Pathetic.

"I'm sorry, I can't. I'm not giving it to the kid."
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A Los Angeles Dodgers fan refuses to hand over a foul ball to a young Atlanta Braves supporter after someone in the crowd urges him to give it away.
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The moment was caught on camera at Truist Park during a Dodgers-Braves… pic.twitter.com/Rb8QBufyyF

— Fox News (@FoxNews) October 9, 2026

DiabloWags said:

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dajo9 said:

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I mean - who cares?

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Zlatin Ibrohimovic once said . . .

Winners have answers.
Losers make excuses.

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Well, these Dodgers are winners so no problem there

sycasey said:

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The Dodgers being able to spend so much more than any other team is a general problem for the league.

It's not the reason the Giants don't win. Our front office has sucked, and the ownership doesn't actually care about winning.

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Is it a problem? The teams still playing have the 2nd, 19th, 25th, and 30th highest payroll. I don't support efforts to move more profits to owners and away from players.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2026/10/11/mlb-payrolls-2026-dodgers-rays-guardians-brewers-highest-lowest/92205306007/

And the meltdown is in full swing. From 4-0, to 4-4.

BEAT LA!

dajo9 said:

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sycasey said:

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The Dodgers being able to spend so much more than any other team is a general problem for the league.

It's not the reason the Giants don't win. Our front office has sucked, and the ownership doesn't actually care about winning.

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Is it a problem? The teams still playing have the 2nd, 19th, 25th, and 30th highest payroll. I don't support efforts to move more profits to owners and away from players.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2026/10/11/mlb-payrolls-2026-dodgers-rays-guardians-brewers-highest-lowest/92205306007/

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Yes, for broader reasons you want people to believe there is some degree of competitive balance.

I'm enjoying the game with a delicious Brew.
Bottled 9/22

Garrett Mitchell goes yard for the Brew Crew.
5 - 4

sycasey said:

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dajo9 said:

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sycasey said:

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The Dodgers being able to spend so much more than any other team is a general problem for the league.

It's not the reason the Giants don't win. Our front office has sucked, and the ownership doesn't actually care about winning.

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Is it a problem? The teams still playing have the 2nd, 19th, 25th, and 30th highest payroll. I don't support efforts to move more profits to owners and away from players.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2026/10/11/mlb-payrolls-2026-dodgers-rays-guardians-brewers-highest-lowest/92205306007/

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Yes, for broader reasons you want people to believe there is some degree of competitive balance.

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I grew up hearing the golden age of baseball was the 1950s when the World Series was dominated by New York teams, presumably because of higher payrolls. Nobody cares about that stuff. College football is proof.

BearlySane88 said:

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dajo9 said:

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sycasey said:

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The Dodgers being able to spend so much more than any other team is a general problem for the league.

It's not the reason the Giants don't win. Our front office has sucked, and the ownership doesn't actually care about winning.

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I don't support efforts to move more profits to owners and away from players.

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I'd agree usually but baseball contracts are out of control.

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Why?

BearlySane88 said:

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dajo9 said:

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sycasey said:

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The Dodgers being able to spend so much more than any other team is a general problem for the league.

It's not the reason the Giants don't win. Our front office has sucked, and the ownership doesn't actually care about winning.

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I don't support efforts to move more profits to owners and away from players.

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I'd agree usually but baseball contracts are out of control.

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Agreed.

The luxury tax paid by the Dodgers of $180 million is more than the payrolls of the other 3 playoff teams.

The economics of Baseball are broken.

DiabloWags said:

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BearlySane88 said:

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dajo9 said:

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sycasey said:

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The Dodgers being able to spend so much more than any other team is a general problem for the league.

It's not the reason the Giants don't win. Our front office has sucked, and the ownership doesn't actually care about winning.

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I don't support efforts to move more profits to owners and away from players.

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I'd agree usually but baseball contracts are out of control.

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Agreed.

The luxury tax paid by the Dodgers of $180 million is more than the payrolls of the other 3 playoff teams.

The economics of Baseball are broken.

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What you just posted shows high payrolls are not predictive of postseason success. Look at the Mets.

Wow!

Second inning in a row that the Dodgers leave a runner stranded at 3rd. Or was it three innings in a row?

Gotta love it!

David Hamilton goes yard.

A .245 hitter with only 4 homers on the Season.
Smoked it like he had 30 on the season!

6 - 4

dajo9 said:

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BearlySane88 said:

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dajo9 said:

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sycasey said:

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The Dodgers being able to spend so much more than any other team is a general problem for the league.

It's not the reason the Giants don't win. Our front office has sucked, and the ownership doesn't actually care about winning.

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I don't support efforts to move more profits to owners and away from players.

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I'd agree usually but baseball contracts are out of control.

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Why?

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They are ballooning year after year. I want to be clear, I do not support just giving owners more money either. I'm not sure what the solution is, maybe something like football has but it'll be near impossible to get players to agree at this point. And I don't blame them.

dajo9 said:

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sycasey said:

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dajo9 said:

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sycasey said:

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The Dodgers being able to spend so much more than any other team is a general problem for the league.

It's not the reason the Giants don't win. Our front office has sucked, and the ownership doesn't actually care about winning.

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Is it a problem? The teams still playing have the 2nd, 19th, 25th, and 30th highest payroll. I don't support efforts to move more profits to owners and away from players.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2026/10/11/mlb-payrolls-2026-dodgers-rays-guardians-brewers-highest-lowest/92205306007/

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Yes, for broader reasons you want people to believe there is some degree of competitive balance.

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I grew up hearing the golden age of baseball was the 1950s when the World Series was dominated by New York teams, presumably because of higher payrolls. Nobody cares about that stuff. College football is proof.

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The NFL has strong rules to ensure competitive balance and is the most popular league in America by far.

BearlySane88 said:

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dajo9 said:

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BearlySane88 said:

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dajo9 said:

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sycasey said:

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The Dodgers being able to spend so much more than any other team is a general problem for the league.

It's not the reason the Giants don't win. Our front office has sucked, and the ownership doesn't actually care about winning.

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I don't support efforts to move more profits to owners and away from players.

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I'd agree usually but baseball contracts are out of control.

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Why?

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They are ballooning year after year. I want to be clear, I do not support just giving owners more money either. I'm not sure what the solution is, maybe something like football has but it'll be near impossible to get players to agree at this point. And I don't blame them.

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The proposals are to have a salary cap with a salary floor, to help balance things and force the cheapskate owners to spend more at the bottom. People can agree or disagree with that, but there is at least some attempt to prevent this from just being more money for owners.

sycasey said:

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dajo9 said:

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sycasey said:

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dajo9 said:

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sycasey said:

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The Dodgers being able to spend so much more than any other team is a general problem for the league.

It's not the reason the Giants don't win. Our front office has sucked, and the ownership doesn't actually care about winning.

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Is it a problem? The teams still playing have the 2nd, 19th, 25th, and 30th highest payroll. I don't support efforts to move more profits to owners and away from players.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2026/10/11/mlb-payrolls-2026-dodgers-rays-guardians-brewers-highest-lowest/92205306007/

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Yes, for broader reasons you want people to believe there is some degree of competitive balance.

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I grew up hearing the golden age of baseball was the 1950s when the World Series was dominated by New York teams, presumably because of higher payrolls. Nobody cares about that stuff. College football is proof.

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The NFL has strong rules to ensure competitive balance and is the most popular league in America by far.

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Correlation is not causation. Football is a great tv sport.

BearlySane88 said:

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dajo9 said:

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BearlySane88 said:

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dajo9 said:

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sycasey said:

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The Dodgers being able to spend so much more than any other team is a general problem for the league.

It's not the reason the Giants don't win. Our front office has sucked, and the ownership doesn't actually care about winning.

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I don't support efforts to move more profits to owners and away from players.

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I'd agree usually but baseball contracts are out of control.

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Why?

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They are ballooning year after year. I want to be clear, I do not support just giving owners more money either. I'm not sure what the solution is, maybe something like football has but it'll be near impossible to get players to agree at this point. And I don't blame them.

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Ballooning payrolls is a sign of a strong business

sycasey said:

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BearlySane88 said:

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dajo9 said:

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BearlySane88 said:

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dajo9 said:

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sycasey said:

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The Dodgers being able to spend so much more than any other team is a general problem for the league.

It's not the reason the Giants don't win. Our front office has sucked, and the ownership doesn't actually care about winning.

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I don't support efforts to move more profits to owners and away from players.

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I'd agree usually but baseball contracts are out of control.

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Why?

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They are ballooning year after year. I want to be clear, I do not support just giving owners more money either. I'm not sure what the solution is, maybe something like football has but it'll be near impossible to get players to agree at this point. And I don't blame them.

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The proposals are to have a salary cap with a salary floor, to help balance things and force the cheapskate owners to spend more at the bottom. People can agree or disagree with that, but there is at least some attempt to prevent this from just being more money for owners.

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But will the players ever agree to that? From what I've read, no even with the most recent concessions floated like a 154 game schedule and off days every Monday for all but two teams all season long.

BearlySane88 said:

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sycasey said:

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BearlySane88 said:

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dajo9 said:

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BearlySane88 said:

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dajo9 said:

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sycasey said:

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The Dodgers being able to spend so much more than any other team is a general problem for the league.

It's not the reason the Giants don't win. Our front office has sucked, and the ownership doesn't actually care about winning.

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I don't support efforts to move more profits to owners and away from players.

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I'd agree usually but baseball contracts are out of control.

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Why?

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They are ballooning year after year. I want to be clear, I do not support just giving owners more money either. I'm not sure what the solution is, maybe something like football has but it'll be near impossible to get players to agree at this point. And I don't blame them.

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The proposals are to have a salary cap with a salary floor, to help balance things and force the cheapskate owners to spend more at the bottom. People can agree or disagree with that, but there is at least some attempt to prevent this from just being more money for owners.

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But will the players ever agree to that? From what I've read, no even with the most recent concessions floated like a 154 game schedule and off days every Monday for all but two teams all season long.

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No idea what will be agreed to in the negotiations. That's why you have negotiations.

BearlySane88 said:

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sycasey said:

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BearlySane88 said:

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dajo9 said:

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BearlySane88 said:

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dajo9 said:

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sycasey said:

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The Dodgers being able to spend so much more than any other team is a general problem for the league.

It's not the reason the Giants don't win. Our front office has sucked, and the ownership doesn't actually care about winning.

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I don't support efforts to move more profits to owners and away from players.

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I'd agree usually but baseball contracts are out of control.

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Why?

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They are ballooning year after year. I want to be clear, I do not support just giving owners more money either. I'm not sure what the solution is, maybe something like football has but it'll be near impossible to get players to agree at this point. And I don't blame them.

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The proposals are to have a salary cap with a salary floor, to help balance things and force the cheapskate owners to spend more at the bottom. People can agree or disagree with that, but there is at least some attempt to prevent this from just being more money for owners.

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But will the players ever agree to that? From what I've read, no even with the most recent concessions floated like a 154 game schedule and off days every Monday for all but two teams all season long.

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NFL careers are short. MLB players have far more leverage in negotiations.

dajo9 said:

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sycasey said:

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dajo9 said:

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sycasey said:

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dajo9 said:

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sycasey said:

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The Dodgers being able to spend so much more than any other team is a general problem for the league.

It's not the reason the Giants don't win. Our front office has sucked, and the ownership doesn't actually care about winning.

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Is it a problem? The teams still playing have the 2nd, 19th, 25th, and 30th highest payroll. I don't support efforts to move more profits to owners and away from players.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2026/10/11/mlb-payrolls-2026-dodgers-rays-guardians-brewers-highest-lowest/92205306007/

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Yes, for broader reasons you want people to believe there is some degree of competitive balance.

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I grew up hearing the golden age of baseball was the 1950s when the World Series was dominated by New York teams, presumably because of higher payrolls. Nobody cares about that stuff. College football is proof.

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The NFL has strong rules to ensure competitive balance and is the most popular league in America by far.

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Correlation is not causation. Football is a great tv sport.

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I could make the same argument about baseball in the 1950s. Great radio sport. You brought in the "correlation" argument in the first place.

sycasey said:

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BearlySane88 said:

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sycasey said:

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BearlySane88 said:

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dajo9 said:

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BearlySane88 said:

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dajo9 said:

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sycasey said:

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The Dodgers being able to spend so much more than any other team is a general problem for the league.

It's not the reason the Giants don't win. Our front office has sucked, and the ownership doesn't actually care about winning.

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I don't support efforts to move more profits to owners and away from players.

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I'd agree usually but baseball contracts are out of control.

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Why?

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They are ballooning year after year. I want to be clear, I do not support just giving owners more money either. I'm not sure what the solution is, maybe something like football has but it'll be near impossible to get players to agree at this point. And I don't blame them.

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The proposals are to have a salary cap with a salary floor, to help balance things and force the cheapskate owners to spend more at the bottom. People can agree or disagree with that, but there is at least some attempt to prevent this from just being more money for owners.

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But will the players ever agree to that? From what I've read, no even with the most recent concessions floated like a 154 game schedule and off days every Monday for all but two teams all season long.

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No idea what will be agreed to in the negotiations. That's why you have negotiations.

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I wasn't actually asking you, just posing the question. ofc we don't know but I find it hard to believe they will.

dajo9 said:

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BearlySane88 said:

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sycasey said:

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BearlySane88 said:

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dajo9 said:

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BearlySane88 said:

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dajo9 said:

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sycasey said:

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The Dodgers being able to spend so much more than any other team is a general problem for the league.

It's not the reason the Giants don't win. Our front office has sucked, and the ownership doesn't actually care about winning.

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I don't support efforts to move more profits to owners and away from players.

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I'd agree usually but baseball contracts are out of control.

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Why?

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They are ballooning year after year. I want to be clear, I do not support just giving owners more money either. I'm not sure what the solution is, maybe something like football has but it'll be near impossible to get players to agree at this point. And I don't blame them.

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The proposals are to have a salary cap with a salary floor, to help balance things and force the cheapskate owners to spend more at the bottom. People can agree or disagree with that, but there is at least some attempt to prevent this from just being more money for owners.

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But will the players ever agree to that? From what I've read, no even with the most recent concessions floated like a 154 game schedule and off days every Monday for all but two teams all season long.

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NFL careers are short. MLB players have far more leverage in negotiations.

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Which is why I don't ever see them agreeing to less money

9 Brewers under the age of 28.
Payroll on the field of less than $100 million.

Impressive.

DiabloWags said:

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9 Brewers under the age of 28.
Payroll on the field of less than $100 million.

Impressive.

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Definitely a solid core that won't start hitting free agency for the next few years. I'd say this season is the start of their three year window before they will have to start dishing out too many big contracts. All this assuming these guys continue to perform and that's not a given in professional sports.

Brewers are estimated to have the highest increase in arbitration costs next season. The Brewers have 16 arbitration eligible players, with 14 projected to receive contracts. Brice Turang alone is projected to receive a $6.2 million raise, while Trevor Megill and William Contreras could each receive increases exceeding $3 million.

BearlySane88 said:

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DiabloWags said:

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9 Brewers under the age of 28.
Payroll on the field of less than $100 million.

Impressive.

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Definitely a solid core that won't start hitting free agency for the next few years. I'd say this season is the start of their three year window before they will have to start dishing out too many big contracts. All this assuming these guys continue to perform and that's not a given in professional sports.

Brewers are estimated to have the highest increase in arbitration costs next season. The Brewers have 16 arbitration eligible players, with 14 projected to receive contracts. Brice Turang alone is projected to receive a $6.2 million raise, while Trevor Megill and William Contreras could each receive increases exceeding $3 million.

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that's one of the reasons it is hard to three peat.

At least Ohtani hit his first homer in 2 months.