Rick Snyder

“Like dogs, bicycles are social catalysts that attract a superior category of people.” ~ Chip Brown

[Rick Snyder @orange_saluki]

@FreddyLA7 Be sure to see Kelly's Heroes at Robert's Western World!

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@AugieNash I was hoping he wouldn't participate. I have seen too many players mess up their swings after the HRD.

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@aRDyBoomer On the bright side, we don't have to pretend to like soccer until 2030.

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@aRDyBoomer My Dad loved the story of him taking my Mom there when they were dating. My Dad handed my Mom a bottle of beer, and she asked for a glass. The bartender said, " Sure," and got a glass down from the shelf. Before giving it to my Mom, he blew the dust off the glass.

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@aRDyBoomer One of my sister's high school friends used to run the Blue Room.

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@AugieNash You didn't believe your mom when she said you would go blind if you didn't stop, huh?

Best of luck @AugieNash. I hope you have a speedy recovery.

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@AugieNash I knew a kid in high school who would watch WATC on Saturday night. He would bet his little brother on the matches during the Sunday morning rebroadcast.

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@jmjones @snorlaxatives69 If he wants to emulate the Yankees, he should get rid of those hideous alternate unis-all of them! #StLCards

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@RogerJStoneJr You're right, I don't know what a meatball grinder is. However, I do know that's a picture of a meatball sub.

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@AugieNash "Foul ball! Oh, and it lands right in that lady's Busch."

(long pause)

"And by Busch, of course, I'm referring to her ice cold beer."

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@OnlyCardsFans Getting older means time flies whether you're having fun or not.

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@O_T_Lee @baxoren @OnlyCardsFans The accounting and competitive balance are separate issues.

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@OnlyCardsFans Perhaps, but according to my research, use of the word pithy has declined since peaking around the Civil War. I am just doing my part to preserve the English language.

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@OnlyCardsFans That is your right. Please keep up the thorough, pithy, and immensely entertaining #StLCards commentary.

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@OnlyCardsFans I enjoy your takes on #StLCards baseball. However, the way MLB currently accounts for deferred salaries is logical and correct.

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@OnlyCardsFans Ok, we can stop. But if you want to compare resumes, I spent 10 years in foreign exchange and 25 years in equity research at some of the largest financial companies on Wall Street. Trust me, I understand the changing value of the dollar and finance 101.

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@OnlyCardsFans You just made my point.

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@OnlyCardsFans Ok, then I'll make you a deal. If you give me $60 million a year for ten years, and at the end of that term, I pay you $600 million.

[Rick Snyder @orange_saluki]

Teams cannot circumvent the luxury tax by deferring salary. If the imputed interest rate is within 1.5% of an agreed-upon benchmark, the NPV is calculated at face. Outside of this parameter, the NPV is adjusted up or down.

The calculation is based on the team's current salary expense. Therefore, it seems logical to use the NPV of future payments.