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Official Statement calls Padres sale "Highly Speculative"
Official Statement calls Padres sale "Highly Speculative"
SAN DIEGO PADRES STATEMENT A recent news report stated that John Moores intends to sell 49 percent of the San Diego Padres as part of a divorce settlement with his wife, Becky.  This report is highly speculative. Obviously, since the Padres are part of the community estate, the matter ...
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Writing the Book (13 Oct 08)
Ducksnorts — ... or isn’t selling the Padres. Technically this has been true since the day he first owned the club, which is why I haven’t commented on it here yet. News is worth reporting; tautology, not so much.) ...

Jake Peavy Is (Kinda, Sorta) on the Block
FanHouse — ... The Padres were awful last season. Fortunately they play in the NL West where "awful" is just a few degrees away from "good enough," but only if they're able to add more talent to their roster. Considering the team is rumored to be up for sale, we can rule out the Padres being big spenders in the free agent market this winter. So how will the team figure out a way to improve? How about by trading their best pitcher? ...

Moorad No More
AZ Snakepit — ... I do have to say, it's startling to see our CEO leave the team to take over not just another franchise, but a divisional rival. Several people have mused over a conflict of interest, though since reports of the Padres' sale was being officially described by the club as "highly speculative," as recently as October 9, it doesn't seem there would have been much opportunity for anything like that. It certainly looks like the San Diego purchase will whizz through, in contrast to the Cubs, who have now been tagged with a 'For Sale' sign for approaching two years. At ...

Moorad No More
Fanster.com — ... I do have to say, it's startling to see our CEO leave the team to take over not just another franchise, but a divisional rival. Several people have mused over a conflict of interest, though since reports of the Padres' sale was being officially described by the club as "highly speculative," as recently as October 9, it doesn't seem there would have been much opportunity for anything like that. It certainly looks like the San Diego purchase will whizz through, in contrast to the Cubs, who have now been tagged with a 'For Sale' sign for approaching two years. At this rate, they'll ...

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