No "If's" About It

 

No “If’s” About It

My, my.  Brandon Taubman thought he could get away with the standard neo-apology, including the line “I am sorry if anyone was offended by my actions.”  Well, enough people were offended that the Astros felt compelled yesterday to fire Taubman and apologize for the mess the entire front office had made of things.

Here’s a thought:  Why not offer Taubman’s job to any of the women reporters he was shouting at?  I mean, there’s precedent for this sort of thing.  William Wrigley hired Chicago sportswriter William Veeck Sr. to work for the Cubs, and Veeck soon was running the team—and running it damn’ well—without any formal baseball experience.  Taubman came from the accounting firm of Ernst and Young, where he was a derivative valuation expert.  Some baseball connection, that.

So, here’s a chance for baseball to right a wrong big time and with a healthy dose of poetic justice.  All it takes is a little effort from the Astros.  Just don’t hold your breath.