tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203235230591138867.post2707878685185642055..comments2011-05-09T22:20:02.874-04:00Comments on The Sports Piñata: The second rule of Fight ClubTshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597013442391089930noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203235230591138867.post-28481808724125310582010-05-19T16:27:28.942-04:002010-05-19T16:27:28.942-04:00Yeah, that would have been a good one to add to th...Yeah, that would have been a good one to add to the list, although I don't know all the intricacies. I thought that it might just be soccer players could be loaned to play for their own countries in tournaments. <br /><br />But, I mean, baseball used to be the same way. Barnstorming was how players made money in the days of Dizzy Dean and Satchel Paige. They took contracts from all different teams; played year-round.Tshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597013442391089930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203235230591138867.post-39198074116057962172010-05-18T16:08:55.464-04:002010-05-18T16:08:55.464-04:00In a sort of opposite look at the conversation, I ...In a sort of opposite look at the conversation, I was thinking that what if other leagues adopted the silly, yet ingenious, rule in professional soccer which allows one team to 'lone' a player to another team in a different league.<br /><br />If NBA guys want extra reps in the offseason instead of just summer league, their team loans them to NBA Europe. Of the NFL loans reserves or veterans to the CFL. I would watch those leagues if they had loaned players.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14310282968232784609noreply@blogger.com