Jeffrey Loria is a despicable being – everyone who knows him
or ever dealt with him already knows that – why is the entire online world
treating this reality like breaking news? Hated men in sports is not a new or unfamiliar
phenomenon, Barry Bonds, A-rod, Lebron and T.O. have all experienced their turn
in the bad books as have owners and front office personnel like Art Modell, Steinbrenner
and Brian Cashman. However, these men should never be confused for being even
close to the type of specimen that Loria is. The list above is far from complete
and made up of men who were hated by the rivals they dominated and the fans they
abandoned or let down, but every single man on this list made winning a priority.
Of course they all wanted their big payday and never apologized for it (nor
should they have), but their off field preparations and on field performances
were always inspired by what they believed was necessary to win. Loria’s name
should much sooner be discussed with Hitler and Madoff then with these great
sportsmen. The only thing surprising to
me about the recent expression of rage towards Loria is that people actually
seem surprised about how far this parasite would go to completely and
shamelessly sodomize a team, a city and a sport that welcomed him and treated
him well (as if it were unprecedented). From
the day he first ventured into baseball he has been nothing short of an embarrassment
to professional sports and humanity and if the commissioner is not part of the
solution then as far as I’m concerned he’s part of the problem. The NFL is the
greatest professional sports league in the history of the universe and they
would never allow a waste of flesh like Loria to own a team, so why does Major
League Baseball with a self-professed reputation of being a gentleman’s league
for over a century have had dealings with him on multiple occasions. The very
integrity of baseball has been compromised over and over again by this man, but
as the proverb goes, “if you lie down with dogs, you’ll wake up with fleas”. This is an issue that extends far pass a
luxury tax, millionaires Vs. billionaires, the institution of the asterisk or
the Mitchell Report. MLB has dealt with many major issues over the past two
decades but this is more serious than all of them and should probably be
addressed at the congressional level, but until then all owners, players, fans
and league offices need to take the necessary steps to ensure that this vicious
being and his slow-witted whipping boy of a stepson be halted from causing any
further embarrassment or destruction to America’s pastime.
AND THAT’S THE BRUTAL TRUTH!
