The adage is to release bad news on Friday. By Monday, when the standard media cycle returns, most of the hostility will have simmered away. With the announcement by Major League Baseball of eliminating up to 42 affiliates over the next 24 months on a Friday, the adage was honored. My frustration lingers. Here is why I'm upset.
Imagine you're in an industry. Any industry. Your goal is to find a market, and get customers to prefer you in that market over other providers. Widgets. Rides in an airplane. Nights away from home. Or baseball. An entire department might be set aside for "What if we do this?