I never said that Ben should leave if he had no authority to overrule LL, never mind saying it many times. Please don't put words in my mouth and then attribute those words to me "many times".
Second, if I was working in my dream job as GM for my favorite team -- the Boston Red Sox, I would not leave the job voluntarily under any circumstances that I can imagine. Theo grew up as a Red Sox fan, and he turned his back on his dream job.