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Re: Baseball 2023
« Reply #350 on: October 27, 2023, 10:28:06 am »
   I ran Track and played Baseball in HS.  I couldn't get my jumpshot right (still can't) or I would have been on the Basketball Team, oh yea Trump is still a NY Liberal, @DCPatriot .
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Re: Baseball 2023
« Reply #351 on: October 27, 2023, 10:34:00 am »
Quote from: corbe on October 27, 2023, 10:28:06 am
   I ran Track and played Baseball in HS.  I couldn't get my jumpshot right (still can't) or I would have been on the Basketball Team, oh yea Trump is still a NY Liberal, @DCPatriot .

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This is exactly what the MSM do to Pres. Trump:

I ran Track and played Baseball in HS.  I couldn't get my jumpshot right...   happy77


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Re: Baseball 2023
« Reply #352 on: October 27, 2023, 04:32:48 pm »
Quote from: catfish1957 on October 24, 2023, 04:39:17 pm
Jazzy....  I too thought having to lose to the rangers was a worst case loss.  But.....  think about it.  How many fans are lucky enough to have their team go to 4 World Series in 7 years, win 2 of them?  And actually go to the LCS 7 straight years?  Heck the Mariners have been around 50 years, and have yet to make it to the World Series.

We've been blessed with good teams, and have gotten a little to used to and comfortable with winning.  Maybe time to share......
Still with that, I hope the Dbacks or Phils embarass these dip sh__'s rangers with a sweep.

You're right and I admit to being spoiled. I still want more. In spite of their black mark of cheating (which I researched to the nth degree to see if I would remain a baseball fan -- I'm still here), we have an awesome ballclub here, and I'm going to ride this wave as long as it lasts. Or until Altuve retires.

I would like to have had better feelings toward the Rangers because I like Bochy and Eovaldi. But those 2 thugs on that team (Simien and Garcia) have left me with a very bad taste in my mouth. I want to see their sorry butts humiliated. But that's just me.
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Re: Baseball 2023
« Reply #353 on: October 27, 2023, 08:50:21 pm »
Watching the 1st inning of this match-up...as the RANGERS go up 2-0.

There is absolutely nothing more beautiful than watching little children decked out in RANGER gear in the stands going BONKERS cheering.

I mean it's Taylor Swift level!!    :laugh:

PS:  Make that 2-2...Corbin Carroll triples with 2 men on.
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Re: Baseball 2023
« Reply #354 on: October 29, 2023, 02:22:54 pm »
So, last night the Snakes tied the series at 1-1....Score:  9-1
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« Reply #355 on: October 29, 2023, 02:47:39 pm »
                   And being from Texas.

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Re: Baseball 2023
« Reply #356 on: October 29, 2023, 04:38:31 pm »
Quote from: corbe on October 29, 2023, 02:47:39 pm
                   And being from Texas.



Original colors, no less!
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Re: Baseball 2023
« Reply #357 on: October 29, 2023, 04:42:34 pm »
Quote from: Cyber Liberty on October 29, 2023, 02:22:54 pm
So, last night the Snakes tied the series at 1-1....Score:  9-1

I slept well after the beatdown.  :yowsa:
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Re: Baseball 2023
« Reply #358 on: October 29, 2023, 04:43:36 pm »
Quote from: corbe on October 29, 2023, 02:47:39 pm
                   And being from Texas.



Ooooooh.... beautiful colors.
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« Reply #359 on: October 29, 2023, 04:56:27 pm »
Quote from: AllThatJazzZ on October 29, 2023, 04:43:36 pm
Ooooooh.... beautiful colors.

Yeah, I was pretty pissed when they changed it to a red color scheme.
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Re: Baseball 2023
« Reply #360 on: October 30, 2023, 07:39:03 pm »
Quote from: Cyber Liberty on October 29, 2023, 04:56:27 pm
Yeah, I was pretty pissed when they changed it to a red color scheme.

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For what reason did they change it? Multiple other teams have red as their color.
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Re: Baseball 2023
« Reply #361 on: October 30, 2023, 08:24:58 pm »
I think it's a damned shame that whenever the outfielder catches the "3rd Out", he doesn't always throw the ball into the stands.

It's the World Series, dude...   **nononono*
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Re: Baseball 2023
« Reply #362 on: October 30, 2023, 09:46:50 pm »
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@Cyber Liberty

For what reason did they change it? Multiple other teams have red as their color.

New team owner.
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Re: Baseball 2023
« Reply #363 on: October 31, 2023, 09:19:32 pm »
Well, that was a waste of time.  10-0 in the 3rd Inning.  Beverly Hillbillies are on.
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« Reply #364 on: November 01, 2023, 10:40:17 am »
   AZ just had a bad day in Sports, another Texas Team (Pop's Spurs) just surprised the Suns also @Cyber Liberty   
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« Reply #365 on: November 01, 2023, 11:27:09 am »
Care less about the rump rangers.  Tney've been our "B" for about a decade now.
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Re: Baseball 2023
« Reply #366 on: November 01, 2023, 11:52:50 am »
Last night's game was abysmal, and now the Rangers are only one game from taking it all.
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« Reply #367 on: November 01, 2023, 02:26:13 pm »
D'Backs, it's tonight or never. Please, please, please put away those punks from Arlington, come back to Texas and then crush them.
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« Reply #368 on: November 01, 2023, 03:46:49 pm »
   With the Rangers biggest Attention whore out~Garcia, the DB's may have a chance.
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« Reply #369 on: November 01, 2023, 04:19:29 pm »
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   With the Rangers biggest Attention whore out~Garcia, the DB's may have a chance.

He was out last night, too.   :shrug:
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« Reply #370 on: November 02, 2023, 12:30:35 am »
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He was out last night, too.   :shrug:

Didn't matter.

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« Reply #371 on: November 02, 2023, 02:30:42 am »
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Didn't matter.

World Champs, Baby!!!

Congratulations!!!!!!!

Still, I'd be amiss not providing a tale of the tape.

                             Astros.            rangers
Years in League           62                      63
Winning Pct                .501.                  .476
WS Championships.        2                        1
League Championships    5                       3       
Postseason appearances. 17.                     9

No offense, but there are plenty of us south of you, who take offense in your team calling itself "Texas".  One team clearly has the advantage.
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« Reply #372 on: November 02, 2023, 07:22:55 am »
I understand the Rangers were the only MLB team not to have a "gay pride night." If so, good for them, and congratulations!
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Re: Baseball 2023
« Reply #373 on: November 02, 2023, 09:32:40 am »
Quote from: mountaineer on November 02, 2023, 07:22:55 am
I understand the Rangers were the only MLB team not to have a "gay pride night." If so, good for them, and congratulations!

Yes, I rooted for the Rangers. Recalling that they were the only team not groveling for LGBT.

God was indeed on their side.

And all because they decided they didn’t want to offend one of their best players.  (I.e., it wasn’t all pure moral stand).

This from the Oriole fan who sat in the stands for one of the playoff games against Rangers.
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« Reply #374 on: November 02, 2023, 10:30:36 am »
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« Reply #375 on: November 02, 2023, 11:26:57 am »
Texas played better. Last night was pathetic.   :shrug:
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« Reply #376 on: November 02, 2023, 03:00:10 pm »
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« Reply #377 on: November 02, 2023, 06:11:39 pm »
Quote from: catfish1957 on November 02, 2023, 02:30:42 am
Congratulations!!!!!!!

Still, I'd be amiss not providing a tale of the tape.

                             Astros.            rangers
Years in League           62                      63
Winning Pct                .501.                  .476
WS Championships.        2                        1
League Championships    5                       3       
Postseason appearances. 17.                     9

No offense, but there are plenty of us south of you, who take offense in your team calling itself "Texas".  One team clearly has the advantage.


If that's the biggest offense, just change the Houston Astros to Texas Astros, @catfish1957. :laugh: No biggie. The 'Stros are a great team.

But we finally won!! :cheerlead: :cheerlead:
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« Reply #378 on: November 02, 2023, 08:07:09 pm »
Quote from: catfish1957 on November 02, 2023, 02:30:42 am
Congratulations!!!!!!!

Still, I'd be amiss not providing a tale of the tape.

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Years in League           62                      63
Winning Pct                .501.                  .476
WS Championships.        2                        1
League Championships    5                       3       
Postseason appearances. 17.                     9

No offense, but there are plenty of us south of you, who take offense in your team calling itself "Texas".  One team clearly has the advantage.

@catfish1957

I decree that the Silver Boot trophy trumps the WS trophy for 2023.  :yowsa:
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Re: Baseball 2023
« Reply #379 on: November 02, 2023, 08:13:59 pm »
Quote from: mountaineer on November 02, 2023, 07:22:55 am
I understand the Rangers were the only MLB team not to have a "gay pride night." If so, good for them, and congratulations!

@mountaineer

Yes, I remember that. And kudos to them for making that decision. My friend and I were so PO'd about the Astros observing pride night that we opted to skip baseball for that game. It may not sound like much, but we're faithful watchers.
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« Reply #380 on: November 02, 2023, 10:33:47 pm »
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@mountaineer

Yes, I remember that. And kudos to them for making that decision. My friend and I were so PO'd about the Astros observing pride night that we opted to skip baseball for that game. It may not sound like much, but we're faithful watchers.

Same here.  My hats off to them for the courage to try to buck the trend.

Second point....  As sad as I am that we fell one series short, if that was needed to send Crusty Baker packing?  It was worth it.

I will never forget or forgive this POS for wearing BLM T shirts a few years ago.
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« Reply #381 on: November 03, 2023, 10:59:38 am »
Quote from: catfish1957 on November 02, 2023, 10:33:47 pm
Second point....  As sad as I am that we fell one series short, if that was needed to send Crusty Baker packing?  It was worth it.

I will never forget or forgive this POS for wearing BLM T shirts a few years ago.

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I never knew that about him. It would certainly have changed my estimation of him.

Although he wasn't A.J., I was fine with him until WS 2022. In all of the media hoopla surrounding the event, one discussion revealed that Dusty was troubled by the fact that there were no African Americans playing on either of the teams. What??! What was MLB expected to do? Employ affirmative action to the teams allowed in the WS? I never saw him in the same light after that.  **nononono*

BTW, only because he wears his race on his shoulder, I expect that any criticism of his managing decisions was assumed by him to be based in racism rather than legitimate differences in strategy.
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Re: Baseball 2023
« Reply #382 on: November 13, 2023, 11:26:41 am »
I thought it would be fun to look at early predictions and compare them with the outcomes. I don't make predictions because it's like trying to hit a bullseye with your eyes closed. You can make educated guesses with all the information you have at the moment you make predictions, but those conditions change throughout the season. Not gonna lie... I NEVER saw the Rangers taking the title, although a few weeks into the season I understood they were a team to be feared. Did anyone else have Rangers at the beginning of the season? Did anyone think the WS game would be Rangers vs. Diamondbacks? 


Quote from: catfish1957 on March 25, 2023, 03:35:11 pm
Opening Day in 5 days...

According to predictive stats at Fan Graphs here is how your team stacks up.  On opening day hope springs eternal.  We all are 0-0.

(Sorry for the spacing)

https://www.fangraphs.com/standings/playoff-odds


Team                  % Chance of winning WS      % Chance of making playoffs.     
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Braves                  14.8                                   91.9
Padres                  12.0                                   88.0
Yankees.               10.9.                                  83.4
Astros                    8.8.                                  79.2
Mets                      7.9                                   79.0
Blue Jays               6.6                                    71.7
Devil Rays.             5.4                                   66.8
Cardinals               5.3                                    72.1
Dodgers                 5.1                                    68.5
Brewers                 3.1                                    57.5
Mariners.               2.9                                    48.0
Indians.                 2.8                                    54.2
Phillies.                  2.7                                    49.8
Angels                   2.2                                    40.8
Twins                     2.0                                    45.5
Giants                    1.9                                    41.3
Rangers.                 1.7                                    36.1
Red Sox                 1.4                                    30.0
White Sox.              0.9.                                   27.7
Marlins                    0.6                                   22.4
Diamondbacks.        0.4                                   13.6
Oiroles                    0.3                                     8.2
Cubs                       0.2                                    10.6
Pirates.                   0.1                                     4.4
Royals                     0.0.                                    4.5
Tigers                      0.0.                                    3.4
Reds                        0.0                                     0.7
Athletics.                 0.0                                      0.6
Rockies                    0.0                                      0.1
Nationals.                0.0                                      0.1

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Got to admit, that even with all the crappy MLB wokeness, I am starting to feel the spring fever of opening day.....  Anyone want to prognosticate what we will see this year.  Some teams like Toronto really strengthed, while some like the poor Mets just suffered a -4 to 5 WAR with the loss of the closer. Plus as an Astros fan, I know it isn't too smart to bet against Verlander, but at some point he's going to start showing his age.  I think they underperform this year.

From my view point this year including seed:

NL

Byes (ATL 1) (LA 2)

WC (MIL 3) v  (PHI 6)
      (SD 4) v. (SF 5)

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Byes (TOR 1) (HOU 2)

WC (MIN 3 v. NYY 6)
      (TB 4 v. SEA 5)

NLDS 

ATL over PHI
SD over LA

ALDS

TOR over NYY
SEA over HOU. (Yeah, my team, but this team has been subject to bouts of complacency that haunts them sometimes). Seattle would love nothing better to get revenge and rub it in our faces.

LCS

SD over ATL
TOR over SEA

WS

SD over TOR. (And FOX and MLB again are aghast at ratings due to teams in the WS
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« Reply #383 on: November 13, 2023, 11:28:28 am »
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« Reply #384 on: November 13, 2023, 11:51:35 am »
Quote from: AllThatJazzZ on November 13, 2023, 11:26:41 am
I thought it would be fun to look at early predictions and compare them with the outcomes. I don't make predictions because it's like trying to hit a bullseye with your eyes closed. You can make educated guesses with all the information you have at the moment you make predictions, but those conditions change throughout the season.

You are exactly right about predictions and changing conditions and such.  Having said that, our friend @catfish1957 actually did quite well with at least one of his prognostications:

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« Reply #385 on: November 17, 2023, 09:25:10 am »
It's official..... The A's are relocating to Vegas.

No temptation for gambling scandals of course.  /s.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/nov/16/oakland-as-set-to-move-to-vegas-after-mlb-owners-approve-relocation
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« Reply #386 on: November 18, 2023, 05:52:19 pm »
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It's official..... The A's are relocating to Vegas.

No temptation for gambling scandals of course.  /s.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/nov/16/oakland-as-set-to-move-to-vegas-after-mlb-owners-approve-relocation

I hope the new fans don't have a drum brigade. What a miserable experience to watch those games. Unless the game was a pivotal one, I mostly chose to skip A's games.
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« Reply #387 on: November 18, 2023, 10:17:05 pm »
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I hope the new fans don't have a drum brigade. What a miserable experience to watch those games. Unless the game was a pivotal one, I mostly chose to skip A's games.

Now the Diamondbacks are no longer the team in closest proximity to me!  Vegas is a 90 minute drive from here.
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Up for discussion:

Where will Ohtani end up next year?
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« Reply #389 on: November 19, 2023, 07:57:07 pm »
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Up for discussion:

Where will Ohtani end up next year?

Great question.   My early prognistication is either Yankees or Dodgers at somewhere in the vicinity of 10/$600M


I think a lot of how this pans out is how strong and good he comes out of surgery rehab.
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Great question.   My early prognistication is either Yankees or Dodgers at somewhere in the vicinity of 10/$600M


I think a lot of how this pans out is how strong and good he comes out of surgery rehab.

Latest on the Ohtani front......

I still have my money on the Stankees.   

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/38841002/shohei-ohtani-free-agent-latest-news-updates-analysis
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« Reply #391 on: December 07, 2023, 12:43:42 pm »
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Latest on the Ohtani front......

I still have my money on the Stankees.   

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/38841002/shohei-ohtani-free-agent-latest-news-updates-analysis

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They've got Soto now. I don't think they get Ohtani. I'm thinking LAD.
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« Reply #392 on: December 07, 2023, 01:44:39 pm »
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@catfish1957

They've got Soto now. I don't think they get Ohtani. I'm thinking LAD.

Especially since the Dodgers already have strong arms anyway, and could wait an additonal year of Ohtani's pitching arm rehab.  Good call, especially since Oriental players typically prefer west coast teams (i.e closer to home)
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Especially since the Dodgers already have strong arms anyway, and could wait an additonal year of Ohtani's pitching arm rehab.  Good call, especially since Oriental players typically prefer west coast teams (i.e closer to home)

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"Sources say" we were both wrong.

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« Reply #394 on: December 09, 2023, 04:17:01 pm »
$700M is a staggering contact for a 30 yr old with a bad elbow.  The Dodgers are banking on marketability, which is fine by me.

I will be curious to see where Yamamoto lands after this deal.
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$700M is a staggering contact for a 30 yr old with a bad elbow.  The Dodgers are banking on marketability, which is fine by me.

I will be curious to see where Yamamoto lands after this deal.

You've got a good assertion there.  In my book, no player is worth 7/10 of a Billion Dollars.  MLB and Teams OTOH in general , are very quiet, and almost secretive on how much the make in Merch. I'll bet we'd be shocked.
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Jaw-dropping amount of $$$.  **nononono*

Baseball is to the point that it can only be enjoyed by the rich. I went to MMP once back in 2019. Didn't buy any refreshments. I don't buy any MLB merch since (1) Rob Manfred is a jerk, (2) the All-Star game got pulled from Atlanta.
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You've got a good assertion there.  In my book, no player is worth 7/10 of a Billion Dollars.  MLB and Teams OTOH in general , are very quiet, and almost secretive on how much the make in Merch. I'll bet we'd be shocked.

The Braves are the only publicly owned team, so they provide some transparency.  Here are the Q3 financials:
https://www.bravesholdings.com/investors/news-events/press-releases/detail/187/atlanta-braves-holdings-reports-third-quarter-2023
Retail and licensing amounted to $45M through September. 

I think the Dodgers can anticipate several million dollars a year from Ohtani merchandise, with better ratings and possibly a stronger bargaining position on their next TV deal.  It's a massive gamble, but their organization is one of the few that could recover if it goes south.
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« Reply #398 on: December 10, 2023, 12:00:18 am »
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The Braves are the only publicly owned team, so they provide some transparency.  Here are the Q3 financials:
https://www.bravesholdings.com/investors/news-events/press-releases/detail/187/atlanta-braves-holdings-reports-third-quarter-2023
Retail and licensing amounted to $45M through September. 

I think the Dodgers can anticipate several million dollars a year from Ohtani merchandise, with better ratings and possibly a stronger bargaining position on their next TV deal.  It's a massive gamble, but their organization is one of the few that could recover if it goes south.

If you count all the teams, that's what I'd guess to be roughly about a Billion. That's  actually less than I expected.  Hell, I've bought at least $500 'Stros WS merchandise the past 7 or 8 years.
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