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Commissioner Bud Selig has been given a three-year contract extension. As with most of what’s going on in Major League Baseball right now, this falls into the category of “disappointing but not surprising.” Quoth Florida Representative Cliff Stearns:
The explosion in the use of steroids and other performance enhancing drugs occurred under Selig’s 15-year tenure. I have found commissioner Selig’s glacial response to this growing stain on baseball unacceptable and I have called on him to step down. This three-year extension of Selig’s contract is a vote of confidence in …read more

Wait, what are we talking about?! We decided?! My best interest?! How can you know, how can you say what my best interest is? What are you trying to say? I’m crazy?
I’m pretty certain that Suicidal Tendencies didn’t have Major League Baseball in mind, but if the shoe fits…
A reader passed along an article (thanks!) at Smart Money called 10 Things Major League Baseball Won’t Tell You. It’s a fascinating, if disturbing, read.
On institutionalized ticket scalping:
Since 2001 teams have partnered with online brokers, allowing ticket holders to sell their seats for whatever the market bears; the team gets the initial …read more