For fans of the Orioles and Commanders, the clouds are finally lifting.
David Rubenstein and Josh Harris are giving Washington-area fans reasons to dream. The curse of awful owners who damaged local Washington-area sports teams has been a constant in my life since I was a child. It’s rare that an owner is truly an “F,” both in overseeing a team and as a person, too. But my generation hit the jackpot.
They say, “Speak no ill of the dead,” which constrains me on Angelos, who passed away at 94. Many in baseball who had been harmed by him came to me to share the details. As a mild example, one ex-Orioles GM told me that, to grasp what it was like to work for Angelos, I should see the movie “The Devil’s Advocate.” A young lawyer works for a practice where the head of the firm, played by Al Pacino, intimidates, tempts or corrupts everyone. That boss is the Devil.
There is also less cheerful news for local sports fans, but at least it’s not disastrous. The Lerner family — “C’s,” to be sure — still runs the Nationals. You could do better. But Washington almost did a lot worse last year when Leonsisto buy the team. Sometimes you don’t know the bullet missed your head until it hits the wall behind you.See how all this is falling into place? It’s not fabulous, but it’s good. The Commanders and O’s may now have average, or even beneficial owners.
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