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The Polack MSgt

(13,871 posts)
Mon Jul 13, 2026, 10:24 PM 7 hrs ago

Sure would've been nice to watch the home run derby

But MLB had to suck the Netflix teat for that money rather than give the fans a treat.

This shit is killing fandom.

THIS SEASON, I CAN'T WATCH THE CARDS ON TV.

Its the homerun derby, and I can't enjoy what seems to be a breakout performance from our budding superstar without paying fucking Netflix?

WTF?

Look, I go to the stadium, I buy merchandise I SPEND MONEY! but it ain't enough.

NOTHING SATISFIES THE OWNERS GREED

fuck

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Sure would've been nice to watch the home run derby (Original Post) The Polack MSgt 7 hrs ago OP
Same goes for every major sports league. RandySF 7 hrs ago #1
It's making me pretty angry too Walleye 7 hrs ago #2
The baseball historian Bill James once said 303squadron 7 hrs ago #3
Well, maybe he could call tRump...... MyOwnPeace 6 hrs ago #7
Look what NIL is doing to college sports. gab13by13 7 hrs ago #4
I feel your pain, too. Diamond_Dog 6 hrs ago #5
Turns out Jordan Walker won the whole damn thing which makes me happier and angrier at the same time The Polack MSgt 6 hrs ago #6
For what it's worth I wrote MLB telling them they have GP6971 6 hrs ago #8

303squadron

(896 posts)
3. The baseball historian Bill James once said
Mon Jul 13, 2026, 10:32 PM
7 hrs ago

Writing about the 1919 Black Sox scandal Bill James said this about the owners, the players and the gamblers: “They all wanted their money and they all wanted it right now.”

Hey, things could be worse. MLB is not as corrupt as FIFA.

MyOwnPeace

(17,713 posts)
7. Well, maybe he could call tRump......
Mon Jul 13, 2026, 11:04 PM
6 hrs ago

and get him to call the commissioner and let him know that we commoners want to see our teams......

HA!

I'm sure the MLB owners are pretty well lined up on the 'donors' list for Donnie - and they DO NOT care about the riff-raff commoners.

In one way or another George Carlin said it: "THEY got the money and THEY don't care about YOU!"

gab13by13

(33,203 posts)
4. Look what NIL is doing to college sports.
Mon Jul 13, 2026, 10:34 PM
7 hrs ago

Can't even watch all my Penn State wrestling matches unless I subscribe to a provider.

I used to be able to go to the ticket window back in the 70's and buy a ticket to a match. Now the wine and cheesers bought up all the seats at the arena.

The Polack MSgt

(13,871 posts)
6. Turns out Jordan Walker won the whole damn thing which makes me happier and angrier at the same time
Mon Jul 13, 2026, 11:00 PM
6 hrs ago

Fuckity fuck fuck

GP6971

(38,870 posts)
8. For what it's worth I wrote MLB telling them they have
Mon Jul 13, 2026, 11:08 PM
6 hrs ago

first; priced out average families from attending games and second; are now pricing out families from watching games due to subscriptions required. Of course I never back.

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