Hot off the press: the Forbes figures

[Ytown_Tribe_fan]

Guess who made the biggest profit in baseball last year, according to Forbes magazine? The Milwaukee Brewers, followed by the Yanks.

Forbes looked at all the books and made their own study which conflicts significantly with what Kennesaw Molehill laid out before Congress.

Read for yourselves and see who YOU believe:

http://espn.go.com/mlb/news/2002/0329/1360060.html

[Mistfit_MI]

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I don't know who is right or wrong but what I wonder is why the Tigers haven't been able put a team together since the mid 80's if they are profitable...But thats kinda off the beaten track for this topic sorry..


Kevin

[KingStreetSquire]

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Gambling? In Casablanca? I'm shocked!

[cubbieinexile]

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I really don't believe the Cubs are only worth 287 Mil. When you look at the Yankees they factor in the park and the fact that they created a Yankee network. While it appears they did not for the Cubs. Plus every single team that has gotten a new stadium in the last 4 years or will be getting a new stadium soon has seen its value increased. While the Cubs don't even get it factored. Personally I believe if the Chicago Tribune ever sold the Cubs it wouldn't be for 287 million that is for sure.

[baseballwise]

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WOW! Thanks for sharing this article, Tribe Fan. In addition to "revealing" accurate TRUSTWORTHY information.....it also reveals what a deceptive, slimey LIAR Bud the Brewer really is.

There's GOT to be a change in the system regarding the method by which the Commissioner is selected. Can't imagine what it could be, but there's got to be something and there's got to be some kind of an escape clause when the C. does more damage than good to the game.

Any attorneys here with any ideas?????

[researcher]

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Why would you believe either one of them?.........both sides are con-
trolled by lawyers............nothing more needs to be said!

[LouGehrig]

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Listen, Bud is the Commissioner. So what if he owns a team. So what if it’s a conflict of interest. So what if the Commissioner’s team made the most money. After all, boys and girls, he IS the Commissioner.

[Ytown_Tribe_fan]

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"Yes sir, Mr. Steinbrenner, I'll get right on it!"

-Bud Selig

[Monarchs29]

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Imagine that, Milwaukee made the most $$$. Surprise, surprise!!!
Think Bud had anything to do with that? Maybe he's dipping his fingers in the till.

I think now would be a good time to appoint an independent commission to do a full investigation including a forensic accounting of MLB.

Finding a few people to do this should be an easy task.
You might even get a few hundred applications wanting to get a
shot at Bud the Brewer. Figuratively speaking(pardon the pun), of course!

By the way, if it comes out that Bud lied to congress, can he be impeached?

[NickG]

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Bud Selig??? Lie??? He would never!!! :-)

I found it very interesting that the Brewers made the most money in the Major Leagues last year, especially after it was brought out that Selig actually BORROWED money from Pohlad.

If this report-- coming from Forbes magazine, regarded as the top financial minds in the world-- isn't enough to get rid of Selig, along with the other things that have been talked about on other posts, I don't know what is.

[The Commissioner]

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Lol, King Street. I was sitting next to my father when I saw the story mentioned on the evening news and my reaction was to turn to him and reference the same quote.

[trosmok]

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>Gambling? In Casablanca? I'm shocked!
Your winnings, Captain Renault. ;-)

[VTSoxFan]

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I just read that Bud says "It's a lie! Baseball's been audited by 3 of the top auditors in the country..."

Which immediately made me think of the scene in A Night at the Opera when Groucho was flim-flamming the police sergeant, hiding the stowaways in his apartment, and the sgt. asked him who he was talking to:

"I was talking to myself, and there's nothing you can do about it! I've been to 3 of the best doctors in the East..."

It's hard to believe that Bud can't see what an embarrassment, what a charicature he is.

Someone's lying, and Forbes has nothing to gain by lying. Who does that leave...?

--VT

[KingStreetSquire]

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Speaking of accountants--Have you seen the MLB authentic commercials with the Don Mattingly baseball?

Did you fall on the floor laughing when the narrator says that the MLB authentic hologram sticker means that you can be sure an "Arthur Anderson" representative has verified the signature?

I'm willing to bet (not really, Pete) that good old Arthur Anderson is one of the auditing firms that Bud is talking about.

[KingStreetSquire]

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I guess someone finally pointed it out to them, because I saw the ad again last night, and the voice over now says, "a certified major league baseball representative," instead of "an Arthur Anderson representative."