Being hated comes with the territory when you're commi sioner of a major sports league. It is impo sible to please everyone and any and all of the game's problems fall on you. Commi sioners make the big bucks to keep John Carlson Women Jersey as many people happy as po sible.In his eight years at the helm, commi sioner Rob Manfred has presided over unprecedented revenue growth, but also the sport's first work stoppage in a quarter-century, a ma sive cheating scandal, and . It doesn't help that Manfred has an unfortunate knack for putting his foot in his mouth and comes acro s as insensitive publicly."I regret it because it's disrespectful to the game," . "I also regret it because I was being defensive about something." , Manfred admits to a great many regrets, including smiling at the podium when announcing the first week of MLB games had been postponed due to the owners' lockout this spring. : Kody Clark Kids Jersey Two days later, Manfred was back at MLB's midtown Manhattan headquarters to preside over an all-hands meeting of nearly 1,000 MLB employees, some a sembled in a large atrium and others joining via Zoom. The mood was somber. Manfred had called the se sion to update league employees on the lockout and offer an explanation for his ill-timed smile (For the record, he says it was a friendly gesture toward a reporter who approached to place a recording device on the podium Lucas Johansen Kids Jersey just as Manfred was looking for somewhere to lay his notes)."I'm getting killed out there," he confe sed.Manfred took offense when asked whether he even likes baseball -- "It is the most ridiculous thing, among some fairly ridiculous things that get said about me," -- but how is he supposed to respond to that question? No, I don't like baseball? That would be a career killer, though Connor Mcmichael Men Jersey I admit I would respect the honesty. That "do you like baseball?" is not a completely unreasonable question is the sort of thing that should prompt introspection. It is should be noted Manfred's legacy extends beyond his eight years Nick Jensen Jersey as commi sioner. He was on MLB's negotiating team for the 1994-95 players' strike -- "Oh, it was the worst year of my life," -- and he was on then-commi sioner Bud Selig's staff during the so-called Steroid Era. "In a perfect world (we) should have been aware of the use of steroids from the minute it became an i sue among the players. Unfortunately, we do not live in a perfect world," . Manfred regrets many thing about his tenure as commi sioner but rarely Christian Djoos Men Jersey has he taken responsibility for any of them. It's apologize, then move on to the next thing that will require an apology. Commi sioner is a no-win proposition in a sport as steeped in tradition as baseball, though Manfred does himself no favors with his public persona. And at this point, winning over fans feels impo sible.