Behind the Line

Major League Baseball had a tough week. The week started with Rob Manfred being embarrassed by overreacting to the Trevor Bauer situation. The week got progressively worse for Major League Baseball...as ratings and attendance for the Wild Card Round were disastrous.

We reveal and react to MLB ratings for the postseason. We question why Rob Manfred started the MLB Playoffs during the middle of the afternoon on Tuesday. We explain the biggest problem in Major League Baseball...while also explaining why Major League Baseball will never be a TV-friendly product.

Megan Rapinoe played her final home game in the NWSL on Friday night at Lumen Field in Seattle. The mainstream media is celebrating Megan Rapinoe...claiming she drew a record-breaking crowd for her final home game with the OL Reign. However...the final game of Megan Rapinoe was actually played in front of a half-empty stadium.

We reveal and react to the attendance for the final home game of Megan Rapinoe. We discuss the career of Megan Rapinoe...and the negative impact Megan Rapinoe had on women's sports. We also question the future of Megan Rapinoe...and whether she has political aspirations.

Lorne Michaels announced this week that Saturday Night Live would be returning to NBC next weekend. SNL used to be a fixture in mainstream pop culture...but Saturday Night Live has experienced a steady ratings decline since 2017.

We discuss the SNL ratings decline...and explain why Saturday Night Live is struggling for relevancy. We point to the lack of star power on the cast...and Lorne Michaels inability to create new stars in the past decade. We also explain the real reason for the decline of Saturday Night Live...and predict another SNL ratings failure this season.

Colin Kaepernick has spent the last six years pleading for another opportunity to play football. Colin Kaepernick has essentially been begging for another chance...with the NFL consistently rejecting him. Recently...The Rock offered Colin Kaepernick a role in the XFL.

Instead of accepting the offer...Colin Kaepernick turned down the opportunity. We discuss Colin Kaepernick turning down the XFL...and how this proves that Colin Kaepernick has no interest in returning to football. We also discuss how the media has turned against Colin Kaepernick...and explain how his time in the spotlight is coming to an end.

WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert is expected to officially announce the expansion of the WNBA on Thursday. The WNBA along with the media have been pushing for expansion of the league...claiming that the WNBA is experiencing a period of unprecedented growth. However...this supposed growth in the WNBA is an illusion.

We react to the expansion of the WNBA...and explain why expanding the league could lead to the demise of the WNBA. We analyze attendance figures throughout the 27-year existence of the WNBA...while also analyzing the current value of WNBA franchises. We explain how Cathy Engelbert is using expansion to show the illusion of growth...and explain why the WNBA has no business expanding the league.

The mainstream media has spent the last five months...hyping the return of Jimmy Kimmel and the trio of late-night hosts. Monday night...Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert...all made their immaculate return to late-night TV. While the mainstream media is claiming ratings success...ratings for Jimmy Kimmel and the others were far from impressive.

We reveal and react to late-night ratings. We explain why Jimmy Kimmel was number one in the ratings Monday night...and why this is unlikely to be the case going forward. We also explain the real problem in late-night television...and the reason Greg Gutfeld is so successful.

ESPN has made their political leanings abundantly clear over the last decade. Over the last few years...ESPN has shifted from being dedicated solely to sports to allowing woke politics to permeate their airwaves. However...with ESPN refusing to broadcast and promote a recent documentary by Ibram Kendi...could this be a sign that ESPN is beginning to shift away from being woke?

We discuss this recently released documentary by Ibram Kendi...and ESPN refusal to promote it. We discuss ESPN burying the documentary on ESPN Plus...instead of broadcasting it on their main network. If this truly represents a political shift at ESPN...is it too little too late?

Pat McAfee made the decision to sign a multi-million-dollar deal with ESPN this summer...which brought the Pat McAfee show to the network. When Pat McAfee signed this contract and joined ESPN...his expectations for ratings were high. Unfortunately for Pat McAfee...his show has failed to deliver the desired ratings at ESPN.

We reveal and react to Pat McAfee ratings through his first month at ESPN. We compare Pat McAfee ratings to other shows on ESPN. We discuss Pat McAfee initial ratings struggles...and give a few reasons as to why Pat McAfee isn't resonating with the ESPN audience. We also question the long-term future with Pat McAfee at ESPN.

Whoopi Goldberg and the ladies of The View invited South Carolina Congresswoman Nancy Mace on the show Monday morning. The topic of conversation was centered around a divisive issue...and Whoopi Goldberg proceeded to display the hypocrisy that's prevalent on The View.

We reveal and react to a clip of The View featuring Nancy Mace. We dispute several points made by Whoopi Goldberg...and question where this same sentiment was when The View was blasting Ron DeSantis for protecting young people. We also question why Sunny Hostin was silent during this segment...and provide a possible reason for Sunny Hostin silence.

Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the New York Jets in a thrilling game on Sunday Night Football. However...NFL players weren't the stars of the game last night. The NBC broadcast was overly focused on the reactions of Taylor Swift.

We discuss the NFL overly promoting the relationship between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce...and the detrimental impact it could have on the league. We discuss NFL fans getting agitated with the overpromotion of Taylor Swift. We explain how Taylor Swift is a distraction from the game...and how Taylor Swift could turn NFL fans against Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs.