Bud Selig Laughs at Roger Goodell's Paycheck

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Saving Money
Published 3/10/2008 by StatsGuru at Baseball Musings
I can save Major League Baseball $14 million a year. That's roughly $450,000 per team per year, enough to pay for one first year player. How do I accomplish this feat? I'll take the job of commissioner for a mere $1 million per year . MLB, I await your call. The Baseball Musings pledge drive continues through March. ...

Yeah but what’s his MORP?
Published 3/11/2008 by jake at Luft On Deck
... As Maury Brown points out, Selig is clowning Mr. King Football himself, Roger Goodell, who checked in at $11.2 million last year. … Last year, Selig pulled in $14.5 million, which was more than all other sports executives. Think that the steroid scandal and the Mitchell Report have diluted Selig’s worth to his employers, the owners? Think again. And this from Matt Watson of AOL Fanhouse: You hear the owners complain about player salaries being out of ...

All You Need To Know About The Owners And Selig
Published 3/11/2008 by attackgerbil at YFSF
... Okay, the title is redundant. The owners had 15 million reasons why they liked him (themselves?) last year, and they liked him (ibid) enough to extend his/their reign through ought-twelve with 4% hike (gotta keep up with cost of livin' dontcha know) this year. It's good to be the Bud, king of beermakers. ht: FanHouse ...

Bud Selig Makes How Much?
Published 3/11/2008 by Shinsano at East Windup Chronicle
... I’m all for people getting paid (actually, no, in Selig’s case I’m not) but this seems a little excessive. According to a write-up on AOL Fanhouse this means Selig makes more than ...