1 00:00:00,520 --> 00:00:04,240 Speaker 1: This is Bloomberg Business of Sports. The cold heart truth 2 00:00:04,280 --> 00:00:07,880 Speaker 1: about the Olympic journey is not really been financially incentivize 3 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:10,480 Speaker 1: in the same way that many of the professional sports are. 4 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:13,720 Speaker 1: But this is a basketball involved nb A, lit bolls 5 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:16,880 Speaker 1: are licensing arm think for fifty. All of those things 6 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:19,600 Speaker 1: will make up what that looks like money in sports. 7 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:21,639 Speaker 1: It's one of the reasons why I enjoy doing on 8 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:23,840 Speaker 1: Money Night Countdown. Let's talk about some of the more 9 00:00:23,880 --> 00:00:27,360 Speaker 1: interesting aspects of business of sports. When you're talking sports, 10 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:30,920 Speaker 1: discipline is the bridge from being good to ultimately being 11 00:00:31,040 --> 00:00:33,280 Speaker 1: great at whatever it is that you're trying to be 12 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:36,840 Speaker 1: your accomplished as your professional Bloomberg Business of Sports from 13 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:41,760 Speaker 1: Bloomberg Radio. Hello, this is the Bloomberg Business of Sports podcast, 14 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:43,960 Speaker 1: where we explore some of the big issues in the 15 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:48,000 Speaker 1: world of sports. Oh my goodness, the band is back together. 16 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:51,560 Speaker 1: I'm Michael Barr, I'm Scarlett Poo, and I'm Mike Lynch. 17 00:00:52,200 --> 00:00:56,279 Speaker 1: Let listen to us. Were great. We got a lot 18 00:00:56,320 --> 00:00:59,800 Speaker 1: to talk about today, as usual. Let's start with Netflix 19 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 1: and Scarred. They're talking about live sports rights and is 20 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 1: that an interesting time because Netflix is taking a pounding 21 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:09,960 Speaker 1: right now. Yeah, that stock has been falling. It's actually 22 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 1: down about since it came out with earnings, and the 23 00:01:12,959 --> 00:01:15,880 Speaker 1: earnings show that Netflix is losing subscribers. So not only 24 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:18,760 Speaker 1: has subscriber growth slowed, but it is seeing a net 25 00:01:18,840 --> 00:01:21,880 Speaker 1: loss and subscribers, and that's partly because of the withdrawal 26 00:01:21,959 --> 00:01:27,319 Speaker 1: from Russia. But having said that, every single streaming network, 27 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:30,760 Speaker 1: every single media outfit is always looking for live sports 28 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:34,199 Speaker 1: as the answer to their problems. And Netflix has taken 29 00:01:34,200 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 1: this position that they're not going to acquire live sports rights, 30 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:39,840 Speaker 1: which is really interesting because they have a ton of 31 00:01:39,880 --> 00:01:43,280 Speaker 1: data on everything, much of which they don't share with anyone. Right, 32 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:46,280 Speaker 1: So if they are making this decision, the strategic decision 33 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 1: not to invest in live sports rights, not to acquire it, 34 00:01:49,880 --> 00:01:52,480 Speaker 1: something in their numbers shows that this is not a 35 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:55,480 Speaker 1: good use of their money. Well, they're gonna stick with docuseries, 36 00:01:55,720 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 1: which has sort of been their their trademark in terms 37 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 1: of involvement with sports. They project they're gonna lose two 38 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:05,360 Speaker 1: million subscribers in this year two But you look at 39 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:08,400 Speaker 1: some of their competitors and how they've just jumped in 40 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:12,200 Speaker 1: full force. Amazon Prime Video, National Football League, Thursday Night 41 00:02:12,200 --> 00:02:15,680 Speaker 1: Games one billion dollars a year is what they're spending. 42 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:17,920 Speaker 1: The National Hockey League just made a deal with the 43 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:22,240 Speaker 1: ESPN and ESPN Plus and Hulu. Major League Baseball has 44 00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:25,679 Speaker 1: a five yeah, five sixty million dollars a year with 45 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:28,760 Speaker 1: ESPN Plus. The w n b A has games on 46 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:32,160 Speaker 1: Twitter and Facebook, soccer on Paramount, w w E is 47 00:02:32,200 --> 00:02:35,400 Speaker 1: on Peacock. Disney predicts that they're gonna have Disney Plus. 48 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:38,400 Speaker 1: Rather it's gonna have two undred sixty million subscribers by 49 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:41,240 Speaker 1: the end of twenty four. So as Netflix looking out 50 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:45,679 Speaker 1: on a golden opportunity right here, I wonder because they 51 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:49,000 Speaker 1: if they had baseball, they could have seen Kyle Straberg 52 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 1: go off on Angel Hernandez at at the plate. You 53 00:02:53,320 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 1: miss all these moments in sports, And I agree with 54 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 1: both of you. I'm wondering if they're missing a golden opportunity. Well. 55 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:04,519 Speaker 1: Having said that, Ted Sarandos, who is a co CEO 56 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:07,920 Speaker 1: of also Chief Content Officer, is saying that they're not 57 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:12,000 Speaker 1: convinced that acquiring live sports rights would result in improved profits, 58 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:14,080 Speaker 1: and right now it is all about making sure the 59 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 1: numbers work for investors. Because the numbers did not work 60 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 1: last quarter and the stock is paying for it, and 61 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:24,160 Speaker 1: employees are less motivated or perhaps moral is down as 62 00:03:24,160 --> 00:03:27,720 Speaker 1: a result. So for now they're focusing on increasing productivity, 63 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 1: increasing profitability, but ted Sorrandos did not rule out that 64 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:34,839 Speaker 1: a live sports move could be something that they look 65 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:36,760 Speaker 1: at in the future. They're just saying that for now, 66 00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 1: this is definitely not a focus, but never say never. 67 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:44,040 Speaker 1: They're also looking at lowering the cost for a subscription 68 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:49,120 Speaker 1: because a lot of people share the password with some 69 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:52,960 Speaker 1: of the family members, like a certain news anchor that 70 00:03:53,040 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 1: I know, and I hope they don't mess me up 71 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 1: in my family. I think they know for a fact 72 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 1: that almost everyone does that, So that's one thing that 73 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:05,240 Speaker 1: they are looking at. I even looking at maybe having 74 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:09,160 Speaker 1: an ad model to right lowering the fee, the monthly 75 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 1: fee and people being willing to to watch ads, which 76 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:15,320 Speaker 1: is something that they had really planted their flag on 77 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:17,880 Speaker 1: the idea that they are advertising free. This is a 78 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:20,800 Speaker 1: subscription model. I wonder if they're gonna do like what 79 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:24,039 Speaker 1: YouTube is doing. They have ads in there now, but 80 00:04:24,080 --> 00:04:26,960 Speaker 1: then you got to pay extra not to have your ads, 81 00:04:27,080 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 1: so I wonder if that's going to happen. We'll see 82 00:04:29,560 --> 00:04:33,279 Speaker 1: anyway again, A salute to Coach K. The Duke era 83 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:37,160 Speaker 1: and his head coaching duties. They have come to an end, 84 00:04:37,279 --> 00:04:42,200 Speaker 1: and now Duke is losing a lot of players left, 85 00:04:42,279 --> 00:04:45,560 Speaker 1: right and center. It looks like ums week. I was 86 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:48,680 Speaker 1: just looking at the names Wendel Moore Jr. Paulo Boncero, 87 00:04:48,839 --> 00:04:52,679 Speaker 1: Mark Williams, and of course now you've got Trevor Keel's 88 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:55,680 Speaker 1: all saying that they're going to enter the NBA draft 89 00:04:55,880 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 1: and uh, no longer play for Duke. I mean, the 90 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:01,320 Speaker 1: real talent at Duke has always coach K from the beginning, 91 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:04,039 Speaker 1: and this cements that. So you you made it funny. 92 00:05:04,040 --> 00:05:05,480 Speaker 1: You didn't even know you made the funny. You said, 93 00:05:05,560 --> 00:05:09,760 Speaker 1: left right and center center happening there. I'm sorry, you 94 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:12,279 Speaker 1: go ahead, Benny's funny to do it. You know. Actually 95 00:05:12,279 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 1: one of the people that is actually transferring is coach 96 00:05:14,839 --> 00:05:19,039 Speaker 1: K's grandson. Michael Savarino notes he only get into like 97 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:20,680 Speaker 1: eleven games this year, but he's going to be a 98 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:23,720 Speaker 1: graduate transfer, so he's leaving as well. And you gotta 99 00:05:23,760 --> 00:05:27,039 Speaker 1: feel bad for the coach K's successor, John Shire, who 100 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 1: you know that this team went to the Final four 101 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:32,160 Speaker 1: last year and now five of the top players are jumping. 102 00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:34,560 Speaker 1: So if you make if your first round pick in 103 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 1: the NBA, all the salaries are slotted. It's not like 104 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:40,080 Speaker 1: you can hold out and for for a particular salary. 105 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:42,680 Speaker 1: If you're the number one pick overall, for instance, this 106 00:05:42,720 --> 00:05:46,120 Speaker 1: is just according to last year. Your first two years guaranteed. 107 00:05:46,320 --> 00:05:49,440 Speaker 1: Years three and four are at the option of the club. 108 00:05:49,520 --> 00:05:51,480 Speaker 1: So the number one draft pick last year made ten 109 00:05:51,520 --> 00:05:53,880 Speaker 1: million this year, he'll make ten and a half next year, 110 00:05:54,279 --> 00:05:56,960 Speaker 1: then eleven million and thirteen nine million for a package 111 00:05:56,960 --> 00:05:59,680 Speaker 1: of forty five million. If you're the last player taken 112 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:02,000 Speaker 1: in the ast round, you make one point nine to 113 00:06:02,360 --> 00:06:04,479 Speaker 1: two point two and four million for a package of 114 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:07,440 Speaker 1: ten point two million. And all these guys believe they're 115 00:06:07,440 --> 00:06:09,640 Speaker 1: gonna be first ground draft picks. So this is guaranteed 116 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:12,080 Speaker 1: money that's being waved in their faces. And why are 117 00:06:12,120 --> 00:06:14,880 Speaker 1: we talking about it on the Business of Sports. It's 118 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:18,920 Speaker 1: that's Duke's money maker, the men's basketball team. I mean, 119 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:21,839 Speaker 1: that's what brings in all that coin. And if you 120 00:06:22,080 --> 00:06:27,120 Speaker 1: lost all your practically your starting lineup, you're in trouble. 121 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:29,400 Speaker 1: You're in trouble, and it takes time to build that 122 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:31,520 Speaker 1: up again, right, I mean this is a program that 123 00:06:31,880 --> 00:06:33,520 Speaker 1: I don't want to say rested on the laurels of 124 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:35,640 Speaker 1: Coach K, but Coach K was the big draw here 125 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:38,440 Speaker 1: right joining that that that part of the program in 126 00:06:38,440 --> 00:06:41,160 Speaker 1: the tradition, it was not only is he a great 127 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:43,599 Speaker 1: coach that's going to prepare them for life. If they're 128 00:06:43,600 --> 00:06:46,360 Speaker 1: not a basketball player, he'll prepare them for the NBA, 129 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:51,120 Speaker 1: but he also is represents a very strong father, grandfather, 130 00:06:51,440 --> 00:06:54,080 Speaker 1: uncle figure. Two families that are wondering where am I 131 00:06:54,080 --> 00:06:55,919 Speaker 1: going to send my son for the next four years? 132 00:06:55,920 --> 00:06:57,919 Speaker 1: Where will he be in the best hands, who's going 133 00:06:57,960 --> 00:07:00,680 Speaker 1: to look out for his best interests? And there's nobody 134 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:04,800 Speaker 1: with a squeak your clean image and record and reputation 135 00:07:05,120 --> 00:07:08,200 Speaker 1: than coach K. Now, with all due respect to John 136 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:10,960 Speaker 1: Shire who's taking over for him, he has to and 137 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:13,200 Speaker 1: it's gonna take a long year to build up credibility. 138 00:07:13,320 --> 00:07:16,880 Speaker 1: Can you imagine, you know, as the families of a 139 00:07:16,960 --> 00:07:21,080 Speaker 1: young basketball player heading off to college and you have 140 00:07:21,160 --> 00:07:23,800 Speaker 1: a scholarship or whatever, and all of a sudden, Coach 141 00:07:23,920 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 1: K visit you. That's going to influence you one way 142 00:07:27,640 --> 00:07:31,040 Speaker 1: or the other. Him coming in your house, it's like, hey, yeah, 143 00:07:31,040 --> 00:07:33,640 Speaker 1: you know what, son go go, go play for coach 144 00:07:33,720 --> 00:07:36,240 Speaker 1: K's and that's something that Duke is going to. It 145 00:07:36,280 --> 00:07:38,200 Speaker 1: feels like it could be a sequel of Jerry McGuire. 146 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:43,240 Speaker 1: That's a good one. Speaking to show me the money. 147 00:07:43,280 --> 00:07:48,960 Speaker 1: Barcelona women Soccer, My goodness, they broke their women's soccer 148 00:07:49,040 --> 00:07:54,680 Speaker 1: match record when more than six hundred fans saw the 149 00:07:54,920 --> 00:07:59,520 Speaker 1: Barcelona five one route of Wolfsburg in the first leg 150 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:04,360 Speaker 1: of their Women's Champions League semi finals. Yeah. What's amazing 151 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:07,880 Speaker 1: about this story about the Barcelona women's football club or 152 00:08:07,960 --> 00:08:11,560 Speaker 1: soccer here in the US is the contrast that it 153 00:08:11,680 --> 00:08:15,560 Speaker 1: strikes against what's happening for the Barcelona football club overall, 154 00:08:15,640 --> 00:08:18,160 Speaker 1: which is still trying to come to grips with life 155 00:08:18,200 --> 00:08:20,840 Speaker 1: after Lionel Messi. You know, he's gone and they have 156 00:08:20,920 --> 00:08:23,280 Speaker 1: to just kind of muddle through that. But in the meantime, 157 00:08:23,280 --> 00:08:26,640 Speaker 1: the women's team is on fire. They what had won 158 00:08:27,320 --> 00:08:31,280 Speaker 1: seven victories through seven league matches, and we're talking by 159 00:08:31,320 --> 00:08:33,960 Speaker 1: wide margins. They scored a hundred forty six goals at 160 00:08:33,960 --> 00:08:37,160 Speaker 1: an average of five point four goals per game while 161 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:40,720 Speaker 1: giving up just eight. It's pretty remarkable. This is like 162 00:08:40,760 --> 00:08:44,400 Speaker 1: the Yukon women's basketball team and they just whooped everybody 163 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:46,960 Speaker 1: every single time. They just don't win. I mean you 164 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:48,760 Speaker 1: want to It must be a great team to bet 165 00:08:48,760 --> 00:08:51,880 Speaker 1: on because they cover the spread every single time they play. 166 00:08:52,360 --> 00:08:57,280 Speaker 1: Let me write this down. I mean I just I 167 00:08:57,320 --> 00:09:00,240 Speaker 1: admire the team. I mean they have they just they 168 00:09:00,280 --> 00:09:04,120 Speaker 1: come and take names like everybody's saying, and uh, they 169 00:09:04,160 --> 00:09:07,120 Speaker 1: do it right. And you know, keep your eye out 170 00:09:07,200 --> 00:09:10,960 Speaker 1: because we need to have more televised soccer game and 171 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:13,720 Speaker 1: I'm wondering if this is something that's going to get 172 00:09:13,760 --> 00:09:16,720 Speaker 1: mixed into the fold and we could see it either 173 00:09:16,800 --> 00:09:21,120 Speaker 1: televised or to come full circle, see its stream. Maybe 174 00:09:21,160 --> 00:09:25,160 Speaker 1: Netflix will change their mind and then stream something like this. 175 00:09:25,800 --> 00:09:31,480 Speaker 1: You gotfix. Well, you know, everyone loves a winner, and 176 00:09:31,520 --> 00:09:33,560 Speaker 1: as long as this team keeps winning, it's going to 177 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:37,760 Speaker 1: attract viewers. And yeah, you've got streamers, You've got all 178 00:09:37,800 --> 00:09:40,880 Speaker 1: the other um big tech companies that are looking to 179 00:09:40,880 --> 00:09:43,560 Speaker 1: acquire live sports rights taking a much closer look. And 180 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:48,040 Speaker 1: the guys behind Barcelona Club, they are looking to build 181 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:51,240 Speaker 1: this into a giant. I mean, this is this is 182 00:09:51,679 --> 00:09:54,400 Speaker 1: going to put them on the map even more being 183 00:09:54,440 --> 00:09:57,400 Speaker 1: the geezer than I am. I remember in the NBA 184 00:09:58,240 --> 00:10:00,680 Speaker 1: used to have ABC used to or the game of 185 00:10:00,679 --> 00:10:03,040 Speaker 1: the week, and the game of the week was always 186 00:10:03,160 --> 00:10:06,680 Speaker 1: Los Angeles against New York And I'm like, man, well 187 00:10:06,720 --> 00:10:11,160 Speaker 1: what about the Pistons. Pistons and they play too well. Obviously, 188 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:14,800 Speaker 1: as I got older and I learned that one people 189 00:10:14,880 --> 00:10:18,320 Speaker 1: like winners, and two you got the East Coast and 190 00:10:18,360 --> 00:10:22,920 Speaker 1: the West coast. That's right, NABC, They're not stupid. They 191 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:26,560 Speaker 1: knew and occasionally, you know, Boston would sneak in there, 192 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:32,600 Speaker 1: and but you know, but what I'm getting at is 193 00:10:33,200 --> 00:10:38,400 Speaker 1: this is a product of the Barcelona team where that 194 00:10:38,440 --> 00:10:42,120 Speaker 1: can be marketed and be great to be put out 195 00:10:42,160 --> 00:10:46,120 Speaker 1: there streaming or television or whatever. We'll see. And speaking 196 00:10:46,160 --> 00:10:48,880 Speaker 1: of Detroit, before you wrap things up there, Michael Bark, 197 00:10:49,280 --> 00:10:53,040 Speaker 1: tip of the cap to your hometown and the Cara 198 00:10:53,760 --> 00:10:57,040 Speaker 1: who picked up as three thousand hit and just the 199 00:10:57,080 --> 00:10:59,280 Speaker 1: seventh player in the history of Major League Baseball to 200 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:02,720 Speaker 1: have three and hits and five hundred or more home runs. 201 00:11:02,920 --> 00:11:07,360 Speaker 1: It's an amazing accomplishment. Oh man, I'm so proud of 202 00:11:07,480 --> 00:11:09,560 Speaker 1: Miggie Is. And you know what, it's gonna be a 203 00:11:09,559 --> 00:11:13,200 Speaker 1: while before another player hits that three thousand mark. Because 204 00:11:13,240 --> 00:11:14,720 Speaker 1: I was looking at some of the numbers of some 205 00:11:14,760 --> 00:11:17,520 Speaker 1: of the other players. It's going to take a while. 206 00:11:17,960 --> 00:11:20,640 Speaker 1: And I got to give a shout out also, uh 207 00:11:20,720 --> 00:11:23,320 Speaker 1: to my man Dan Dickerson. He's the voice of the 208 00:11:23,360 --> 00:11:26,760 Speaker 1: Detroit Tigers. We used to work together years back in 209 00:11:26,800 --> 00:11:29,400 Speaker 1: the old w d j R. Days back in Detroit. 210 00:11:30,160 --> 00:11:35,120 Speaker 1: And there's a video of him calling Miggy's three thousand 211 00:11:35,400 --> 00:11:39,440 Speaker 1: hit on YouTube and it is something to see. It's 212 00:11:39,480 --> 00:11:42,920 Speaker 1: the way it should be done. And you know, in 213 00:11:42,960 --> 00:11:47,320 Speaker 1: the same way that Ernie Harwell uh was in the 214 00:11:47,400 --> 00:11:50,760 Speaker 1: booth and and it was just a beautiful thing to see. 215 00:11:51,080 --> 00:11:54,040 Speaker 1: So double D you got a big fan here, buddy, 216 00:11:54,320 --> 00:11:58,640 Speaker 1: and uh way to go by the way that that 217 00:11:58,760 --> 00:12:02,080 Speaker 1: club of three thousand hits and fives seven people just 218 00:12:02,080 --> 00:12:04,120 Speaker 1: saying I'm in big. Major League Baseball games have been 219 00:12:04,120 --> 00:12:06,920 Speaker 1: played at clost to a quarter of a million and 220 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:10,880 Speaker 1: it's only Hank Aaron, William Mays, Eddie Murray, Raphael Palmero, 221 00:12:11,000 --> 00:12:14,800 Speaker 1: Albert Pool, Host, Alex Rodriguez, and Miguel Cabrera. That is 222 00:12:14,840 --> 00:12:20,640 Speaker 1: some pretty incredible company. Oh, I get something more. We 223 00:12:20,760 --> 00:12:24,880 Speaker 1: finally silenced bar Scarlett. We found it happened, It happened, 224 00:12:25,120 --> 00:12:31,160 Speaker 1: It happened. This has been the Bloomberg Business of Sports podcast, 225 00:12:31,679 --> 00:12:35,720 Speaker 1: and we're here every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday exploring some 226 00:12:35,840 --> 00:12:38,160 Speaker 1: of the big old topics in the world of sports. 227 00:12:38,160 --> 00:12:39,960 Speaker 1: On Michael bar You can follow me on Twitter at 228 00:12:39,960 --> 00:12:42,680 Speaker 1: Big Bar Sports. I'm on Twitter at Scarlett fou and 229 00:12:42,720 --> 00:12:45,280 Speaker 1: I'm Mike Lynch at Lynch e w CDB. And by 230 00:12:45,280 --> 00:12:48,280 Speaker 1: the way, if you want to download this show, you 231 00:12:48,559 --> 00:12:51,840 Speaker 1: just go where you go to download the showcase. That's 232 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:52,559 Speaker 1: the way we roll.