Is Rob Manfred Actually the Best Commissioner? Cinco Sparks Debate

Evan & Tiki

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Sports

4.2 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 30 March 2026

⏱️ 17 minutes

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A bold claim kicks off the final stretch as the conversation turns to whether Rob Manfred has quietly become the best commissioner in sports. It sparks a lively debate about what actually matters most to fans, from rule changes to overall enjoyment, and whether recent tweaks have truly improved the game. Evan Roberts and Tiki Barber break down the biggest changes in baseball, including the pitch clock, ghost runner, and the ABS challenge system, debating what works and what still feels off. They also dive into early reactions from players and fans, strategy implications, and how these innovations are already shaping games in real time.

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0:00.0	We'll get back to your calls in a minute 888808109.
0:03.1	Coming up in a little bit as well,
0:04.7	Sean Morash did something publicly that is being derided by many in attendance.
0:08.5	We'll explore if he crossed some kind of line and our reaction early on to ABS.
0:13.5	Sean Morash in the booth, somebody hide the castle.
0:19.3	Arctic's flying phones ringing Evans yelling.
0:21.6	No!
0:22.6	Tiki's laughing chaos, cracking nobody's in control.
0:26.6	It's Cinco de Roncho.
0:31.6	Bam!
0:32.6	Crunch!
0:33.6	Let's go!
0:35.6	Let's go!
0:36.6	Cinco de Luncho is brought to you by Helix Wireless, connecting everything everywhere.
0:42.2	Hear me out before anybody jumps down my throat, but I had a revelation watching baseball this weekend.
0:47.1	Okay. Let's hear it.
0:48.9	Is it possible of the four major sports that currently Rob Manfred is the best commissioner of the four sports in terms of what he's done for the sport compared to what the others have done for the sport? The other commissioners in my opinion are really bad so again a lot of that could be by default. No, I get that so I want to be fair to your point. Like do I put him ahead of Adam Silver and Roger Gooddell and Gary Betman? I got to think
1:12.6	about that one. All right, well, I'm going to try to sell it.
1:14.1	The NFL is so popular and the money
1:16.6	is ridiculous.
1:18.7	But don't mean, okay, so there's a difference though. The reason
1:20.5	I'm not, Goodell, I don't think he's not a bad job.
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