DK's Daily Shot of Pirates: The cure-all that doesn't involve labor

DK Pittsburgh Sports: Daily podcasts on Steelers, Penguins, Pirates!

DK Pittsburgh Sports

Hockey, Steelers, Penguins, Football, Nfl, Matt Williamson, Nhl, Pittsburgh, Mlb, Baseball, Dejan Kovacevic, Dk Pittsburgh Sports, Pittsburgh Penguin, Pittsburgh Pirates, Pittsburgh Steelers, Sports, Pirates

4.6 • 832 Ratings

🗓️ 3 January 2022

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

There are many issues that are causing the strike between the MLBPA and MLB with many involving labor as part of the dispute. The key that could help the economics of MLB is the fact that cable companies are dying a slow, painful death and this is the perfect opportunity for the league and it's players to get involved in attempts to make more revenue for all involved. Hear award-winning columnist Dejan Kovacevic's Daily Shots of Steelers, Penguins and Pirates -- three separate podcasts -- every weekday morning on the DK Pittsburgh Sports podcasting network, available on all platforms: https://linktr.ee/dkpghsports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This holiday season, Amazon brings you an unmissable month of festive football.
0:07.0	What a fantastic night of football.
0:10.0	Including 10 Premier League games.
0:13.0	It doesn't get much better than that.
0:17.0	And Tuesday's UEFA Champions League must watch match.
0:22.3	The biggest live games from the biggest leagues all wrapped up.
0:28.0	It's on Prime.
0:33.4	This comes a little late for Christmas.
0:41.2	But how about a way for Major League Baseball to solve its economic imbalance by simply
0:48.1	waiting?
0:49.5	Good morning to you.
0:50.5	Good Monday morning.
0:51.3	I'm Dan Kovachvich of D.K. Pittsburgh Sports.
0:53.4	And this is Daily Shot of Pirates. It comes your way bright and Dan Kovachovich of D.K. Pittsburgh Sports, and this is
0:54.1	Daily Shot of Pirates. It comes your way bright and early every weekday. If you're into football
0:58.9	and or hockey, I also offer up daily shots of Steelers and Penguins right where you found this.
1:06.4	No, there's been no progress, no breakthrough, nothing of the kind as it relates to the ongoing lockout and all related labor disputes.
1:19.3	But there is a way. There is a way for Major League Baseball to attain reasonable economic balance by simply waiting on one particular revenue stream to totally dry up.
1:41.1	That, of course, is cable TV. Now, in case you haven't heard, cable TV is struggling just a little bit.
1:51.6	People are engaged in what's commonly known now as cord cutting all over creation. Tired of the
1:58.7	high bills, tired of being charged for channels that they don't watch, tired of the high bills, tired of being charged for channels that they don't watch,
2:04.0	tired of the impeccable customer service one comes to expect from an industry that tells you,
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