Minnesota is good at one thing: producing hated owners
Randball —
... MR — OK, at least the other MR — passed along this link from ESPN.com today concerning the most-hated owners, GMs and coaches/ managers in sports. There were no real local surprises in the latter categories (no coaches or managers made the ...
ESPN: Keri: The owners we love to hate
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
ESPN: Keri: The owners we love to hate Or as GM/owner/coach killer Keri himself says..."Cam Bonifay! Bud Harrelson! Jeffrey Loria! Wheeee! 3. Jeffrey Loria/David Samson, Montreal Expos and Florida Marlins: The art dealer and his weasely son-in-law have become the Grim Reapers of Major League Baseball. In 1999, Loria bought a 24 percent controlling interest in the ailing Expos franchise for just $12 million, then installed Samson as his hatchet man. Loria canned popular manager Felipe Alou, then declined to show up for the press conference. He failed to secure any English-language TV or radio coverage for the team in 2000. Through a series of controversial cash calls, he assumed majority ownership of the team and sold it for a huge profit to the other 29 big league clubs. He was then rewarded with a sweetheart deal to buy the Marlins, thanks largely to a $38.5 million interest-free loan from Major League Ba ...
Steinbrenner: The Final Countdown — Day 41
Bugs & Cranks —
... : Divorce Finalized between Steinbrenner s daughter and former heir apparent Steve Swindal. Yankees give no comment. ESPN ...
Meet The Snworbs
The Kardiac Kid —
When Art “Shitface” Modell moved the Browns to Baltimore after the 1995 season, he wanted to take the team’s name and colors with him. Keep in mind, the Browns were named after ...
