While looking through BaseballReference. com, I decided to look at the career of Curt Flood, and from there I went to Wikipedia; to look at his life, and I stumbled upon the name of Marvin Miller.
Marvin Miller, may be the most important baseball person; who never played an inning in his lifetime, yet he help pave the way for the contracts; that Major League players now enjoy currently. Even though Curt Flood, lost his case in 1969; it would take another five years before baseball players; would be able to breakaway from the reverse clause; that had held players down for so long, and ushering in the free-agency era.
So why not Marvin Miller for MLB Commissioner, one word...hatred. The owners past and present have an unbelieveable distain for the players that receive large contracts today; because of what the owners did to the players before free agency was instituted, under the leadership of Miller and that anger has never gone away. Even though Miller would probably make an excellent commissioner; the owners would rather have a lockout; than to have Marvin Miller commissioner of Major League Baseball.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
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