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 --> 00:00:08,000 Speaker 1: about the Olympic journey is not really been financially incentivized 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 the NBA, will 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 --> 00:00:21,680 Speaker 1: It's one of the reasons why I enjoyed you 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 profession. Bloomberg Business of Sports from 13 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:42,520 Speaker 1: Bloomberg Radio. Hello, this is the Bloomberg Business of Sports podcast, 14 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:46,840 Speaker 1: and we hear every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday talking about 15 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:49,320 Speaker 1: some of the biggest issues in the world of sports. 16 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:52,519 Speaker 1: Michael barn and I'm Mike Lynch. Scarlet Food, as they 17 00:00:52,560 --> 00:00:55,480 Speaker 1: say in the Business, is off on assignment, but she'll 18 00:00:55,520 --> 00:00:58,160 Speaker 1: be be back here later this week. We've got a 19 00:00:58,200 --> 00:01:00,560 Speaker 1: couple of topics to talk about. In one topic could 20 00:01:00,680 --> 00:01:03,440 Speaker 1: probably take up the whole show. And this is from 21 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:07,600 Speaker 1: our friends at Sportaco Lenchy. The military is mulling a 22 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:12,399 Speaker 1: huge recruiting plan to enlist college athletes. Yeah. This is 23 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:17,520 Speaker 1: UH called the Scholar Athlete, Intelligence and Leadership Program, and 24 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:20,200 Speaker 1: it's been started by a former Auburn athlete, a guy 25 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:23,039 Speaker 1: by the name of Dave Maloney, and he is trying 26 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:27,399 Speaker 1: to solve two different problems with one happy ending. The military. 27 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:31,039 Speaker 1: The Service academies are not meeting their goals in recruitment 28 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:34,360 Speaker 1: and many college programs are going to have to be 29 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:37,720 Speaker 1: cut because of the lack of funding for scholarships. So 30 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:42,720 Speaker 1: Maloney's idea is have the Service academies provides scholarships to 31 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:46,760 Speaker 1: athletes in college in exchange for four years of military 32 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:50,080 Speaker 1: commitment when they graduate. I think this thing could have 33 00:01:50,160 --> 00:01:53,360 Speaker 1: some tractions, some wheels. Yeah, this is kind of a 34 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:57,320 Speaker 1: spin offf on the old g I bill, but has 35 00:01:57,360 --> 00:02:01,080 Speaker 1: got sports involved. And what's all so important about this 36 00:02:01,800 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 1: is that the proposal does not include football and basketball players. 37 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:09,280 Speaker 1: And what's important about that is that now the other sports, 38 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 1: the sports like swimming and all of those sports, they 39 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:18,359 Speaker 1: can be totally employed. Yeah. For instance, football Division one 40 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:21,720 Speaker 1: football teams get eighty five scholarships that's pretty good. So 41 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:24,760 Speaker 1: they're all set. And basketball, as we mentioned, has a 42 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 1: great scholarship programs and they're exempt from this. But take 43 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:31,160 Speaker 1: a look at like women's sports field hockey twelve scholarships 44 00:02:31,200 --> 00:02:34,080 Speaker 1: right now are only allowed in swimming and soccer only 45 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 1: fourteen twelve f lacrosse going on the men's side, twelve 46 00:02:37,919 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 1: point six for track and lacrosse. Baseball gets eleven, hockey 47 00:02:41,560 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 1: gets eighteen, tennis gets its single digits, wrestling gets single digits. Now, 48 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:50,760 Speaker 1: these athletes can get a scholarship, partial or full scholarship, 49 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:55,120 Speaker 1: no military commitment during their four undergraduate years that only 50 00:02:55,200 --> 00:03:01,800 Speaker 1: begins when they graduate and then exchange for guaranteed military service. 51 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:04,519 Speaker 1: Now a lot of people will say, well, why don't 52 00:03:04,520 --> 00:03:06,960 Speaker 1: you just join the r O t C. Well, that's 53 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:10,200 Speaker 1: a big demand when you're an undergraduate in college. Of 54 00:03:10,240 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 1: the thousand r ot students right now currently in the program, 55 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:17,560 Speaker 1: only five to seven hundred of them are athletes. And 56 00:03:17,600 --> 00:03:20,280 Speaker 1: the commitment for r O t C after you graduate 57 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 1: is for eight years. And while you're in school and 58 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:26,840 Speaker 1: you're in the r OTC program, Monday, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 59 00:03:26,840 --> 00:03:29,040 Speaker 1: you have an r O t C class from six 60 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:33,560 Speaker 1: fifteen to seventeen to seven fifteen am, and Tuesdays from 61 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:36,360 Speaker 1: one to three, which could conflict with practice, and one 62 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:40,120 Speaker 1: Saturday a month, which could conflict with competition in games. 63 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:44,800 Speaker 1: Now there are some people or some groups, obviously it's 64 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:47,120 Speaker 1: gonna get some pushed back. And let's just start with 65 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:49,040 Speaker 1: the n C Double A. I'm sure the Double A 66 00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 1: is thinking, hey, hey, hey, what you know, the n 67 00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:56,360 Speaker 1: C Double A has been pushed around last year by name, 68 00:03:56,440 --> 00:03:59,360 Speaker 1: image and likeness, and if this program comes in here, 69 00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:01,680 Speaker 1: you know, I think the n C Double A is 70 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:04,720 Speaker 1: worried about someday becoming irrelevant and having the only thing 71 00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:07,920 Speaker 1: under their jurisdiction is the March Madness basketball and that 72 00:04:07,960 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 1: seems to be the direction everyone's going in right now. 73 00:04:10,560 --> 00:04:13,200 Speaker 1: Somebody stood up against the n C Double A and 74 00:04:13,200 --> 00:04:15,240 Speaker 1: and a number of people stood up and have one. 75 00:04:15,640 --> 00:04:17,440 Speaker 1: They sort of just you know it, stood up against 76 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:20,200 Speaker 1: the bullying, said I'm not taking it anymore. And I 77 00:04:20,240 --> 00:04:22,359 Speaker 1: love this program right here. I think it's it's great. 78 00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 1: You know, you go for four years and say, you know, 79 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:26,320 Speaker 1: I really like would be in the military, but I 80 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:27,719 Speaker 1: don't know if I want to go to West Point 81 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:30,279 Speaker 1: or the Naval Academy or the Air Force Academy. But 82 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:32,719 Speaker 1: this kind of you know, solves I get the best 83 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:34,960 Speaker 1: of both worlds. I get to compete, live the life 84 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:38,080 Speaker 1: of a of a of a free spirit college athletes 85 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:40,800 Speaker 1: student athlete, and then serve my country for four years 86 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:42,640 Speaker 1: when I get out. Now, to give you an idea 87 00:04:42,920 --> 00:04:45,320 Speaker 1: about the money we're talking about here, last month, the 88 00:04:45,360 --> 00:04:49,559 Speaker 1: Pentagon requested a record seven D seventy three billion dollar 89 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:55,120 Speaker 1: budget for three and that included about one point thirty 90 00:04:55,120 --> 00:05:00,760 Speaker 1: two billion dollars in recruiting an advertising costs across the Army, Navy, 91 00:05:00,880 --> 00:05:04,320 Speaker 1: Air Force, Marines, and billions more for basic training and 92 00:05:04,680 --> 00:05:09,440 Speaker 1: so on. So there's money there. And you compare that 93 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:14,200 Speaker 1: to maybe some scholarship costs outside of football and basketball 94 00:05:14,640 --> 00:05:18,480 Speaker 1: with the FBS, it's it's no comparison. I think it's 95 00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:22,680 Speaker 1: only what about six fifty million dollars and scholarships, and 96 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:24,599 Speaker 1: I think it's it's it's a big burden off the 97 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:28,599 Speaker 1: shoulders of athletic directors who are faced with these decisions 98 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 1: of what sports they have to cut. Now. When COVID 99 00:05:31,400 --> 00:05:33,719 Speaker 1: was at its height, we saw a number of schools 100 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:35,880 Speaker 1: wipe out programs, some of the rein state of them, 101 00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:38,360 Speaker 1: but some have not. For instance, last week we had 102 00:05:38,360 --> 00:05:41,120 Speaker 1: the professor on from from Seton Hall and who's talking 103 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:44,240 Speaker 1: how Clemson, a team, a school that gets all kinds 104 00:05:44,240 --> 00:05:47,120 Speaker 1: of money from their football program, wiped out their swimming 105 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:50,600 Speaker 1: program because they didn't have enough money to fund the scholarships. 106 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:54,520 Speaker 1: This would save a program like like Clemson swimming program 107 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:58,400 Speaker 1: well plus two. It would also and you've had this bugaboo, 108 00:05:58,440 --> 00:06:01,119 Speaker 1: and I've had this bugaboo. It could help improve those 109 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:06,080 Speaker 1: locker rooms, especially for women athletes, because there is such 110 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:10,680 Speaker 1: a drop off between the men's locker rooms, especially like 111 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:14,440 Speaker 1: in football, compared when you dropped down to the ladies. Yeah, 112 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:16,960 Speaker 1: that we That was exposed last year during much madness 113 00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:19,760 Speaker 1: when the men were in one city in Indianapolis and 114 00:06:19,760 --> 00:06:21,960 Speaker 1: the women were and I think we're in uh, we're 115 00:06:21,960 --> 00:06:25,280 Speaker 1: in San Antonio. And they showed the weight training room 116 00:06:25,400 --> 00:06:27,560 Speaker 1: that the men had, which was about the size of 117 00:06:27,560 --> 00:06:30,400 Speaker 1: an indoor football field, and the women looked like they 118 00:06:30,400 --> 00:06:32,640 Speaker 1: were in a broom closet with a couple of dumbells 119 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:34,040 Speaker 1: on the floor. And that was it, And that was 120 00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:36,840 Speaker 1: brought to someone's attention, and that was rectified this year. 121 00:06:37,040 --> 00:06:40,760 Speaker 1: For much madness. But but now we want to see 122 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:43,800 Speaker 1: this the secuity and in every single college across the country. 123 00:06:44,279 --> 00:06:47,279 Speaker 1: This is gonna be interesting. And Sportico brought this out 124 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:50,040 Speaker 1: and I'm sure more people are gonna be talking about 125 00:06:50,040 --> 00:06:52,240 Speaker 1: this in months to come. I want to see where 126 00:06:52,240 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 1: that's going to go. Uh. There's another topic, and it 127 00:06:55,560 --> 00:07:00,520 Speaker 1: involves Trevor Bauer. He's been suspended for two seasons by 128 00:07:00,600 --> 00:07:04,760 Speaker 1: Major League Baseball the Los Angeles Dodgers. Picture. He's gonna 129 00:07:04,760 --> 00:07:08,360 Speaker 1: try to appeal the band Lynchy. This is severe. Yeah. 130 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:11,920 Speaker 1: In two thousand fifteen, the Major League Baseball instituted their 131 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:15,000 Speaker 1: new policy on sexual assault and domestic violence, and this 132 00:07:15,040 --> 00:07:18,520 Speaker 1: is the longest uh punitive action that they have taken 133 00:07:18,560 --> 00:07:23,400 Speaker 1: two full years now. In a few years ago, Bauers 134 00:07:23,440 --> 00:07:26,880 Speaker 1: signed a three year, one two million dollar contract with 135 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:29,680 Speaker 1: the Los Angeles Dodgers. He was paid thirty eight million 136 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:33,120 Speaker 1: dollars last year. So far this year, up until the 137 00:07:33,200 --> 00:07:35,520 Speaker 1: ruling came down from Major League Baseball, he's been paid 138 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:38,600 Speaker 1: four million. Should he lose his appeal, he'll forfeit the 139 00:07:38,600 --> 00:07:41,520 Speaker 1: rest of some more than sixty two or sixty three 140 00:07:41,840 --> 00:07:44,720 Speaker 1: million dollars, but he's not eligible to return to baseball 141 00:07:44,840 --> 00:07:50,200 Speaker 1: until nineteen games into the twenty four season. Is that 142 00:07:50,560 --> 00:07:53,440 Speaker 1: the career is that it It would be very tough 143 00:07:53,480 --> 00:07:55,600 Speaker 1: to come back from that. It's a long time away. 144 00:07:55,760 --> 00:07:58,720 Speaker 1: It's it's a thing where I guess the best way 145 00:07:58,720 --> 00:08:01,560 Speaker 1: I can say it is this Trevor Bauer. I know, 146 00:08:01,600 --> 00:08:05,200 Speaker 1: if you're in the fantasy sports you you had Trevor 147 00:08:05,200 --> 00:08:07,840 Speaker 1: Bauer as your pictures, like, hey, I want this guy 148 00:08:07,920 --> 00:08:10,680 Speaker 1: and this and that whatever, and now it just gets 149 00:08:10,720 --> 00:08:14,080 Speaker 1: wiped off the map. But that's the least of his worries. 150 00:08:14,440 --> 00:08:19,640 Speaker 1: If he is found guilty of all of this domestic violence, 151 00:08:20,240 --> 00:08:22,600 Speaker 1: we could be looking at jail time. Well, so far, 152 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:25,160 Speaker 1: he has not been convicted of any crime. He has 153 00:08:25,200 --> 00:08:27,480 Speaker 1: found been up and found by guilty by any court 154 00:08:27,520 --> 00:08:30,800 Speaker 1: of laws so far. But Major League Baseball has the 155 00:08:30,960 --> 00:08:35,240 Speaker 1: right to suspend a player without a criminal conviction. They 156 00:08:35,400 --> 00:08:38,720 Speaker 1: did a deep, extensive investigation to some of the women 157 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:41,960 Speaker 1: who came forward with their claims um and there have 158 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:44,600 Speaker 1: been several other women that have come forward after the 159 00:08:44,640 --> 00:08:47,680 Speaker 1: Major League Baseball made their announcement. But they have the 160 00:08:47,679 --> 00:08:53,400 Speaker 1: authority to suspend players without criminal conviction. Well, that's that's 161 00:08:53,440 --> 00:08:56,800 Speaker 1: my thing, is that Okay, you that can happen. But 162 00:08:56,920 --> 00:08:59,800 Speaker 1: at some point, if if Major League Baseball is doing 163 00:08:59,800 --> 00:09:03,720 Speaker 1: the will somebody in law enforcements saying, hey, we we 164 00:09:03,800 --> 00:09:07,080 Speaker 1: need to look at this more severe. Well, you know, 165 00:09:07,120 --> 00:09:09,200 Speaker 1: I look at the Deshaun Watson case and when some 166 00:09:09,280 --> 00:09:12,240 Speaker 1: of the women who came forward just wouldn't testify in 167 00:09:12,280 --> 00:09:15,600 Speaker 1: the grand jury dropped the case. It's very difficult for 168 00:09:15,679 --> 00:09:18,800 Speaker 1: some It's such a difficult, difficult thing for these women 169 00:09:18,840 --> 00:09:21,320 Speaker 1: first of all, to come forward, and some of them 170 00:09:21,400 --> 00:09:23,880 Speaker 1: just do not feel like going through the grind of 171 00:09:23,920 --> 00:09:26,120 Speaker 1: a trial, being in their day in and day out 172 00:09:26,440 --> 00:09:30,000 Speaker 1: in front of everybody, and they may feel that I 173 00:09:30,080 --> 00:09:32,520 Speaker 1: brought this to it. I brought this to everyone's attention. 174 00:09:32,559 --> 00:09:36,120 Speaker 1: He's been suspended for two years. I'd rather not continue 175 00:09:36,160 --> 00:09:39,400 Speaker 1: any further with this. New Bauer is the sixteenth players 176 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:45,439 Speaker 1: suspended since August. That's back when the Joint Domestic Violent, 177 00:09:45,520 --> 00:09:50,679 Speaker 1: Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy was put into play Boy. 178 00:09:50,200 --> 00:09:53,040 Speaker 1: I guess what I'm trying to say is there have 179 00:09:53,080 --> 00:09:57,000 Speaker 1: been prior suspensions and involved in that as phelipe A Basquez, 180 00:09:57,480 --> 00:10:01,440 Speaker 1: who's serving a jail sentence for sexual assault for a 181 00:10:01,520 --> 00:10:06,440 Speaker 1: thirteen year old girl, and That's what I'm concerned about 182 00:10:06,559 --> 00:10:10,280 Speaker 1: if this expands from Bauer where this could go. But 183 00:10:10,320 --> 00:10:13,880 Speaker 1: we'll see what will happen. You have to keep in 184 00:10:13,960 --> 00:10:17,680 Speaker 1: mind too, that you know the allegations involved. They are 185 00:10:17,720 --> 00:10:21,400 Speaker 1: women that have stepped forward, and it's very hard, like 186 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:23,679 Speaker 1: you said, to step forward, especially now when it get 187 00:10:23,720 --> 00:10:27,520 Speaker 1: if it gets into my law enforcement thing. Uh, it's 188 00:10:27,640 --> 00:10:30,240 Speaker 1: it's gonna be tough. So we'll see where that goes. 189 00:10:31,280 --> 00:10:33,560 Speaker 1: One other thing too, and I'm going to have some 190 00:10:33,600 --> 00:10:37,160 Speaker 1: fun with you. Go ahead, what do you got lame? 191 00:10:37,720 --> 00:10:46,600 Speaker 1: You lost the Orioles, man? H The Orioles come on, man, 192 00:10:47,760 --> 00:10:50,720 Speaker 1: And in the Red Sox are only a half a 193 00:10:50,760 --> 00:10:52,880 Speaker 1: game ahead of the Orioles from the bottom of the 194 00:10:52,880 --> 00:10:55,720 Speaker 1: American League East. That's how bad things have have gotten 195 00:10:55,720 --> 00:10:59,320 Speaker 1: around here. The good news is, though, Michael barr is 196 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:01,600 Speaker 1: that we have two of our winter teams in the playoffs, 197 00:11:01,640 --> 00:11:03,880 Speaker 1: the Celtics and the Bucks, and the Bruins are playing 198 00:11:03,920 --> 00:11:07,199 Speaker 1: the Carolina Hurricanes. So, um, this is that time of 199 00:11:07,240 --> 00:11:09,280 Speaker 1: year we sort of just you know, we just ignore 200 00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:12,080 Speaker 1: the Red Sox until the Bowers and Celtics have have 201 00:11:12,200 --> 00:11:14,680 Speaker 1: won their cup. That we've had our parades and uh, 202 00:11:14,920 --> 00:11:18,160 Speaker 1: victory parades and celebrations, and then we'll check back and 203 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:20,880 Speaker 1: maybe the Red Sox quietly, you know, work their way up, maybe, 204 00:11:21,040 --> 00:11:23,199 Speaker 1: you know, half game behind the Yankees in first place. 205 00:11:23,280 --> 00:11:25,360 Speaker 1: Now you got a little smack and he smack smack 206 00:11:25,440 --> 00:11:29,600 Speaker 1: from the Milwaukee bucks Man Game one Celtics. But like 207 00:11:29,640 --> 00:11:32,360 Speaker 1: you said, I mean, that's why they made him seven 208 00:11:33,720 --> 00:11:36,040 Speaker 1: happen in this anything could happen. But I watching the 209 00:11:36,080 --> 00:11:38,080 Speaker 1: honest playboy. I tell you he is the best player 210 00:11:38,360 --> 00:11:40,680 Speaker 1: on the planet. He did something in game number one 211 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:43,240 Speaker 1: and Michael Jordan's probably done it, but he got an 212 00:11:43,240 --> 00:11:46,120 Speaker 1: assist on one of his own baskets. He was trapped 213 00:11:46,720 --> 00:11:49,040 Speaker 1: right inside the lane. He just threw the ball off 214 00:11:49,040 --> 00:11:52,319 Speaker 1: the backboard and got it and just slammed it. And 215 00:11:52,400 --> 00:11:55,880 Speaker 1: so he gets the two points and he gets the assistance. Yeah, 216 00:11:55,920 --> 00:12:01,360 Speaker 1: I did see that, Okay, Staton Racker. I mean, I mean, 217 00:12:01,400 --> 00:12:02,880 Speaker 1: that's that's something when we used to do when we 218 00:12:02,880 --> 00:12:06,760 Speaker 1: were playing horse all right off the flagpole in my hand. 219 00:12:07,520 --> 00:12:10,720 Speaker 1: I'm yeah, I did see that. I'm like, oh man, 220 00:12:10,840 --> 00:12:12,960 Speaker 1: it's like at first, when I saw the clip, I'm like, 221 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:15,520 Speaker 1: waitt's see that right, It's like and then they we 222 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:19,000 Speaker 1: played and I'm like, that was pretty good. Hey, listen, 223 00:12:19,080 --> 00:12:21,120 Speaker 1: let me put it this way. At least the Bruins 224 00:12:21,160 --> 00:12:23,600 Speaker 1: are in the playoffs. The Red Wings we got our 225 00:12:23,679 --> 00:12:27,200 Speaker 1: notes like thank you fans for supporting us, see you 226 00:12:27,320 --> 00:12:31,920 Speaker 1: next season. Like, okay, that's very good, thank you very much. 227 00:12:32,920 --> 00:12:36,000 Speaker 1: Good luck to you, Lynchy. I hope later on that 228 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:38,680 Speaker 1: the Bruins and I hope later on that the Celtics 229 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:41,480 Speaker 1: can do some damage. Man, we do too. It makes uh, 230 00:12:41,679 --> 00:12:43,800 Speaker 1: it makes it a great pleasant spring, and it gives 231 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:46,520 Speaker 1: you something to do. Every single name I'll live through 232 00:12:46,559 --> 00:12:50,920 Speaker 1: you by This has spent the Bloomberg Business of Sports podcast. 233 00:12:51,240 --> 00:12:55,240 Speaker 1: We're here each and every Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday talking 234 00:12:55,240 --> 00:12:56,920 Speaker 1: about some of the biggest topics in the world with 235 00:12:56,960 --> 00:12:59,880 Speaker 1: sports on Michael Varne and I'm Mike Lynch And do 236 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:03,640 Speaker 1: do not forget to download this show wherever you get 237 00:13:03,640 --> 00:13:04,280 Speaker 1: your pockets.