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I personally think Bud Selig is awful. I know this is awful and probably won’t hold any merit, because I can't remember what friggin magazine I read this in.. (I want to say FHM or Maxim) anyway, last year I was reading an article. He's basically a rich corrupt guy. He owned the Milwaukee Brewers which was the worst team in baseball with the lowest payroll. I think something like 28 million. So, he was lining his pockets. I don't care how bad a professional team is. You make money! He would not sell the team until the people in Milwaukee built him a new stadium (obviously increasing the value) I guess he doesn't own the team now, he "Signed" it over to his Daughter or son in law. People make the argument that he was an Intern Commissioner and the owners association kept electing him for over 12 years. OF course they did. HE was an owner himself. He made the owners pockets Fatter. Again, I don't remember the specifics but you get the idea. He bought out a guy’s bad investment for 20 million dollars (all he needed to pay was 8 I believe) and eventually that guy bought out John Henry to own the Florida Marlins. Which brings me to another John Henry association. Miraculously John Henry and Crew was the winning bidder for 700 million to become the owners of the Boston Red Sox. Even though, there were bids Higher then 700 million. It just goes to show you that it's good to have friends in High Places. I don't think he's killing the game of baseball, I just don't think he's bringing much to the plate. I would imagine there is someone out there that could be doing a much better job and we should give him/ her the chance. Let Selig go back to robbing Milwaukee. I think just about the only good thing he's done for baseball is look the other way on Steroids during the Sosa/McGuire home run race. Like many, I feel that saved baseball, but you can hardly give him ethical credit for this! Cheers

Hello Everyone, Just came across this site, glad to be apart of it. The reason why I'm writing is because I've been tossing around an idea for a while and wanted some feedback. I have just finished a College Humor/Advice themed book, and I'm in the process of starting my own publishing company to release it. Being from Maine I obviously love the RED SOX. Ever since hearing about the Nesn show "Stories from Red Sox Nation" I have been tossing around ideas for a book. I'm curious what people think about a "stories from red sox nation" Type of a book? Would you share stories? Would you read the book? I have a few different ideas, one being a book of Just stories, then another one of a book of stories and recipes. I would be doing this more of a hobby vs. making money, I just want to do something FUN, and something that people would get some entertainment out of. Would love to hear some feedback, Stories, recipes, etc... Let me know. countrydmb@hotmail.com Subject: RED SOX Thanks a lot, Will probably spend lots of hours on the boards. Cheers, Rick