Scott Boras is the most influential agent in Major League Baseball. Nobody is going to deny that. He represents many of baseball’s biggest stars, and the league has actually had to legislate around his negotiating tactics. That’s cool and all, but man, he has some awful ideas when it comes to improving MLB.
On Wednesday, he proposed one of his worst ideas yet.
Speaking to reporters about the state of MLB and this offseason’s free agency, Boras said that he would like to see MLB move the World Series to a neutral site.
Scott Boras wants a World Series moved to a neutral site and the amateur draft moved away from the All Star weekend
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) November 8, 2023
Out of the four major American pro sports leagues, only the NFL plays its championship at a predetermined site. But the Super Bowl is a standalone, single-elimination championship. The World Series is a seven-game series, and postseason baseball thrives on the atmospheres we see from home fan bases.
Boras’ idea would basically mean asking fans to pay for week-long hotel stays in addition to expensive game tickets and travel. It’s a terrible idea that would destroy the atmosphere of a World Series (both on TV and in the stadium) and wouldn’t serve anyone involved. The 2020 World Series was played at a neutral site out of necessity, but for all of Rob Manfred’s bad ideas, even he wouldn’t move the World Series away from the competing teams’ stadiums.
No wonder MLB fans were not kind to Boras about the idea. It was that bad.
This was how Twitter reacted
My only small quibble with the neutral site World Series idea is that it’s a terrible, awful, disgusting concept that should never be brought up again by any serious person ever.
Other than that, I’m totally fine with it. https://t.co/S95As6zgsT
— Anthony Castrovince (@castrovince) November 8, 2023
Baseball fans want Scott Boras moved to a neutral site that has no internet or phone service… https://t.co/KDQdE9Y0WX
— Espo (@Espo) November 8, 2023
Neutral site World Series is an absolutely dreadful idea for a sport that lives off local markets. https://t.co/FeoIE7YNHH
— Birdley (@BradleyDGarland) November 8, 2023
Neutral site World Series? https://t.co/KUixjOKgr7 pic.twitter.com/zOehtYx7U0
— Patrick Creighton (@PCreighton1) November 8, 2023
The neutral site World Series is one of the worst ideas and he keeps going back to it. https://t.co/zacUvI6QEq
— jon greenberg (@jon_greenberg) November 8, 2023
hey scott how do we make baseball’s biggest stage as boring as possible https://t.co/JR0qFXsL7t
— Mack Huff (@HackMuff) November 8, 2023
This might be the worst sports idea I’ve ever heard and I do not say that lightly. https://t.co/WlwqBQa0Jb
— Zona (@AZSportsZone) November 8, 2023
Scott Boras legitimately wants to ruin this sport https://t.co/zCnRN4yNe7
— sky (@GonsolinRBW) November 8, 2023
Scott Boras can go watch the World Series in a neutral bar or something https://t.co/qlm2aIhPOW
— local bIogger (@fergoe) November 8, 2023
A neutral site championship game works for football and, to a lesser degree, college basketball because of the way the sports and tournaments are structured.
I can't think of anything worse than a dead, listless crowd in a random domed stadium watching a tense World Series game https://t.co/TTfeE4DpLP
— McNally 🗺 (@LikeTheMaps) November 8, 2023
Tired of people who clearly are not fans of baseball constantly trying to ruin it. https://t.co/RvUXheOYMj
— Courtney Finnicum (@courtney883) November 8, 2023
BayAreaBrennan wants a million dollars and a job as the Giants play-by-play broadcaster https://t.co/PxgqmT1edB
— Brennan 🐧 (@BayAreaBrennan) November 8, 2023
