Wednesday, November 29, 2017

That's Entertainment


Japanese star pitcher/hitter Shohei Ohtani wants a shot at doing the same with an MLB team next season, and Mets’ GM Sandy Alderson is in Ohtani’s corner.  Alderson told the NYT this week that baseball “is an entertainment business.  The foundation is baseball, but it’s entertainment.  To see someone with that kind of talent do what others have potentially not been able to do, that would be an exciting experience for the team” and all of baseball.  “It’s going to be fascinating.”

You know what would be even better, Sandy?  Instead of you and all the other GMs falling over themselves to sign a player who gives no hint of being able to do what he says he can at the major-league level, commit to develop female baseball talent.  That would be exciting and fascinating and—oh, right—entertaining beyond belief.  But I won’t hold my breath for it to happen anytime soon.

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