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Rob ManfredRob Manfred

The Home Run Derby's current timing format is too exhausting for players

I don't think people appreciate how exhausting it is for the players to take that many swings that fast. So it's something we will talk about with ESPN regarding changing the format.

The league did indeed adjust the Derby rules for the following year to include pitch limits.

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Jul 21, 2025
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Scottie Scheffler must stay ranked number one in the world for 10 years to equal Tiger Woods' reign

I think Scotty has to stay ranked number one in the world for the next 10 years to equal Tiger's reign. Tiger Woods was just unreal. It's not going to be the same.

The outcome of Scheffler's career longevity is pending.
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Jul 21, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

WNBA team salary caps should be increased to $3 million

I happen to agree with the shirt because I went gut check 1.5 million feels too low. It does feel like we've been talking about them more in the past 18 months. I feel like that should be like 3 million. I don't know that, that sounds like a good deal.

This is an opinion on labor economics.
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Jul 21, 2025
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The Dodgers are low-key a bad team right now

The Dodgers kind of low key stink maybe. They are right now. They're losing games right now.

The Dodgers went on to lose in the NLDS in the 2025 postseason.

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Rob ManfredRob Manfred

Fixing blackouts is at the top of Major League Baseball's priority list

Blackouts number one are at the top of my list in terms of things we need to deal with. Ideally where you would like to be is if you have a digital home for baseball, you can go there and buy what you want to buy.

MLB has been centralizing broadcast rights but blackouts persist into 2025.
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Rob ManfredRob Manfred

The worst team in the league should always get the #1 overall pick

The team that was the worst last year should get the best player in the draft and there should be nothing that interferes with that correlation. The lottery thing, I'm not sure that it really affects behavior of teams in any meaningful way.

This is a policy stance, not a verifiable fact.

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