Jerry Hairston, Jr.

-Former MLB Player~Dodgers Broadcaster ~World Series Champ - @Culture39 is a way to give back (Prov 15:33, 27:11)

[Jerry Hairston, Jr. @TheRealJHair]

Grew up in this game and Baseball has never been in a better place. Blue Jays & Dodgers Elevated Baseball. #MLB 👏🏽👏🏽

[Real App @realapp]

Game 7 of the World Series had 40.8k more live viewers than Super Bowl LIX

[Jeff Bates @jeffbatesx]

If only baseball had a system that would make it possible for teams like the Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays to reach a World Series someday …

[Jerry Hairston, Jr. @TheRealJHair]

@danorlovsky7 @HGrahamNFL @ChicagoBears @Espngreeny @GetUpESPN @BarstoolBigCat @CALEBcsw

[Dan Orlovsky @danorlovsky7]

You cannot play better at QB
@ChicagoBears
@Espngreeny
@GetUpESPN
@BarstoolBigCat 👌

[NFL @NFL]

goodness gracious

[Bob Nightengale @BNightengale]

While the Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays are lauded for their analytic departments, lost is the fact they have two of the top 10 largest scouting staffs.
In fact, the Rays have the largest pro scouting staff in MLB

[Jeff Bates @jeffbatesx]

Salary Caps don’t create parity.

They give owners cost certainty, suppress player pay long-term, turn free agency into a zero-sum fight, and make contracts less guaranteed.

Players already get over 50% of revenue; the owners’ proposal would shrink that.

[dwest @dwest___]

The MLBPA advocated for a 28% minimum increase in salary for rookies and a 30% increase in pre-arb pool for player salary increases as well.

They quite literally DO care about every player in the base. This is a blatant lie.

[Jerry Hairston, Jr. @TheRealJHair]

@JoeyVotto My back is still hurting from carrying you in ‘08.

[Jerry Hairston, Jr. @TheRealJHair]

Scouts are so important to our game. #MLB

[Anthony Castrovince @castrovince]

From @MLBNetwork: The Rays (80 scouts) and Brewers (64) have two of the largest scouting departments in baseball. The Brewers (46 employees) and Rays (39) both rank in the top 7 in MLB in largest analytics departments.

Spending to win doesn't necessarily involve top free agents.

[Joshua @JoshuaHowsam]

This guy just keeps stepping in it. The players have been angling for an increase in the minimum salaries every time. And got a significant one last time. That's exactly how you care about the non-stars. A cap system HURTS non-star free agents because it becomes a zero-sum game.

[AT @BaseballWRLD_]

League minimum salary under MLB’s proposal: $1 million

League minimum salary under MLBPA’s proposal: $1.5 million

[Jerry Hairston, Jr. @TheRealJHair]

@jeffbatesx That’s why there’s a Luxury Tax. Problem is those teams are taking that money and putting it in their pockets instead of putting on the field.

[Jerry Hairston, Jr. @TheRealJHair]

@spillygoat19 Players agreed to the Luxury Tax. Now it’s time for a compromise. There needs to be a luxury floor.

[Knick with the Knack | Game recaps & honest takes @KnickWitDaKnack]

GIANNIS JUST “PASSED TO HIMSELF” IN TRANSITION, TOOK ABOUT 47 STEPS, AND THEY CALLED IT A BUCKET…

You literally cannot pass the ball to yourself in the NBA. That’s a travel every single time at every level…

But superstar privilege is alive and well. Refs let him Euro-step from half court like it’s nothing…

This is why casual fans tune out. Same rules don’t apply to everyone…

How many more of these “missed” calls are we supposed to ignore this season?

[Ryan Spilborghs @spillygoat19]

It’s literally what I’ve been saying and fans can’t wrap their minds around it. This isn’t about competition but profit and franchise values, the cap reshuffles the finances around. If I was an owner I would want the same thing! There are better ways to create competitive integrity

[Bonta Hill @BontaHill]

Celebrating Yaxel’s podium game after being down 30 after three quarters is not what I was expecting from some of y'all.

[Chief Nerd @TheChiefNerd]

Charles Barkley on When He Found Out How ‘Crazy’ Michael Jordan Was

“I'm looking at Karl Malone like, ‘Yo man, there's something wrong with this dude.’”

[Kyle Glaser @KyleAGlaser]

For my old friends at @BaseballAmerica, I compiled the sizes of each team’s scouting staff.

Note that many teams frequently renowned for their technology and analytics (Dodgers, Rays, Brewers) also have some of the largest scouting staffs in MLB.

https://t.co/Iu4577ReKe

[SLO HOOPS FAN 🇸🇮 @SloHoopsFan]

So disrespectful to the the person who sings, to the teammates who stand next to him and to all the people in the arena who paid for the tickets and are sponsoring his billionaire life: He’s mocking every one of them.

He will never come close to MJ.

[Ryan Spilborghs @spillygoat19]

This is a fantastic conversation. Again, MLB is not the NFL. It’s not one player driven. NFL is a quarterback driven league, much like the NBA, one player can change your fortune. MLB can’t. The best player in the league can’t make a dynasty, even with a smart front office. Paul Skenes has made league minimum and can’t individually get his team to the postseason. MLB doesn’t have a star problem for small markets. They just can’t individually carry a team by themselves.