On Selig
I got mad about people talking trash about Bud Selig. I responded.
Gotta love the ignorant Bud-hating. The Brewers have sucked for a long time, but so has the rest of the bottom 75% of the NL. Yet somehow feelings persist that he has biased performance expectations that hinge on the size of a given team's market. Obviously more money is to be made from the success of a large-market team. But remember that before he threw his hat into the baseball business, Bud was a used-car salesman. He's a hustler! And he saved Major League Baseball. Can this even be disputed? Blame Selig for turning a blind eye to steroids if you must, but how much of that blame really belongs to the sports media who offered stardom for players with inflated stats, the fans who bought into it, and the players who should have known better? The example of Pete Rose provides for very little grey area. It wasn't even proven that he cheated, but the idea of gambling was enough to raise the question. He was banned from the sport entirely. Was there anyone involved in the great anabolic race of the late 90's who wasn't aware of this? Currently, people like Jeffrey Loria, Scott Boras and Dan Shaughnessy are the ones holding back baseball. I am happy that Bud Selig is retiring. He is getting old and I'm certain he has nothing left to accomplish. But to regard his legacy with anything less than respect is silly.
Holler Back.
Gotta love the ignorant Bud-hating. The Brewers have sucked for a long time, but so has the rest of the bottom 75% of the NL. Yet somehow feelings persist that he has biased performance expectations that hinge on the size of a given team's market. Obviously more money is to be made from the success of a large-market team. But remember that before he threw his hat into the baseball business, Bud was a used-car salesman. He's a hustler! And he saved Major League Baseball. Can this even be disputed? Blame Selig for turning a blind eye to steroids if you must, but how much of that blame really belongs to the sports media who offered stardom for players with inflated stats, the fans who bought into it, and the players who should have known better? The example of Pete Rose provides for very little grey area. It wasn't even proven that he cheated, but the idea of gambling was enough to raise the question. He was banned from the sport entirely. Was there anyone involved in the great anabolic race of the late 90's who wasn't aware of this? Currently, people like Jeffrey Loria, Scott Boras and Dan Shaughnessy are the ones holding back baseball. I am happy that Bud Selig is retiring. He is getting old and I'm certain he has nothing left to accomplish. But to regard his legacy with anything less than respect is silly.
Holler Back.
posted by Rory at 1:17 PM
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