Here is what has happened for Bud Selig today, all of which took place before lunchtime where he is out in Arizona:
- He put Peter Angelos in his place by taking the All-Star Game away from him and giving it to a ballpark that has something literally called the “Selig Hall of Fame Plaza” outside of it; and
- He received word that a court swatted down San Jose’s legal challenge over the A’s relocation.
Long ovation can be heard outside MLB owner mtgs - presumably for Selig as he wraps final set of mtgs as commish
— Eric Fisher (@EricFisherSBJ) January 15, 2015
It’s like Michael Corleone during the christening sequence in “The Godfather.” If you had any outstanding accounts with the Commissioner today, well, you best be wearing a bullet-proof vest.
He only has nine days left as commissioner. But it’s never to late to earn another one of these:
Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig speaks during a news conference in New York, April 21, 2011. Major League Baseball (MLB), in an extraordinary move, plans to take control of the day-to-day operations of the Los Angeles Dodgers because of mounting concern over the franchise’s financial plight. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT BASEBALL)
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God, we’re going to miss him.