It wasn’t exactly George Steinbrenner apologizing to fans after the Yankees were eliminated by the Dodgers in Game 6 of the 1981 World Series, but John Mara’s steely soliloquy on Monday was brilliant on a couple of levels.
John Mara sounded the way sports fans want their owners to sound the other day when he talked about the miserable, give-up ending to the Giants’ season.
By day he’s an account executive for CBS Outdoor, a billboard sales company. By night, he gives speeches to high school athletes, advising them on how to properly manage their college futures.