@Cubs $141M to a singles hitter but trotting out a rotation of #5 starters. Make a run at Skubal or promote some minor leaguers at this point… inbetween stinks!
@GehrigDieter I remember reading that national viewership is still decent but local viewership in many markets was struggling. Could’ve changed since then… I’ll have to find that article
@savemeishbia Besides.. they are ranked 5 and 6 in this list and anyone with a brain can agree they’d be interchangeable.
If the list came out with them flipped, not sure anyone would bat an eye. They both won it all.
It doesn’t say “top playoff performances,” does it?
Cubs were wire-to-wire the best team in baseball that year. #1 ERA. +252 run diff. Sox almost blew a 15 game lead that September but turned it on in Oct. Again… hottest team or best team?
21 years later and all you have is “went 11-1 during a couple weeks during the year YouTube was founded”