AHC: Make George W Bush Commisioner of MLB

What if George W Bush didnt go into politics (or was a failure in it at least) but instead somehow was able to go from owning the Rangers to becoming the commisioner of Major League Baseball? What would be the best POD as well, and how would he fare as commisioner?
 
What if George W Bush didnt go into politics (or was a failure in it at least) but instead somehow was able to go from owning the Rangers to becoming the commisioner of Major League Baseball? What would be the best POD as well, and how would he fare as commisioner?


Well annowner as.commish is simple...see selig...Have selig get ill either before taking over as.commish in 92 or shortly after.. Turn to w to take over.... or selig steps down in 95.post strike. Bush loses.the 94 gov race and presto steps in
 
This brings up the question-who would be the republican nominee in 2000? And more important to me, how would this change baseball?:D Would he add more teams? Would he be more liked than Selig? Would there be more expansion teams in the 2000's?
 
Bush wanted to be Commissioner of Baseball and was given an unbelievable sweetheart deal to buy into the Rangers (I believe his share was $10,000, which he later sold for millions) to facilitate that happening. This strikes me as one of those coin-flip decisions that could easily go the other way in any ATL just by chance.
 
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