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I'm finally reading Dune. This quote, which is in the first few pages, hits hard:

"Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them."

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@spurs8637 @TheRedStripesSG @JamesLarson47 These people think it's free to run an MLB franchise other than players salaries.

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@AustinRBechtold

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@ZackScottSports "The Mets are stupid with their money therefore it's not really an advantage that a team like the Mets can spend 3x what the Pirate, Reds or Royals can spend."

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@Generation4580 @TJStats Finally, a smart Cubs fan. And even rarer, a smart big market fan that can see the ridiculousness of the current system.

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@TJStats @DaysSinceSB And the Penguins could still have been able to pay it. The Pirates can't pay market rate for Paul Skenes when he hits free agency.

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@MarkCHealey Possibly, but the current system allows your owner to buy any player he wants, which is something the Pirates owner can't do because he's not Steve fucking Cohen.

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@sc_cooper7 @Slow_Silentio @PghSki17 Yes, because agents like Boras tell them they will.

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@sharpedgepicks At least Griffin would only be 23 by the time the lockout ends.

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@jbaraldi11 @CorlekCarmas @steakgenderive For every player that would have to take $20 million instead of $25 there would be 5 guys getting a raise because 1/3 of the league has to significantly raise their payroll because of the salary floor.

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@Slow_Silentio @sc_cooper7 @PghSki17 And this is funny because the players cry every year about it and then when it's time for labor negotiations they get amnesia because guys like Harper go "salary cap bad" when they'll never get Harper type money.

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@sc_cooper7 @Slow_Silentio @PghSki17 Most of the 94% think they are in that 6% and then act shocked when they don't get the deal they wanted and finally sign for less in late January.

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@JesseRogersESPN Yeah, if every small market has the same perfect weather and zero competition from any other major sports team in a very affluent city, then they can be just like San Diego.

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@JackS8011 @PittsburghSport Losing Gailey and Thigpen in the same off-season was disastrous.

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@Matt_Maisel @DTonPirates Ticket prices are terrible.

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@Analog_Kid_2112 @VitalVegas 💯

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@rtjr We just can't have nice things.

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@BucsBounty And now you have 2 houses

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@AGretz He already told us that Bryan Reynolds is this team's biggest problem, so why is he asking why their record isn't better?

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@NancyMace Cool, then because everyone else pays for the infrastructure and schools that made their homes appreciate in value they don't get to keep those gains.