作者JakeMcGee (Jake McGee)
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標題[情報] Rob Manfred is new commissioner
時間Fri Aug 15 09:18:37 2014
http://tinyurl.com/k7k7vnu
Rob Manfred is elected new MLB commissioner by owners
by Jon Heyman
August 14, 2014 6:04 pm ET
簡譯:
Manfred繼任Selig位置 Selig明年(2015)1月下台一鞠躬 (得票30:0)
據傳紅襪 白襪 天使 綠帽 蛇蛇 紅人 藍鳥在最終投票前是投給Tom Werner的
白襪老闆Jerry Reinsdorf似乎比較希望是球隊老闆當MLB commissioner
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Manfred一直是Selig的左右手 會不會是下個Selig ???
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BALTIMORE -- Rob Manfred was elected Thursday as the 10th baseball
commissioner by a vote of MLB owners after a spirited debate and long day.
With his election, Manfred is to replace Bud Selig, taking over baseball's
highest job next January.
After much back and forth all day, Manfred secured the necessary votes to win
the job. He had 20, 21 and 22 of the needed 23 votes on ballots taken earlier
in the day, but owners stayed overtime to get the job done. Seventy percent
(or 23 votes) was needed for election.
Manfred, known for accomplishing the unprecedented feat of forging three
straight CBAs with the players union without so much as even one work
stoppage, defeated Red Sox part-owner Tom Werner to gain election. On what
was said to be the fifth or even sixth ballot, after the Brewers and Rays
switched to approve Manfred, sources say the Nationals were the team that put
Manfred over the top with 23 votes. Symbolically, the owners officially made
it a 30-0 vote, as unanimity has been a hallmark of Selig's regime.
Manfred, 55, has served as the league's Chief Operating Officer since last
September after having previously served 15 years as an executive vice
president. His term will begin Jan. 26, 2015.
The selection of Manfred may fairly be seen as an endorsement of Selig's 22
years as baseball commissioner, but it also became a referendum on Manfred, a
Harvard Law School graduate who is known for hard work and smarts throughout
the game, which he has served for 25 years. Nonetheless, owners needed to
meet five-plus hours over the day to finalize approval.
"There's no doubt in my mind he has the training, temperament and experience
to be a great commissioner," Selig said.
A vast majority of owners praised all three finalists chosen by the search
committee headed by Cardinals owner Bill DeWitt, though MLB VP of business
Tim Brosnan dropped out of the running just before the first ballots were
passed out, leaving Werner as the only challenger to Manfred, who was always
seen as the logical successor, thanks to his extensive experience at 245 Park
Ave., including the last several years as Selig's right-hand man.
"I hope as the tenth commissioner I will be able to add to (Selig's) great
legacy," Manfred said.
Werner, who made his name as a noted TV producer for such hit shows as
Roseanne and The Bill Cosby Show, is said to have advanced the idea behind
the scenes that his unique familiarity with TV and the media would allow him
to grow the game, and he received some serious support, though his failure to
receive 10 votes knocked him off the ballot. "There was a lot of support for
Tom," Red Sox managing partner John Henry said. "One third of the industry
thought he'd be a great candidate. In the end, we came together. I think
(Manfred) will be a great commissioner.
"I'm told (Werner) wowed the search committee with his presentation," Henry
continued. "I'd be surprised if Rob didn't incorporate some of his ideas."
Red Sox people understandably supported Werner, but the surprise of the
process was powerful White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf, Selig's best friend on
the game, seemingly backing all the opponents of Manfred. Some close to
Reinsdorf suggested Reinsdorf would have preferred an owner -- such as Selig
was when he took over the reins in 1992 -- to be commissioner. But others saw
Reinsdorf's opposition go beyond that to something unspoken.
Reinsdorf has not spoken publicly about his reasons for his choices in the
process, but he issued a statement after the result was announced, saying in
part, "The process of selecting the next commissioner was about making
certain the future of baseball remains as bright as its past. Bud Selig has
done a tremendous job during his tenure as Commissioner, and we look forward,
collectively, to Rob's stewardship of this great game. The decision to select
the next commissioner was likely baseball's most important during my
remaining time as an owner, and it was a decision that deserved our full
scrutiny, discussion and debate."
So debate they did. Angels owner Arte Moreno, owner of one of seven
dissenting teams before the 30-0 vote was announced, said, "Rob's going to do
a great job. he's very professional and very bright." Before the 30-0 vote
was announced, the seven dissenters were said by sources to be the Red Sox,
White Sox, Angels, A's, Diamondbacks, Reds and Blue Jays.
Werner understands he doesn't have such a bad gig running the Red Sox, so
some may say he should breathe a sigh of relief to avoid the cauldron that is
the commissionership. "This is a tough job, but I was prepared to do it,"
Werner said. "I'm very supportive of Rob ... The last two days were
important. We shared ideas about how to improve and modernize (the game)."
Brosnan, a business expert responsible for negotiating some big TV deals for
baseball, said, "Of course I'm disappointed I didn't make it. I wouldn't have
gotten into it if I didn't think I should make it. But this is the process.
We're in the middle of a great run, and we're going to have a second great
run."
The candidates spoke of several of the same objectives, owners say -- the
slow pace of game was one hot topic -- but Manfred's background likely
ultimately won the day. He had the support of committee chair DeWitt, the
Yankees, Mets, Dodgers, Giants and also several small-market teams, making it
seem a bit like a fait accompli he'd be the guy. A stalemate was the best the
opposition could have hoped for, but when Werner dropped off the ballot by
falling below 10 votes, it was all about Manfred, a no-nonsense guy with a
big resume.
Not only has Manfred managed to successfully negotiate three straight CBAs
with a work stoppage, he made some key improvements from the owners'
perspective in the last CBA, including the linking of draft-pick compensation
to free agents, which in effect has put a major drag on free-agent salaries
of some very good players who waited six years to become free agents. Manfred
also led the investigation that resulted in 13 PED suspensions for players
associated with Biogenesis.
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