DODGERS HATERS LOVE TALKING ABOUT NUMBERS... UNTIL THE NUMBERS DON'T FIT THEIR NARRATIVE! 😂💙⚾ AND THAT'S WHAT I FIND SO FUNNY ABOUT THIS WHOLE CONVERSATION! LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING... HOW COME WHEN PEOPLE WANT TO CRITICIZE THE LOS ANGELES DODGERS... THEY'RE QUICK TO TALK ABOUT ATTENDANCE?! HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE AT THE GAME?! HOW MANY EMPTY SEATS WERE THERE?! HOW MANY FANS SHOWED UP?! THEY'LL TAKE A PICTURE OF ONE SECTION OF DODGER STADIUM AND TRY TO TELL YOU THE ENTIRE STORY! 😂 BUT THE MOMENT DODGERS FANS START TALKING ABOUT TELEVISION RATINGS?! ALL OF A SUDDEN... "OH, HERE GO DODGERS FANS TALKING ABOUT RATINGS AGAIN!" WAIT A MINUTE! I THOUGHT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT NUMBERS?! OR DO WE ONLY TALK ABOUT NUMBERS WHEN THEY SUPPORT YOUR ARGUMENT?! BECAUSE HERE'S A NUMBER I WANT EVERYBODY TO THINK ABOUT... 7.5 MILLION VIEWERS FOR THE NLCS! 📺🔥 THAT'S THE VIEWERSHIP FIGURE BEING DISCUSSED! AND THE DODGERS WERE PART OF THAT SERIES! SO YOU CAN DISLIKE THE DODGERS ALL YOU WANT! YOU CAN ROOT AGAINST THEM! YOU CAN CELEBRATE WHEN THEY LOSE! THAT'S BASEBALL! BUT YOU CAN'T PRETEND THEY DON'T DRAW ATTENTION! THE LOS ANGELES DODGERS ARE BOX OFFICE! WHETHER YOU LOVE THEM OR HATE THEM... PEOPLE WATCH! SOME PEOPLE WATCH BECAUSE THEY LOVE THE DODGERS! OTHERS WATCH BECAUSE THEY CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THEM LOSE! BUT GUESS WHAT?! THEY'RE STILL WATCHING! 😂 AND THAT'S THE POINT! NOW HERE'S SOMETHING ELSE... I'LL BE WATCHING THE WORLD SERIES! BECAUSE I LOVE BASEBALL! I DON'T NEED THE DODGERS TO BE PLAYING TO APPRECIATE GREAT BASEBALL! BUT I DO WONDER HOW MANY CASUAL FANS ARE GOING TO TUNE IN! BECAUSE THE DODGERS ARE NO LONGER THERE! AND WHETHER PEOPLE WANT TO ADMIT IT OR NOT... STAR POWER MATTERS! BIG MARKETS MATTER! STORYLINES MATTER! AND THE DODGERS BRING ALL THREE! BUT HERE'S WHERE THIS WHOLE CONVERSATION GETS EVEN MORE INTERESTING... FOR YEARS WE'VE HEARD... "THE DODGERS ARE RUINING BASEBALL!" "THEY'RE BUYING CHAMPIONSHIPS!" "WE NEED A SALARY CAP!" "SMALL-MARKET TEAMS CAN'T COMPETE!" REALLY?! BECAUSE LOOK AT THE WORLD SERIES WE HAVE NOW! TWO TEAMS OUTSIDE THE SPORT'S BIGGEST PAYROLLS! NEITHER ONE OF THEM HAS EVER WON A WORLD SERIES! AND ONE OF THEM IS ABOUT TO CELEBRATE THE FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP IN FRANCHISE HISTORY! HOW IS THAT NOT GREAT FOR BASEBALL?! HOW DOES THAT FIT THE NARRATIVE THAT THE DODGERS HAVE MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR OTHER TEAMS TO WIN?! THE DODGERS SPENT THE MONEY! THE DODGERS HAD THE STAR POWER! AND GUESS WHAT?! THE DODGERS GOT SWEPT IN THE NLCS! FOUR GAMES! THEY DIDN'T EVEN MAKE THE WORLD SERIES! THAT'S BASEBALL! YOU STILL HAVE TO PLAY THE GAMES! YOU STILL HAVE TO EXECUTE! YOU STILL HAVE TO WIN! AND THAT'S WHY I KEEP SAYING... SPENDING MONEY DOESN'T GUARANTEE A CHAMPIONSHIP! IT GIVES YOU RESOURCES! IT GIVES YOU OPPORTUNITIES! BUT IT DOESN'T GUARANTEE ANYTHING! AND NOW WE'RE WATCHING A WORLD SERIES THAT SHOWS EXACTLY WHY! SO WHEN I HEAR FANS SAY THEY WANT A SALARY CAP BECAUSE THE DODGERS ARE RUINING COMPETITIVE BALANCE... I HAVE TO ASK... WHAT EXACTLY ARE WE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW?! BECAUSE THE DODGERS ARE SITTING AT HOME! AND TWO OTHER TEAMS ARE PLAYING FOR A WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP! NOW LISTEN... I'M NOT SAYING MLB DOESN'T HAVE ECONOMIC ISSUES TO ADDRESS! IT DOES! BUT DON'T LET YOUR DISLIKE FOR THE DODGERS BECOME YOUR ENTIRE ARGUMENT! AND DON'T LET OWNERS USE THAT DISLIKE TO SELL YOU ON A LABOR SYSTEM WITHOUT ASKING WHO ACTUALLY BENEFITS! BECAUSE THE FACT THAT THE DODGERS SPEND MONEY DOESN'T MEAN THEY'VE BROKEN BASEBALL! AND THE FACT THAT THEY LOST PROVES SOMETHING IMPORTANT... NOBODY IS GUARANTEED A CHAMPIONSHIP! SO DODGER NATION... LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING! DO YOU THINK THE DODGERS GET ENOUGH CREDIT FOR THE ATTENTION THEY BRING TO MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL?! AND DOES THIS WORLD SERIES CHANGE THE ARGUMENT ABOUT COMPETITIVE BALANCE?! LET ME KNOW IN THE COMMENTS! LET'S GO DODGERS! 💙⚾🔥 - @empirejefftv