right” to consult with them, he tells Team Trump, in essence, he’s not going to change his conduct—and they’re not allowed to “continue referencing my staff.” 4/ They have their record, Engoron notes, and he’ll consider it “fully preserved” for the duration of the proceedings.” And now, he seems to encourage them, if you don’t like it, go file an appeal. 5/ But unless and until they prevail on such an appeal, his directive is clear: Do not “make any further statements about internal and confidential communications (be it conversations, note passing or anything similar) between me and my staff.” 6/ That directive applies both in and out of court, he clarifies, and “[f]ailure to abide by this directive shall result in serious sanctions.” FIN.
  6. it's some conspiracy theory Trump came up with that he wants them to push. it's all a performance for an audience of one as they say.
  7. guess this goes here. Meadows now finding out.
  8. she's nuts. and is probably worthy of her own thread based on the article. she's ALL IN on grift and self promotion and nothing else. she believes in nothing other than "how can I use this to get on TV?"
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