Slow motion knuckleball. Count how many times it rotates:
In mergers and acquisitions news:
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Fanatics–which has been one of MLB’s two merchandising partners–has bought Topps for $500M. This one was pretty foreseeable since last summer when Fanatics managed to steal away Topps’ exclusive license with MLB to do trading cards.
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The NYT is buying The Athletic for $550M.
How could The Athletic possibly be worth that much?
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They have over 1 million subscribers, and an annual revenue of close to $100MM, I believe. And $550MM ain’t what it used to be.
No idea their revenue was that big. Just not paying attention I guess.
They’re still losing money, from what I read earlier in the year, but they have a substantial product. And they’re right up the NYT’s alley.
I didn’t renew my subscription.
I just didn’t use it enough to justify it.
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It’s a sensible fit from the perspective that NYT didn’t have shit for sports coverage.
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And The Athletic has had Yankee balls on their chin since day one.
Win win.
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Glad that nonsense is out of the way…
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They could have been the Caraydiens.
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When they move they’ll be the Ex-Rays
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golf clap
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That’s a great video. The comments below are inane.
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Welcome to modern America.
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He buckled that one kid’s knees…
Great video. I’ve watched so many modern Pitching Ninja-style slow-mo pitch analysis videos that I was kind of caught off-guard seeing that same technique in such an old video.
I could not get farther than the first 5-6. What appalling stupidity.