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2023 WBC TV Ratings In Japan, the March 10th Japan vs. Korea game on TBS registered a 44.4 rating, making it the most-watched game in the history of the World Baseball Classic in any country. The game outrated all sports competition during the Tokyo Olympics. Japan’s four First Round games averaged a 42.3 rating in the country. In Taiwan, Chinese Taipei’s four First Round games averaged 1.301 million viewers on EBC News, an increase of +151% vs. the 2017 tournament. The average viewership of all four Chinese Taipei games were higher than all other sports programming in the market since September 2021. In Korea, the four games featuring South Korea on SBS/KBS/MBC averaged 1.781 million viewers marking a +35% increase vs. the 2017 First Round average. South Korea’s match-up against Japan, which averaged 2.709 million viewers, was the most-watched World Baseball Classic game in Korea since their championship game competition against Japan in 2009. Then you have Mexico, which is another huge TV market. 2.2 million for Japan/Mexico semi- finals...and 5.3 million total for Taiwan S.Korea and Mexico combined sportsmediawatch.com

In Japan, home country of Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Game 7 averaged 12.0 million . The combined audience across all three countries was 51 million, which MLB said Wednesday is the largest across the three nations since Game 7 of the 1991 World Series. sportsmediawatch.com Keep in mind that all those people in Japan were watching that Game 7 on a Sunday morning....!!! Out of a total population of 122 million, roughly 37.5% the size of the US.

Who are you pushing out with this? Sosa Vargas or Meidroth?Obviously Mead as well.

https://twinsdaily.com/forums/topic/72476-david-popkins/ The biggest question here is how much of MN success was Popkins vs. Shomon? Popkins now getting a ton of credit for Toronto’s offensive approach this season. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6580569/2025/08/28/minnesota-twins-david-popkins-contract/

It's much more accurate to say the connection here is the Twins. "Prior to his stint with the Royals, Bove spent four season with the Minnesota Twins. He was the minor-league assistant pitching coordinator from 2021-22, special projects coordinator in 2020 and pitching coach for the Golf League Twins in 2019." Same with Shomon and Popkins on the hitting side. https://www.si.com/mlb/whitesox/onsi/news/chicago-white-sox-hire-new-pitching-coach-zach-bove David Popkins and Derek Shomon were fired at the end of last season by Minnesota. Matt Borgschulte was brought in to turn things around. That didn’t exactly happen, and Popkins took his new team to the World Series (Toronto). Now Shomon is back in the division for his next job as well. "The role is a homecoming for Shomon. He’s an Illinois native and started his coaching career with the Schaumburg Boomers. He began coaching in affiliated ball during 2021 with the Twins. By 2023 he moved up to the major league staff as an assistant, and held that role through 2024. He’ll return to a division he knows well, and he’ll have his hands full with a Chicago White Sox team that won just 60 games last season. They are looking to turn things around, and Shomon can be a catalyst for that change." https://sports.yahoo.com/article/division-rival-hires-pair-former-220544378.html

Friend who works for an NBA team in scouting. Cubs’ fans never tire of poking fun at Sox attendance…guess that helps them get over the Brewers’ series.

Try looking at Conforto or Santander for $$$ spent per fWAR. Or Benintendi’s entire Sox career so far.

And then? They’re still in last place without breakouts from H.Smith and/or Schultz. And you sure have a lot of faith in a pitching coach who hasn’t done anything yet with the Sox. Civale was 22% below league average, Gomez 13%, Wilson 37%. The biggest successes, Fedde and Houser…were turned into players highly unlikely to contribute to the next Sox playoff team. Shopping at the Dollar Store consistently just leads to more extended poverty.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/46858853/source-braves-exercise-18m-option-chris-sale-2026 Sale stays with Braves in 2026 for $18 million

https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/breaking-news/article/spurs-arena-texas-voters-approve-measure-allowing-team-to-build-13-billion-stadium-in-downtown-san-antonio-135752231.html

Plus they have the Abbott tariff money on incoming NYers lol...

Edgecomb was oddly quiet as well. Thought they blew it when Vuc missed the tap in and Buzelis and Giddey had some empty possessions but Philly kept missing. Great environment down the stretch run.

But how about those Bulls/Bears/Darryn Peterson at KU?

Must have fallen in love with city/fans and wanted another run, and not to relocate family again. Gausman Yesavage Bieber Bassitt/Berrios Lauer...Scherzer probably gone?

Why are an ice cold Embiid and then Quentin Grimes taking those key shots? 26 point turn around. 75 first half 36 second for Philly. Just win baby!!! (for Greg). Giddey for MVP lol.

With Breece Hall, there was an offer on the table for a fourth-round pick for Breece Hall," Hughes said. "I was told it was from the Kansas City Chiefs that were willing to trade for Breece Hall. The Jets were steadfast in wanting a third." Chiefs going to have to get by with K.Hunt and Br.Smith.

Wat the hell are the 76ers doing?

Bulls a lot of fun to watch now... Giddey w/ a triple double.

Read another way. We're cash poor right now...and are still using the Covid year losses to operate like the Bill Veeck White Sox. The $50-55 million lost in broadcasting revenues are just killing the Sox, (Twins and Guardians too) right now. Along with interest payments on accrued debt. The only question is how long to off load Robert and how much will they eat in money or prospects to dump Benintendi. At least M.Perez is saving them $10 million...

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/article/3-moves-dodgers-must-winning-145519617.html Meanwhile LAD (at least one writer) wants Tucker, Edwin Diaz OR Suarez AND Murakami. That would pretty much make a long work stoppage unavoidable with the interests of 12 bigger market owners clearly pitted against the remaining 18. (The one and only time I have agreed with WestEddy, paying Kyle Tucker $400-425 million is insane, especially when you have minor league outfield prospects galore.)

Cubs lol? I can understand how the majority of baseball would not want to pay that full freight for 5-6 innings per start and the possibility of another major injury. Michael King 3/$75 million has a lot less wear and tear due to his years as a reliever in NY. He's the "bargain."

Cheryl Hines?

That and Magic's point forward spot demonstrating that poditional versatility would be required in the NBA of the future...

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6719990/2025/10/27/mlb-free-agents-2025-contract-team-predictions/ Cease projected by Bowden to get $187 million.

https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/breaking-minnesota-twins-part-ways-with-hitting-coaches-david-popkins-derek-shomon-rudy-hernandez-and-assistant-bench-coach-tony-diaz-r17161/ The biggest news is we have hired two fired Twins hitting coaches....Popkins and Shomon now reunited. And one of the first examples of a MLB team getting outbid by the SEC for their pitching coach... https://www.mlb.com/news/wes-johnson-leaving-twins-for-lsu