Max Wollner

#Nationals #Capitals #Commanders and #Knicks discourse, mostly. Views are my own.

[Hubie Talks Hoops @HubieTalksHoops]

First day of the NBA season. Hit it, Mr. Tesh!

[Lev Akabas @LevAkabas]

The Cleveland Guardians have a chance to end a 77-year championship drought, the second longest in US pro sports

The Brewers' drought of 57 years ranks quite high as well

[NYC Health + Hospitals @NYCHealthSystem]

We helped our Deputy Mayors to Sleeve Up and get their flu vaccines!

NYC Health + Hospitals President and CEO @DrKatzNYCHH met @nycgov leaders and provided flu vaccines for Dr. Helen Arteaga, @DMLeilaBozorg, @JulieSuLabor, @dmjuliakerson, and Renita Francois.

The flu vaccine is safe and the best way to protect yourself and your loved ones from the flu. 💪

To make an appointment, call 1-844-692-4692.

[MLB @MLB]

Thinking about when Victor Robles was telling the Praying Mantis on his cap how many outs there were 😭

[e.s. @_ellestar]

gonna account and describe this game without the express written consent of mlb

[Adam @Adamsp523]

2026 Brewers

[Max Wollner @MaximumW]

@minutemandan 👀 is this a soft launch

[cody oasen @grodysauceman]

it's too late, i've already depicted you as the inconsolable pca and myself as the unbothered and collected bill miller https://t.co/SdgP0MBMEy

[Max Wollner @MaximumW]

The only time I will retweet a Federal Gov account.

[U.S. Department of the Interior @Interior]

He got it from his mama.

Bear 89, aka Backpack, is the 2026 Fat Bear Week champ. Turns out hefty runs in the family.

His mom, Holly the Duchess of Density, won in 2019. She carried him on her back as a cub and helped him survive a serious leg injury. Now her little Backpack has a crown of his own. 👑

[Max Wollner @MaximumW]

Don't trade with the Rays and Brewers

[MLB Pipeline @MLBPipeline]

Draft picks, international signings, free agents, trade acquisitions -- this year's playoff rosters came to be in a myriad of different ways.

Here's a full breakdown of how each squad was built: https://t.co/I6xPlGaQxe

[Brandon Hannibal Donkey @BrandonDonkey2]

This sex doll has a fever, and the only prescription, is more cowbell

[Виталя пишет код @gambala_codes]

Как выглядит АСТИГМАТИЗМ в реальной жизни:

[Max Wollner @MaximumW]

@sevenfleabag That's actually Venice Pugh

[Pete “Box Cutter” Rogers, CFA @Inthehoodpete]

GTA 6 this 2k27 that. How about we get back to the basics

[Polling USA @USA_Polling]

Rest in peace king

[Max Wollner @MaximumW]

@thevoiceofevan Because of Jorbit Vivas and the sunk cost fallacy

[C O U R T N E Y @icourtneycries]

“schwarbomb” breaks every language barrier and i think that’s beautiful

[Max Wollner @MaximumW]

Imagine making $60,000 - $75,000 a day at your job regardless of the fact that you likely fail at the most important tasks 75% of the time. What a life.

[Spotrac @spotrac]

#Dodgers 3B Max Muncy has now eclipsed the 400 plate appearance mark this season, activating a unique incentive package.

Muncy earns $15,000 for every PA from 401-550.

Additionally, his 2027 salary escalates $20k for each PA from 401-500, & $35k for each from 501-550.

[Max Wollner @MaximumW]

But I was told any team could do what the Dodgers were doing.

[Jake @EconomPic]

How do the Dodgers carry an unlimited payroll?

Filings uncovered by @NickNemo17 show roughly $1.45 billion in debt for American Media Productions, the entity behind SportsNet LA and the Dodgers' 25-year, $8.35 billion Charter deal, sitting on the balance sheets of 5 life insurance companies tied to or controlled by the Dodgers' own ownership group.

i.e. the Dodgers get a sweetheart deal on their TV rights from a media company their owners co-own, financed by insurance companies those same owners control.

Because ownership sits on both sides, as borrower and lender, the setup functions as a closed loop:

-When RSNs hit turbulence, banks enforce covenants or force restructuring. Here the lenders are insurers the owners manage, so the capital stays patient and cash flow to the team never gets choked.
-MLB taxes net local revenue at 34% but allows deductions for debt service and interest tied to running the network. Carrying $1.45 billion in media debt on AMP's balance sheet generates interest expense that shrinks reportable net TV income and the resulting revenue-sharing bill.

Then there's the payroll itself. Over $1 billion of it is deferred, owed to 9 players through 2047. Pushing that cash out frees up money today, some of which is going toward servicing that same debt, and kicks the actual bill to a stretch of decades many of today's owners won't be around for.

LA built a (seemingly illegal) structure that captures its own interest yield, shelters TV income from league revenue sharing, and helps fund payroll dominance in the process.