Could Fans Own a Team?

Bobby and Alex talk about their experiences watching the KBO, Scott Boras’s misunderstanding of 9/11, and whether baseball in 2020 makes sense. Then, they explore the idea of publicly-owned baseball teams, the precedent for such a concept and what it would look like in practice. Links: Ben Clemens on watching baseball in Korean Dave Zirin on the Green Bay Packers Ben Burgis on Public Ownership of Sports Teams MLB’s 80-game plan More reading: Could the Mets just go public? Imagining a fan-owned team Songs featured in this episode: The Coup — "5 Million Ways To Kill A C.E.O."  • Booker T & the M.G.’s — “Green Onions”