Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Yes, I agree with him, finally

As some of ya'll who know me might be aware, I do not like Bud Selig. I think he has been greatly involved with the demise of baseball. He was hired by the owners, WHILE HE WAS AN OWNER, albeit as he sold his team, the Milwaukee Brewers TO HIS SISTER!!! They had a fellow named Fay Vincent who had the job thrust on him shortly after his predecessor, Bart Giamatti banned Pete Rose, for life, then died 8 days later. The owners locked out the players during spring training only to have Vincent step in and get both sides to iron out a deal, and it worked, So, the owners fired him. They then put one of their own in, and it has been nothing but Limberger-esque smelly ever since. He sided with the owners to the point that it cost us the 1994 World Series. I think he has just as much to do with the steroid epidemic as anyone else in baseball, cause chicks dig the long ball. But, for once, I am having to agree with him. I was driving pizzas around Salem Monday night, so I didn't see the game, but from what I can see, he did everything that should be done. The press asked him several times about ending the game as the score after 5 innings, and he stated that they cannot do that in the playoffs, but what if they could? Can you imagine the real black-eye if an entire baseball season that saw a permanent celler-dweller come from nowhere to get to the series just to be eliminated in a 5 inning game? Look, he did what he could to get the game done, but it just wasn't meant to be, but he tried. We can watch the rest of the game tomorrow night, or whenever, but the fans in the seats were sitting through this, and they deserved a chance to see the game. So, I think he did the right thing. He attempted to play the game, and waited to see if Mother Nature was going to let them get the game in, but it wasn't to be.
In short, I agree with your decisions Bud, no matter what the circumstances were. Only took you 16 years to do something I agree with, but you finally did. Try not to wait another 16 years to do something that makes sense.

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