The Morning Line

The Morning Line

How Much Is Enough?

The answer to every question is, Money

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Paul Daugherty
Nov 10, 2025
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How much is enough?

When it comes to the number of zeroes on a bottom line. . . how many will satisfy us? Amassing great fortunes satisfies on many levels. Financially, egotistically, competitively, power-fully. He who dies with the most toys. . .

Emmanuel Clase, once the best closer in baseball, is supposed to make $6 million in ‘26 as part of a 5-year, $20 million contract with the Cleveland Guardians. That’s assuming he isn’t spending the rest of his life in jail. It’s a decent assumption, given he’s accused of rigging pitches during MLB games, to make money for degenerate prop-bettors.

Allegedly, Clase was paid as little as $5,000 to do so.

How much is enough?

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