{"id":"1793785863551-sports-segment","slug":"dodgers-ratings-spark-baseball-fight","title":"Dodgers ratings spark baseball fight","summary":"The first two entries are accurate: the 2005 White Sox went 11-1, losing only ALCS Game 1, sweeping the ALDS and World Series for their first title since 1917; the 1999 Yankees went 11-1, sweeping the ALDS and World Series. ESPN story/headline about a historic Man United Champions League comeback and Michael Carrick's job; not a user claim requiring a verdict. ESPN match report: Barcelona beat Aston Villa and Lamine Yamal made history; treated as news, not independently fact-checked here. Transfer rumor/opinion; no factual claim to verify. NFL Week 9 preview/opinion column; no factual claim to verify.","publishedAt":"2026-11-04T09:51:03.551Z","channel":{"id":"sports","name":"Oncast Sports","language":"en"},"show":"Late Scores","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: The first two entries are accurate: the 2005 White Sox went 11-1, losing only ALCS Game 1, sweeping the ALDS and World Series for their first title since 1917; the 1999 Yankees went 11-1, sweeping the ALDS and World Series. ESPN story/headline about a historic Man United Champions League comeback and Michael Carrick's job; not a user claim requiring a verdict. ESPN match report: Barcelona beat Aston Villa and Lamine Yamal made history; treated as news, not independently fact-checked here. Transfer rumor/opinion; no factual claim to verify. NFL Week 9 preview/opinion column; no factual claim to verify.\nSource: Baseball-Reference.com NAMES: none. POST news:93467dc2055cc275: NOCLAIM ESPN NAMES: Man United = Manchester United; Carrick = Michael Carrick, former Man United (https://x.com/gretzbro/status/2117751465309876649)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"The first two entries are accurate: the 2005 White Sox went 11-1, losing only ALCS Game 1, sweeping the ALDS and World Series for their first title since 1917; the 1999 Yankees went 11-1, sweeping the ALDS and World Series. ESPN story/headline about a historic Man United Champions League comeback and Michael Carrick's job; not a user claim requiring a verdict. ESPN match report: Barcelona beat Aston Villa and Lamine Yamal made history; treated as news, not independently fact-checked here. Transfer rumor/opinion; no factual claim to verify. NFL Week 9 preview/opinion column; no factual claim to verify.","sourceName":"Baseball-Reference.com NAMES: none. POST news:93467dc2055cc275: NOCLAIM ESPN NAMES: Man United = Manchester United; Carrick = Michael Carrick, former Man United","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/gretzbro/status/2117751465309876649","claim":"Top 10 Most Dominant MLB Postseason Runs Would you change anything? 1. 2005 White Sox — 11-1 Lost only ALCS Game 1 to the Angels. Swept the ALDS and World Series behind elite pitching. First title since 1917. 2. 1999 Yankees — 11-1 Swept the ALDS and World Series. Only","author":"gretz (@gretzbro)"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/gretzbro/status/2117751465309876649","name":"Baseball-Reference.com NAMES: none. POST news:93467dc2055cc275: NOCLAIM ESPN NAMES: Man United = Manchester United; Carrick = Michael Carrick, former Man United","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"gretz (@gretzbro)"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1793785863551-sports-segment-dodgers-ratings-spark-baseball-fight","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/sports","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1793785863551-sports-segment-dodgers-ratings-spark-baseball-fight","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1793785863551-sports-segment-dodgers-ratings-spark-baseball-fight and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Liam","text":"Ian Miller on X says the 'Dodgers are bad for baseball' crowd has it backwards — World Series ratings are 30 percent higher when LA is in it."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Thirty percent? Check that number, Liam, because that's not what the actual ratings showed."},{"host":"Liam","text":"It's close enough — the point is the Dodgers pull big audiences. People watch them, that's good for the sport."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"No, no, you can't just throw out that stat. The real number was the best ratings in seven years, but that's because of the Yankees and Ohtani, not the Dodgers' payroll."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Oh come on, the Dodgers were half that series. You're telling me people tuned in just for the Yankees? Ohtani supposedly brought millions of new fans from Japan."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Ohtani brought them, and he happens to play for LA. Swap him to the Pirates and nobody watches. The Dodgers aren't the draw — the star is."},{"host":"Liam","text":"But that's exactly the point! The Dodgers went out and got the biggest star, and the league is better for it. You can't punish a team for trying to win."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"I'm not punishing anyone. I'm saying the 'fans hate the Dodgers' thing has some truth — they've won three of the last five, they buy everyone. It's bad for competition when one team has all the money."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Bad for competition? They lost the World Series last year! The Padres took them to five games. You know what's bad for competition? Owners who won't spend a dime and cry poor."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Yeah, but you're defending a team with a three-hundred million dollar payroll. The gap is real, and the ratings don't make it fair."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Fair? The Dodgers built from within too. Will Smith, Gavin Lux, Bobby Miller — they develop. And the ratings prove fans love watching them. MLB should be thrilled."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Thrilled that one market is booming and half the league is tanking? Attendance in Pittsburgh and Oakland says otherwise."},{"host":"Liam","text":"That's an ownership problem, not a Dodgers problem. Stan Kasten said Ohtani changed their stadium demographics completely. Japanese tourists supposedly quadrupled since 2019."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"The Ohtani effect is real, I'll give you that. MLB's own guy said Asian viewership rose 32 percent. But that's Ohtani, not the Dodgers' brand."},{"host":"Liam","text":"So if Ohtani went to the Angels again, they'd be drawing that? No chance. LA's market, their history, the star power together — that's what draws."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Fine, the Dodgers are a ratings machine. But don't tell me they're good for the sport when half the league can't compete. The ratings jump is real, but the 30 percent claim doesn't hold up."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Okay, the exact number was off. But the direction is right. People want to watch the best teams, and the Dodgers are one of them."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Speaking of dominant teams, someone posted their top ten most dominant MLB postseason runs. gretz on X has the 2005 White Sox at number one — 11 and 1, only loss was ALCS Game 1."},{"host":"Liam","text":"11 and 1 is great, but they played the Astros in the World Series that year. The '99 Yankees swept a better Braves team and the Rangers. I'd flip those."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"You can't knock the White Sox for their opponents. They swept the ALDS and World Series, and their pitching was insane — four straight complete games in the playoffs."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Four complete games? In 2005? That's a different era. The '99 Yankees had Rivera, Jeter, and swept a 100-win Rangers team. No contest."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"You're just a Yankees homer. The White Sox run was pure dominance. First title since 1917, they earned that top spot."},{"host":"Liam","text":"I'm not a homer, I respect history. But the Yankees lost one game in the entire postseason too, and they beat better teams. Let's not pretend it's close."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Agree to disagree on the ranking, but the list is a fun argument. That 2005 White Sox team doesn't get enough credit."}]}