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The lesson of the 2019 Nationals is clear. Figure out what’s holding you back in life and send it to Philadelphia.
Bryce Harper can always visit Nationals Park if he wants to see what a World Series trophy looks like
Notable that the article does not use the word “sad” or “saddest” and is pretty positive towards the team. Journalists do not write their own headlines, even if 90% of people (maybe more) only read the headlines.
The Washington Nationals have been one of baseball’s saddest franchises. Their solution this winter was to hire decision-makers in their 30s to fill every important leadership role. on.wsj.com/4tOaNP7
Really upset about the Washington Posts cuts. Can someone send a non-paywall version of the article so I can read it thnx.
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The Lerners were quirky before 2020 and have been downright terrible as owners since then. But Rizzo’s “navigated that ownership group for 20 years” quote is really alarming. Imagine hiring him at GM after an exit like that.
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“The sun will come up tomorrow,” Mike Rizzo wrote in a text message to @barrysvrluga. “That’s the job. I had a great run. Navigated that ownership group for almost 20 years.” washingtonpost.com/sports/20…
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The Pirates have low key one of the worst owners in baseball. They’re not a big market but with that history, fanatical fan base and stadium, they should be a crown jewel of baseball. Their owners just run rock bottom payrolls and pocket the central revenue.
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Assuming “don’t get” means “I disagree with” because there’s no way a pro baseball reporter doesn’t understand this
It’s underwhelming because the Orioles’ surrender was voluntarily. For years we wondered what the cost would be to buy back the Nationals tv rights. The answer turned out to be $0.
I expected the MASN resolution to be a momentous day. For some reason, it feels underwhelming.
On the Nationals, the Lerners, broadcast rights and future financial outlays — all with a raised eyebrow. washingtonpost.com/sports/20…
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Barry touches on what matters most from the Orioles Nats settlement. In 2019, the team was playing in the World Series and MASN didn’t even bother sending somebody. The pinnacle of the sport and the postgame show was Dan Kolko sitting in a studio telling you what he saw on tv
james wood enthusiast retweeted
Orioles selling almost definitely means MASN is toast. But it’s a symbolic victory. The cable tv bubble has already burst. The Nats missed the window.
The Nationals getting their tv rights back is less about money (in fact this move might not get them ANY extra revenue). It’s more about owning the means of distributing your product to your customers.
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Poor one out for the lawyers losing millions of dollars in billables. Maybe we can start a go fund me.
The MASN dispute ending doesn't happen without David Rubenstein buying the O's. Still is amazing that Dan Snyder selling the Commanders & the Angelos family selling the O's happened in a nine-month period. And now that the MASN dispute is over, perhaps the Lerners sell the Nats.
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It’s less of a miracle than it seems. The cost to televise the Nats has risen and the profit has shrunk due to cord cutting. The Orioles are probably relieved to get rid of this problem.
Massive news for the Orioles and Nationals: The MASN dispute has been resolved.
Nothing short of a miracle after the decades-long legal fight between these two teams.
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