EPISODE · Jul 17, 2026 · 42 MIN
FEAR SELLS: MLB's Billion Dollar Bluff
from The Las Vegas A’s Podcast — part of the House Always Wins Media Network · host Booney
Tonight on Last Call, we're pulling apart the labor fight threatening to define baseball's offseason — the expiring CBA, the owners' first salary cap proposal since 1994, and the $441 million gap Rob Manfred says separates the two sides. We'll break down what MLBPA's Bruce Meyer means when he calls the cap "institutionalized collusion," why All-Star Game locker rooms from Mike Trout to Paul Skenes are pushing back, and what a lockout would actually mean for your team's offseason plans. But we're not here just to panic with everybody else. We'll walk through why history says the loudest headlines rarely match what actually happens — and lay out the receipts on TV deals, attendance records, and franchise valuations that make a lost 2027 season far less likely than the doom-posting would have you believe. Bring your questions, bring your skepticism, and bring a drink — last call starts at 8 sharp.
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Tonight on Last Call, we're pulling apart the labor fight threatening to define baseball's offseason — the expiring CBA, the owners' first salary cap proposal since 1994, and the $441 million gap Rob Manfred says separates the two sides. We'll break down what MLBPA's Bruce Meyer means when he calls the cap "institutionalized collusion," why All-Star Game locker rooms from Mike Trout to Paul Skenes are pushing back, and what a lockout would actually mean for your team's offseason plans. But we're not here just to panic with everybody else. We'll walk through why history says the loudest headlines rarely match what actually happens — and lay out the receipts on TV deals, attendance records, and franchise valuations that make a lost 2027 season far less likely than the doom-posting would have you believe. Bring your questions, bring your skepticism, and bring a drink — last call starts at 8 sharp.
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