In the film adaptation of
Moneyball, Boston Red Sox owner John Henry tells Billy Beane in a pivotal scene, “the first guy through the wall he always gets bloody.
The Premier Lacrosse League and Major League Lacrosse on Wednesday announced the two leagues are merging. “Merge” is a polite term, as the PLL name and structure persists, likely more than 100 MLL players will no longer have a place to play, and several team and league employees and coaches are out of a job opportunity.
I’ve been appreciative of the respectful tone set by PLL and its players in this. It certainly is a momentous occasion worth celebrating for Paul and Mike Rabil, as well as all the players who took the jump, and the staff at PLL. It’s clearly not a time to dance on graves, and I haven’t seen much of that.