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John Amato, Ronster, or anaconda might want to expand on this, but Bud Selig is signed until 2012 . "This was well-deserved, well-earned," said Ken Kendrick, who replaced Jerry Colangelo as managing general partner of the Diamondbacks in 2004. "I'm relatively new at this, but he's done an outstanding job for all of us." Selig, 73, just finished his 15th full season as Commissioner. As a ...
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