For those of you that watched the game last night, perhaps you caught the Reds changing out the bases as the game entered the bottom of the ninth inning. The Chicago feed did not go to commercial to allow us the chance to watch Arrieta warm up and take it all in. I have to imagine that each team ramps up production of game used stuff if they sense a milestone is in process or eminent like a no hitter. It is all about the $$$.
It also dawned on me that as I watch the current mlb auction for a Kris Bryant Jackie Robinson day jersey climb above $4k, he could wear one jersey a game and perhaps even throw in a bat and sell the combo for $4k per game and after 162 games, he would earn $648k, just shy of his $652k salary. What would stop any player or team from doing this today? Trout? Harper? Kershaw? That day can't be far off.
It also dawned on me that as I watch the current mlb auction for a Kris Bryant Jackie Robinson day jersey climb above $4k, he could wear one jersey a game and perhaps even throw in a bat and sell the combo for $4k per game and after 162 games, he would earn $648k, just shy of his $652k salary. What would stop any player or team from doing this today? Trout? Harper? Kershaw? That day can't be far off.
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