MLB wants Dodgers(Ohtani) vs Yankees(Judge) - NFL/Goodell helped the Chiefs

Peter_Spaeth · #1 10-17-2024, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by packs

I guess it was just a coincidence she attended a Yankee playoff game then. I thought there was some kind of bridge being built between her appearing at the Super Bowl and a possible appearance at the World Series.

I don't think so, at least from what I read.

packs · #2 10-17-2024, 06:08 PM

My sniffer must be off. Or maybe I smelt something else.

Snapolit1 · #3 10-17-2024, 06:27 PM

For the long term growth of MLB as an industry, I could make a compelling argument that a Diamondback Rangers WS does more to grow the game long term than another Dodger - Yankees WS. Would it get the TV ratings? No, but looking at the long term health of the game, I think they need more teams in the mix, not less.

Snapolit1 · #4 10-17-2024, 06:31 PM

Remember 50,000 tweets about how the NFL wants Brady in the Super Bowl . . . wants Mahomes in the Super Bowl . . . calls are fixed. . . . refs are on the take . . . all really tiresome and juvenile.

Umpires and refs can barely make basic calls right. But somehow they are going to briefed on who is "supposed to win" and guide their calls accordingly. Really a sign of the times and how silly much of the discourse in this country has gotten on basically every subject.

packs · #5 10-17-2024, 06:44 PM

Personally I think it's reductive to say that last year's Super Bowl was the most watched Super Bowl solely because Taylor Swift was there. The game was accessible across more platforms than ever before, which I would think played a part in people being able to watch it.

Peter_Spaeth · #6 10-17-2024, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by packs

Personally I think it's reductive to say that last year's Super Bowl was the most watched Super Bowl solely because Taylor Swift was there. The game was accessible across more platforms than ever before, which I would think played a part in people being able to watch it.

At the same time, don't underestimate her unsurpassed popularity and influence over her followers.

jayshum · #7 10-17-2024, 06:56 PM

Apparently, Cleveland's closer is in on it with MLB. He just gave up back-to-back home runs to Judge and Stanton to give the Yankees the lead in the 8th inning of game 3.

jayshum · #8 10-17-2024, 06:29 PM

The Dodgers had the best record in the NL (and best record in baseball) while the Yankees had the best AL record ( and 3rd best record in baseball). I don't want to see either team win, but maybe the fact that they're both pretty good teams has more to do with the results than some big conspiracy.

Shoeless Moe · #9 10-17-2024, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by jayshum

The Dodgers had the best record in the NL (and best record in baseball) while the Yankees had the best AL record ( and 3rd best record in baseball). I don't want to see either team win, but maybe the fact that they're both pretty good teams has more to do with the results than some big conspiracy.

The last time the 2 best record teams in each league met in the WS was 2013.

So you can't always say the 2 best will meet each other, however with a little help from MLB (taking a play out of that crook Goodell's playbook) still pretty sure it will happen this year, no matter how hard the Yankees try and choke it away.

MLB tipped it's hand when they had a Postseason commercial featuring ONLY Judge and Ohtani, they aired that too soon (in the first round). Only the smart people (like me) caught that.

But for now let's just enjoy....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHvZFUaptSs

etsmith · #10 10-17-2024, 09:53 PM

It's unfortunate but not surprising that the conspiracy nutballs will also be spouting ridiculous theories about sports. To them everything is conspiracy. They need a mental health check.

Peter_Spaeth · #11 10-17-2024, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

The last time the 2 best record teams in each league met in the WS was 2013.

So you can't always say the 2 best will meet each other, however with a little help from MLB (taking a play out of that crook Goodell's playbook) still pretty sure it will happen this year, no matter how hard the Yankees try and choke it away.

MLB tipped it's hand when they had a Postseason commercial featuring ONLY Judge and Ohtani, they aired that too soon (in the first round). Only the smart people (like me) caught that.

But for now let's just enjoy....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHvZFUaptSs

I don't get the point. The two most popular players heading into the playoffs, why not feature them in a commercial?

Shoeless Moe · #12 10-17-2024, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I don't get the point. The two most popular players heading into the playoffs, why not feature them in a commercial?

I don't recall seeing any commercials the past 10-20 years only showing 2 players when talking about the postseason. You have all these teams in the post season and you show only 2 players.

Why not show Bryce Harper, he's at least as popular as Judge and Ohtani, if not moreso.

It was just a small piece of the puzzle. Then came the terrible calls in the Yankees first playoff game all going their way, the next piece of the puzzle, very bad call favoring the Dodgers in their first game, yet another piece..

We'll see if either of the 2 remaining Series get close enough and then we'll see the calls.

Most of you are acting like I said EVERY call is going to go for the Dodgers and Yankees, never said that. Let's just keep on watching, and for those who took my advice when I said bet the Dodgers and Yankees to make it to the Series you're welcome, enjoy your extra cash, MLB will be doing the same.

Peter_Spaeth · #13 10-17-2024, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

I don't recall seeing any commercials the past 10-20 years only showing 2 players when talking about the postseason. You have all these teams in the post season and you show only 2 players.

Why not show Bryce Harper, he's at least as popular as Judge and Ohtani, if not moreso.

It was just a small piece of the puzzle. Then came the terrible calls in the Yankees first playoff game all going their way, the next piece of the puzzle, very bad call favoring the Dodgers in their first game, yet another piece..

We'll see if either of the 2 remaining Series get close enough and then we'll see the calls.

Most of you are acting like I said EVERY call is going to go for the Dodgers and Yankees, never said that. Let's just keep on watching, and for those who took my advice when I said bet the Dodgers and Yankees to make it to the Series you're welcome, enjoy your extra cash, MLB will be doing the same.

Judge and Ohtani are the respective megastars of each league this season. Nobody else was close. This isn't hard to understand, it doesn't signal a conspiracy.

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