While all your points are valid about the actual game itself the fun of going to a live game was cheap tickets, cheap beer and cheap food with a group of friends. But once you start raising the prices of all this your left with expensive seats, less friends going because it’s so expensive and consuming less beers. No…

“Just a little extra work while y’all in your third dream. I like to get it in,” Butler said, continuing his noble quest to achieve optimal fitness and alienate every Gen Z teammate from the sport of basketball.

Considering the Rockpile seats are in approximately Wyoming, I’m kinda impressed they’re even getting five bucks for them.

When I went to an A’s game with my friend this year, her $200/year ticket package also came with half-price concessions (only in the upper deck). It came out to something like $4.50 per beer and $3.50 per hot dog, which is more expensive than staying home, but less expensive than pretty much any bar in the bay area.

“If teams lower ticket prices too much, they could devalue their product and drive away those customers who still pay hundreds or thousands of dollars each season for a premium experience.”

I guess the playbook that required going to Hader in the 8th didn’t work out. If only there was somebody watching the game who could’ve made a decision in the moment as to whether to send out a dominant Drew Pomeranz to start a 3rd inning. Or to pull Hader when it was clear he didn’t have command.

The Cubs took 2 of 3 from the Cardinals this weekend. I don’t think the Brewers can be pissy about that considering they were swept by a 90+ loss Rockies team.

That error looks like one of those nightmares where you’re trying to move but your limbs aren’t cooperating. 

Agreed.  The Dozier AB was.....comical.  I’d expect those ball/strike calls from a youth umpire, but in a wildcard game, blue has to be better.  

#2 could not be more wrong. I’d love to see the rule you think that says that so I can dunk on you.

This description really undersells how bad Hader was. He still should’ve gotten out of it, if not for Zimmerman’s bloop falling in between everybody, but had no command and earned those runs.

but Oakland hasn’t advanced in a series of any kind since 1990

You gotta hand it to this guy. No one would suspect a $724 charge on their credit card/bank statement to some random dude. And it’s not like you can trace it back to him anyway. What a genius plan!

724 points, come on that is way too high of a number for points they will give up.

Rocket Man makes rocket fuel, damn!

OK but why didn’t the bank alert them of fraud when he was charged $75 for tickets to a “professional” football game?

Gotta say, that bank is on point with the potential frauds. Hearing “Fan requires $724 worth of beer to get through Dolphins game” sounds uncannily plausible.

I shall invent a device that alerts Dolphins fans when they are being erroneously charged for purchases. It will emit a Dolphin-call shriek if a skimmer is used to rack up a fraudulent charge. I will call it “the Miami Sound Machine.”

This time Bordeaux were the club Neymar had to rescue PSG from, and he did so just in time:

Imagine if you’re a Vikings fan. Three years ago you thought you had the team to win it all. You had a ridiculous defense and an up-and-coming star at quarterback. Everything changes during one practice, forever altering the franchise. You lose said quarterback to a freak injury; one that almost costed him a limb. You…