General Sports Talk

Continuing on the amazing Josh Allen…. Monday night he outran Hall of Famer Dan Marino’s CAREER total rushing yards. And it’s not really close. 121-87. That’s 87 in 242 games.

It’s a ‘one play’ league. Stupid Jayden Daniels had a similar game to Josh Allen, running for over 100 yds and getting his team in position for game winning field goal. If it wasn’t for his ‘stupidest play ever’ moment, he’d be all the talk of ‘amazing return’ after his elbow was pointing the wrong way.

The World Series is almost set, and it looks like it will be the owners' nightmare. The Brewers were 21st in payroll and come from a small market. The two AL teams still competing are 28th and 29th in payroll, and both are considered small-market clubs.
The owners hoped for a Dodgers-Yankees series to convince everyone that small-market teams can't compete without a salary cap.
The ratings will be interesting.

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The World Series is almost set, and it looks like it will be the owners' nightmare. The Brewers were 21st in payroll and come from a small market. The two AL teams still competing are 28th and 29th in payroll, and both are considered small-market clubs.
The owners hoped for a Dodgers-Yankees series to convince everyone that small-market teams can't compete without a salary cap.
The ratings will be interesting.
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For many reasons, MLB is likely facing future television contracts with less money. It's a declining sport and negotiations with TV networks are about to begin. Bad timing for a "Who Cares?" World Series.

And remember, baseball players who sign contracts for over $200 million are not an oppressed labor force.

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Quote: billryan

The World Series is almost set, and it looks like it will be the owners' nightmare. The Brewers were 21st in payroll and come from a small market. The two AL teams still competing are 28th and 29th in payroll, and both are considered small-market clubs.
The owners hoped for a Dodgers-Yankees series to convince everyone that small-market teams can't compete without a salary cap.
The ratings will be interesting.
link to original post

For many reasons, MLB is likely facing future television contracts with less money. It's a declining sport and negotiations with TV networks are about to begin. Bad timing for a "Who Cares?" World Series.

And remember, baseball players who sign contracts for over $200 million are not an oppressed labor force.
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The owners are in a very sticky situation. They have worked hard to reclaim all television rights after the 2028 season, but a prolonged work shortage will kick in for the 2029 season. Any season with fewer than 110 regular-season games extends the networks' deals another year. Regional sports networks worked great in the territory days,but it is well past time baseball pushed itself into the streaming era and recognizes that people in Kansas City would rather see a good ball game than the Royals, or that someone living in NYC might enjoy seeing the Cardinals play the Mariners.