Welcome to the sports section of the Good Pirate Ship RedState, reporting from somewhere below deck. There’s a lot happening, so let’s dive into what Sammy the Shark and Karl the Kraken are up to…

It seems they’re not focusing on diet plans.

In other news, the World Series has wrapped up with the Los Angeles Dodgers defeating the Toronto Blue Jays. While some fans are heralding this as the “Greatest World Series Ever,” I’m not sold. Toronto’s performance in Games Six and Seven was marred by critical mistakes. Los Angeles capitalized on Toronto’s errors, clinching the victory. The Dodgers proved they are the top team in baseball, shaky bullpen and all. In contrast, the Blue Jays repeatedly missed opportunities to score, failing to advance runners when it mattered most. They have only themselves to blame for missing the championship.

As we shift to the off-season, the market may not feature megastars like Shohei Ohtani, but it does offer plenty of notable talent. Players like Cody Bellinger, Kyle Schwarber, Kyle Tucker, and Ranger Suarez are available for teams willing to invest. If the Dodgers continue their trend of spending freely, it will fuel ongoing debates about the fairness of baseball’s salary structure. As noted on October 30, 2025, the issue isn’t that Los Angeles is flouting rules, but that the current system allows for such disparities, enabling teams with minimal payrolls to remain profitable despite poor performance.

Players seem unconcerned about salary disparities, clinging to the belief that eventually all teams will spend at levels akin to the Dodgers or Mets. However, this is unlikely. Players resist discussing a salary cap or a minimum team salary base. Other major sports have shown that a salary cap, along with a floor, does not prevent star players from earning top pay, while benefiting players league-wide. These structures enable all teams to compete, regardless of market size. This may disappoint some, such as when the NBA championship featured the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers instead of marquee teams like the Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks. But that’s reality. The allure of big cities doesn’t guarantee they get everything they want, much like the plots of Hallmark Channel Christmas movies.

The players couldn’t care less about their own as long as the delusion holds that sooner or later, every team will start spending on a Dodgers or Mets-like level. They will not. In addition to refusing to discuss a salary cap, the players are equally adamant about not having a minimum team salary base established. Never mind how the other three major sports have amply demonstrated that a salary ceiling, combined with a floor, does not preclude top players from getting top dollar while benefitting all players throughout their respective leagues. Or, how such structures allow all teams to compete regardless of location. This is doubtless to the chagrin of some; for example, one can imagine the NBA was less than enthralled this past spring when the championship came down to the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Indiana Pacers as compared to, say, the Los Angeles Lakers and the New York Knicks. But of such is real life. The big city and the bright lights do not automatically get a free pass to getting whatsoever its concrete and neon heart desires, as anyone who has ever watched a Hallmark Channel Christmas movie can attest.

So, baseball seems headed toward a vicious lockout following the 2026 season, said season most likely ending with the Dodgers becoming the first team since the 1998-2000 New York Yankees to win three championships in a row. Like the Dodgers of today, the Yankees of that time were the best team money could buy. Unlike what will most likely befall the Dodgers of today, the Yankees had the opportunity to go for four in a row but lost the 2001 World Series to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Los Angeles will not be in the 2027 World Series as there will not be one.

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