Bob Pompeani
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
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When you get to the finals, you're dealing with it's elite on elite.
Right.
But leading up to it, there are a lot of games.
Take us back to the negotiating table.
You're sitting there as an owner.
You know they want this.
This is a chip that you use to your advantage to get something else in a negotiation.
Are you going to say to those guys, okay, that's simple enough.
Let them play, right?
Yeah.
So that's how that goes.
I mean, yes, you don't want to see injuries happen, but they will.
In that situation, you're risking it.
Yes, but they want to risk it.
They want to win a gold medal.
They love that competition.
How about if you're Four Nations?
To me, if you're going to do this, you get rid of the All-Star game, you put it in the middle of the season.
At least guys are ramped up.
You could treat it like an All-Star game, but it's a World Baseball classic if you want that television advantage that comes with it.