Kuhn Dies at 80
Former MLB commissioner Bowie Kuhn died Thursday at age 80. My thoughts go out to his family and friends.
I don’t have a strong recollection of Kuhn’s tenure (I was in high school when he vacated the office), but David Pinto at Baseball Musings shares his opinions on the matter.
One passage from the ESPN article stands out to me:
Kuhn did battle with ornery owners such as Charlie Finley, Ted Turner, George Steinbrenner and Ray Kroc. Finley once went so far as calling Kuhn “the village idiot.”
Can you imagine, in this day and age, a commissioner that isn’t universally loved by the owners? If nothing else, Kuhn wasn’t among peers when he represented the sport. I wouldn’t mind seeing that again some day. There’s a little too much comfort at the top now for my taste.
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