Labor Won the Baseball Commissioner Fight

In an electoral process that would make Frank Underwood proud, Major League Baseball's 30 owners just chose their sport's new leader.

Rob Manfred, MLB's current chief operating officer, will succeed Commissioner Bud Selig after he retires at the end of this season. As Newsday's David Lennon notes, the selection process in baseball is a much bigger spectacle than in other sports, with all the infighting and backroom dealings of a Republican primary. But while Lennon wishes things were much simpler, I welcome the display for giving us an inside look at the priorities and mindset of a group of diverse owners who disagree over almost everything.