I couldn't believe Pat Hughes was so blatant in a$$ kissing yesterday, "everyone is going to miss you Bud." Oh God, that was awful radio.

Witmeyer is awesome. Where'd he come from? Wish I could read his stuff more often. Dude has fire in the belly! Never seen that in a Chicago baseball writer in 30 years of reading the papers. Wish he'd cover the Sox!

Witmeyer is awesome. Where'd he come from? Wish I could read his stuff more often. Dude has fire in the belly! Never seen that in a Chicago baseball writer in 30 years of reading the papers. Wish he'd cover the Sox!

I'm sure people will miss him on a personal level. Everyone who interacts with him only has kind things to say. Seems to be a good guy, and was actually a pretty driven owner when he ran the Brewers. It's only in his capacity as commissioner that he's agreed to be a dicksmack, and we all know who pulls the strings when it comes to that capacity.

I couldn't believe Pat Hughes was so blatant in a$$ kissing yesterday, "everyone is going to miss you Bud." Oh God, that was awful radio.

Bud has done his job. The game is still popular and and the owners and players are making more money than they have ever made.

Hawk can't throw enough bouquets at Bud Selig.

Ever think of why?

Growing up, I was lead to believe that the commissioner was some kind of third party caretaker of The Game who was incorruptible from the interests or owners and players. It sure seemed that way from Landis all the way through Giamatti. Bud really opened my eyes that the commissioner is actually the hammer of the owners against the players by means of some faux corporate hierarchy.

If it's a question of money, he did his job. But the things he has allowed and bought to the game makes him among the worst in any sport as an overlord.

Examples?

Obviously steroids era sucked, but what else do you mean?

Growing up, I was lead to believe that the commissioner was some kind of third party caretaker of The Game who was incorruptible from the interests or owners and players. It sure seemed that way from Landis all the way through Giamatti. Bud really opened my eyes that the commissioner is actually the hammer of the owners against the players by means of some faux corporate hierarchy.

That was definitely the case. The Commissioner's interest was the game itself rather than the owners or the players. When the owners had most of the power. But with the rise of the Player's Union and Marvin Miller, the balance between labor and management swung hard the other way. In effect, the players had their own "commissioner" in Miller so the owners had to have one of their own.

He did the smart thing and capitalized on the Steroid Era and made changes when it became unpopular with fans. No commissioner in their right mind would try to eliminate something that was making the game popular coming off a very unpopular lock out.

He did the smart thing and capitalized on the Steroid Era and made changes when it became unpopular with fans. No commissioner in their right mind would try to eliminate something that was making the game popular coming off a very unpopular lock out.

Then own it. Don't be a hypocrite and act like you didn't know. Now you break your hand patting yourself on the back as you are now the hero. Keep it.