00:00David, do you agree that when you have a team like the Yankees that has the Yes Network or the
00:04Mets that has the SNY Network or Comcast with the Phillies,
00:09is broadcasting also creating that revenue?
00:12And that's the differential between, say, the Marlins and the Yankees, because look at the money that they generate with
00:19their television deals.
00:21Is this all about TV? Because look at the NFL.
00:24Every owner, whether you're 17-0 or you're 0-17, you're making $600 million a year in the television rights.
00:33Is this where the holdup is when it comes to the difference between the Yankees and, say, the Marlins?
00:38If it were 2015, I'd totally agree with you. Totally.
00:42Except here's the difference.
00:44Right now, Nessun, Yes, SNY, Marquis, I'll go on and on.
00:50They're not generating the money that they were when this whole RSN bubble was still growing.
00:56So I would tell you that the reason the NFL gets it done is because they have national games and
01:05they split the national games completely.
01:08In baseball, what they're trying to get to is more national games.
01:12And that's what you're seeing Rob Manford try after 2028, because it's not just the networks, the RSNs that have
01:20gone bankrupt.
01:21It's also at the top end.
01:23They're just not generating the money they used to, not even close.
01:26So that is an issue, and it used to be the issue, but it is not anymore.
01:33The ABS system.
01:34Are you a fan of what you're seeing with the ABS system, the new balls and strikes that Major League
01:39Baseball is using?
01:41Not a popular answer to this, Dan, but I'd be a fan of ABS getting rid of the challenges and
01:47having ABS, assuming there's no latency.
01:49I'd like to see it on every pitch.
01:51There's no reason to have an embarrassment of a player who, like Jazz Chisholm, as much as I'm not a
01:58fan of him as a player or a teammate,
02:01you don't need to embarrass the guy by having him miss challenges so badly.
02:05As far as I'm concerned, there can be a little voice inside the umpire, ball, strike, ball, strike, and then
02:11they call it, and then there's no arguing, no challenges.
02:15And remember, time of game matters, and time of game has increased by about five minutes this year.
02:22And MLB will tell you it doesn't matter, that's okay, it's still crisp, and the fans love it, and they've
02:27got a sponsor.
02:28But time of game does matter, and what's five minutes today becomes ten minutes tomorrow.
02:33So what I'd like to see is every pitch called by ABS.
02:37That's not robot umpstan.
02:39I'm not suggesting get rid of the human being.
02:42I'm suggesting balls and strikes are called by technology that exists.
02:47That's not robot.
02:47That's not robot.
02:47That's not robot.
02:47That's robot.
02:47That's robot.
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