December 22, 2007
No End in Sight
The owners don't want Bud Selig to retire.
Selig has said he plans to retire in two years, when he's 75, but some owners think they can persuade him to stay on.
"Believe me, we're going to certainly try," Reinsdorf said. "The job is not done yet. He shouldn't leave until he knows that he's accomplished all he wants to accomplish and there's somebody in place to pick up the ball and go the rest of the way."
People are living a long time, and Bud looks and sounds healthy. He easily good be commissioner for another ten years.
I wonder, however, who will be the next commissioner? Will they want another owner, given Bud's financial success? Or will they go back to a model in which the commissioner at least appears to be on the fans side? I would hope that the owners would finally give the players a say in selecting the person running baseball.
Might I suggest David Pinto for commish, with a vice-commish to handle the business side. (unless you're real good with business)
When was a commissioner ever on the fans side?
Hmm, a certain someone who used to own the Rangers will be looking for something to do about a year from now . . .
W for Baseball Commish, Condy for NFL?
It's all about the money, was expecting a groundswell of support for his ouster but greed is still good,
"W for Baseball Commish"file this under it could get worse.
I had a discussion with someone recently who believed that Selig was in charge of MLB and not just a spokesperson for the owners. While he does have some responsibility to the league, the role of the commissioner is more about pleasing the owners, which subsequently pleases the fans.
In any event, I'm obviously not among those who are cheering for Bud's retirement.
