Michael Schur: I saw a stat that you may have also seen: in 2024, the amount of money bet on sports was higher than the combined amount of money that was spent on, like, music, movies, streaming services—every other form of entertainment. Video games.

Joe Posnanski: Combined.

Schur: Combined, yes! It was $168 billion or something like that. This is a blood-sucking leech situation where these companies are going to happily destroy the host. This parasite will destroy the host if it means that they increase their profits by a certain amount. And the leagues have opened the door to this. They've invited them in with the idea that like, 'No, it's actually good to partner with them and we share the revenue and blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.' The leagues now have to go like, 'OK, wait, hang on a second. Hang on. There needs to be rules to this.'“

Posnanski: But will they?

Schur: I don't think so, but that's what they should do.”

-- from The PosCast with Joe Posnanski & Michael Schur: “Sports Have Never Been Better... or More Precarious,” Nov 12, 2025. I tuned in to the episode hoping to hear some talk about the recent and great World Series, and we did get some of that, but most of it was this scourge that Ted Olson, New Jersey and the U.S. Supreme Court have unleashed upon not just the sports world but the world. Also recommend Michael Lewis' podcast on the topic. I find it all revolting, part of the loutish turn in all aspects of American life, and I'm grateful there are a few sane, articulate voices out there to remind us of what we should be. And yes, Michael Schur should be Commissionier of Baseball. Or Michael Lewis, I don't care. One of the Michaels. Anyone but the current guy.