OT Mr. Olbermann's Good Night

[George]

In March of 2009, a total of 17 veterans of the Negro Leagues were elected to the Hall of Fame. Buck O'Neil and Minnie Minoso were not among them. This prompted the irascible Keith Olbermann to have a hissy fit, blaming this omission on SABR, and threatening to resign from SABR if they did not take action to reverse the vote and admit O'Neil and Minoso to the Hall, even though SABR had no direct role in selecting members for the Hall of Fame. Olbermann somehow held SABR accountable, in a vitriolic attack, because most of the voters on the selection committee did happen to be members of SABR. SABR, to their credit, took no action to acquiesce to Olbermann's demands. Olbermann should have lived up to his promise and resigned. To the surprise of no one, he has not resigned, and, as far as I know, he has not even made an apology to SABR for his vicious and unfounded remarks.

[rhettyeakley]

Originally Posted by George

In March of 2009, a total of 17 veterans of the Negro Leagues were elected to the Hall of Fame. Buck O'Neil and Minnie Minoso were not among them. This prompted the irascible Keith Olbermann to have a hissy fit, blaming this omission on SABR, and threatening to resign from SABR if they did not take action to reverse the vote and admit O'Neil and Minoso to the Hall, even though SABR had no direct role in selecting members for the Hall of Fame. Olbermann somehow held SABR accountable, in a vitriolic attack, because most of the voters on the selection committee did happen to be members of SABR. SABR, to their credit, took no action to acquiesce to Olbermann's demands. Olbermann should have lived up to his promise and resigned. To the surprise of no one, he has not resigned, and, as far as I know, he has not even made an apology to SABR for his vicious and unfounded remarks.

Not that I agree with the way he went about his response about the omission BUT it was absolutely unbelievable that O'Neil and, to a lesser extent, Minoso were not among the ones chosen but Effa Manley was--totally unforgivable in my opinion!

[Section103]

I'll just be honest and say it - I'd be star-struck if he hung around. Absolutely star struck.

[E93]

I would happily welcome the participation of a hobby veteran like KO. Personally, I will miss his show on NBC. I have no doubt he will land somewhere else.
JimB

[kcohen]

I would advise against disputing anything KO says regarding baseball cards lest you be deemed "Worst Person in the World."

[lhardem]

Originally Posted by kcohen

I would advise against disputing anything KO says regarding baseball cards lest you be deemed "Worst Person in the World."

Too Late. I've already been honored as Keith's "Worst Person in the World" (see Old Cardboard eNewsletter #72, April 2010).

Lyman

[autograf]

Lyman......fantastic comeback on your comments on the eNewsletter. Politics do make us divisive too quickly. Unfortunately, between that and religion, many friendships have been lost. A shame we all cant be like Barry & Leon and discuss things in a rational manner. Keith's won items from me on ebay...generally quite a while ago and was always quick with payment and extremely courteous in any correspondence. Hope he does land on his feet although I would always prefer his wit in a Sports, and not political, setting.........

[kcohen]

Originally Posted by lhardem

Too Late. I've already been honored as Keith's "Worst Person in the World" (see Old Cardboard eNewsletter #72, April 2010).

Lyman

Yes Lyman, I remember that. I thought your reply was great! Gave me a good laugh.