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ArgyleNJ
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It was a mediocre-at-best ski season on the east coast and now there isn't even gonna be any fucking baseball in near future. The owners can all kick rocks.
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iFlip
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I literally do not care at all.
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ArgyleNJ
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iFlipI literally do not care at all.


Thanks for stopping by.
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armchair_skier
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No baseball in the future sounds like a good thing imo. Baseball is easily the worst spectator sport of all time.
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.frenchy
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jeter 4 commish
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eheath
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baseball is so boring, MLB is suffering because its being outpaced by every other sport, they need to figure some shit out
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VTshredder69
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LOL @people saying baseball is boring while the players get paid more than any other sport. They must be doing something right to pay all that money.
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Mixy
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VTshredder69LOL @people saying baseball is boring while the players get paid more than any other sport. They must be doing something right to pay all that money.


I literally can't wrap my head around this, how do they afford those salaries? I feel like no one watches baseball anymore
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BrandoComando
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little1337I literally can't wrap my head around this, how do they afford those salaries? I feel like no one watches baseball anymore


Most other sports have salary caps. Star players would be making a lot more in the NBA or NFL if those leagues didn't have caps.

And baseball viewership is falling, but it's still #3 most popular sport (behind football and basketball) in the US. It has a huge global presence in Japan, South Korea, and Latin America. Also, there's a lot more games in a baseball season than other sports. More games means more revenue from ticket sales and advertisers. The MLB has a strong players association that ensures that a solid chunk of that revenue goes to the players.
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VTshredder69
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little1337I literally can't wrap my head around this, how do they afford those salaries? I feel like no one watches baseball anymore


The number of games played (162) AND the TV deals result in insane amounts of revenue.
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eheath
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VTshredder69The number of games played (162) AND the TV deals result in insane amounts of revenue.


Yeah I bet the tv execs are regretting their most recent deal because the MLB is a joke right now and it's getting worse with the lockout.
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skierman
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LOL baseball. The second worse invention by white men.
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Andi_G
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https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/1034846/Embed-Code
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GreezyBastard
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skiermanLOL baseball. The second worse invention by white men.

You’re a pussy
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VTshredder69
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eheathYeah I bet the tv execs are regretting their most recent deal because the MLB is a joke right now and it's getting worse with the lockout.


Yea because no other sports ever have lockouts and come back from it.
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IHatePedophiles
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Baseball? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤡🤡🤡🤡
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eheath
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VTshredder69Yea because no other sports ever have lockouts and come back from it.


I never said it couldn't make a comeback, but the MLB is down bad right now.
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PeppermillReno
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Baseball is a dying sport.

They are lucky there is still so much money in the MLB all the teams have good local regional cable TV deals, the national deals are good, and the parks get full on the weekends tickets aren't cheap. Playoffs get good ratings.

But its amazing that all of these teams supported 200+ person farm systems for as long as they did the sport has serious participation issues. Imagine these idiots losing a year of their salaries to make a stand they aren't even being asked to take paycuts.
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OldManAtABasin
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VTshredder69LOL @people saying baseball is boring while the players get paid more than any other sport. They must be doing something right to pay all that money.


It has more to do with salary caps than overall value.
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tri_photo
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armchair_skierNo baseball in the future sounds like a good thing imo. Baseball is easily the worst spectator sport of all time.


this is the worst sports take of all time.
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tri_photo
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I really hope the lockout ends soon. I think it will. No evidence whatsoever, just a gut feeling. The owners care about money, and money only. If they keep cancelling games, they're going to gouge their pockets. At some point, they will cave. The players aren't asking for outrageous increases.
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OldManAtABasin
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The year-over-year ratings and average viewers are dropping. The league needs to figure out how to market to a younger crowd before their current viewers all die off.

From what I've gathered over my million years on this earth is that there tends to be die-hard fans that eat it up and those that simply go because it's akin to a BBQ — food, beer, friends, and occasionally paying attention to whats happening on the field. The middle of the road baseball fan seems to be more rare these days and people either love it or hate it.

**This post was edited on Mar 6th 2022 at 2:03:11pm
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