r/baseball • u/_HGCenty Seattle Mariners • 11h ago

Players Only Dodgers' Alex Call blasts controversial Sydney Sweeney ad

https://www.thebiglead.com/dodgers-alex-call-sydney-sweeney-novig-commercial-soft-porn/

Since the last post about this got deleted because it contained a X screenshot, hopefully this one actually stays for comment.

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u/lilacsmakemesneeze San Diego Padres 10h ago

I had a convo with my son during the regular season as Kalshi’s sign is behind the batter (Padres) and explaining how bad these companies are. I try to be as transparent as I’m usually fuming about the gambling ads. Did we not learn from all of the stock picker ads and people offing themselves during the Covid robinhood 🚀 days? We don’t need kids thinking this is ok either. The political ads are usually enough for me to mute but you can’t mute soft porn gambling ads.

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u/Charming_Squirrel_13 7h ago

i work in finance, young people gambling with leverage and options trading is still prevalent and gets a wrap of “not being gambling, it’s investing”. in reality your odds of winning might actually be higher at a casino.