General Sports Talk

Ask a Nationals fan today. On the cusp of the playoffs and forfeit their best hitter. Ask the Tigers. Can’t keep their best player. The Angels fans must love seeing Ohtani in Dodger blue.

Small market OKC keeps SGA
Small market San Antonio will keep Wemby

Small market Edmonton can keep McDavid

Small market Buffalo can keep Allen
Small market KC can keep Mahomes.

Maybe you are missing my point. I’m not saying baseball will shrivel up and die if they don’t get a salary cap. I’m just saying I like good scouting, good management, good coaching to trump throwing money at the wall.

When players are averaging multiple millions per year in salary and revenues are increasing I am no longer interested in equity for the players.

LeBron will be making the NBA minimum of $3.8 million/yr. Who cares if the NBA minimum is $4.1million or $$5 million?

Instead, I become concerned about the fans. How 'bout dropping ticket prices? Stop selling hot dogs at the stadium for $12 a piece. Having Merch that sells for less than $150 a shirt? Maybe cut back the length of TV timeouts by 15 seconds and settle for slightly less broadcast revenue.

Professional players in the NFL, NBA, MLB etc. are not an oppressed class. They are part of the millionaires and billionaires that so many people seem to be incensed about.

One of the stranger sports stories I've read in a while is about people accusing female cyclists at the Tour de France of stuffing their bras.
It seems that larger breasts create better airflow than smaller breasts, and some riders seem to be seeking an artificial advantage by stuffing their bras.

The Triple Crown of Racing is done.
A new series of races will include the Kentucky Derby, the Belmont Stakes, and four others, with a $5 million prize to the horse that does the best overall. The Preakness is not included, and the series will run all spring and summer. The series starts in May at Churchill Downs, which will host three of the races. Belmont will host its traditional Stakes, and two races from Saratoga will be added to the series.
It's a bold move, as most Americans only follow the Triple Crown.

Churchill Downs had announced it was purchasing Pimlico Race Track, the home of the Preakness, but the state of Maryland stepped in and exercised its right to match any purchase amount. It seems they bought a track without a big-time race.