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Summary[]

Ben and Sam discuss whether MLB’s Commissioner should have the power to block a trade, as Bud Selig considered doing to the Marlins-Blue Jays blockbuster.

Topics[]

  • MLB Commissioner power
  • Bud Selig
  • Trade vetoes

Banter[]

Sam's softball team lost.

Notes[]

  • The commissioner's office took six days to review the Marlins-Blue Jays trade discussed in Episode 82.
  • The NBA commissioner blocked a trade recently, and it was not something either team involved expected.
  • There is precedent for this happening in baseball from former commissioner Bowie Kuhn.
  • Ben: "Maybe we should do research regularly for the podcast."

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