insidethebook.com - 2/4/2009
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Let’s say that the valuation of the thirty teams is around 15 billion$. This would put MLB at about the 220th largest public company, in terms of market cap. Last year, the 220th highest paid CEO made almost 8 million $.
I would think that if Selig were to retire, that the next ...
bizofbaseball.com - 2/4/2009
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bizofbaseball.com —
Maury Brown , the founder and president of
the Business of Sports Network and BizofBaseball.com, will be...
on XM175 tonight at 10pm ET . Topics for tonight's' show include the sale of the San Diego Padres to former Diamondbacks CEO Jeff Moorad, Bob Costas joining the new MLB Network, Bud Selig’s ...
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Maury Brown on XM Radio: Talks Padres Sale, Costas to ...
sportsbusinessjournal.com - 2/2/2009
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By ERIC FISHER Staff Writer MLB Commissioner Bud
Selig earned $18.35 million for the league s fiscal...
year ended Oct. 31, 2007, an amount up 22 percent from the prior year and one that again places him among the highest-paid individuals in all of ...
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Selig’s pay climbs past $18 million
deadspin.com - 2/7/2009
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Last week, ESPN's Scott Van Pelt hammered Bud
Selig about the MLB Commissioner's $18.5 million salary.A little...
too much, apparently: SVP was suspended from his radio show on Monday, according to multiple WWL sources. Van Pelt declined to comment on ...
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ESPN Is Giving Scott Van Pelt Some Quiet Time [Media ...
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baseballmusings.com —
... TangoTiger makes the argument that Selig is overpaid. I disagree in the comments.
Just before the tech bubble burst in 2000, News Corp went on a buying spree, snapping up high-tech companies including the one for which I worked, STATS, Inc. These companies were combined into a new organization, News Digital Media, or something like that. Of all the companies New Corp bought, STATS was the only one which turned a profit. It was the only one that survived. Selig is getting paid for results, not for potential future profits.
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Morning Notes: Bud, Pedro, Mariners
MLB Notebook - Major League Baseball New, Notes, and Analysis —
Tom Tango examines how much Bud Selig should make.
Tuck! pokes fun at Pedro Martinez.
Geoff Baker looks at all things Mariners. ...
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... On a somewhat related note: Tangotiger wants to know what you think Bud Selig should make. There are two interesting points being made in the discussion: First, Selig is effectively the CEO of a corporation worth over $15 billion dollars. But, secondly, there are probably also a fair number of people out there who would gladly take his job for less money and perform at his level. Some might be significantly better. ...
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slanchreport.com 3/26/2009 — Bud Selig gets a lot of grief on this site, all with good reason, but for once he’s done something pretty worthwhile. After purchasing the house next to his, intending to tear it down and build a garden there, Selig has offered up the use of the house to several area groups.
School ...
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Court documents released today show that Barry Bonds tested positive for steroids up to five times during his home-run tear between 2000 and 2006. No real shock there. Seriously, anyone who didn't believe Bonds was juiced probably also believes the ...
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