Sean

Actor | Writer | Project Manager

[Sean @ShadesOfSean]

Same.

[Godzilla x Kong @GodzillaXKong]

Roars of affirmation is my love language.

[New York Mets @Mets]

What a story 📖 Time for the next chapter...

[Sean @ShadesOfSean]

Major League Baseball is a joke

[Ryan Field @RyanFieldABC]

Edwin Diaz will not throw a pitch in the 9th.

The umpires check his hand and glove during a routine sticky stuff inspection.

Umps didn't like what they saw and Diaz got tossed.

WOW. #LGM

[Sean @ShadesOfSean]

Anyone got a billion dollars they’re willing to part with?

[Sean @ShadesOfSean]

My 2024 goal: Become a billionaire.

[Sean @ShadesOfSean]

I could use $20k, which is .000029% of his contract, and I’d bring about .000029% of his value to the table. Seems fair. What day you, @Dodgers ?

[Jeff Passan @JeffPassan]

I’m going to explain why Shohei Ohtani’s $700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers will not equal $700 million in terms of MLB accounting or the present-day value of the deal.

When money in a contract is deferred, the competitive-balance tax number — the luxury tax — is discounted. With a source saying a “majority” of Ohtani’s contract is deferred, the discount could be significant. Typically, a CBT number is the average annual value of a deal — in this case $70 million. But depending on the size and length of the deferrals, Ohtani’s CBT number is likelier to wind up in the $40-50 million-a-year range, an enormous benefit for the Dodgers.

The deferrals also affect the net present value of the deal. There’s a rule of thumb across all walks of life: Money today is more valuable than money tomorrow, inflation being what it is. When you defer money, you’re taking less. The Dodgers are operating in an environment in which the prime rate is 8.5%. And with money today being so pricey, it lowers the present-day value of the deal by a significant margin.

Regardless, in the end, Shohei Ohtani will be paid 700 million US dollars by the Dodgers. It’s an obscene amount of money. It’s just going to be seen as less by the league’s accounting — and will allow the Dodgers to add even more around Ohtani as they try to win a championship.

[Sean @ShadesOfSean]

Self checkout has been around for too long for people to not know how to use it.

[Sean @ShadesOfSean]

I miss theater. I miss acting.

[Sean @ShadesOfSean]

Just get rid of the ASG. Two day HRD where every time gets a representative.

[Ben Verlander @BenVerlander]

Yes or No.

The MLB All-Star Game should get rid of the “Every team needs at least 1 representative” rule?

Check out the great discussion in today’s episode: https://t.co/YIS0wRpns2

[Sean @ShadesOfSean]

So what you’re saying is the Mets still have a chance?

[Codify @CodifyBaseball]

2023 World Championship chances (FanGraphs):

24.5% ATL
12.2% LAA
11.4% TB
5.6% TOR
5.5% HOU
5.3% TEX
3.9% SF
3.7% ARI
3.5% SD
3.4% PHI NYY
3.1% MIA
3.0% MIN
2.8% BAL
1.7% MIL
1.5% CLE
1.4% SEA
1.2% BOS
1.1% NYM
0.6% LAA
0.5% CIN
0.3% STL
0.2% CHC
0.0% CWS PIT DET KC OAK COL WSH

[Sean @ShadesOfSean]

Don’t mind me. Just over here reading think pieces about how Wesley Crusher created The Borg.

[Sean @ShadesOfSean]

The Mets are actively trying to lose.

[New York Mets @Mets]

INF Pete Alonso has been reinstated from the 10-Day IL.

INF Mark Vientos has been optioned to Triple-A Syracuse.

[Sean @ShadesOfSean]

@TheEvanSloan @andrewgaul Might be???

[Sean @ShadesOfSean]

Fire Eppler.

[Sean @ShadesOfSean]

I’ve gotten to the point as a Mets fan where I don’t even want them to take a lead because I hate seeing them blow a lead.

[Sean @ShadesOfSean]

Mets fans keep most alcohol distributors in business.

[Sean @ShadesOfSean]

Why does @MLB make it so hard to watch baseball?

[Sean @ShadesOfSean]

God Emperor Leto Atreides II of Arrakis making a surprise appearance at The Met Gala.

[Pop Tingz @PopTingz]

A secret celebrity was carried and on her way to the #MetGala

Who do you think it is?

https://t.co/e0jGrx4Obx

[Sean @ShadesOfSean]

@JamesFagan I tried them. They’re not even good tots.

[Sean @ShadesOfSean]

@mtgreenee I hope you burn in hell. You vile, vile woman.

[Acyn @Acyn]

Greene: People like you need to admit that you’re just a political activist.. not a mother

[Sean @ShadesOfSean]

$20 seems outrageous for a pizza cutter.

[Ron Filipkowski @RonFilipkowski]

Marsha is selling the ‘Marsha Blackburn Pizza Cutter’ for $20.