Super League Predictions

toraider · 2022-02-16T17:35:31+00:00

So, aside from BDC, who's going to the Saudi League? A lot of chatter on this subject recently...

Subsonic

Sneakylong Maybe. Maybe not. We just don't know.

Sneakylong

Again true. But just looking at a Ted Williams and his numbers and considering he missed ~ 5 years of his prime because of WWII and the Korean War and with his eyesight he said he could see the stitching on the baseball on a pitch. Lol. That he wouldn’t be great in any era.

But that’s what makes sports a great topic of debate. Btw Ted Williams was the real life character that John Wayne played in many of his movies.😉

Subsonic

Sneakylong Ted Williams was a great baseball player and seems to have left a fine legacy.

Sneakylong

Subsonic

I doubt you’ll see much of that. Although you never know. Lol. Norman has said they’ll change things up next year. I think you’ll see them doing whatever it takes to get world ranking points.

So less of a clown show and more traditional is what I would expect. I also read where he said they’re pretty much all set member wise for this year.

Although I would expect if a big name wanted to jump to LIV he’d take them regardless of not having more room for players. Lol

sdandrea1

Sneakylong Although I would expect if a big name wanted to jump to LIV he’d take them regardless of not having more room for players. Lol

We still have a chance then? 🤣

Subsonic

Sneakylong Oh well. Give the Shark a call and see if he can put a little wrinkle in the works.

Spuzz

Subsonic Ted Williams was a great baseball player and seems to have left a fine legacy

Maybe when they unfreeze him, he can add to it.

sdandrea1

Subsonic Ted Williams was a great baseball player and seems to have left a fine legacy.

Ted Williams was involved in the development of our community in Florida.
https://www.citrushills.com/blog/ted-williams-celebrity-spokesman-for-the-villages-of-citrus-hills

garyt1957

Spuzz he can't hit now, he's only a head. Maybe he could be a manager again, though.

Subsonic

sdandrea1 There goes his legacy...

garyt1957

I truly believe Teddy Ballgame was the greatest hitter of all time

Sneakylong

garyt1957

Sadly I don’t remember him when he played. He retired in 1960 when I was 5 and Carl Yastrzemski took his place in left field the following year. Not too shabby of a ball player himself. Reggie Jackson called Yaz the greatest he ever saw. Referring to his 1967 triple crown season.

I had a baseball signed by the 1957 Red Sox that included Williams. That was stolen 30 years ago in a burglary. They didn’t take a basketball signed by the Celtics team of 1965-66. Still have that.

Boston was and is a great sports town. Lots of great ‘legacies’ made there. Lol

Mattyv

ode

Ok, strange Bernhardt story. I was working for a compny about 8 years ago. I was the "new" controller and the gal that I replaced was in town and my whole team went out to lunch with her. She was probably in her mid 50's. Anyway she is talking to everyone and said she was kind of dating some golfer on the Senior Tour. Being a curious golf fan, I asked who it was. Bernhardt Langer she replied. I got back to my office and looked up Mr. Langer on the googles and it indicated that he was a married man of many years with no mention of a pending divorce. So, was she telling fibs, or is Mr. Langer the king of cheaters?

ode

Mattyv lol wow....he was dropping some Bernie Lanchor on the side!

Subsonic

Mattyv What about his legacy? As if using a long putter was not bad enough...

raggmann54

Latest rumor mill story is that Hideki is being offered $400 million to switch to LIV and Captain the Asian Team...Also, the Asian Tour has been rumored to have opened their arms to any LIV golfer for any of their tournaments and they can get World Ranking Points to qualify for the Majors...Feherty starts next week at Bedminister and is also going to produce a New Series on TV for LIV (Is a TV Contract for LIV Golf coming in the near future???)...McCord rumored to be next to sign...Just fired up another batch of popcorn as it's getting interesting...

Eguller

This is a very realistic persepective on this whole mess:

https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2022/07/24/column-liv-golf-tour-news-contracts-pga-tour/

Spuzz

Eguller This is a very realistic perspective on this whole mess

Well, I pretty much said most of what's in that article in this thread, but it's nice to see it summarized in one place.
Just a Spuzzervation.
LOL

Sneakylong

Eguller

Yeah, I mentioned before Paul McGinley has been saying this for awhile now. He sees the PGA Tour headed towards a guaranteed money model. He says the business people he talks to want to see that come to fruition.

And again, I agree. Not sure it’s the best from a competitive point of view, but it would get the top players playing against each other more often. More so than the current model.

Agree as well that the stuff like the shotgun start and goofy name team stuff etc. they can leave to LIV.

Eguller

Sneakylong He sees the PGA Tour headed towards a guaranteed money model.

That is where it will most likely land - a minimal guarantee with substantial competitive $$ available.
Would that not make the players salaried 'employees' subject to those legal standards ? 🤔

Subsonic

Sneakylong Wow, Guess they are following the LIV lead.

Martee

Reading all the articles on professional golf made me realize that the cost to play pro golf day has got to be at least 10x the cost as it was 60 years ago. Heck from having a caddie and manager and a part time coach to having a team of a half dozen, not mention the travel expenses.

Golf has long passed being an individual sport and has become a team sport. Next, teams merge?

For all that criticism LIV guaranteed monies to hear the PGA is headed that way, makes me ask what's the difference (don't say where the money comes from)? In short it is all about the money?

Spuzz

Martee In short it is all about the money?

When there was no money, it was about "legacy", but now, it's all about the money.
The rest of the talk is BS.

Sneakylong

Martee

I wouldn’t say the PGA Tour is headed for a guaranteed money model at all. It’s just some peoples opinion right now looking at the tea leaves. There’s another opinion that the PGA Tour keep it’s current non profit charitable / play for a purse ($3.7 - $20 million per tournament ) model with no guaranteed money.

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