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Quote of the Day: Bud Selig on the Oakland A’s situation

MLB Commissioner Bud Selig speaks during a news conference in New York

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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Well, it was the quote of yesterday, which came during his press conference, but I don’t expect many quotes from anyone today, so this will do.

Here’s Bud Selig, when asked about the status of the committee which is alleged to be hard at work studying the future of the A’s and the viability of them moving to San Jose:

“I said this a year ago, it is a complex situation, very complex. They have spent a lot of time on this, an enormous amount of time - and are still spending an enormous amount of time. And as I told both clubs, this is another situation where it’s better to get something done right than get it done any faster.”

This process has now taken over half the time it took the Manhattan Project to do its work, and as evidenced by that quote, it has at least twice the military-style doublespeak going for it.

But I agree, let us not act too hastily lest lives and crap be endangered.