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AL West best division in baseball 
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Must be nice...
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Wait til we spend another half a billy this offseason 
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Was this before or after the Padres news? LA, SF, and NYM are three places that I can see land that combo of Ohtani + Yamamoto. I actually think the Rangers had a better shot at him before winning the WS, I'm wondering if their ownership group will remain as aggressive now that they've won. Their pitching next year will be freakish if healthy.Mets WAYYY too high.
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Yikes, fewest watched WS ever.
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Congrats to the Rangers, organization and fans
Seeing deGrom and Scherzer getting a ring as a non-Met got me be like
Seeing deGrom and Scherzer getting a ring as a non-Met got me be like
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Guess those guys won’t be getting rings or hoisting a trophy.
Maybe if Jon Smoltz wasn’t such a miserable little ***** more people would tune in to listen to him.
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Who cares?
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Phillies/Rangers would've been lit. MLB shouldn't be too concerned, clunker WS matchups only happen when the stars align via parity.
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This didn’t hurt MLB at all.
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I doubt the low ratings hurt since the TV money doesn't change based of the ratings year to year.
Next year say you get NY vs LA and have probably some of the best ratings ever.
It balances out.
Next year say you get NY vs LA and have probably some of the best ratings ever.
It balances out.
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A team from Arizona and a team led by the most boring, least marketable mega-star in the sport.
Who gives a **** about ratings
Who gives a **** about ratings
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I'm tired of the ratings narrative. I couldn't care less whether casuals are interested or not. It doesn't make the title more meaningful either way.
If they'd rather watch meaningless NBA regular season basketball or Bachelor in Paradise, that's on them. Do you.
If they'd rather watch meaningless NBA regular season basketball or Bachelor in Paradise, that's on them. Do you.
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congrats rangers, **** yall, respectfully
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It’s debatable. NL East had 3 teams make the playoffs. 2 of which were the defending NL champion and the team with the best record in baseball.AL West best division in baseball
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it's been declining every year since the cubs won iirc. it's more than a matchup thing at this point
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This year it was the matchup. Ratings and attendance were up across the board in the regular season. Fans responded real well to the rule changes. If the Phillies had won the NL, the ratings would have been great but they choked.
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Just glad it wasn't the cheating **** in Houston that won
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that's true...good call on the rule changes helping this year
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ratings and attendance were up across the board during the season and playoffs. one bad match up is not hurting them.
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Sources: Padres recently took out $50 million loan to help cover payroll
PHOENIX — Despite selling more tickets this season than all but one Major League Baseball team, the San Diego Padres took out a loan for about $50 million in September to address short-term cash flow issues and meet their obligations, including player payroll, people briefed on the team’s...
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