Farhan Zaidi

2020 has not been a great year by any standard – but it’s been especially awful for MLB commissioner Rob Manfred. Entering the year, most non-die hard fans couldn’t even identify him if they had to but then came the Houston Astros scandal, his public comments on it and the PR nightmare that was the MLBPA-owners negotiations to start the season. At the end of the day, the commissioner’s job is to be the face of baseball, speak on behalf of the owners, try to help the owners and the players get along and take the heat from the public when the fans are not happy with a decision that was made. Some of the heat he takes is due to decisions that were not his but that’s the nature of the job – you have to be able to take the criticism and he doesn’t reall...