Jerry Dipoto has surpassed Alex Anthopoulos as the best general manager in history.

This is going to suck for the Angels when the hyper-inflation hits.

So if the Angels draw zero fans for the next 20 years, they'll still make $150 million a year for their TV rights?

Sweet deal!!!

Wasn't the Lakers' deal also supposed to be something like 20 yrs, $3 billion?

This is going to suck for the Angels when the hyper-inflation hits.

Man, BTF is hyper-inflation crazy today.

Snapper, what am I supposed to do with my savings?

This is good. I like this.

Give Pujols a raise!

what am I supposed to do with my savings?

Spend it. Then after the hyper-inflation, you can sell the stuff you bought a little at a time and live off of it.

Snapper, what am I supposed to do with my savings?

Some say switch to gold, but I say invest in spam, handguns and ammo.

I say invest in spam, handguns and ammo.

And spam.

I was thinking that's a lot of money for Chad Fox. Also kind of mean if it means he has to throw an inning to collect. I don't think he has any arms left.

what am I supposed to do with my savings?

Aren't you supposed to get drunk and spend even more?

This is going to suck for the Angels when the hyper-inflation hits.

Well, actually hyper-inflation would reduce the real amount they owed Pujols, but would also make their tv contract worthless.

er, just realizing that may be what you meant...never mind.

Well, now we know where the Pujols money is coming from.

Man, BTF is hyper-inflation crazy today.

Snapper, what am I supposed to do with my savings?

That was a joke, based on the other appearances of hyper-inflation talk.

I do expect some decent inflation in the US though. I'd guess it starts within 2-3 years, and then we average 5-7% for a decade. It's the only rational response by the gov't to our debt problems.

If you fear inflation the best investments are 1) a home or commercial real estate financed with fixed rate mortgages - in case of inflation rents rise while the debt payments stay the same 2) blue chip common stock - strong companies should be able to raise their prices with inflation.

I'd avoid any fixed rate bonds with maturity >5 years like a plague. I'd rather earn 0.75% in the bank than 2-4% on a bond where I could take a price hit of 20%+ if yields spike.

Some say switch to gold, but I say invest in spam, handguns and ammo.

Screw handguns, in a real fight a handgun is about as useless as the spam. It takes a hell of a shot to hit someone more than 10 feet away in a combat situation.

You need rifles. Preferably .30 calibre, semi-auto, with a min. of a 20-rd magazine.

An M-1A1 or FN FAL if you're serious. If you're budget constrained, there are 20 different AK varieties.

Wait, are we talking about inflation or zombies?

Screw handguns, in a real fight a handgun is about as useless as the spam. It takes a hell of a shot to hit someone more than 10 feet away in a combat situation.

You need rifles. Preferably .30 calibre, semi-auto, with a min. of a 20-rd magazine.

For rural and suburban areas yes. For urban environments, without many open spaces, you want a semi-automatic shotgun.

Also, you want landmines.

For urban environments, I think you don't want to be in an urban environment.

The ending of "Reamde" is probably a good start as a how-to guide.

Clorox and Sani-flush. And that Streetsweeper that Fancy Pants mentioned.
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Wasn't the Fox-Dodgers deal supposed to be 17/$3 billion?

Well, now we know where the Pujols money is coming from.

Doesn't Fox have a TV deal with the Cardinals? If so, there could be some grumbling in St. Louis over all this.

Wasn't the Fox-Dodgers deal supposed to be 17/$3 billion?

The Fox/Dodgers deal was 17/3bn less what Jamie and Frank would have siphoned off for their private issues. The reason it was rejected had less to do with the total dollar amount, and more with how much off that would have actually gone towards the Dodgers.