is why they cite issues from 2000-2002 when criticizing Hicks, when what he did from 2003-2007 (dumping ARod, moving the team from the top third to consistently in the bottom fourth of payrolls, mismanaging his leadership team, failing to stick with a direction) was much, much more harmful.

Jeffrey Loria is #3 because he sold off good players after the World Series title? The franchise has more than TRIPLED in value since he purchased the team just 7 years ago. He’s obviously doing something right.

To the “wah wah” school of journalism. By the time they ask random people what bothers them about (name the sport), then cipher their cryptics into clay tablets using discarded Coke bottles, what they have to say is seldom timely and not often relevant.