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NHL (Official Thread)
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3 Stanley Cup Finals appearances in 9 seasons of existence for Vegas
Meanwhile Columbus has only won two playoff series, (and 1 of those was only made possible because of the COVID structure) in their 26 years of existence
Meanwhile Columbus has only won two playoff series, (and 1 of those was only made possible because of the COVID structure) in their 26 years of existence
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San Diego Padres (Official Thread)
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that's bananas.and the Reds have a nepo baby in charge who says "Where else you gonna go?"
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San Diego Padres (Official Thread)
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Seidler, Padres chairman and owner, dies at 63
San Diego Padres chairman and owner Peter Seidler has died at the age of 63, the team announced Tuesday.www.espn.com
Peter Seidler, Padres chairman and owner, dies at 63
San Diego Padres owner Peter Seidler, who elevated his team to national prominence with financial commitments in the hundreds of millions but never saw the team win a World Series, died Tuesday. He was 63.
The Padres did not disclose a cause of death, but Seidler, a two-time cancer survivor, revealed in a statement Sept. 18 he had undergone a medical procedure the prior month that would prevent him from attending any games for the remainder of the 2023 season.
Majority ownership of the Padres is remain in the Seidler family moving forward.
R.I.P.
Olney: How Padres' sale completes Peter Seidler's legacy
In his time as owner of the San Diego Padres, the late Peter Seidler spoke frequently with his general manager, A.J. Preller, about the repeated cycle of frustration the city's sports fans had experienced. "All the time," Preller said recently.Often, the Padres developed or collected stars, and with the notable exception of eight-time batting champion Tony Gwynn, they would trade players when they became more expensive or stand down as they departed as free agents. The team would sink back to mediocrity -- or worse. It was like the fans were Charlie Brown and the Padres were Lucy, snatching the football away and yanking hope when it seemed there was a chance for glory. And for San Diegans, the roots of resentment weren't tied to just the baseball team. The city's NBA franchise, the Clippers, moved to Los Angeles in 1984, and then in 2017, the Chargers chose a new stadium deal over a fanbase that had supported them for more than five decades and jumped to L.A.
But Seidler, Preller and others in the organization changed the trajectory of the Padres, constructing a new perception of the team, even while absorbing waves of industry criticism and skepticism about San Diego's spending. And in this week's owners meeting, Seidler's bold choices will be handsomely rewarded. The Padres -- the team that occupies a relatively tiny corner of the California media market -- will be officially sold to Jose Feliciano and Kwanza Jones for a stunning $3.9 billion, by far the largest value for an MLB team in history (the New York Mets sold to Steve Cohen for $2.4 billion in 2020). The Padres' valuation is about five times greater than the franchise's sale price in 2012, for $800 million.
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