Manfred Mann
Manfred Mann
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said Thursday he’ll be done in the role in January 2029.
“You can only have so much fun in one lifetime,” Manfred said. “I have been open with them (the owners) about the fact that this is going to be my last term.”
Manfred has served in the position since succeeding Bud Selig as commissioner in January 2015.
This will be updated.
Highs ?
Lows?
“You can only have so much fun in one lifetime,” Manfred said. “I have been open with them (the owners) about the fact that this is going to be my last term.”
Manfred has served in the position since succeeding Bud Selig as commissioner in January 2015.
This will be updated.
Highs ?
Lows?
- Lefty Specialist
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Lows? Start with the NL DH and go from there.
Even duct tape can't fix stupid. But it can sure muffle the sound.
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The lockout.
The WBC (many like it but... Diaz).
The extra innings rule.
Failure to penalize the players involved in the Astros' scandal (only Beltran was hurt as he had retired).
The WS Trophy "is just a piece of metal".
"What streaming service is today's game on?"
These uniforms.
The ASG uniforms.
Enabling the A's ownership to attempt to leave Oakland without a firm deal in place in Las Vegas (related: his snide comment on the night the fans protested: "almost an average Major League Baseball crowd"
An absolute POS Commissioner. Not as bad as Selig who turned away from steroid use in the name of profits but still awful.
The WBC (many like it but... Diaz).
The extra innings rule.
Failure to penalize the players involved in the Astros' scandal (only Beltran was hurt as he had retired).
The WS Trophy "is just a piece of metal".
"What streaming service is today's game on?"
These uniforms.
The ASG uniforms.
Enabling the A's ownership to attempt to leave Oakland without a firm deal in place in Las Vegas (related: his snide comment on the night the fans protested: "almost an average Major League Baseball crowd"
An absolute POS Commissioner. Not as bad as Selig who turned away from steroid use in the name of profits but still awful.
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I thought this was going to be about the terrible extra-inning rule ending.
I wish a story about my "leaving," was about my staying until 2029.
I wish a story about my "leaving," was about my staying until 2029.
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Making betting a totally okay thing. Doesn't baseball have a nasty history of scandals involving betting and gambling?
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Yeah, getting deep in bed with gambling and bitcoin, turning them into revenue streams that would be intensely painful to extract from, was some fast and loose Trump-era bullshit.
Uniform ads too. How do you stop that sort of creep?
Uniform ads too. How do you stop that sort of creep?
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“Announcing your plans is a good way to hear God laugh.” -- Al Swearengen
#lgm #ygb #ymdyf
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All your gripes are spot on. But the baseball commish is the MLB owners' water boy, really. None of that dreadful stuff would've happened without at least, the owners' consent, if not their outright insistence. In other words, it was all inevitable and would've happened even if youse were the commissioners of baseball.
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NBC set a five-year exit date for Jay Leno to clear space for Conan O’Brien. That proved bumpy.
Hope for the best. Expect the Mets.
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You never know what's going to happen in five years.
Ask Alexey Navalny.
Oh, wait.
Later
Ask Alexey Navalny.
Oh, wait.
Later
I blame Susan Collins
"Never underestimate the power of stupid people in a large group". George Carlin
I have never insulted anyone. I simply describe them, accurately.
"Never underestimate the power of stupid people in a large group". George Carlin
I have never insulted anyone. I simply describe them, accurately.
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Leno liked comedy more than Manfred likes baseball.
Hope for the best. Expect the Mets.
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Sheesh, way to be a dick.
Rob Manfred also decreed that defensive players standing where they think the ball would be hit was somehow unsporting.
Rob Manfred also decreed that defensive players standing where they think the ball would be hit was somehow unsporting.
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Manfred in 1958: "Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants fans have nothing to be upset about because it's not like there is not an available option. The Yankees obviously still play there. Most important, there's a fan opportunity there that's not so far away."
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batmagadanleadoff wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2024 9:16 pm All your gripes are spot on. But the baseball commish is the MLB owners' water boy, really. None of that dreadful stuff would've happened without at least, the owners' consent, if not their outright insistence. In other words, it was all inevitable and would've happened even if youse were the commissioners of baseball.
I mostly agree with this. And when Manfred moves on his replacement will also suck.
But like his comment about A’s fans from the other day, I feel like Mandred was particularly punchable. Even if he was doing punchable things already.