ken rosenthal

FoxSports and Athletic MLB Insider Ken Rosenthal joins the guys to talk about the recent sale of the Orioles to David Rubenstein, and says that despite the new ownership - don't expect Gunnar Henderson's agent, Scott Boras, to give the team a discount earlier than free agency. 

Lou Schiff of @BaseballAndLaw visits and talks Lockout, Derek Jeter & Marlins

• Jupiter MLB & MLBPA players remain locked out  – Rob Manfred speaks
• 6 weeks of Spring Training lost -  impacts local communities employment &  revenue
• MLB cancels first 4 games of season with a self-inflicted wound
• Derek Jeter leaves Marlins
• We recommend The Honorable Lou Schiff as the next President of the Marlins
• State of the Lockout response from President, Tony Clark
• Jeff Passan does not mince words about MLB owners incompetence
• Legalized monopoly seeks more control
• Brandon @SportsBlitzPod recommends alternative sports to watch NHL, NASCAR
• Ticket takers, hot dog vendors & program hawkers – the “little guys” who are suffering
• Fans other options include NFL Combine, Underwear football, NHL, NBA 
• What does ESPN & the Regional Sports Networks have to say about lost games & lost revenue?
• Tony Clark – there is more unity now than within the last 5 years
• When will we see Opening Day – May or July when NFL Spring Training Camp begins 
• Mark is speechless and that never happens
• Will the Fans come back after the Lockout
• El Capitan has left the building - Derek Jeter
• Will Jeter work with MLB or work side by side with A-Rod
• Dream Team for MLB ownership – Tom Brady, Derek Jeter & Theo Epstein
• Could TB12 replace Stu Sternberg

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Fans are fortunate to have Jeff Passan, Ken Rosenthal, Evan Drellich and others for speaking freely about the Lockout
 
God Bless the Ukraine and it’s people

Ground Hog Day – ESPN Jeff Passan peaks out to see his shadow and the baseball winter continues to extend 

• Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt & Bill Murray seek a better tomorrow. 
• Marvel’s Dr. Strange & Dormammu stuck in a time loop. - Time to Bargain
• Baseball fans stuck in Time Loop with MLB & MLBPA. 
• CBA – MLB & MLBPA - Points of Discussion Pool for Arbitration
• Minimum Wage increase
• Salary Floors and Penalties – Other leagues deploy but not MLB
• NBA model could be implemented.
• Earlier Free Agency
• Competitive Balance Tax
• Draft Lottery – setup to avoid Tanking
• Service Time Manipulation
• Ken Rosenthal remarks from The Athletic article
•  42 is The answer to  Life the Universe & Everything. Just ask Google Douglas Adams, author, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
• 42 – in Baseball Jackie Robinson
• 42 years of age when GOAT Tom Brady joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Brady was 199th pick in NFL draft came out hungry
• Tom Brady drafted in 18th round as a Catcher for the Montreal Expos
• Brady was the shot caller as a catcher and as a quarterback
• Will Brady pick up the glove again and join baseball again 
• Brandon’s advice – “Don’t Doubt Tom Brady”                                                 
• Chicago Cubs – moving Santos & Williams statues to build a sportsbook in front of Wrigley
• Sara Sanchez of Bleed Cubbie Blue shared Cub fans response – 80% negative
• 2018 MLB & MGM partnership begins
• Gambling in Sports – FanDuel, MGM, DraftKings & Caesar’s
• Nationals Sportsbook with BetMGM has just opened
• Wrigley Sportsbook will be partnered with DraftKings
• MLS Audi Stadium in Washington with Sportsbook, Caesars outside Chase Field w/Diamondbacks
•  Tampa Bay Times - List of stadiums with sportsbooks –
• When does gambling dollars give back to the community and the fans
• Can Gambling and Sportsbooks keep baseball relevant or is it just a bad idea? 
• No sight of a CBA before Super Bowl 
• Looking forward to April 5th Opening Day of Minor League Baseball, MiLB
• It’s Ground Hog Day all over again, and again, again, again
• “Dormammu, I've Come to Bargain”

BaseballBiz is also on iheartradio, Stitcher, Apple & Google podcasts 

You can reach Mark @TheBaseballBiz on Twitter & Brandon @SportsBlitzPod 
 
Special thanks to XTaKeRuX for the music "Rocking  Forward"