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@OnDeckJeff @WizBetz They’re not asking for a ban on betting on baseball, just a ban on MLB advertising player prop bets at the stadium and on broadcast.

@WizBetz It would take government legislation. MLB doesn't own the sports betting and contract buying markets. They could pressure sponsors and partners to ban it, but there are plenty of places with no MLB affiliation.

This is a much bigger deal than people think. If MLB somehow gets this to pass, it would be a roadmap for all major sports to follow suit Will be monitoring this very closely

@WizBetz I hope it passes. The gambling ads are so annoying

@Husky14Scott @GarysheffieldJr What left wing politics do they shove down?

@GarysheffieldJr Some decent ideas there, but I won't come back until baseball apologizes for jamming left wing politics down our throats every chance they get.

My personal opinion on where baseball should go: 1. No salary cap (keeping tax thresholds perhaps with exponentially steeper penalties) 2. Contracts to a max of 6 years 3. Contracts can go 8 years if signed during first two years of career (early) 4. Max contract salary of $40M annually 5. Free agency hits after 4 seasons forgoing current arbitration system 6. Salary floor of $160M …any team that fails to accommodate can do so at the expense of their first round selection the following season (will be drawn to a random team that missed postseason) 7. Cannot receive contracts that surpass age-40 season unless signing what will be a max of 2-years signing after 40th birthday Conclusion: I like the idea of a competitive balance but think it’s overrated D-Backs-Rangers played in the 2023 WS and no one watched while folks say LA ruined the league with exploding postseason ratings Baseball and sports in general should be more so about entertainment than fairness

@GarysheffieldJr I would also throw the ban of prop bets that they proposed

@KnicksBeast This and the helmet catch are two of the biggest moments in NY sports history

Biggest shot in NBA history, argue with a wall.

@zzepac @jovan_deeb Shit needs to be banned across all sports. Just invites toxic behavior

@jovan_deeb People must not realize how much money the MLB makes off of gambling, they show the props on the fkn broadcast 😂 shits not going anywhere

Out on the MLBPA. I’m now with the owners.

@jovan_deeb Nah MLBPA ate with that one. This one needs to stay

@JeffPassan @DavidPurdum Just looking at all the degenerate gambling addicts in the replies, I think this is something that absolutely needs to be banned

The Major League Baseball Players Association wants to pursue a ban on all MLB-related prop bets, aiming to combat harassment from disgruntled gamblers, a source told ESPN. Story about its proposal Thursday to MLB, free and unlocked, with @DavidPurdum: espn.com/espn/betting/s…

@amper0627 @JeffPassan @DavidPurdum Nah absolutely ban it. The advertisements are annoying and no good comes from gambling

@JeffPassan @DavidPurdum DO NOT BAN BETTING BECAUSE CERTAIN PEOPLE CANT HANDLE IT. this is like if we banned driving because some people crash

@JLas43_ Im still taking McMahon’s glove over Rosarios bat all day

Right through the legs. Part of the deal with Rosario. He will hit but he’ll also do that

@TalkinYanks Maybe McMahon isn’t so bad

Ball goes right under Amed Rosario's glove and the Red Sox score

@winnie4prez Ok but why is that a crime? Thats just freedom of speech

I hate Israel with all my soul but, I mean, shouting this at a random Jewish person IS antisemitic...

@drflugenflok @thefurlinator @winnie4prez Israel wont define their own boarders and they ethically cleansed the land they’re on. Israel absolutely had no right to exist.

@thefurlinator @winnie4prez Yes, but it seems like that’s only a problem when it comes to Israel

@scarletkate @YankeesRising @MLB @MLBPS_US Are we voting on the ASG for last year or this year?

@YankeesRising @MLB @MLBPS_US Someone is butt-hurt. Fraudulent? Jays were in the World Series last year. They beat the Yankees in the ALDS and then beat the Mariners in the ALCS. The Yankees and Jays are 3rd and 4th in attendance per game this year, behind LA and San Diego.

Here are your American League All-Star Ballot FINALISTS! Phase 2 voting opens Monday, 6/29 at noon ET and closes on Thursday, 7/2. Vote totals reset. Ernie Clement earned an automatic bid as the top AL vote-getter in Phase 1.

@SolaSixMillion Israel would fall without US funding and it would be great for every American citizen

If Trump won’t fall back in line, then I think Israel should cut off America completely. No more intelligence sharing. No more technology sharing. Nothing. Clean break.

@J_ammeson @ClarksonsFarm1 It’d make it easier to see in car parks cause then the sun isn’t blinding you

@ClarksonsFarm1 Do we really want poor visibility in parking lots? Posts getting hit by cars, too. Also, its way more expensive to install and when the parking lot needs resurfacing it'll be in the way. Also, solar maintenance crews will need to deal with cars surrounding the panels.

@GMagz_420 @JesseRogersESPN I lowkey fuck with the contract years limit cause my teams made some bad deals before

@JesseRogersESPN Why do the owners hate their own players?

BREAKING: In its next CBA, the league is proposing a max contract length of 5 yrs for free agent players switching teams, 6 years to retain their own players. No deferred contracts. Qualifying offer is gone too. Also, 5 years to free agency for players 30 or older.

@ApoxdA @IsaacOkoroFan @JesseRogersESPN @JeffPassan Where you getting just $10M from?

@IsaacOkoroFan @JesseRogersESPN @JeffPassan Are you fr thinking any player will look at this and say "hell yeah, I'm excited to get an 5yrs 10M contract offer from the Rockies, we should accept this asap"

@JeffPassan Lowkey a fan of this

MLB's latest proposal mimics other sports with strict contract limits. Free agents would be limited to five-year, $202 million contracts. (That is 15% of the proposed cap number and would rise.) Juan Soto's deal with the New York Mets was for 3x the years and 3.8x the dollars.

@ejk666249656 I mean where’s he gonna play? He’s a liability at 3B and we already have two 1B who are both playing better than him.

Yankees fans don’t want him because of media bullshit. When he’s here I’m gonna laugh so hard