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Originally Posted by bravos4evr
The good:
massive financial growth of the game
wildcard
finally got a good drug rule in place
didn't cave in to the "robot strikezone"
didn't reinstate Pete Rose (because Pete hasn't earned it yet)
the bad:
took too long for drug rules (tho 50% falls on the union)
stupid all star game/home field advantage rubbish
instant replay is a debacle
the 1994 strike
I think that being Commish for so long and growing the game he deserves it, but I can see the argument against him
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Another for 'the bad':
Let Ryan Braun keep his MVP award after being pegged as a juicer. IIRC, the results of the drug tests were known before the MVP votes were revealed. You cannot tell me with a straight face that the fact Braun was a Brewer had nothing to do with that 'do nothing' decision.
and another:
While baseball did bring in more $$, it was passed by the NFL and college football, and lost considerable ground to the NBA and college basketball.