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00:00 INTRO
00:07 Show begins
01:06 Max Fried a future Hall of Famer?
03:29 Rob Thompson says pump the brakes
09:02 Hal Steinbrenner says payrolls are too high
19:01 Crazy stats from yesterday
24:12 Xander Bogaerts out until September
27:53 The return of the Blue Jays HR jacket
29:55 OUTRO

[@yalikejazz2]

rosey is right. it’s a tone deaf quote and it implies that the Yankees aren’t sustainable from a business sense. oh please.

[@MigitMan975]

As soon as Trev said Max Fried is a future HOFer I knew he’d be on one today💀

[@DMark25]

Trevor's instinctual reaction to overvalue players and assume people are hating if they don't agree is peak Trevor "Wall of Positive Noise" Plouffe

[@PhilliesNostalgia]

The quote from Hal just feels like a tone-deaf quote, a slap in the face to all the Yankees fans that, for whatever reason, live paycheck to paycheck, just getting by, while a billionaire owner cries about payroll, when he is the guy who agreed to these deals being signed

[@kctj429]

As a Die hard Yankees fan, I loved the quote. How much more money should he spend? He spent $300m last year, for what? We sat home in October! If I was the owner I’d be pissed! And I wouldnt spend another dime. I’d make the players perform to their contracts. Not add more payroll to cover it up. I think it’s ridiculous to expect him to just throw money in every which direction. I don’t care how much money the Yankees are worth, I’d force our beloved captain to learn to hit in the postseason!

[@jasonthemagnificent2.0]

Food, drink, merch prices at stadiums are too high

[@Fryed_Bryce]

I've always viewed it as an "i'm poor" kinda thing. You ever paid for a dog with more than a dollar in quarters?

[@marcuslopena9943]

Yup. Fan ticket and concession sales only account for TEN PERCENT of player salaries. Multi billion dollar TV deals and sponsorships account for the other 90 percent. Fans having to pay so much at stadiums are simply greedy owners price gouging to line their pockets while they sell us the idea that this is the price of maintaining a high payroll

[@jonblom]

Food at the grocery store is too high let alone at the stadium!

[@stevenhicks2330]

The Yankees payroll this season is only 4% of the current value of the franchise. Think about that for a second 😂

[@griffinhays2053]

And they're the highest earning team in the league year after year. That was just another billionaire whining about not making enough money for his taste

[@jtrades2134]

They also had 720 million in revenue last year.. 307 million in just the roster, not the front office, the stadium workers, food, drinks, etc. The CBT is crazy.

[@JustMeELC]

​@@griffinhays2053BINGO!

[@JustMeELC]

Plouffe pandering for billionaire owners greed over everything is a disgrace smh!

[@jackiemoon5906]

@@JustMeELCjust bc you were brainwashed into thinking rich= evil doesn’t make it true. Hate them so much then don’t support their team.

[@bmposton98]

Trev, I love you bro, this ep was cold take after cold take for you. Max Fried a HoF’er to “boo hoo, the billionaire owners have to pay so much.” Why should we as fans care one bit? Steinbrenner’s got plenty of money going into his pockets regardless. The Yankees are one of the most valuable franchises in all of sports. If he doesn’t like it, he can sell the team and make billions.

[@adamhustler3639]

Is their a payroll floor in the CBA? Doesn't make much sense to me to have a payroll tax ceiling for parity and revenue sharing if there isn't going to be a payroll floor tax for those teams getting money from the other teams.

[@lovesgucci1]

Exactly!!

[@chamoisauce7491]

exactly they’re focusing on the wrong things🤦‍♂️

[@dgrblue4162]

The owners were mad that commissioner Peter Ueberoth, whom they chose, made some very player friendly deals, and they got hot and fired him. They wanted blood. They got one of their own to be the boss and wanted to stick it to the players. In the CBA negotiations they demanded a salary cap, and that no deal could be had without one. It was a necessity. Players ended up striking. Owners didn't think it would last. But media and fans ended up siding with players. Owners finally caved and agreed to the original terms without a cap. But later, the CBT was added as an alternative to a hard cap. Owners said this helps everyone, it keeps some high end costs lower and will force teams to regulate their salaries. It didn't quite work that way, but mostly it has kept mid-level teams from joining the deep end because of you try to spend massively and it fails, you get hit twice. The tax isn't going to keep salaries from going up. Because every time someone sets a new bar, the next player who is equitable, says I deserve more because X, and the dance is that you have to pay more than before. But where does it end?

[@lovesgucci1]

@@dgrblue4162 You’re talking about a salary cap but there need to be a floor salary because cheap teams feel that they don’t need to spend to win but still get money from teams that pay the luxury tax. Not only do those deadbeat owners get money for not spending on salary but there isn’t regulations for what the money is used for (like putting money back into the team)

[@dingo535]

TREV I love ya but how about some respect and not shout over Chris and COMPLETELY cut him off... especially when he is making a completely valid and solid argument about the Yankees owners thoughtless comments...

[@Barryzuckercorn69]

I hate when people label genuine criticism as ‘hate’

[@eduardolanda2289]

Specially when he didn't even give an argument beyond "you'll see" or " just look at his BR page" which by the bay says he is not a HoF.

[@jackiemoon5906]

Another example of the negatives of social media. There is no sports discourse anymore. It’s all trolls

[@TonyBaseballs23]

I remember an owner saying the exact same thing when Alex Rodriguez was signed by Texas for $252 million. TWENTY-FOUR YEARS AGO.

[@AmateurHourProdu]

THINK OF THE BILLIONAIRES 😂😂😂😂 be careful trev

[@griffinhays2053]

It just occurred to me that this show has become baseball-specific PTI and that's awesome

[@MrCopacetic23]

Love what Rob Thompson said. As a Dodgers fan tired of meaningless great seasons without a deep run to cap it off.

[@lovesgucci1]

It’s ironic Thomson said that because he’s the main reason we didn’t get to the World Series last season.

[@chamoisauce7491]

exactly. that’s why before this season i said idc what we do in the season. ik we’re most likely gona win because i mean look at our division but we need tos we it transfer to the playoffs. robert has said it’s his job and he’s working to get them in “playoff form or shape” and yet past to years we get to postseason and they forget how to play and just fall apart. i’m tired of dave robert’s and his constant horrible decisions. he’s a great personality manager don’t think anyone can deny that but he’s a horrible game manager. majority of his moves are horrible and mistakes. he constantly blows games and is just a plain bad manager. “but his records and winning the division” yeah like 15 other teams can win this division it’s pretty bad. and also any manager can do that with the talent he’s given at disposal. so many managers are canned and not given a chance with 100x less talent and worse situations yet don’t get any where near as much slack as dave. depending how this postseason goes they really need to start throwing applications out there if they haven’t already.

[@bobsmith7839]

Salary cap and floor os what they need

[@BenB-xe9gu]

The CBT thresholds should not be drastically changed. Its purpose is clearly stated, “competitive balance”. The threshold is $237 mill this year. The majority of the league can’t afford to go that high in the first place. And you are only taxed on the dollars you spend above that. You can’t allow the Yankees/Dodgers to have $500 million payrolls while other teams are $150 or $100. Nobody seems to comprehend that although these owners are wealthy, it is not unlimited for the small markets. Trev is a player and he wants players to make as much as possible so I get that. There has to be a balance for a good league to exist. CBT is the best of both worlds. Higher revenue teams still have the advantage since they have more to work with but once they get to the 237 cutoff it costs them more per dollar so it can’t get so out of hand.

[@huron994]

Trevor put on his fighting hat today apparently 😂

[@Harrison.Michael]

“Look at Max Frieds Baseball reference.” I think he’s a very good pitcher, but what are we looking at Plouffe?

[@jackiemoon5906]

Was hoping to hear about the Oriels getting swept for the first time in a long time. By the sorry Cardinals even😂

[@bvailcards44]

Trev, the Yankees can afford Juan Soto AND keep every player they they want to keep. We’re talking about billionaires here. The profits the Yankees make every year is insane

[@schalla-bills6618]

I love this show and there is no matter match for Chris Rose than Plouffe. Absolute gold content and I love seeing a passionate debate, gonna side with Plouffe on this one though.

[@anthonyh9481]

Trev could not be more wrong on the Yankees. You can't ignore the fact that the team is still immensely profitable when the owner is saying they can't sustain their payroll. Those two things literally can not exist at the same time.

[@Crunchy_Zen]

This was a really good baseball argument by two guys that know exactly what they are talking about about. Love the passion fellas! Rose I agree with, that the quote wasn't great, but Trev is right about asking for transparency. This is what transparency looks like.

[@Scotter4536]

Transparency is publicly releasing your books, not just saying you can't afford something.

[@jordansalinas3482]

WBC finals in Miami is basic. Why not play in the area of the Team that just won it. So this year why not have the finals in Japan

[@KGO1991]

Rosie is not a hater lol 😢

[@MegaJarc]

Chris is way to patient and tolerant to this guy!!!

[@BIOHAZARDRUSGaming]

While I’m not arguing in favor of Steinbrenner, there’s so much more payroll than just players. Event manager salaries don’t factor into that (Counsell’s record $40m comes to mind). There’s all the office, marketing, financial, scouting, training, equipment, stadium, maintenance, MiLB investments, and so much more that all have to get paid out. A $232m public payroll can easily be a $600m franchise payroll.

[@burtonbraves]

I love when y'all disagree cuz half the time I'm on both sides so its just a physical representation of my brain talking to itself

[@davidb4283]

Agree with Chris on the Steinbrenner quote. It makes Hal sound like he's complaining on how much money he has to spend on players even though the Yankees are one of the most profitable teams in all sports around the world. I'll give Trev the fact that the luxury tax didn't do anything to make teams spend money.

[@sdguy67]

Team and the PA need a cap AND floor, and full revenue sharing. You can keep the average payrolls around what they re now, now bring the top down and the bottom up, so the same amount of money is available to players

[@ayydubs987]

i feel like trevor didn’t even try to understand what rose was saying about the phillies. just kept cutting him off and immediately putting it down. i get what you’re trying to say, rosey.

[@madistoimla752]

Trev is having a rare off day. Grindculturist, knowing what every fan wants. Go drink some tea and chill in the sun dude.

[@Condorcounty]

Why did Trev say that whether the Yankees made money or not doesn’t matter? If the Yankees are banking tons of money with the current payroll then it absolutely is sustainable.

[@silllyfox]

Philly person here and Trev nailed us 100% 😂 trust me Chris we're appreciating the moment and so proud right now but after many heartbreaks we are superstitious 😅 Topper's quote shows how much this team wants to do it for us and makes it that much easier for us to celebrate them

[@chriscreaturo8809]

The Orioles sweep stat reminds me of those espn oddity stats. To me, yes they've been a great team the past few years- but that stat is very mundane

[@georgelindenmuth578]

If anything, the Guardians ownership says payroll is to high every year. Not by using those words, but by refusing to spend any money. II wish my owner would say it with words, instead of hiding it with lack of actions.

[@katieramirez9084]

For anyone wondering, okc is in Oklahoma lol

[@danieldietz2034]

As a yankee fan, im annoyed that hal wants to cut payroll, but im definitely not annoyed he came out and said it. Why is chris advocating for owners saying less when all the time they talk about wanting more transparency.

[@introverttechnologist8899]

The most valuable team in baseball says payrolls are too high. Sell the team then

[@everett-tnredsfan]

I love the Reds black City Connects

[@TheMightySolarClam]

Good back and forths on today's shows. I get what Trev's sayin but you can't expect people to see the headline and react rationally... especially yankee fans lol

[@itsthunder8492]

As a mariners fan that presser hurt

[@mxchump]

Chris is 100% right, and Trev can only see it from a players perspective. Just because the As exists doesn’t mean the luxury tax isn’t working. I mean a guardians fan is literally in the call with you

[@SittingGC]

Luxury tax is absolutely not working. Look at the dodgers roster versus the Marlins. Some teams not even trying. We need a salary floor not a cap.

[@chamoisauce7491]

@@SittingGCwhat ppl need to realize. it’s not “dodgers just buy everything” or maybe half the league does NOTHING and is so greedy. not dodger fault the org does whatever it needs to to try and win. they have the support of La to do to whole also be successful. def need a floor teams and fanbases shouldn’t suffer to bad owners but this is all on manfred being the worst comish ever of any sport. literally does nothing hopefully the next commish will be better

[@yuhstation938]

@@chamoisauce7491the contract deferrals is what does it for me. Literally it’s available to every team. I’m not saying they should do a Shohei and defer like 95% but look at Freddie Will Smith and Teoscar, they agreed to reasonable deferrals which gave the dodgers even more breathing room on top of what Shohei deferred.

[@abbatoirnoises]

@@SittingGC The salary floor absolutely is a necessity in my mind if they want parity. If the Yankees have to contribute to revenue sharing, the A's should have to spend it on a baseball team. With that said, I still think a luxury tax has a place. If you want to buy enough talent to exceed that, it's your choice. I would also look into other rules regarding things like player develeopment retention, e.g. extending players you draft counting less toward the tax versus buying free agents.

[@chamoisauce7491]

@@yuhstation938 exactly and tbf ohtani is a special case because he’s humble and doesn’t spend money like americans and has been making millions upon millions year by year for years, was alr making money in japan, earned 90 mil a year from endorsements BEFORE la (real La) and that 700 mil contract isn’t needed for ohtani he can literally live without it. what he wants is to win so to help the team he’ll only take 2 mill a year while ok the team then take the rest when he most likely retires and live care free for the rest of his life making money without doing anything. won’t be the same for an avg player because they’ll NEED that yearly income from their contracts or feel they need. not many players are also willing to defer it depends on the player and personality. some dudes can be selfish and rather say “nah i want my money now idc abt the teams salary let the org figure it out” but yes team should be smarter like the dodgers instead they choose to be selfish and just try to pocket as much revenue as possible

[@itsjen6817]

@chris rose Can Cleveland get to the World Series this season?

[@KaessJ]

I’m a Guards fan and the way I see it. Just get to October and anything can happen. Just get to October

[@davidevensende]

As a Yankees fan I’m happy with the quote

[@TheLordAlvarez]

Im a yankees fan and I agree with Trev. I like the quote very much. I agree I would rather them be transparent then being around the bush all the time. I don't really want 5 or 6 30+ mil guys on the team. I want maybe 3 stars, a few rookie studs, and some well rounded veterans. I am totally cool with what Hal said.

[@Scotter4536]

Until they publicly release their books, it's not transparent. And Hal want 5 or 6 $30m+ players, he just doesn't want to be taxed for them. That's why he didn't get Snell this year. He would have taken him for the $30m he was asking for, but he wasn't going to pay the $63m he was going to have to pay him due to the tax.

[@TheLordAlvarez]

@@Scotter4536 I agree its not fully transparent until we can physically see the numbers but it is more transparent then them coming out and being like "we'll see what we can do" every time. I'm not in the board room so I don't expect to have every number in front of my eyes. But if I as a fan can get to know the team a little more, I will aways take that.

[@Scotter4536]

@@TheLordAlvarez they could just as easily be lying about this as they could about any other topic. Billionaires are some of the last people I’d take their word for it.

[@alexanderday534]

8:13 respectfully, rosey is off a little on this. Thompson was responding to the reporter’s comparison about 2001 mariners, not responding to the start all by itself

[@chrisn3819]

steinbrenner is probably right...however, the fact that it was a steinbrenner saying it feels a little hypocritical.

[@big-fish1199]

No main topic on the Cardinals sweeping the O's?? Their first time getting swept since before Adley was called up in 2022

[@Fryed_Bryce]

The Cards are 3 games under .500 and Baltimore is making the playoffs. Nobody cares

[@big-fish1199]

@@Fryed_Bryce It's not about who's making the playoffs, it's about how impressive the Orioles have been. Moron

[@Schwizzzz]

The slobbering over the things involving the O’s is already getting exhausting.

[@Fryed_Bryce]

@@big-fish1199 oh, so impressive. Hopefully you win a playoff game this game year

[@big-fish1199]

@@Fryed_Bryce I'm not an O's fan, I don't care if they win any playoff games. They just had an impressive streak. Moron

[@1099kem1]

Chris Rose just doesn't understand Philly mentality 🤷

[@chrisweidner4768]

Cardinals sweep the Orioles. First time they were swept in 738 days. 3rd longest streak in MLB. Ever. Cardinals fans actually feeling a glimmer of hope. Thinking there’s a lot more in the tank. I agree with Trevor. Both on eliminating the CBT taxes, as the cheap owners don’t care about winning and don’t invest into their teams, and not smelling the roses until the task is finished. Enjoy the process. Keep working. Win.

[@jeremiah_12]

I would gladly trade Divisional Titles for WS rings for the Braves. Last year the Braves had the chance to be the greatest team of all time with the accolades to match had they gotten the ring. That’s what caused me to be indifferent about the regular season. Braves just need to stay healthy and play their best ball after the AS break (preferably the last 65 games of the year. If the Braves can play their best going in the postseason, then they have a great shot at taking it all.

[@jtrades2134]

If they have the CBT threshold then they need to spread it a different way. Stop giving it to the lower tier teams. Owners are pocketing it. Give it to the wild card teams and the teams only 3-5 games out of the playoffs.

[@kellyldavis100]

Well you know, whatever Hal says MUST be true. Let Soto walk, trade Judge, let Cole walk, bring up all the kids, woohoo!

[@jorgevillagomez5908]

If i was a Yankees fan i wouldn't be happy with that statement. Trevor's takes are way out of LF lol

[@loganbrown7385]

Trev is absolutely right about the payroll stuff

[@FTLnovaKid]

Hmmmm, interesting episode.

[@bagodonuts5779]

Didn’t realize the Yankees had the 2nd highest payroll.

[@alexanderday534]

14:24 Trevor, that has everything to do with it. He’s a business owner whining about not being able to the most profit possible. If he’s not making money, sell the team. If he is making money, then he should save it for the next cba

[@JohnReedy07163]

I'm from Cleveland we'll take 116 wins and losing 4-2 against a dynasty in the LCS

[@marcuslopena9943]

I definitely believe max fried is on pace for the HOF

[@Disruptuer]

Trev is right about the luxury tax. It’s really dumb to punish teams who want to win because they are going out to add pieces when this does nothing to an owner like the A’s and he gets to pocket from revenue sharing. They should make it to where luxury tax penalties only apply if the team with the lowest payroll is within 100 million dollars of the 1st place team.

[@josephbontecou9427]

The Phillies should celebrate winning the NL East. When the Braves go on runs they’ve proven if you don’t take the division they’ll gladly add another to their streak. Division titles in the most competitive divisions are very satisfying. World Series runs are another tier of magic but you cant plan for one.

[@mrturtletail3945]

Trev and Chris have been getting more heated ever since this show went live everyday.

[@kruskisking2062]

I’m with C Rose on this one. Fans don’t want to hear their billionaire owners complain about not making enough money.

[@Brah42]

I'd say the payrolls are too high. Too many pitchers getting paid way too much to pitch too little.

[@blakecheboygan]

Don’t people realize these payrolls directly impact the disabled combat veterans ability to take his family to a game? The owners aren’t paying this out of their pocket, the fans are.

[@amandado3666]

max fried needs to get paid. but HOF calling is too soon lmfao.

[@TheLingerers]

Plouffe is high af if he truely believes that fried is going to HOF

[@Jakenunify]

The Giants are the winningest franchise in MLB history Rosie you gotta know that one!

[@grasynedwards]

I agree with Trevor, Max is a beast. And super underrated to me his and Striders highest war in a season is the exact same. He also has a career sub 3 era

[@Barryzuckercorn69]

He would have to be this level pitcher if not higher for at least 5 more full seasons

[@jasongiannaros4091]

We good?

[@fogoisland2000]

Fried is 30 with 66 wins. How am I supposed to take anything you say seriously with that HOF take. Hell he still has to win 28 more games just to pass Babe Ruth’s pitching stats.

[@giovannijiminez7858]

Trevor came off pretty bad in this video. Ouch 🤕

[@sonnymarsh2260]

Max Fried has a boat load of work to do before he sniffs the Hall of Fame.

[@braden_clancy11]

trev is 1000% correct, the luxury tax is and has not been working for years now. just look at the dodgers lineup vs 99% of the league besides the phillies and yankees, those three teams rule the league

[@allstarr9tc]

"rule the league" for a total of one title

[@notoriousyjk]

Factor Question: is Shohei Ohtani better at baseball than any other athlete in their respective sports?

[@thejeqff]

Can't believe how hard Plouffe went to defend a billionaire owner. It's not transparency from Steinbrenner, it's delusional thinking on a billionaire's part. The CBT thresholds are not the problem, it's owners like John Fisher and, frankly, Steinbrenner who are cruising in their yachts and flying in their private jets claiming to be poor while charging through the nose to go to baseball games and asking cities to subsidize their businesses that make hundreds of millions if not billions a year. It's absolutely ridiculous and trying to defend Steinbrenner's brain-dead quote is really wild.

[@kaleiwahea]

Lol I like the grinder mentality but it seems completely counterintuitive. "The mariners were the winningest team in history, they clearly grinded all super grindy-like to 116 wins"..."yeah but what'd they do at the end, they didn't win"....."so that just goes to show... keep...trying hard..?" He just used the team that apparently grinded the hardest and lost as a reason for why you have to keep grinding, even though we're only 1/3 into the season? If anything the 01 Ms show you that "no matter how hard you ever grind you can still be fucked in the playoffs because that's life and that's baseball"

[@dcsoda1]

Yeah it’s all complete coach speak and word salad. And it’s hilarious they talked about it for that long when everyone knows the playoffs is a crapshoot anyway.

[@duality4739]

Trev coming out the gate with some dogshit takes

[@MrBeachbum313]

As a Phillies fan, I'm so sick and tired of the .500 talking point, can we please stop with it Rose? With the schedule the way it is, every team in baseball plays one another, so the Phillies are taking care of business AS THEY SHOULD BE, and as Plouffe has brought up on the show previously. In addition, many of the teams we played were at .500 or a game or two over .500 (our May series vs the Padres and Giants both come to mind) before the Phillies kicked their teeth in, and therefor made them under .500.

[@bigtubbz100]

The family spending their money to go to a game is spending that much because of the players. Owners aren't going to not get their cut, that's how owning things works. The players don't make more money because we spend more money, we spend more money because they make more money. Sports prices have not risen at the same rate of inflation as everything else. The more they want to make, the more we have to spend. Anyone who is mad at the prices should blame the players. On the other hand, we still pay, so they are actually worth the amount they make. Baseball isn't a necessary commodity, so whatever people pay for it is what it's worth. As an economist I agree that they should get paid what they get paid. As a fan who can't afford to go to as many games as I used to, I think these guys are being pretty greedy, and forgetting how they get paid.

[@austinamell2607]

Happiest time of my life was 3 years where I had 6-10 Muay Thai fights a year. It was a constant grind, and I was always hungry and in pain. Life don’t need to be sunshine and rainbows to be happy

[@pwnmasteh]

The Max Fried take is pre-mature. Gotta relax Trev.

[@edomarpez1840]

Really Trevor? you love Steinbrenner's tweet?yeah, poor guy, right?, he has to cover a too high of a payroll that gives him over 50M a year....

[@JustMeELC]

LYING is NOT being transparent smh!! Very disappointed in you Plouffe 🙄🤦

[@markpeirson7832]

The guy whose fortune is built on being in the largest market in the world is complaining about payroll? I hope the Yankees never win a thing. Captain privilege is upset about spending money he never earned

[@joeykopack]

Yep even the owners are feeling the inflation

[@Quanic2000]

The Phillies are 36 and 14 but... They haven't played a winning team since the Cincinnati series last month, spanning 9 series 😂

[@LookingForBucho]

Max Fried is the furthest thing from a Hall of Famer.

[@teddy_scott36]

George is rolling in his grave hearing that

[@Scotter4536]

Sorry Trev, but Steinbrenner has not been transparent. Just making a claim isn't transparency. If you want to be transparent, show us your books. And I don't love the tax thresholds and the fact that some owners refuse to spend money to be competitive, but if you remove them the small market teams that are trying are going to get reamed in free agency. And I don't know how you can say that it doesn't matter if the Yankees make a profit this year. The two most important things in business are profitability and cash flow. Steinbrenner can't say the payroll is unsustainable if he's turning a profit. That's the definition of sustainable. It really comes down to the fact that he wants to get more stars without being taxed for it. It's that simple. The Yankees will turn a big profit YoY with the tax threshold or not. They just want to put the most competitive team out there without being taxed.

[@bradgast3028]

Steinbrenner is not being transparent, he wants to promote these big teams pay less.

[@MLBTwins]

This was a ridiculous episode lol

[@Quanic2000]

Chill with the HoF stuff. Fried has made 1 All Star appearance.

[@clachapelle]

LOOK AT HIS STATS IF HE KEEPS IT GOING YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Quanic2000]

@@clachapelle he averages 10 to 11 wins a year with a 3.38 ERA. Good. But not elite. Chill 🤣

[@clachapelle]

@@Quanic2000 Whatever can't fix stupid...

[@SeriousHarmony]

Another Yankee fan backing Chris. Hal has been so tone deaf. No Yankee fan wants to hear Hal complaining when the team hasn't been to the WS since 2009. I don't care if they made stupid decisions and are getting hit hard by CBT. Chris is right. That's not what you say to the public. Guess what, we know that. The only thing Hal should be saying and doing is preparing a championship team.

[@NotSoSvenn]

another classic bad take from trev.

[@lyleparks1832]

Sorry Max Fried will not be a hall of famer. But I will be happy if that statement is wrong

[@MrJoseGBustos]

It’s an unnecessarily greedy and tone-deaf quote from Steinbrenner. But then again, who would expect anything different from that guy?

[@kellylane4727]

Plouffe is dead wrong about the cbt. We need more of a cap; not to abolish it. It's been way out of hand for far too long.

[@jonblom]

No.. we need a floor for the bottom teams. If you don't wanna spend money and wanna win... Then sell the fucking team!!!!!

[@NotSoSvenn]

If baseball removes the tax then the dodgers and yankees will have zero restrictions.... how is that good for baseball? Its shocking how the NBA went from having no parody, to having total parody in just a few years. Because they figured out the cap. Baseball will lack competitiveness even more if they remove taxes. How can american sports fans think having no cap is a good thing.