The Angels' Arte Moreno gets mention as the #2 best owner, from a Sports Illustrated poll of MLB players.
There is no mention of Dodger owner Frank McCourt in the top nine owners. Shocking.
George Steinbrenner, Yankees.....41%
Arturo Moreno, Angels.....19%
John Henry, Red Sox.....9%
William O. DeWitt Jr., Cardinals.....4%
Mike Ilitch, Tigers.....3%
Tribune Company, Cubs.....3%
Jerry Reinsdorf, White Sox.....2%
Time Warner/Ted Turner, Braves.....2%
Fred Wilpon, Mets.....2%
4 comments:
Bring Peter O'Malley back!!
(shrug). He's not in the "Worst Owner" Players Poll either. :)
TD: Yeah, I know, I manipulated the stats a bit.
I think it can fairly be interpreted that McCourt is in the group of 12 owners about which no one gives a crap.
Was Peter O'Malley that great, though? He never really adapted to free agency, the core of his 1977-1981 teams were inherited, and in the end he threw up his hands.
McCourt bothers me no end. He's brittle, vain, childish, and not a little dense. I've heard of worse owners, but of a major-market MLB team? Who comes before him? Tribco? Jerry Reinsdorf? Slimebag Peter Angelos?
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