Bug Selig is Crazy; Adam Jones is a Major Leaguer

If you frequent the Worldwide Leader in Sports or one of its 17,000 sister stations, you might have caught a glimpse of Bud Selig's recent press conference in regards to Barry Bonds' chase for 755. Which, if you haven't realized, is being drawn out because Karma is not going to allow Bonds to get the record easily.

Here's Selig's quote about his grueling odyssey from ballpark to ballpark:

"Depending on the weekend, we'll be up to 11 [games], so I don't think there's anybody that can say that I haven't made a Herculean effort... In fact, I've been having a lot of people who are stunned that I'm still at this."

How out of touch with reality is Bud Selig? Isn't it every fan's dream to visit every ballpark in America at one time or another? And however tainted the home run record may be, if you had the chance, wouldn't you take the opportunity to see it broken? I hate Bonds and I'd still jump at the chance to watch 755 and 756 from a luxury box.

And who is surprised that Selig is "still at this"? Actually I tracked down one man here in Pullman who is. He's 93 years old, shakes his cane at the radio while listening to ball games (actually it's talk radio, but he thinks it's a game), and wonders why baseball is lacking good ol' gentlemen like Ty Cobb.

Bud Selig has brought us so much. The steroids era, the All-Star Game tie, the early 00s Milwaukee Brewers and "This Time it Counts!". Only Gary Bettman stands in Selig's way of being the worst commissioner in sports. Bud Selig needs to step out of the luxury box and into the real world, where fans want accurate drug testing, Mark Cuban as the owner of the Cubs, and home-field advantage to the team with the better record. Wake up, Bud.

Adam Jones heads up to the major leagues tomorrow. Jose Guillen is upset about it, while the M's blogosphere rejoices. But c'mon, how is this not a good move? Raul Ibanez and Guillen still have their jobs. The only thing the team loses is a decent 5th outfielder, Randy Winn. Whoops, I mean Jason Ellison. It's not like Adam Jones is taking anyone's job right now (except for Ellison's), and if he eventually does it will only be because Raul is falling apart at the plate. The problem the vets in the clubhouse have is "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." This Mariner team is better than most expected and could hang around until the end. However, if the team's not in first place, isn't something broke? The goal is to win the division, right? Let's not lose out because of the promotion of one player who deserves to be on the roster, whether the veterans like it or not.