Idiots

If today’s The Athletic is accurate, baseball ownership is dumb beyond belief. According to the story by Evan Drellich, deputy MLB commissioner Dan Halem said his side—management, which the commissioner’s office exists to serve faithfully and without question—is willing to sacrifice games on the regular-season schedule in order to secure concessions. Wait, there’s more. Rockies’ owner Dick Monfort allegedly complained about the pinch some owners are feeling these days, what with costs related to COVID and security. I feel your pain, guys. With inflation at a forty-year high, the costs of truffles and caviar are through the roof. This is what baseball does, scorch the earth in search of advantage over the other side. And when fans grow alienated, somebody comes up with a stupid idea like PEDS-fueled homerun races. Idiots.