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KEISSER: Selig makes it tough for baseball fans to like him
Today's covering-all-the-bases edition of The Sporting Muse: There's someone out there who likes Bud Selig. Maybe even loves him. Television network officials, perhaps, who are fond of him because they have control of his strings. But baseball fans can't be very fond of him. One could start a ...
MLB commissioner Bud Selig not a fan of expanded replay
sports.espn.go.com — MLB commissioner Bud Selig said has been soliciting outside opinion from managers and general managers over the... past few weeks and said no one offered a good explanation why the umpiring was so bad in the first rounds of the postseason. (more) MLB commissioner Bud Selig not a fan of expanded replay
An only in New York moment: When Jay-Z met Bud Selig
An only in New York moment: When Jay-Z met Bud Selig
sports.yahoo.com — It was the sight you never thought you'd see: Jay-Z climbing a stage near second base and... rapping with Alicia Keys as the Phillies and Yankees prepared for Thursday's Game 2 of the World Series. For a sport that's usually as flexible as a fungo bat ... (more) An only in New York moment: When Jay-Z met Bud Selig
Slive Keeps Acting More and More Like Selig
hardknoxsports.com — The SEC and Major League Baseball both have had many blown calls this season. Some of the... missed calls in the ALCS were just plain embarrassing and the SEC is not much better. Instead of expanding instant replay, MLB Commissioner Bud Selig thinks it is a great idea to keep things the way ... (more) Slive Keeps Acting More and More Like Selig
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AL Club Interested In Manny Ramirez?
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — ... From Bob Keisser of the Long Beach Press-Telegram (hat tip to Diamond Leung): A baseball insider says the club has been contacted by an American League team that is interested in Manny Ramirez if the team will pay part of his $20 million salary for 2010.  It's a team that plays in a very mediocre division, has a few team officials familiar with Ramirez, and always needs a bump in notoriety. MLBTR has not referenced a rumor from Keisser in its four-year history, but let's explore this one anyway. SI's Jon Heyman ...

So We All Agree It’s Cleveland, Right?
Mike Scioscia's tragic illness — ... Via Diamond Leung, Bob Keisser of the Riverside Press-Enterprise buries an interesting note deep within his column: There’s finally some good news for Frank McCourt, although it could be considered bad news by some Dodgers fans. A baseball insider says the club has been contacted by an American League team that is interested in Manny Ramirez if the team will pay part of his $20 million salary for 2010. It’s a team that plays in a very mediocre division, has a few team officials familiar with ...

Manny Ramirez: A Wanted Man?
dodgerfan.net — ... linking to Bob Keisser’s column in today’s Long Beach Press Telegram.  According to Bob, there apparently is some interest from one team in Manny Ramirez: ...

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