Share of analysed episodes per month, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026: 1 of 3,272, 1 of 3,164, 0 of 3,388, 0 of 3,612, 0 of 3,726, 10 of 4,100, 2 of 3,828, 0 of 3,710, 0 of 3,775, 2 of 3,954, 1 of 3,935, 0 of 4,078.
The league needs structural economic changes such as salary floors to rectify disparities in spending and enhance competitiveness.
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It seems unfair for one baseball team to have significantly more money than others, preventing competition.
“Yeah. I mean, as an outsider who literally didn't even know when the World Series was, has no idea what's going on, that doesn't seem fair to have one team that has all the money that can just get all the good players and then people are like, damn. But like, I don't even have a shot to have a good ”
BFFs: Josh Richards & Bri Chickenfry · Nov 2025 · 1 episode · 35K views on this topicIt is difficult to understand how fans can be so excited about the Dodgers when they possess all the best players.
“I'm like, you had all the best players. How can you be this excited when you've got all of the best players, BUT IT REALLY DOESN'T it really doesn't matter?”
LeBatardShow · Nov 2025 · 1 episode · 29K views on this topicChris Cody claims that the Dodgers have an unfair advantage due to their overwhelming roster and resources.
“I'm just saying that this team is the most overwhelming expensive roster there's ever been. They've got all the star players and all the ways to beat you.”
LeBatardShow · Oct 2025 · 1 episode · 14K views on this topicBaseball's competitive balance would be improved by establishing a salary floor for teams to prevent low spending.
“So I my take is don't force high income teams, Houston, Atlanta, Dodgers, Yankees to play by um St. Louis's economy. Like I want great if you can stack a roster, stack a roster, Milwaukeee's proven you can be a small market. But and when I've talked to players, there doesn't seem to be a lot of Dodg”
The Colin Cowherd Podcast · Mar 2026 · 1 episode · 8K views on this topicMajor League Baseball should implement a salary floor to encourage competitiveness among teams that are currently under-spending.
“I think everybody would be okay with a floor without a ceiling, right? without a cap. And I think I'm I'm in the same boat as you as I think that's that's needed.”
The Colin Cowherd Podcast · Mar 2026 · 1 episode · 8K views on this topicThe sport has effectively modernized its rules and operations to increase fan engagement and restore excitement to the game.
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Stephen A. Smith believes that recent rule changes in Major League Baseball have successfully restored athleticism and excitement to the game.
“You see, when you make these rule changes, whether it's a pitch count, whether it's a lower pitching mound, whether it's no shifting or anything like that, you've invited athleticism back to the game.”
Stephen A. Smith · Nov 2025 · 2 episodes · 170K views on this topicThe pitch clock has been a positive addition to baseball.
“the best thing ever? It's awesome”
Spittin' Chiclets · Mar 2026 · 1 episode · 854K views on this topicThe speaker claims that Major League Baseball has successfully adapted and addressed previous issues to increase interest in the sport.
“Major League Baseball has kind of fixed itself up, addressed some of the issues that people had with it and it has amounted to, I think, a little more interest in uh our former national pastime.”
LeBatardShow · Mar 2026 · 6 episodes · 120K views on this topicExtracted by a model; may misattribute who said what.
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