Analytics, nerds, and preserving spectacle

Our man Ryan Glasspiegel of Front Office Sports is here to discuss how Ross Barkan and others are joining his MLB > NBA bandwagon. Is it true? What are the numbers to support the idea that MLB has surpassed the NBA? Topics! Include!

* World Baseball Classic Buzz: Is our media rooting against us?

* Rob Manfred’s Reforms

* One fascinating theory on why March Madness is fading from culture

* Why did the PGA Tour outlast Liv Golf?

* The strange bedfellows in Iran War media coverage

* JD Vance getting surpassed by Marco Rubio as next president on Kalshi?