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Originally Posted by Dakota
As acting commissioner, he presided over the only complete cancellation of the postseason, including the world series, because of the strike of 1994. The strike was long and bitter, brought on by a well-deserved complete distrust of Selig by the player's union... Selig had been caught colluding with owners to rig the signing of free agents. The 1994 strike was forced to end when federal judge Sonia Sotomayor issued a preliminary injunction against the owners on March 31, 1995.
Shall I go on?
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Sorry, but this would have happened no matter who was sitting in the commissioner's office. I agree with your assessment of the "position" he was dropped into by his cronies, it is a sham.
Personally, I think the owners got screwed by the judge as I do not believe she has any authority over a private business. And before you bring up their anti-trust exemption, there is no inherent right of ANYONE to play, umpire, watch or make money off of a child's game being played by overgrown, overpaid babies.
If the owners were smart, which IMO they are not, they would take that anti-trust exemption and tell congress where to put it. Granted, it would be more difficult to obtain aid and financing by the local governments, but so be it. They don't need to pay the prima donnas all that money.