Calling All Capologists: How Should the Cap Actually Work?
Dec 27, 2009
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Mark Dewdney is a native of Canada, raised in the Kitchener area (pre-Jim Balsillie) and is proud to have called Toronto home for the past couple of decades.
Dewdney, married to Rita (who he calls "SuperMommy") has two children, Ella and A.J.
He runs his own business (instructing First Aid) and is a Level 3 baseball Umpire, working the midget, junior and senior baseball leagues in and around Toronto.
Dewdney has been a rabid baseball fan, and, more specifically, an especially vocal Toronto Blue Jays fan, since 1977, when relatives brought him to Exhibition Stadium, an event he doesn't remember, but has the photos tucked away somewhere in his father's attic.
It's been said that Dewdney would allow himself to be fitted for a dress and called "Marsha" if it would allow him to play baseball, and his writings tend to follow that ferociousness, even calling out fellow Toronto sports fans for their apathy towards poor athletic performance.
Dewdney enjoys travelling to "enemy" cities, decked out in Blue Jays finery, such as Chicago, New York & Milwaukee, and cites his favourite sports location as Philadelphia, even before the Phillies won it all; "I'd live in Philly if I were American," he asserts. "It's my kind of town."
For now, Dewdney contents himself by writing articles on demand for bleacherreport, such as this year's piece comparing the potential Roy Halladay trade to past Blue Jay trades, good or bad, chases his kids & cats around, and spends the majority of his off-field time with his devoted wife Rita.
One of Dewdney's pet projects is trying (HARD) to get Shoeless Joe Jackson elected to the Hall Of Fame: See Dewdney's FaceBook group, devoted to the subject here : http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=58458920159
Dewdney enjoys creative challenges and new ideas; Submit an article idea, and Dewdney will likely tackle it.
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I will cite an ESPN article from 2007. "The New York Yankees' value increased 17 percent in the past year to $1.2 billion, Forbes magazine said...
Mark Dewdney replied…
So how much is the cap if Commissioner Foote gets to put it in RIGHT NOW?...
Matt 'Frostin' Foote replied…
Looking back, I think we could expand this to six steps. #6- After this is all...
Mark - My idea that I sent off to MLB Would be to realign the team by Salary and Region. This way you can add stars...
Mark Dewdney replied…
So here's the question your idea raised immediately (well-thought out, by the way); Do we realign...
Bill Mckillop replied…
Mark - Realign every time the divisions get out of whack. could be yearly based on...
Mark: If I leaned toward conspiracy theories I'd theorize that you've come up with a genius plan to get Olbermann off TV, where he's a thorn...
Dave Johnson replied…
You claim, "Olbermann says he quit, MSNBC says he was fired . . ." That simply...
Mark Dewdney replied…
Heck, someone better in form the rest of the media then. We'll have to disagree on...
Here's the current salary-cap numbers; 2003 - $117m 2004 - $120.5m 2005 - $128m 2006 - $136.5m 2007 - $148m 2008 - $155m 2009 - $162m...
All right, I'm "hosting" a "Salary Cap Summit." Let's work out the numbers; how's this going to work? I'll lay out the criteria we MUST arrive at (hey, it's my article) and then moderate. ONE : The cap must not unduly penalize the currently rich...
I've always appreciated contrary positions, no matterwhether we disagree or not. (I LOATHE "yes-men"., and you are CLEARLY not a yes-man, lol)
Just wanted you to know I respect you - and your opinion - even if you're wrong, lol.
Much like a pair of senators that might snipe in public, I'm always glad to meet someone intelligent, and would be more likely to hire you than someone who thought just like me. :)
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