[conserve-it]

I really enjoyed all the info on the Bouton "Chronicles"!. I will pick up both. Did we ever have a baseball commissioner worth a damn?
When you think of Mickey Mantle guzzling scotch, and chasing women, it almost pales in comparison to the antics of these current instant multimillionaire players of today; two and three kids out of wedlock, cocaine and gambling addictions, and the like. Oh well, baseball season beckons, and I still love the game. Heck, I wish I could still play myself. Maybe there is a over-the-hill league for 48 year olds, who can still hit a fastball, and can throw them out at home( with 2 relays).

[BluesDuke]

Did we ever have a baseball commissioner worth a damn?

Yes, we did. His name was A. Bartlett Giamatti. Unfortunately, he died before his first full year in office could be completed.