Crain's Business: Selig sees heated bidding for Cubs

[tebman]

Whew! We can all relax now -- Bud Selig assures everyone that any purchase of the Cubs will go through him first.

In this story (http://chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=24766) in Crain's Chicago Business, our favorite car salesman waxes poetic about the "very stringent rules" MLB has to screen new owners.

Yeah, like whether their checks will clear. :redneck

[Fenway]

``I believe in local ownership wherever possible,'' Selig said. ``There will be Chicago groups, there's no question in my mind about that. Will they be the only groups? No. But there will be some very good Chicago groups.''


He said the same thing when the Red Sox were sold (about Boston groups)

[ewokpelts]

He said the same thing when the Red Sox were sold (about Boston groups)and didnt bud let the team sell for less than the highest bid? and that meant LESS money for the various endowments the yawkey trust finances?