John Moores selling the San Diego Padres as part of divorce settlement
John Moores selling the San Diego Padres as part of divorce settlement (flag)
www.gaslampball.com — What would you do with half of the Padres? I think I'd hang onto the part of the team not responsible for the 99 losses.
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Walkoff Walk — ... Padres owner John Moores is selling 49% of the team because of a painful divorce with his wife Becky. This is going to end just like the movie Major League. Gaslamp Ball. ...

John Moores To Sell 49% Of Padres
6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog — ... . Rumored owners are the Jacobs family of Qualcomm and another unnamed group. More on this at Gaslamp Ball, which points out that Moores owns a total of 80% of the club now; the recent Forbes valuation put the franchise at $360M.

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Ducksnorts — ... (In case you missed it, Moores either is or ...

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Big League Stew — ... , which apparently is tied to the team's owner splitting with his wife, has kicked baseball's career saves leader to the curb. ...

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