Oh really?
How many other "owners" have you heard say similar things about one of their rivals......don't be bashful, I'll wait.
Seriosuly , you think I or other owners are that naive?
Shit for starters, I'll try to stick with more modern era Owners, than elder Monumental fixtures of the dead ball on Era, like Connie Mack, John McGraw.
Hell you mean you never read about Ban Johnson, going after his many nemesis before any of us were born? That WAS the norm. His nemesis BTW- were Boston, the Giants, Bums, Phillies, and Pirates Owners?
Lets see, we could be here all day, or night:
Charlie Finley, in more ways than you could imagine....
O'Malley only versus the Giants, with no love by any Bums Ownership since the usual Dick Williams led charges of on the field battles. You may blame it on Durocher or Marichal or Stoneham's fault. You could liken the trio of O'Malley, Finley, Stoneham, to FDR, Churchill, and Stalin, you cannot compare much other than to say, FDR and Winston could not stand Stalin or what he stood for in WWII; yet both knew they'd have to team up with the Fascist ASS Stalin, to finish off Hitler. The 2 already knew Stalin was a killer of more of his own people than Hitler would any and all, persons....BTW- O'Malley and Stoneham did NOT go out for dinner or drinks when Marichal clobbered Roseboro...!!
The Singing Cowboy now, never ever had a bad thing to say about any other Team, Nation or Owner...this man had more class than any owner in baseball, perhaps, or so said Reggie. Doesn't mean he was the best owner ever, only he had world class.
Bill Veeck, seriously who DID he ever say he liked? Oh yeah, Bill opened up baseball to a pastime camaraderie than most, yet he had his likes, and strong dislikes too. Ask the Twins how well Veeck treated them...! LMAO, seriously you thought Veeck would cease a feud b/t both Teams long before his tenure to take the torch...?
Marge Schott never had a nice thing to say about any other Team, period....! She made her Saint Bernard shit on the Visitors side of the field.
We could do this all night long. You want to know about Ass Hole Owners who have treated theirGM's and/or players worse than any other, you'd have to look at Hank Greenberg's year as a Buc.
Just because Turner was a well polished TV man, sharp, witty, he knew what buttons he could push for any desired effect. Not all owners are like Turner was. In other words, yes only King George picked Fist Fight in Elevator's, for good press, and one pissed off Owner, on Media tho' wasn't it, or did he do Kung Fu on the entire Hotel????LMAO..
