Capitalism Runs Amok in the People’s Republic of Berkeley, CA

Steve and Chris start off the show talking about the new California law that allows college athletes to profit off their notoriety. Is this an existential threat to the existence of the NCAA? Do they deserve to be toppled? Are no institutions and traditions sacred? Will the next self made sports mogul be a Women’s Volleyball player? These are just some of the big questions we wrestle with. Then its off to hardball talk where we discuss a recent NBC report on the number of foul ball injuries in Major League parks and the relative poverty of the Colorado Rockies (Spoiler alert: They are financially fine). We finish by checking in on NFL ratings through the Petri dish of the Thursday Night Football product.