Payback

MLB Network has decided to drop Ken Rosenthal, Mr. Bowtie. Consensus has it that Rosenthal upset Commissioner Rob Manfred with critical comments made back in 2020. Ken Rosenthal too critical? That’s sort of like saying lukewarm is too hot. Rosenthal is someone who strikes me as conscientious in doing his job and someone who cares deeply about the sport he covers. The comments alleged to have upset Manfred would get a caller cut off on sports’ talk radio, for being too mild. It's always sunny in Philadelphia, yes? No, it isn’t, and the commissioner needs to grow a thicker skin. You can’t have Iowa corn—which is good for ratings—without a few corny characters tending the crop.