Two Things of Note
Oct. 1st, 2024 07:03 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
madbakerPete Rose died. My feelings on Rose are not particularly complicated. I admire his athletic feats, especially because they came from effort rather than natural talent.
However: he bet on baseball. As a player, and as a manager. He lied about it, and lied about lying about it. He only came clean when the lies were exposed. That not only tarnished the game, but may have affected the outcomes. He claimed he only bet to win. But if you don’t bet on a day when you think you can win, you give that information to the bookies. There’s also the persistent temptation to save effort (or players, as manager) for another day when you are betting.
Sensational deeds, banned from baseball and blackballed from the Hall of Fame for cause.
The Giants fired Farhan Zaidi as general manager. Not surprising, since he has underwhelmed except for the one record year where everybody overachieved. I do find it surprising that Buster Posey is taking his place (albeit as "Head of Baseball Operations", which seems to be the new trend instead of GM). I wouldn't have picked Posey as someone with the background/experience to succeed in this role that is dramatically different from a player - but I hope I am wrong.
However: he bet on baseball. As a player, and as a manager. He lied about it, and lied about lying about it. He only came clean when the lies were exposed. That not only tarnished the game, but may have affected the outcomes. He claimed he only bet to win. But if you don’t bet on a day when you think you can win, you give that information to the bookies. There’s also the persistent temptation to save effort (or players, as manager) for another day when you are betting.
Sensational deeds, banned from baseball and blackballed from the Hall of Fame for cause.
The Giants fired Farhan Zaidi as general manager. Not surprising, since he has underwhelmed except for the one record year where everybody overachieved. I do find it surprising that Buster Posey is taking his place (albeit as "Head of Baseball Operations", which seems to be the new trend instead of GM). I wouldn't have picked Posey as someone with the background/experience to succeed in this role that is dramatically different from a player - but I hope I am wrong.
