February 20, 2008 - WATN - Kennesaw Mountain Landis

This week’s WHERE ARE THEY NOW? WEDNESDAY (WATN) is Kennesaw Mountain Landis.

Besides having a cool name, Landis was the first Baseball Commissioner. He served as Commissioner from 1920-1944. He is credited with cleaning up baseball after the 1919 Black Sox scandal.

If Landis were around today, we wouldn’t have had the Roger Clemens Circus in Congress last week. Really, with the Iraq War, the price of oil, and other crisis and calamities, should Congress be hosting a BASEBALL INTERVENTION?

Current MLB Commissioner Bud Selig is a disgrace. He was a joke as a used car dealer, before he bought the Milwaukee Brewers and parlayed that into the job as MLB commissioner.

As an employee of the owners, Bud has provided a great return on investment for the current owners. But at what cost?

Under his reign:

- The greatest Hitter of ALL-TIME, Pete Rose will never be in the Hall of Fame.

- The greatest Home Run hitter of ALL-TIME, Barry Bonds, will never be in the Hall of Fame.

- The greatest Pitcher of the MODERN ERA, Roger Clemens, will never be in the Hall of Fame.

NICE LEGACY, BUD!!!

During the Congressional hearings last week, Roger Clemens testified that it was his wife that used Human Growth Hormones (HGH).

We know where the bus stops in Roger’s world. Right on top of his wife. I found the below picture of the Mr. And Mrs. Clemens.

I believe Mrs. Clemens did take a full dose of HGH along with a side of Silicone. If HGH has this effect on middle age women, then Jenny Craig will be in Chapter 11 faster than Evelyn Wood.

My Where Are They Now Wednesday? (WATN) is the strong business and moral leader for America’s pastime. Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio, or in this case, Kennesaw Mountain Landis?