Best of the Nats on WJFK/WTEM: What's next after MASN settlement?

The Sports Junkies

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🗓️ 9 March 2025

⏱️ 89 minutes

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The best conversations about the Nationals from The Sports Junkies, BMitch & Finlay, Grant & Danny, and The Kevin Sheehan Show during the week of March 3-7. This week's discussion focused on the long-awaited settlement of the Nationals dispute with MASN. Puck News reporter John Ourand breaks down the deal, while Grant and Danny wonder what it means for the team's future payrolls. Kyle Finnegan joins the Junkies in the wake of signing his new contract, and WaPo's Barry Svrluga checks in from spring training.

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0:00.0	If you miss the keyword for the buckets and bets contest, that's okay.
0:05.0	We're going to give it away two more times before the show is done today.
0:09.5	So keep listening for that keyword.
0:11.8	We'll give it away again soon.
0:14.3	We'll alert you when it's about to be revealed.
0:17.0	Nice.
0:17.8	All right.
0:18.0	So we wanted to get into Barry's Reluga's column he wrote for the Washington Post.
0:24.1	Massen provided cover for the learner family.
0:26.9	Those days are over with the Massen resolution now.
0:32.1	That news broke yesterday.
0:34.8	Now there's no more excuse for the learners as far as, well, our hands are tied because
0:38.5	of the Massen deal.
0:39.8	We're not getting the revenue stream that we should be getting from the TV side.
0:44.0	We know that their games will be broadcast on MASS in this season, but then in 2026 and
0:49.5	beyond, they will be crafting their own broadcasting rights deal.
0:55.4	So they should.
0:56.4	They're a free agent.
0:57.4	They are a free agent.
0:58.6	While they may have been using that as an excuse,
1:01.6	I never gave them that excuse.
1:04.8	I think most fans were disappointed that they didn't go out and do more in the off-season.
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