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."