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The Reds (remember them?) are going to blow up something they never even builtThe commonly accepted method for building a contending MLB team these days is to one day decide the team you have is rotten and no longer competitive, flog everything off that isn’t nailed down for prospects and lottery tickets, suck pond scum for a few years to rack up high draft picks that result ...

Chicago gives Cubs pandemic tax reprieve — residents get tax hike, thumb in eyeThere’s seemingly a parade of stories about how the only people not getting utterly fucked during this pandemic are the ones who never get utterly fucked. If you feel like you see something like Tom Brady’s boat purchased with money meant for small businesses, it’s because you do. And if there’s a g...

Turns out NHL owner greed is right on time for once & could save lives — no, reallyThe NHL’s return to action this summer came after negotiations not only to solidify health and safety protocols, but on a new collective bargaining agreement. Having endured a canceled season in 2004-05, and lockout-shortened campaigns in 1995 and 2013, everyone in the sport knew that it was importa...

Mets fans dream of big-bucks battle with Bombers after sale to mega billionaire Steve Cohen is approved

As a lifelong Mets fan, I’ve been dreaming of this day for some time....

MLB billionaires have waited years to screw working-class staff at altar of profit, & here it is

It’s no accident that before the World Series came to its conclusion, MLB was getting it out there just how much of a financial disaster this season was for the owners. You’ve got to lay the groundwork, and MLB wants all its fans to know why its owners will be non-tendering some pretty big names to ...

Talk about superspreaders! Millions of dollars showered on Prez, GOP by NFL owners who allow fans in stadiums

So far this season, there have been 12 NFL teams that have allowed fans into games. Obviously, they’d all like to open their gates, and a lot of whether they do comes down to state and local regulations amid the coronavirus pandemic, but thanks to Donald Trump and his cabal of derelict ignorance, sa...

James Dolan & Jeff Wilpon Might Finally Kill Us All

It’s one of the hardest questions to answer for a New York sports fan: Which son of privilege has done a worse job running a franchise and would be worse to work for — James Dolan or Jeff Wilpon?...

FOX U.S. Open Coverage Takes Time Out To Glorify How Fucked Up Carmel Is

Yesterday Gary Woodland and his MAGA-friendly spikes held off golfing Terminator Brooks Koepka and won the U.S. Open. It was a classic example of a formerly unknown player revealing himself as a bloodless, stress-proof killer over the course and spending four days fending off all comers for a first ...