The Popcorn Stand: He’s Rob (us of real baseball) Manfred

The Popcorn Stand is written periodically by Appeal assistant editor Charles Whisnand (actually whenever he wants to write it) and covers Whisnand’s musings in the world of sports (actually whatever he wants to write about). It’s named in honor of Whisnand’s favorite sports columnist, Pulitzer Prize-winning Red Smith, who once dubbed one of his columns the Popcorn Stand.Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred seems to be determined to live up to his name and “Rob&