Even though MLB is holding their GM meetings in Las Vegas right now most sports fans are more worried about which mediocre third-string QB will be steering his NFL team into oblivion instead of worrying about ML rosters.

I just read a story that cited 20 Reds minor leaguers who announced their free agency, that’s almost exciting as me laying out my upcoming breakfast choices and has as much relevancy.

While what happens in college football and the NFL have nothing to do with MLB’s offseason, they do have something in common-most notably the coaching merry-go-round. From what little I’ve gathered, football coaches have zero job security and the powers that be are no more able than the mopes in charge of ML coaching staffs. Because sports media remains centered on NY and the east coast, the relatively unknown Mets and Yankees coaches get more publicity than they deserve. The folks writing about these guys couldn’t identify them on the street and sure as hell couldn’t recite the back of their baseball cards, because most of them have no baseball cards.

One need not have played a single inning in the big leagues to understand the game and how to coach, but understanding what it takes to get through a slump isn’t taught at the Ivies-no matter what the nerds say.