Thursday, April 23, 2015

Why let teams decide on player ability?

Agent Scott Boros says a panel, not a manager and coaches, should decide if a first-year player is ready for the major leagues.

http://espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/story/_/id/12737070/agent-scott-boras-wants-panel-rule-readiness-players-prior-end-spring-training

Only if the panel members are Casey Stengel, John McGraw, Walter Alston, Leo Durocher, Eddie Stankey and Alvin Dark, because those managers would say: “Do what? A panel decides instead of a manager and a general manager? Are you talking about baseball or GM?”

The way things are going, the commissioner’s office is likely to limit fastballs to 65 mph, lest a poor batter get hurt. And let’s do away with sliding, too. And outfielders crashing into walls. And catchers, because even though MLB outlawed collisions, it is still possible somebody will get hurt.

If you didn't already know, all it takes for consideration of stupid ideas is for an idiot to stand in front of a camera and start talking.

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