r/baseball • u/_HGCenty Seattle Mariners • 14h 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/mulder00 Boston Red Sox 11h ago

They're not just ads, they're part of the broadcast and pre-game shows, too.

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u/Artistic_Bit6866 Milwaukee Brewers 10h ago

Yeah this is what pisses me off most. Impossible to stay away from them. I’ve never gambled on sports and probably never will, but I can’t imagine how shitty it must be to be inundated by this crap if you’re battling an addiction.

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u/xavier19691 10h ago

Exactly…

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u/VarRalapo Toronto Blue Jays 10h ago

Imagine if you substituted it for any other dangerous legal vice like smoking or drinking instead. I am very confident gambling ads will be gone in the next decade.

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u/darwinpolice Seattle Mariners 8h ago

That's the worst shit. I tend to get up and walk around during commercial breaks no matter what I'm watching (thanks, ADHD!) so I don't see as many commercials as a lot of people do, but the mid-broadcast ads read by the announcers are INFURIATING.

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u/ScalabrineIsGod Chicago White Sox 6h ago

It kind of feels like a house of cards. MLB and the other leagues are in too heavy. In a short time it’s sunk its teeth into everything.