Poor leadership could cost Colorado Rockies, MLB the 2020 season

Remember that feeling of hope you had, Colorado Rockies fans, that a semblance of a regular season might happen in 2020? Well, that feeling of confidence certainly eroded this afternoon.

That feeling of hope you had, Colorado Rockies fans, might have come from the commissioner of Major League Baseball, Rob Manfred, on the first night of the MLB Draft when he told ESPN’s Karl Ravech that the likelihood of MLB taking the field in 2020 was “100 percent.” Less than a week later, that same commissioner told ESPN, he was “not confident” there will be a 2020 baseball season.

You can read all of Manfred’s thoughts and why he backtracked on his “100 percent” statement here. Warning: It isn’t pretty if you’re a fan of Major League Baseball. It also isn’t pretty if you’re a fan of a commissioner who should be more about action than words.

The problem for MLB is that MLB fans, like me and most likely you if you’re reading this, are getting fed up with the back and forth that is playing out in the media between the owners and the players. The one man who could do something about it seems to be throwing his hands up in the air as he postures himself in the media. The one man who could bring the two sides together to find some middle ground is seemingly doing anything but that.