Chicago Fanatics Message Board • View topic

View unanswered posts | View active topics

Board index » SHOWS & MEDIA » DOUCHEBAG OF THE WEEK

All times are UTC - 6 hours [ DST ]

Bruce Levine

Page 1 of 1

[ 17 posts ]

Print view

Previous topic | Next topic

Author

Message

GoldenJet

Post subject: Bruce Levine

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 9:10 am

Joined: Wed Sep 30, 2015 9:13 am
Posts: 17583
Location: BLM Lake Forest Chapter
pizza_Place: Quonset

On Mulli and Haugh just now: By Machado going with the Padres offer, he wasn't betting on himself.

Who you crappin' Bruce?!

More guaranteed money and an opt out after five to go get more money IS betting on himself. WTF?!

_________________

Don Tiny wrote:

Don't be such a fucking chump.

Top

Kirkwood

Post subject: Re: Bruce Levine

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 9:13 am

Joined: Wed Jun 06, 2012 7:43 pm
Posts: 20537
pizza_Place: Joes Pizza

GoldenJet wrote:

ya, it's convenient how the opt-out is being ignored. that's the definition of betting on YOURSELF

Top

pittmike

Post subject: Re: Bruce Levine

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 9:13 am

Joined: Mon May 02, 2011 4:29 pm
Posts: 40649
Location: Everywhere
pizza_Place: giordanos

GoldenJet wrote:

Yeah heard that. A line from Sox management to his mouth. And I am not butt hurt he didn't sign.

_________________
Elections have consequences.

Top

good dolphin

Post subject: Re: Bruce Levine

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 9:20 am

Joined: Thu Feb 17, 2005 2:35 pm
Posts: 82220

why would you ever bet when someone else will guarantee.

I'll give Bruce credit though. He isn't biased when carrying water for the management class. Cubs, Sox, Brewers...Bruce licks them all.

_________________
O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Top

GoldenJet

Post subject: Re: Bruce Levine

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 9:24 am

Joined: Wed Sep 30, 2015 9:13 am
Posts: 17583
Location: BLM Lake Forest Chapter
pizza_Place: Quonset

Not including an opt out essentially makes the offer a "non-offer". What a waste of time.

_________________

Don Tiny wrote:

Don't be such a fucking chump.

Top

Jaw Breaker

Post subject: Re: Bruce Levine

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 9:30 am

Joined: Thu Sep 30, 2010 3:40 pm
Posts: 16474
pizza_Place: Boni Vino

Kirkwood wrote:

GoldenJet wrote:

ya, it's convenient how the opt-out is being ignored. that's the definition of betting on YOURSELF

Yes, I think the opt-out, which the Sox refused to give, was a big part of his decision. And Mully was right to question Levine on why a player would choose to include team-controlled incentives. Levine tried to counter with some pablum about the Sox wanting to know he would "go to the post" every day, when it's the opposite--assuming he would be in decline like every other player by year 9, the team would almost certainly limit his ability to get to 550 PA to avoid triggering the $35m.

_________________

To IkeSouth, bigfan wrote:

Are you stoned or pissed off, or both, when you create these postings?

Top

Frank Coztansa

Post subject: Re: Bruce Levine

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 9:38 am

100000 CLUB

Joined: Wed Feb 08, 2006 6:17 pm
Posts: 102657
pizza_Place: Vito & Nick's

Jaw Breaker wrote:

Just for reference, Jose Abreu had two DL stints last year and still had 553 PAs over 128 games. That amount of PA's in a league where he can DH at least some of the time is not a crazy high amount.

Kyle Schwarber, who was cherry picked and put into only the very best lineup situations for his own benefit, had 510 PAs last season.

_________________

Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:

It's more fun to be a victim

Caller Bob wrote:

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

Top

Franky T

Post subject: Re: Bruce Levine

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 9:47 am

Joined: Fri Feb 19, 2010 8:04 pm
Posts: 9960
pizza_Place: world famous

He sounded like an idiot.

_________________

Nas wrote:

We lose a lot of rights when we look the other way when it doesn't affect our lives or it isn't a cause we agree with.

Top

GoldenJet

Post subject: Re: Bruce Levine

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 9:54 am

Joined: Wed Sep 30, 2015 9:13 am
Posts: 17583
Location: BLM Lake Forest Chapter
pizza_Place: Quonset

Frank Coztansa wrote:

Jaw Breaker wrote:

So what, $50mil more money guaranteed isn't chump change.

I'm curious what the first 5 years of each deal looked like. Total AAV doesn't really matter when there's an opt out.

_________________

Don Tiny wrote:

Don't be such a fucking chump.

Top

Peoria Matt

Post subject: Re: Bruce Levine

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 9:58 am

Joined: Sat Apr 30, 2005 4:54 am
Posts: 22704
pizza_Place: A few...

Franky T wrote:

He sounded like an idiot.

Yes. And he has sounded like this all off season. " How much money is enough?" was another Bruce quote.

Top

rogers park bryan

Post subject: Re: Bruce Levine

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 9:59 am

Joined: Wed Sep 24, 2008 12:16 pm
Posts: 81625

Frank Coztansa wrote:

Kyle Schwarber, who was cherry picked and put into only the very best lineup situations for his own benefit, had 510 PAs last season.

This is overstating it quite a bit. He started 75% of games.

Top

Peoria Matt

Post subject: Re: Bruce Levine

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 10:03 am

Joined: Sat Apr 30, 2005 4:54 am
Posts: 22704
pizza_Place: A few...

Another Bruce quote " Players should be on one year deals.".

Top

good dolphin

Post subject: Re: Bruce Levine

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 10:03 am

Joined: Thu Feb 17, 2005 2:35 pm
Posts: 82220

Franky T wrote:

He sounded like an idiot.

Did he call JR "Mr. Reinsdorf"? I love when Bruce openly genuflects for management.

_________________
O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Top

Kirkwood

Post subject: Re: Bruce Levine

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 10:06 am

Joined: Wed Jun 06, 2012 7:43 pm
Posts: 20537
pizza_Place: Joes Pizza

Peoria Matt wrote:

Another Bruce quote " Players should be on one year deals.".

do guys like levine sign contracts like on-air talent or are they at-will employees?

Top

Frank Coztansa

Post subject: Re: Bruce Levine

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 10:32 am

100000 CLUB

Joined: Wed Feb 08, 2006 6:17 pm
Posts: 102657
pizza_Place: Vito & Nick's

Kirkwood wrote:

Peoria Matt wrote:

Another Bruce quote " Players should be on one year deals.".

do guys like levine sign contracts like on-air talent or are they at-will employees?

They must have some sort of contract because if him and Julie were at will or employed based on their performance, they would have been GONE long ago.

_________________

Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:

It's more fun to be a victim

Caller Bob wrote:

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

Top

good dolphin

Post subject: Re: Bruce Levine

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 10:34 am

Joined: Thu Feb 17, 2005 2:35 pm
Posts: 82220

Frank Coztansa wrote:

Kirkwood wrote:

Peoria Matt wrote:

Another Bruce quote " Players should be on one year deals.".

do guys like levine sign contracts like on-air talent or are they at-will employees?

They must have some sort of contract because if him and Julie were at will or employed based on their performance, they would have been GONE long ago.

One time I was required to do some research on internal files at a radio station and they inadvertently included Les' contract among the documents.

_________________
O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Top

Seacrest

Post subject: Re: Bruce Levine

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 11:00 am

Site Admin

Joined: Wed Jun 08, 2005 6:45 pm
Posts: 38330
Location: Lovetron
pizza_Place: Malnati's

Franky T wrote:

He sounded like an idiot.

He usually does.

_________________

Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:

The victims are the American People and the Republic itself.

Top

Page 1 of 1

[ 17 posts ]

Bruce Levine

Who is online