San Jose won the right to fast-track an appeal of its lawsuit against Major League Baseball and Commissioner Bud Selig over the lack of permission for the Oakland A’s to move there. Viewed by many observers to be a very weak argument, San Jose lawyers said MLB illegally colluded to keep the Athletics from building […]
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Lawsuit seeks more money, freedom for Minor League Baseball players
A lawsuit filed in federal court seeks to overturn the Minor League Baseball contract system, with former players arguing low pay, mandatory overtime and lack of collective bargaining rights violates state and federal wage laws. The lawsuit was filed in federal California Northern District Court by players Aaron Senne (a former Miami Marlins farmhand), Michael […]
A-Rod drops lawsuits, accepts 2014 suspension
Well, there’s one distraction out of the way as baseball and the New York Yankees approach spring training: Alex Rodriguez will drop his lawsuits against MLB and the players union, accepting his year-long suspension. After an independent arbitrator determined a year-long suspension (including the playoffs) would be enough for usage of performance-enhancing drugs in the […]
San Jose to appeal A’s ballpark ruling
San Jose will appeal a federal court decision denying the city the chance to host a new Oakland Athletics ballpark near the Diridon rail station. San Jose and the A’s had worked on plans for a privately financed ballpark, but Major League Baseball and Commissioner Bud Selig have refused John Fisher and Lew Wolff permission […]
MLB told A’s no move to San Jose: Report
The San Jose Mercury-News is reporting Major League Baseball officially turned down Lew Wolff’s request to move the Oakland Athletics to San Jose last July, a day before San Jose filed suit against MLB. A letter from MLB Commissioner Bud Selig was filed as part of court documents Friday outlining why San Jose should not […]
MLB to screen fans entering games next season
Major League Baseball teams will screen all fans attending games next season, more than likely in the form of full-body metals detectors, according to MLB’s head of security. The commissioner’s office is issuing guidelines for increased security at regular-season games next season, and they’re expected to to finalized before the Winter Meetings in two weeks. […]
Selig: I’ll let Rays ballpark talks unfold on their own
MLB Commissioner Bud Selig won’t participate in any Tampa Bay Rays ballpark talks at this time, saying new Mayor Rick Kriseman and Stuart Sternberg will take the lead. Kriseman, who defeated incumbent Bill Foster earlier this month in the St. Petersburg mayoral race, is considered to be more open-minded about a move of the Rays […]
Wolff: No move to AT&T Park — yet
An A’s move to AT&T Park was indeed broached by MLB Commissioner Bud Selig during lease negotiations, but Oakland owner Lew Wolff says his team will play at O.co Coliseum — for the time being. The threat from Selig came as the A’s were engaged in some contentious lease negotiations with the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum […]
Selig: No updates on Rays ballpark situation
There’s been no progress on a new Tampa Bay Rays ballpark this fall, but MLB Commissioner Bud Selig says he plans to address the issue after the World Series. Earlier this year it appeared St. Petersburg Mayor Bill Foster was softening his stance that the Rays completely play out their lease at Tropicana Field. But […]
Selig: We’ll solve Oakland ballpark situation before I leave office
With the Oakland ballpark situation highlighted in the American League playoffs, MLB Commissioner Bud Selig pledged a solution before he leaves office in 2015. No one sees O.Co Coliseum as the future of pro sports in Oakland — the NFL’s Raiders are seeking a new facility as well — but the issue is the location […]
Selig: Oakland Coliseum a pit, but it’s our pit
So the man with the power to change the fortunes of the Oakland Athletics went on national radio to call their home “a pit,” but then backed down and said the situation was “complex.” MLB Commissioner Bud Selig was on CBS Sports Radio to discuss a variety of topics, including his own impending retirement and […]
Selig to retire in January 2015
One more season: Bud Selig announced he would be stepping down as MLB Commissioner in January 2015, ending a run that begin with the interim tag in 1992. Selig, who bought the Seattle Pilots out of bankruptcy in 1970 and moved them to Milwaukee to begin a career in baseball, oversaw a period of unprecedented […]
Rays: We won’t buy out Trop lease on St. Pete’s terms
No wonder talks over the future of the Tampa Bay Rays stalled: St. Pete officials say the team refuses to pay anything toward retirement of debt or a future demolition of Tropicana Field. Now, it’s defensible that the Rays pass on paying to demolish the Trop down the road: that’s the responsibility of the owner […]