Doug wrote:
>
> Julia Thompson wrote:
>
> >I don't know. All I've been hearing are calls for Selig's head on a
> >platter, that sort of thing, for the All-Star game stuff as much as
> >anything else.
> >
> It _would_ be nice if baseball had a real, independent commissioner.
> But I'm not sure what else Selig could have done at the point that the
> game was called. What if the game had continued and one of the pitchers
> just took himself out of the game? The managers have to either plan for
> extra innings or the rules of the game have to change.
The pundits I've listened to made a number of suggestions, basically
boiling down to having some of the non-pitchers pitch a few or calling
in guys from the stands.
The really pathetic thing is that after all the hoopla about naming the
MVP award after Ted Williams, the darn thing wasn't even awarded. A
great many people are upset over that.
And it's not just the All-Star game, that was just the catalyst for the
criticism. Selig is a former owner, and fans want someone a lot more
neutral.
Heck, I bet a lot of people would be happier if our own Gautam Mukunda
were appointed in Selig's place. ;)
> >I'd hate to have a strike. I'm not as into baseball as a number of
> >other people I know, but it's just really annoying to have the season
> >die prematurely, which is what happened the last time there was a
> >strike. And with everything else that's got people upset, keeping
> >baseball alive for the whole season might be better for the US in
> >general than a strike would.
> >
> I think a strike would be a disaster. They had to invent the "live"
> ball to get fans back after the last one, what will they do this time?
I have no idea.
Frankly, I'd just like to see the anti-trust exemption removed from MLB,
and then see what happens....
Julia
