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The Franchise Mirage: Sacramento’s Illusion of Big-League Glory”
Episode 1 of Half Truth, Full Ledgers cracks open the shiny promise of Sacramento’s Major League Baseball dreams and exposes the math that kills them. The show dives into why expansion in 2026 isn’t about fandom or market potential — it’s about which city is willing to hand over the largest public subsidy. From Las Vegas to Salt Lake City, other cities are shoveling hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars into ballpark projects, while Sacramento’s financial cupboard is bare. We explore the ghosts of the Golden 1 Center debt, the politics of billionaire welfare, and the cold, historical truth…
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