World Series TV Preview: MLB Ratings Fighting Geography, History
“It is designed to break your heart,” A. Bartlett Giamatti famously said of baseball, noting that after the delirium of summer fades, the game “stops and leaves you to…
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Liberty Media Adds Braves’ NL Pennant to 2021 Rebound
It’s a good time to be in Texas if you’re a Liberty Media executive. Liberty CEO Greg Maffei exemplified this feeling in a Twitter photo he posted of himself over the…
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Manfred’s Sinclair Brushback Returns Focus to RSN Debts
For baseball fans of a certain age, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred’s recent dismantling of the league’s primary RSN partner was reminiscent of Goose Gossage giving Ron Cey…
MLB’s Labor Talks Remain Stalled as Big Spending Dodgers Hang On
According to Scott Boras, the Los Angeles Dodgers are the epitome of how a Major League Baseball franchise should be run, and baseball’s most powerful agent believes the…
Sporticast: Red Sox Return to ALCS as Younger Fans Pack Fenway Park
On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams chat with Boston Red Sox president and CEO Sam Kennedy about the MLB team’s playoff run…
Wild Card Thrillers Won’t Stop MLB Playoff Expansion Talks
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts made a wager with old friend Bruce Bochy that if his club lost the National League West to Bochy’s San Francisco Giants, he’d owe him a…
Baseball Reflects America. Labor Strife May Reveal Just How Much
Today’s guest columnist is Rick Burton of Syracuse University. I taught an honors class, “Baseball in American Culture,” this past week at historic NBT Stadium, home of…
NFL to Grant Teams Exclusive Access to International Markets
The National Football League is planning to divide up international markets among its 32 franchises, giving teams specific cities or regions in which they’ll have some…
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Yankees, Dodgers Networks Thrive Even as RSN Model Crumbles
As shaky as the regional sports network (RSN) model has looked during the last few years of accelerated pay-TV contraction, there are a few local sports outlets that…
Oak View Group Names Detroit’s Granger CEO of Facilities
Oak View Group has hired Detroit Red Wings and Tigers executive Chris Granger to be CEO of its growing global venue management arm, OVG Facilities.Â
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Topps Mulls Options Amid Claims MLB Fanatics Deal Done in Secret
The termination of the merger between Topps and the special purpose acquisition company Mudrick II on Friday could spark a lengthy legal fallout. The death of the deal…
Cabrera’s 500th Home Run Boosts Tigers’ Memorabilia Deal
With Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera joining the exclusive 500 home run club, the star is working with his ballclub to ensure that memorabilia connected with the…
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