DK's Daily Shot of Pirates: Why would owners want balance?

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4.6 • 832 Ratings

🗓️ 18 January 2022

⏱️ 14 minutes

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There are a multitude of teams throughout Major League Baseball that spend to their max and have player contracts that are higher than the Pittsburgh Pirates' entire payroll. So, why would those teams be looking for competitive balance? 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	So why is it that the owners would want greater competitive balance?
0:44.1	Good morning to you.
0:45.0	Good Tuesday morning.
0:46.6	I'm Dan Kovachvich of D.K. Pittsburgh Sports.
0:48.8	This is Daily Shot of Pirates.
0:50.4	Comes your way bright and early every weekday.
0:52.1	If you're into football and or hockey.
0:54.5	I also offer up daily shots of Steelers and Penguins where you found this.
1:01.1	We talk a lot about on this program how Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh market, the Pittsburgh
1:08.6	pirates would benefit from greater competitive balance economically throughout the sport.
1:16.3	None of it's a miracle cure.
1:19.0	You still have to be pretty good at what you're doing management-wise.
1:23.6	But at least, it's a fair fight at the outset.
1:29.0	That part is obvious.
1:32.1	The part that might not be as obvious to some is why the owners would want it.
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