I usually try to keep this site at least PG13 and safe for work, hell I have been out for the past three hours with the kids looking at Christmas lights, seeing Santa, and singing Christmas music at the top of my lungs in the car annoying my wife, but Bud Selig and Major League Baseball are being really petty right now.
At the Jacoby Ellsbury announcement Randy Levine mentioned handing a ten year contract to a player like Mike Trout and not to Robinson Cano. Apparently that is called tampering in Major League Baseball since he is under contract with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. I can see where someone who didn't like the Yankees would jump all over that comment but come on guys, really? Here is the quote:
“Now, if it was Mike Trout, I’d offer him a ten-year contract. But for people over 30, I don’t believe it makes sense.”
Like I said, this is pretty petty. Randy Levine, being the politically correct Levine that we all know, called the Angels and their team President John Carpino to apologize. Levine says his understanding is the matter is over, and it better be.