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303squadron

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3. The baseball historian Bill James once said

Reply to The Polack MSgt (Original post)

Mon Jul 13, 2026, 10:32 PM

21 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.

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Sure would've been nice to watch the home run derby [View all] The Polack MSgt 21 hrs ago OP

Same goes for every major sports league. RandySF 21 hrs ago #1

It's making me pretty angry too Walleye 21 hrs ago #2

The baseball historian Bill James once said 303squadron 21 hrs ago #3

Well, maybe he could call tRump...... MyOwnPeace 20 hrs ago #7

Look what NIL is doing to college sports. gab13by13 21 hrs ago #4

I feel your pain, too. Diamond_Dog 21 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 21 hrs ago #6

For what it's worth I wrote MLB telling them they have GP6971 20 hrs ago #8