Rob Manfred
2 statements across 1 episodes · 0 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Nov 30, 2020 by Ben Reiter · said 19 times in 2 episodes since 2018 · across every show →
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2020 17 mentions in 1 episode
2018 2 mentions in 1 episode
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Nov 30, 2020 neutral
MLB commissioner acts as an executive beholden to team owners
“A lot of people think of the commissioner as this almost like judge like figure presiding over the game, looking out for the good of the sport above all else, like a steward. That's not what he is. I mean, Rob Manfred has even described himself as almost a CEO…”
Nov 30, 2020 negative
MLB's investigation report explicitly absolved Houston Astros owner Jim Crane
“The commissioner, in the very first paragraph, actually, which stuck out like a red thumb to me, the very first paragraph of this nine-page report completely absolved the owner of the team, Jim Crane, from any responsibility or accountability whatsoever.”