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Goldfan wrote: ↑11 Oct 2025 08:18 am

Goldfan wrote: ↑11 Oct 2025 08:15 am

Jatalk wrote: ↑11 Oct 2025 08:00 am So the whole point is only large market teams are good for the playoffs and WS??????

Goodby baseball if true.

It’s not. What’s needed is competitive series. That draws the interest of fans.

In regards to $$$>>>eyeballs>>>>Network>>>>MLB

Mil metro population 1.5mil
Chi metro population 10mil
Cubbies also have a national following that Brewers do not.

C-Unit wrote: ↑11 Oct 2025 07:48 am

Alex Reyes Cy Young wrote: ↑11 Oct 2025 07:42 am

Goldfan wrote: ↑11 Oct 2025 07:35 am After Seattle/Toronto its probably a lock that Cubbies win tonight.

I hope

What kind of deranged sicko hopes the Cubs win at anything

RamFan08NY wrote: ↑11 Oct 2025 08:13 am Im wondering, from the OP, WHY is it that they feel MLB needs LA / Chicago? A series where i wish somehow both teams could lose.

AZ_Cardsfan wrote: ↑11 Oct 2025 07:50 am I've been pulling for a MIL-SEA series just so none of the large market teams get in. IMO the value of seeing the smaller market teams succeed is as valuable to the long term health of baseball.

alw80 wrote: ↑11 Oct 2025 07:50 am Hope Toronto wins it all.

AZ_Cardsfan wrote: ↑11 Oct 2025 07:56 am

12xu wrote: ↑11 Oct 2025 07:55 am

AZ_Cardsfan wrote: ↑11 Oct 2025 07:50 am I've been pulling for a MIL-SEA series just so none of the large market teams get in. IMO the value of seeing the smaller market teams succeed is as valuable to the long term health of baseball.

Same here. It's not likely to happen but I would love it - also because neither of these franchises have ever won a WS.

I think I heard SEA is the only team never BEEN in a series.

icon wrote: ↑11 Oct 2025 08:01 am Just so there is no Houston is fine by me. I hate that team and that ballpark.

Goldfan wrote: ↑11 Oct 2025 07:35 am After Seattle/Toronto its probably a lock that Cubbies win tonight.

sp25 wrote: ↑11 Oct 2025 10:44 am So far the Dodgers are 5-1 in the postseason.

If they dominate the Cubs/Brewers and then the AL Champion wouldn't that further point out that big money is creating an imbalance in baseball? And therefore some big changes are necessary to bring some balance back to the game in the form of salary caps or revenue sharing?

If a smaller market team should win it would be fun, but then the big boys can say, "See? Everything is fine!"

sp25 wrote: ↑11 Oct 2025 10:44 am So far the Dodgers are 5-1 in the postseason.

If they dominate the Cubs/Brewers and then the AL Champion wouldn't that further point out that big money is creating an imbalance in baseball? And therefore some big changes are necessary to bring some balance back to the game in the form of salary caps or revenue sharing?

If a smaller market team should win it would be fun, but then the big boys can say, "See? Everything is fine!"

butsir01 wrote: ↑11 Oct 2025 10:33 am OP, you are wrong.
Baseball needs a new commissioner and to clean out the other suits from their buildkng.

Red7 wrote: ↑11 Oct 2025 09:26 am FWIW, ratings are higher than they’ve been since 2010. Reports of baseball’s demise are greatly exaggerated!

RamFan08NY wrote: ↑11 Oct 2025 11:06 am

Red7 wrote: ↑11 Oct 2025 09:26 am FWIW, ratings are higher than they’ve been since 2010. Reports of baseball’s demise are greatly exaggerated!

Nothing else in tv. Mlb attendance is down 8 million from 20 years ago