Rob Manfred
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But I'm just saying, you know, when you make a change like that, you've got to think all the way through these unforeseen examples.
You know, I mean, it really is.
I have never...
And, you know, really, until I got elected commissioner, all I did was labor relations.
That's how I made my living.
I've never been in a negotiation where before the first piece of paper went across the table, I or anyone I represented was out there saying, this we absolutely will not talk about.
I just think it's a hard way to begin a negotiation.
It's been a โ this has been a multi-year effort and focus for us.
And, you know, sometimes you get lucky.
Things come together in a way.
Who doesn't love that?
And you know what?
You make my first point.
We are lucky.
We have โ
an unbelievably appealing, talented group of players in the game right now.
I mean, just great personalities, great, great players, you know, have accomplished unbelievable things very, very early in their career, number one.
Number two, this generation of players is a little different.
You know, they are much more social media savvy, much more โ
you know, attuned to the idea that they're a brand and that brand has value to them and that they work with us and at the idea of promoting themselves.