Taking Care of Business

As if he hasn’t screwed up things enough already, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred found the time Thursday to comment on the Rays’ stadium situation. Taxpayers, guard your pockets. According to MLB.com, Manfred said, “We think Tampa is a major-league market, and we want to find a solution that makes the club economically viable in that market.” Translation: We want a publicly subsidized or, better yet, publicly owned stadium. The story noted that at one time the Rays and the Tampa Sports Authority had been kicking around an idea for something under a billion dollars. How economical of them. I have a solution. Find the Rays a nice piece of real estate and let them build to their heart’s content, just so long as they spend their money. Talk about a pipe dream.