re: Last night delivered a whopping 18.9 rating with a peak of 25.5

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Baseball is the number two sport in this country. The problem with baseball is everyone follows their team and once they are out of the playoffs stop watching. Baseball is number 2...it's not really even debatable.

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A few years ago, the MLB and ESPN agreed on an 8 year 5.6 billion dollar deal.

Last year, the NBA and ESPN agreed on a 9 year 24 billion dollar deal.

Gee, I wonder why ESPN would pay so much more for the NBA?????

You turn on the TV and you see commercial after commercial from NBA players whether it is State Farm, BBVA Compass, Under Armour, Nike, Sprite, Kia, etc...

Hardly any commercials for baseball players.

Follow the money, and it's clear which league is on top, because these companies are investing much more heavily in the NBA than MLB.