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I can't ever recall a former Commissioner criticizing a current one.
Rob Manfred’s All-Star Error
The commissioner politicized baseball over a law he likely hadn’t examined.
Rob Manfred’s All-Star Error - WSJ
Rob Manfred’s All-Star Error
The commissioner politicized baseball over a law he likely hadn’t examined.
Major League Baseball decided last week to move the All-Star Game out of Atlanta after the Georgia Legislature passed changes to the state’s voting laws that many, including President Biden, called racist. Activists urged Commissioner Robert Manfred to punish Georgia. By rushing to do so without first protesting the substance of the law, Mr. Manfred made a serious mistake.
The use of “muscle” or financial power to influence policy is an ancient tactic. The term “boycott” has its roots in 19th-century Ireland, where the nationalist politician Charles Stewart Parnell urged his followers not to deal with Charles Cunningham Boycott, a highly unpopular British land agent. A boycott is generally an act of desperation, and the original one was largely unsuccessful.
Rob Manfred’s All-Star Error - WSJ