How can Selig do this?

External Since: Nov 19, 2003 Posts: 15

I'll be the first to admit that I don't know all the in's and out's
about MLB and their policies, but Bud Selig has opposed a 5:00 pm
deadline for completing the Manny/Arod deal? I've never heard of such a
thing? Why would the commissioners office give a rat's ass about when/if
that deal gets completed?

External Since: Dec 18, 2003 Posts: 1

In article <RbmEb.1435$Ur.54943@localhost>,
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>Fair enough. But why then would it be up to Selig if Boston can talk to
>ARod and/or his agent? Shouldn't that be up to the discretion of the
>Rangers organization (and ARof himself), not Selig?

I think this has to do with the tampering laws in baseball and it is up
the commissioner to set these limits. Further discussions outside of the
allowed time period would definitely be considered tampering.

Sheldon
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