ptatc Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 45 minutes ago, mqr said: The guy blew 3 of his 7 opportunities! If that rajah Davis homer held up we’re talking about a disaster trade. I was referring to not just the series but getting there. They don't get there without him and can't win it if they aren't there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 35 minutes ago, CWSpalehoseCWS said: If that rain delay doesn't happen, Indians win that game. No doubt. I remind all my Cubs fan friends and neighbors, which must be imaginary in the south suburbs, that the Cubs only won because the greatest choke performance in history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 (edited) 16 minutes ago, bighurt574 said: Insurers provide that kind of coverage for companies all the time. PG&E had $1.4 billion in wildfire coverage (not enough to protect it from bankruptcy). For a policy of that size, you could always have some sort of syndicate or layered coverage to spread the risk around some more. No idea what a policy like that would cost. Obviously the odds of a truly career ending injury are low. It's called re-insurance when the primary insurance company insures their own policy with another company to spread the risk out. Edited February 9, 2019 by ptatc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GenericUserName Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 8 minutes ago, ptatc said: It's called re-insurance when the primary insurance company insures their own policy with another company to spread the risk out. Its insurance all the way down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 10 minutes ago, GenericUserName said: Its insurance all the way down It is insurance but its referred to as re-insurance. Most of the bigger insurance companies have re-insurance divisions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 (edited) Grain of salt Edited February 9, 2019 by Orlando Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xSouthsider2 Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 I worked for an insurance company in IT for over 20 years. Primary insurance companies usually do not keep all the risk of a policy. They almost always spread out a large risk via "reinsurance". There are numerous reinsurance companies all over the world. A large risk like $300 mil would actually be spread out to many different reinsurance companies with each company taking small pieces, sometimes only 1% or less. The primary company pays the reinsurance some of the premium they take in on the initial policy. The original premium depends on the size of the risk. If the Sox would decide to only "insure" half the $300 mil, then the premium would be less than if they decided to insure the whole thing. The premium can be in the millions, depending on the risk. Yes, the chance of the player getting hurt so bad is small, but with so much money on the line, even a small chance needs to be insured so the future of the team is not put in jeopardy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lillian Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 41 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: Two questions: 1) Why would Machado care about batting second and why do you care? 2) I thought you’ve fiending for a LH middle of the order bat? That’s exactly what Joc is and if he can be bad for cheap why the fuck not? 1) Because he is not a #2 hole hitter. He is a middle of the order, run producer, which places him 3RD or 4TH. 2) Yes, I am always conscious of the need for balance in the lineup, and the Sox have not had much in the way of left handed, middle of the order bats. However, Joc would not figure into the future core of this team, and I would prefer to find out whether, or not Palka might be. If Joc is acquired, Palka would not get many at bats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GermanSoxFan Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Orlando said: Grain of salt I think Jim Duquette's credibility is somewhere between Charles the Cat and Paul the Panda. Edit: But thanks for sharing! Edited February 9, 2019 by GermanSoxFan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bschmaranz Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Just now, Lillian said: 1) Because he is not a #2 hole hitter. He is a middle of the order, run producer, which places him 3RD or 4TH. 2) Yes, I am always conscious of the need for balance in the lineup, and the Sox have not had much in the way of left handed, middle of the order bats. However, Joc would not figure into the future core of this team, and I would prefer to find out whether, or not Palka might be. If Joc is acquired, Palka would not get many at bats. He'd get a ton of ABs... in Charlotte. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bschmaranz Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 1 minute ago, GermanSoxFan said: I think Jim Duquette's credibility is somewhere between Charles the Cat and Paul the Panda. Edit: But thanks for sharing! But is he as credible as Johnny Chimpo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lillian Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 (edited) 7 minutes ago, bschmaranz said: He'd get a ton of ABs... in Charlotte. And just what would that prove? Why not afford him the Major League playing time, in an attempt to find out whether, or not, he might have a place on the team, going forward? In a couple of years, when both Alonso and Jay are gone, Palka could be a useful DH. Moreover, it is likely that the Sox would have to give up a couple of arms, in order to acquire Joc and I don't think that they're in a position yet, to be giving up pitchers. Edited February 9, 2019 by Lillian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xSouthsider2 Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 12 minutes ago, Orlando said: Grain of salt Unless Cashman has been trolling all of baseball and planning all along to jump in and steal Machado, I would take this with a grain of salt. New York does not really need Machado. Signing him would be a luxury, and would put them way over the luxury tax. Sure, anything can happen. But until it does worrying about it won't accomplish much. My feeling on this has developed into if we sign Machado, fine. If not and he is so greedy that he will wait until the season starts or later to sign just to squeeze a few more million out of us, then let him go to Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lillian Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 18 minutes ago, Orlando said: Grain of salt/ trigger warning If the Yankees actually offered him 7 years and $220 Million, then the Sox must have offered the alleged 8 years, $250 Million, or he would have already signed with N. Y. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 2 hours ago, Jose Abreu said: I've ventured to the White Sox reddit before. I must say it was a really weird community, where most of the conversation was about random, unrelated topics. Actual White Sox discussion was suppressed and stuff like that was the center of discussion. I'd imagine some Sox fans are turned off by that culture so they use Soxtalk, Twitter, etc. to engage with fellow fans instead. All of the good posters are here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 22 minutes ago, Orlando said: Grain of salt Which would would reinforce the idea that 7/175 was trash reporting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Waffleson Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 (edited) I check white sox reddit only because the Q trade was broken there. never have posted Edited February 9, 2019 by Ben Waffleson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooseman Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 23 minutes ago, Orlando said: Grain of salt People have said it about other tweets in the past but this one totally feels like Camp Machado's last stand to squeeze every dollar out from the Sox before signing. Leak a Yankees offer to put a scare into HAhn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lillian Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 I'm curious, what would you guess the agent's cut of Machado's contract would be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 2 hours ago, GermanSoxFan said: $300 million is chump change for an insurance company. The likelyhood for an insurance policy to cover 100 percent of the contract and for them to pay out that money themselves as a lump sum is practically zero. They usually pay out somewhere between 40-60% on season-ending injuries... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooseman Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 2 minutes ago, Lillian said: I'm curious, what would you guess the agent's cut of Machado's contract would be? I read somewhere that the NFL has a 3% cap, NBA is 3-15% but more often than not around 4% and as far as MLB and the NHL there is no cap but I would assume it falls in line with that of the NFL and NBA so probably 3-5% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipps Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Hector really has stuck with the Manny to Sox narrative the entire time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bighurt574 Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 1 hour ago, ptatc said: It's called re-insurance when the primary insurance company insures their own policy with another company to spread the risk out. That too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GermanSoxFan Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Guys, guys! Manny spoke to me in my dreams. He is going to sign with the Sox and he will become my best friend. Disclaimer: I downed an entire bottle of NyQuil, so take that with a grain of salt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWSpalehoseCWS Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 18 minutes ago, shipps said: Hector really has stuck with the Manny to Sox narrative the entire time. He's really going all in on this. Doubling, Tripling, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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