{"id":2126809,"date":"2026-09-03T18:13:38","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T15:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2126809"},"modified":"2026-09-03T18:13:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T15:13:38","slug":"congressman-eric-burlison-trashes-l-a-dodgers-best-team-money-can-buy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2126809","title":{"rendered":"Congressman Eric Burlison Trashes L.A. Dodgers, &#8216;Best Team Money Can Buy&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/3b\/16by9\/2026\/09\/03\/3be9731b2853477cb6797a85e884bc58_xl.png&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink article--sponsor-internal sponsor-tmz-in-dc\">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Congressman Eric Burlison<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Trashes Dodgers &#8230;<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">Best Team Money Can Buy!!!<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-03T11:13:38-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              September 3, 2026<br \/>\n                            11:13 AM PDT<\/time><span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>\n                                                                Updated <time class=\"updated-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-03T12:49:55-07:00\"><br \/>\n                                  September 3, 2026<br \/>\n                                12:49 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-8a411e7451530b91ce0542028a0635d5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-cae0ea16-ee59-4201-a137-2a229cc1a5bd-1085014403-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/67\/16by9\/2026\/09\/03\/67ef616ad2bd4e9ea5360c282c1b9c2a_md.png\" alt=\"090326 eric burlison kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-cae0ea16-ee59-4201-a137-2a229cc1a5bd-1085014403-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">TAKIN&#8217; SHOTS<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/eric-burlison-mlb-world-series-09-03-2026\/\">Video: Eric Burlison Talks Baseball<\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ DC<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-372632b19593867c700e353951e0799c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Congressman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/eric-burlison\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Eric Burlison<\/strong><\/a> used TMZ D.C.&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/jacob-wasserman\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Jacob<\/strong><\/a>for batting practice while talkin&#8217; about &#8220;The Show&#8221; outside the Capitol, savagely trolling the Dodgers!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ceb9478591fa301a011b456e45fca0d4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Burlison, who reps Missouri in the House, was choppin&#8217; it up with the TMZ guys in the nation&#8217;s capital on Thursday &#8230; when a friendly convo turned into a heated baseball debate.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-01805f775b6f7565b2a0891691990680\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/charlie-cotton\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Charlie Cotton<\/strong><\/a> asked Burlison what he did to relax, offering up a softball &#8230; only for him to send back a four-seamer, high and tight.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-0a099ff9dea5afb62578ae2b02b9c5d7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>&#8220;I follow TMZ, and I watch the Cardinals destroy the Dodgers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-c348268f1c91ed7f4d1a6e530b9306c5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260404_64e2c711e5644856a0ddc524b97fe057\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:dca53afa-b579-424a-8019-5623caba03f7\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/64\/4by3\/2026\/04\/04\/64e2c711e5644856a0ddc524b97fe057_md.jpg\" alt=\"dodgers-sub-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2d3663669915b0d28dfd55179aec642c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Then Burlison went in on L.A.&#8217;s mega payroll.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ab89910e07809d95b60f04c1f398d2b3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>&#8220;Our payroll is [$92 million]. What&#8217;s your payroll?&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2617024f99575668f7fedeb01207b98f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The answer &#8230; a whopping 336.5 million!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3ea2c0281773ff6d266a7e7d88979928\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260903_b1c5f0cb6495431db0980c4f514557bc\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:dca53afa-b579-424a-8019-5623caba03f7\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/b1\/4by3\/2026\/09\/03\/b1c5f0cb6495431db0980c4f514557bc_md.png\" alt=\"090326 eric burlison jacob wasserman sub\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-32f1a5a2568863f16f793e20a13dc4b0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Jacob clapped back, pointing to L.A.&#8217;s rings. &#8220;Payroll? It&#8217;s not about the payroll, okay? It&#8217;s about getting that W. World Series champs!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ec74063ab6535f7b345ea8fbc9f64810\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Wanna count &#8216;chips? Bet, Burlison said.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-f958f5d3d5452839fae7c66472f99288\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>&#8220;I think we have more than you. So I&#8217;m just, like, you could do a little bit of research. We actually have a lot more World Series wins.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2f62a635c64ade0491188633f80c7de1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20251120_864f24db9912472bb144edee1b18ab0c\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:dca53afa-b579-424a-8019-5623caba03f7\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/86\/4by3\/2025\/11\/20\/864f24db9912472bb144edee1b18ab0c_md.jpg\" alt=\"dodgers-world-series-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-5a1c034175521d1956a13d3b5d06b6a4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>He&#8217;s not wrong. Cardinals 11, Dodgers 9 &#8212; even if L.A. has been the team of the moment.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-7f274b729efcfca8fc840c9e54b419cf\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Then came the closer from Burlison, who tied the team&#8217;s success to their massive budget.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-1c482d45107ff060dfe7f22f57bdd734\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>&#8220;The Dodgers have the best team money can buy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-95a1404639d0090255ee56161e4c01b9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink 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