Rest Of Baseball - 2011

Sgt PSN · July 12, 2011, 02:14:58 AM

When do they close the lower levels? Mid August?

Don Ho · July 12, 2011, 02:35:43 AM

Quote from: MDS on July 11, 2011, 11:42:19 PM
back, back, back GONE from being watchable thanks to berman

Two and a half hours of that was almost as bad as listening to the Marlins crew until I watched that softball spectacle and had to listen to Erin Andrews act like she was really having a great time out there.

Berman and the derby need to part ways. The whole ESPN "they're really into this" schtick was pathetic. And good god that took forever tonight. Speed this thing up.

Sgt PSN · July 12, 2011, 11:06:01 AM

Instead of Berman, I'd like to see ESPN bring in a commentator from a different team each year. I think it would be pretty cool to hear guys from around the league and I'm sure they'd all love the opportunity to have a national audience.

BigEd76 · July 12, 2011, 11:29:56 AM

the guy that gave back Jeter's 3000th is facing up to $14K in taxes because of the stuff the Yanks gave him in return

DH · July 12, 2011, 11:50:52 AM

how is that possible?? all the gave him was 2 jerseys and 2 balls, right?

edit: I forgot about the tix they gave him...thats such bullshtein. That suite was going to go unused for the rest of the season.

ice grillin you · July 12, 2011, 12:33:16 PM

how can you be taxed on that...wouldnt you only get taxed if you sold the stuff and made money...otherwise it would be considered a gift no?

DH · July 12, 2011, 01:05:24 PM

thats what i thought..when i worked for the nets, we gave away a nissan to a season ticket holder who had to pay the taxes, but thats because there was an actual cost associated with the car. i wanna know the details of this, because it doesnt make a whole bunch of sense.

Sgt PSN · July 12, 2011, 02:30:32 PM

Seems like the easy solution would be for the Yankees to sell him the suite for $1. Tax that, bitches.

ice grillin you · July 12, 2011, 02:57:32 PM

Quote from: DH on July 12, 2011, 01:05:24 PM
thats what i thought..when i worked for the nets, we gave away a nissan to a season ticket holder who had to pay the taxes, but thats because there was an actual cost associated with the car. i wanna know the details of this, because it doesnt make a whole bunch of sense.

i believe thats also considered a contest...tax wise no different than hitting the lottery or winning a car on price is right

DH · July 12, 2011, 02:59:26 PM

i wouldnt know, i dont pay taxes

Sgt PSN · July 12, 2011, 03:00:27 PM

Quote from: ice grillin you on July 12, 2011, 02:57:32 PM
Quote from: DH on July 12, 2011, 01:05:24 PM
thats what i thought..when i worked for the nets, we gave away a nissan to a season ticket holder who had to pay the taxes, but thats because there was an actual cost associated with the car. i wanna know the details of this, because it doesnt make a whole bunch of sense.

i believe thats also considered a contest...tax wise no different than hitting the lottery or winning a car on price is right

This is spot on.

In this case, the guy didn't win the tickets or merchandise, he basically traded for it. So let's say that the guy decided to just keep the ball for himself....would the gov't still tax him for it?

b-man · July 12, 2011, 03:06:56 PM

Quote from: Sgt PSN on July 12, 2011, 03:00:27 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 12, 2011, 02:57:32 PM
Quote from: DH on July 12, 2011, 01:05:24 PM
thats what i thought..when i worked for the nets, we gave away a nissan to a season ticket holder who had to pay the taxes, but thats because there was an actual cost associated with the car. i wanna know the details of this, because it doesnt make a whole bunch of sense.

i believe thats also considered a contest...tax wise no different than hitting the lottery or winning a car on price is right

This is spot on.

In this case, the guy didn't win the tickets or merchandise, he basically traded for it. So let's say that the guy decided to just keep the ball for himself....would the gov't still tax him for it?

It's New York State. They tax everything here. They want their cut, period.

MDS · July 12, 2011, 04:07:10 PM

who the farg are you

QB Eagles · July 12, 2011, 08:30:09 PM

Quote from: ice grillin you on July 12, 2011, 12:33:16 PM
how can you be taxed on that...wouldnt you only get taxed if you sold the stuff and made money...otherwise it would be considered a gift no?

It's a gift from the Yankees if you can prove that the tickets the dude received are worth much more than the ball. Good luck with that. (And no, a sham sale wouldn't fool the IRS about the object's value.)

The only way to clearly avoid tax implications of a milestone ball is to immediately throw it back and disclaim ownership of the ball. Doing anything else with the ball -- giving back, selling, donating to charity, keeping, or destroying -- could potentially saddle you with tax liability. The IRS views it as the same as discovering a treasure chest.

Munson · July 12, 2011, 08:53:16 PM

lol at Brian wilson's introduction of the NL Lineup