Kammala wannan jumla: Marubuci kuma marubucin jawabin shugaban kasa Curt Smith ya ci gaba da cewa yarjejeniyar Major League Baseball da CBS Sports ita ce "wasanni na wasanni
Exxon Valdez. " Wannan shi ne abin da ya faru. Idan wasan ƙwallon baseball ya daraja tallata ƙasa da aka bayar ta "Wasan mako", in ji Smith, da ba zai taɓa tsara shirin saurin kuɗi ba wanda ya yanke mafi yawan masu kallo. "Rashin daidaito ne", in ji Smith, "a sami wasanni 175 da kashi 60 cikin dari na ƙasar [yana nufin yarjejeniyar gidan talabijin na Major League Baseball da ESPN, wanda a lokacin ana samunsa a kusan kashi 60 cikin dari na ƙasar] da kuma wasanni 16 da suka rage". Ya daɗa: "Wasan ƙwallon baseball ya biya farashi mai girma domin ba a ganinsa kuma ba a tunaninsa. Ya kai hari kan talakawa da matsakaitan talakawa wanda ya zama zuciyar wasan ƙwallon baseball.... A ƙarshe, 'yan talla sun soma ɗaukan wasan ƙwallon baseball a matsayin kuturta".