In case you missed it right this moment, John Seidler has formally taken over as Padres chairman. Eric Kutsenda, who served because the workforce’s interim chairman after Peter Seidler’s loss of life, is now a Particular Advisor to the Chairman, in accordance with the Padres entrance workplace listing.
In Seidler’s first feedback since taking up, he made a remark some Padres followers aren’t liking: “When the group began chanting ‘Beat L.A.,’ I couldn’t fairly deliver myself to get that out,” he advised Kevin Acee a few recreation he attended in 2012. “There was just a bit a part of me someplace deep down inside — it’s onerous to push 50 years value of expertise out the window.”
Some followers don’t like that he’s admitting he couldn’t initially eliminate all that Dodgers fandom that had been constructed up for many years. I’m high quality with it although.
If I took over as Dodgers chairman at some point (properly, it could by no means occur however let’s say it does), it could be onerous for me to be all in in the event that they performed the Padres. I’d’ve spent many years hating the facet I’m now on. That might be a bizarre feeling.
Don’t neglect Peter Seidler was in that very same household and all of us beloved him later in his life.
Later in Acee’s piece, Seidler stated the next: “I’ve been a ‘Beat L.A.’ Padres fan since early in 2012…I simply wanted a little bit of a nudge. And now I can say I’ve accomplished the 12-step program, and I’m by no means going again.”
Nice. That’s what I care about as a result of that’s what issues is now. Who cares what he thought in 2012 when he wasn’t even the man making the large selections? If he’s all in on bringing town a championship, then personally I don’t care if he was once a Dodgers fan.
Would I somewhat have a born and raised, lifetime Padres fan be the chairman? After all. However I’m not going to robotically hate John and never consider in him after we haven’t even seen what strikes he’s going to approve. We haven’t really heard him discuss to see if we will inform there’s that keenness in his voice.
Actions are going to talk louder than phrases. Give him an opportunity.
