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On the 596th Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including an unexpected hiccup in the Milwaukee Brewers‘ run to their first World Series.
More than a decade ago, the Brewers sold 1,000 “Timeless Tickets” at a cost of $1,000. The buyers received the right to redeem the tickets for access to any future Brewers games and—as should have been expected—most of them have waited for the team to return to the World Series. Now, however, a number of fans are frustrated with how the team has gone about honoring the terms.
The hosts talk about how a good idea from 2015 has turned into a missed opportunity in 2026. The team should not only honor the tickets, but go overboard to celebrate the avid fans who bought them. Pre-game gatherings, field access, special merch and free food are just a few of those opportunities, the hosts say.
Next they talk about the season-ending injury for Jalen Hurts. The Philadelphia Eagles quarterback has blood clots in his lungs, and subsequent reporting has prompted criticism about how the NFL team handled his injury. Hurts reportedly played the team’s Oct. 11 game against the Jaguars in London after being advised not to go to sleep the night before. That opens a discussion about what happens when a team’s interests diverge from those of an athlete when it comes to injuries and treatment. This can sometimes be even further complicated by a sponsorship relationship a team has with its medical partners.
They close by talking through a pair of college football topics. Have new financial realities given birth to unfireable coaches? And what does the expanded 24-team College Football Playoff say about college football, its charm and its future?
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