On today's episode, Manny Machado's $350 million contract takes us to the Galaxy Far Far Away in Baseball, talking about how San Diego, Los Angeles, New York Mets and Philadelphia are all taking nine-figure operating losses to try and compete at the highest levels, which every MLB team should expect of their team. Plus, in the first game back from All-Star, Blizzard, and Freestyles that led to a full Podcast, Damian Lillard dropped 71 Points without Overtime for the Portland Trailblazers, after I said nobody could get to 70 without help from overtime


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2022 World Series business tale of the tape: How the Astros and Phillies compare - The Athletic

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