Matsuzaka walked the first two batters, and both scored in the game-tying three-run rally. The Marlins won in the ninth.
Kelly walked four batters, one intentionally, forcing in the lead run. Before the wild inning was over, Matt Thornton and Preston Claiborne each also walked home a run, making for a six-walk, no-hit, three-run inning and a 4-1 Angels’ win.
As I watched these dreadful developments unfold before me on my television, I decided …
Had Silver’s predecessor, the overrated David Stern, done his job competently, Sterling would not have survived long enough for Silver to be in position to do what was necessary to defang the Los Angeles racist.
Had Sterling been the owner of a Major League Baseball team or Bud Selig been the NBA commissioner, Sterling would not have lasted as long as he did as the Clippers’ owner.
That’s the point I want to make here …
* expanded its playoffs a second time in Selig’s 21 years and eight months as commissioner by adding a wild card in each league
* added blood testing for human growth hormone
* enhanced testosterone testing
* created two 15-team leagues by moving the Houston Astros from the National League to the American
* expanded instant replay from its initial, limited use in 2008
* added rules for home-plate collisions
* created and shredded an investigative unit that laid the groundwork for Alex Rodriguez’s year-long suspension
Is there anything Selig hasn’t done that he could have in that time? Yes, and what would that be? He could have made a decision on the request of …
