While the principal owner of the Washington Nationals has only been recently announced to the world, it seems that the public and the media are already taken with him.

The friendly, “man of the people”, appears to be an average joe that just happens to have a few billion dollars. Not some stuffed shirt that looks to their sports organization as a good tax write off. Washington Post sports columnist, Thomas Bosweel, calls Lerner, “old school” and says in his column, “He said he wanted to run the Nationals properly so he can ‘leave sum’em important to be my legacy to future generations.’ Maybe a guy who still says ’sum’em’ — and doesn’t care — is probably more likely to leave ’something’ of value behind him.”

Hopefully these first impressions are correct and Lerner will be an owner to envy. Nothing makes for a better ball team than smart people at the top. Smart people who are smart enough to hire the right managers and let the managers do their job - manage the team and win baseball games.

I guess only time will tell, but outlook is good.