Ground Hog Day, Gambling, MLB, CBA heat, Tom Brady GOAT & 42 is the answer

Ground Hog Day – ESPN Jeff Passan peaks out to see his shadow and the baseball winter continues to extend 

• Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt & Bill Murray seek a better tomorrow. 
• Marvel’s Dr. Strange & Dormammu stuck in a time loop. - Time to Bargain
• Baseball fans stuck in Time Loop with MLB & MLBPA. 
• CBA – MLB & MLBPA - Points of Discussion Pool for Arbitration
• Minimum Wage increase
• Salary Floors and Penalties – Other leagues deploy but not MLB
• NBA model could be implemented.
• Earlier Free Agency
• Competitive Balance Tax
• Draft Lottery – setup to avoid Tanking
• Service Time Manipulation
• Ken Rosenthal remarks from The Athletic article
•  42 is The answer to  Life the Universe & Everything. Just ask Google Douglas Adams, author, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
• 42 – in Baseball Jackie Robinson
• 42 years of age when GOAT Tom Brady joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Brady was 199th pick in NFL draft came out hungry
• Tom Brady drafted in 18th round as a Catcher for the Montreal Expos
• Brady was the shot caller as a catcher and as a quarterback
• Will Brady pick up the glove again and join baseball again 
• Brandon’s advice – “Don’t Doubt Tom Brady”                                                 
• Chicago Cubs – moving Santos & Williams statues to build a sportsbook in front of Wrigley
• Sara Sanchez of Bleed Cubbie Blue shared Cub fans response – 80% negative
• 2018 MLB & MGM partnership begins
• Gambling in Sports – FanDuel, MGM, DraftKings & Caesar’s
• Nationals Sportsbook with BetMGM has just opened
• Wrigley Sportsbook will be partnered with DraftKings
• MLS Audi Stadium in Washington with Sportsbook, Caesars outside Chase Field w/Diamondbacks
•  Tampa Bay Times - List of stadiums with sportsbooks –
• When does gambling dollars give back to the community and the fans
• Can Gambling and Sportsbooks keep baseball relevant or is it just a bad idea? 
• No sight of a CBA before Super Bowl 
• Looking forward to April 5th Opening Day of Minor League Baseball, MiLB
• It’s Ground Hog Day all over again, and again, again, again
• “Dormammu, I've Come to Bargain”

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