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/09f3jns Seattle Mariners 10h ago

Gambling is becoming the primary reason sports are played.

Fun fact: Legal sports prediction companies (FanDuel, DraftKings, etc.) collectively made more profit last year than any individual sports league. And the total sum of bets placed exceeded $100 billion.

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u/CamxCam Los Angeles Dodgers 10h ago

And the people that are dumb enough to gamble their paychecks are the same people threatening the lives & families of the players when they lose their money.