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mariomike

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Wonder if anyone is following the World Series?

Looks like LA is favored to beat New York. It will be exciting to watch.

MLB may be a welcome diversion from politics. Or, maybe not. 🤷‍♂️

R.I.P. Fernando Valenzuela

 
Right.

I thought baseball might be a little more exciting than arguing about the definition of "buffoon".

Guess not.
 
No doubt LA is the favorite.

But I am still picking my Yankees in 7.

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You mean Brooklyn is favoured to beat New York ;)

Sort of. In a way.

The Dodgers - Yankees rivalry is one of the biggest in MLB. Beginning in NYC when the Dodgers played in Brooklyn, and the Yankees in the Bronx. I had the good fortune to be introduced to Mrs. Babe Ruth by my uncle at Yankee Stadium, as a young boy.

And who can forget "Mr. October" and his dash through the onfield crowd of fans in the 1977 Dodgers vs Yankees World Series in New York.

1977 was quite a summer in NYC. "Son of Sam" and "The Blackout".

It was also the summer Howard Cosell reportedly said to Reggie Jackson during a World Series game at Yankee Statium, "Ladies and gentlemen, the Bronx is burning." It really was.

Unlike political opinions, MLB statistics speak for themselves.

Even decades later when "Who was the greatest player / team" discussions come up.

Ted Williams ( the last MLB player to bat .400 ), in my opinion, was likely the great hitter who ever lived.

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Geez two super teams that out spent the rest of the league, yawn.

First what do you mean by outspent ?

And second do we expect that dynasty franchises like NYY and LAD shouldn't use their advantage ?
 
First what do you mean by outspent ?
Large Markets using the significantly larger customer base to have exceedingly high salaries compared to other teams, go look look at what those two teams spent on salaries compared to the others...
And second do we expect that dynasty franchises like NYY and LAD shouldn't use their advantage ?
The MLB is the only US and Canadian professional sport that doesn't have a salary cap -- so large market teams can buy their way to skilled players in ways that the smaller markets cannot -- as such it creates the ability to "Super Team" by simply having a huge budget -- which isn't to way to have an enjoyable sporting competition IMHO.
 
Geez two super teams that out spent the rest of the league, yawn.

Babe Ruth put it this way when asked whether he thought he deserved to earn $80,000 a year, while the president had a $75,000 salary, "I had a better year than he did."

You're eligible to vote in their elections. I'm not.

So, I'll get more of a kick watching Shohei Ohtani ( LA ) earn his keep than reading arguments over the definition of a political "buffoon".

Whatever their salaries, fair or unfair, only the best teams make it to the World Series.

From what I read on here, that's not necessarily the case in politics.
 
Large Markets using the significantly larger customer base to have exceedingly high salaries compared to other teams, go look look at what those two teams spent on salaries compared to the others...

The MLB is the only US and Canadian professional sport that doesn't have a salary cap -- so large market teams can buy their way to skilled players in ways that the smaller markets cannot -- as such it creates the ability to "Super Team" by simply having a huge budget -- which isn't to way to have an enjoyable sporting competition IMHO.
Concur, they need to have some sort of cap system if only to keep ticket prices to attainable levels for normal humans. Love watching Ohtani play but always hilarious when overspend teams like the Yankees lose.
 
Could have been Cleveland vs Milwaukee or, Chicago White Sox vs Colorado Rockies. Maybe next year.

Nothing new about Dodgers vs Yankees. 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956 and 1963. Twice in the 1970s and once in the 1980s.




 
Large Markets using the significantly larger customer base to have exceedingly high salaries compared to other teams, go look look at what those two teams spent on salaries compared to the others...

I think you will be surprised how high a small market like Toronto is. Toronto is the 7th highest spending team.

The MLB is the only US and Canadian professional sport that doesn't have a salary cap -- so large market teams can buy their way to skilled players in ways that the smaller markets cannot -- as such it creates the ability to "Super Team" by simply having a huge budget -- which isn't to way to have an enjoyable sporting competition IMHO.

I mean you say that but look at this:
  1. Mets − $305,624,274
  2. Yankees − $303,322,047
  3. Dodgers − $249,823,654 (2020)
  4. Phillies − $243,476,617
  5. Astros − $236,524,482 (2022, 2017)
  6. Rangers − $223,355,753 (2023)
  7. Blue Jays − $221,862,600
  8. Braves − $217,290,000 (2021)
  9. Cubs − $213,020,500 (2016)
  10. Giants − $211,044,828 (2014)
  11. Cardinals − $179,553,567
  12. Red Sox − $176,458,748 (2018)
  13. Angels − $172,993,096
  14. Padres − $161,937,554
  15. White Sox − $142,995,900
  16. Rockies − $142,571,000
  17. Diamondbacks − $140,825,700
  18. Mariners − $135,738,647
  19. Nationals − $126,862,600 (2019)
  20. Twins − $124,077,590
  21. Royals − $115,257,261 (2015)
  22. Reds − $106,441,547
  23. Brewers − $105,833,094
  24. Tigers − $103,834,833
  25. Rays − $101,023,112
  26. Marlins − $97,227,400
  27. Orioles − $94,520,400
  28. Guardians − $93,333,629
  29. Pirates − $85,760,000
  30. Athletics − $60,503,298

Exactly what super team exists there ? I went back 10 years and only 1 team has won the WS twice. And the top 5 spenders only have WS wins three times with nil for the top 2.


Concur, they need to have some sort of cap system if only to keep ticket prices to attainable levels for normal humans. Love watching Ohtani play but always hilarious when overspend teams like the Yankees lose.

The cheapest sport to go watch is MLB.

 
The cheapest sport to go watch is MLB.

Interesting.

Our analysis revealed that $297 for a single game ticket is what you can expect to pay across the 32 professional teams in the American football league. To watch a live basketball match averages $165, ice hockey $146 and soccer $105. The cheapest of the five sports we analyzed was baseball, known affectionately as ‘America’s favorite pastime’, where the average price for a single game ticket across the 29 US teams in the baseball league is $79.
 
I think you will be surprised how high a small market like Toronto is. Toronto is the 7th highest spending team.



I mean you say that but look at this:
  1. Mets − $305,624,274
  2. Yankees − $303,322,047
  3. Dodgers − $249,823,654 (2020)
  4. Phillies − $243,476,617
  5. Astros − $236,524,482 (2022, 2017)
  6. Rangers − $223,355,753 (2023)
  7. Blue Jays − $221,862,600
  8. Braves − $217,290,000 (2021)
  9. Cubs − $213,020,500 (2016)
  10. Giants − $211,044,828 (2014)
  11. Cardinals − $179,553,567
  12. Red Sox − $176,458,748 (2018)
  13. Angels − $172,993,096
  14. Padres − $161,937,554
  15. White Sox − $142,995,900
  16. Rockies − $142,571,000
  17. Diamondbacks − $140,825,700
  18. Mariners − $135,738,647
  19. Nationals − $126,862,600 (2019)
  20. Twins − $124,077,590
  21. Royals − $115,257,261 (2015)
  22. Reds − $106,441,547
  23. Brewers − $105,833,094
  24. Tigers − $103,834,833
  25. Rays − $101,023,112
  26. Marlins − $97,227,400
  27. Orioles − $94,520,400
  28. Guardians − $93,333,629
  29. Pirates − $85,760,000
  30. Athletics − $60,503,298

Exactly what super team exists there ? I went back 10 years and only 1 team has won the WS twice. And the top 5 spenders only have WS wins three times with nil for the top 2.




The cheapest sport to go watch is MLB.



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Los Angeles won the World Series. In case any readers wish to take a break from party politics to discuss baseball.
 
Ya... My Yanks choked hard.

Judge was non existent...

Pitching, the Yanks need pitching...

Time to move Judge and Stanton while you can get something for them.
 
I enjoyed watching the peaceful, joyful celebration in Japan.

It was a different story in Los Angeles.

setting a city bus on fire, breaking into stores and lighting off fireworks. A dozen arrests were reported by police Thursday

Video showed revellers throwing objects at police in downtown L.A. as sirens blared and officers told them to leave the area late Wednesday after the Dodgers defeated the Yankees in Game 5 in New York.

Other video showed someone standing atop a bus waving a Dodgers banner and people running from a boarded-up Nike store with armfuls of sneakers before throwing the merchandise into cars parked outside.

acts of vandalism, including the burning of a Metropolitan Transportation Authority bus,


























 
Ya... My Yanks choked hard.

Judge was non existent...

Pitching, the Yanks need pitching...

Time to move Judge and Stanton while you can get something for them.
Judge failed when it counted most. He literally dropped the ball.
 
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