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MLB Owners have delayed the sale of the San Diego Padres
The expected transfer of ownership from John Moores to the Jeff Moorad ownership group has officially been postponed. Lots of sources are reporting much of the summary, but here's what there is to know in some bullets. I'll source anything that isn't known, but let me know what you need sources for...
Transfer of Padres from Moores to Moorad may NOT get approved
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Padres hire Bob Melvin, continue tradition of redundancy
I'm sure there's a good reason why the Padres have decided to hire Bob Melvin without first firing our current manager, but it escapes me a little bit. I would have thought the days of hiring redundant positions were gone with the new ownership coming through, but I would have thought wrong. Does...
Open Thread: Padres Sale News Conference
You can watch the news conference live on Padres.com at 3pm PST. Supposedly Moores will introduce Moorad... after that we can only guess that there will be special effects, magic, fountains timed to music, wild animals and semi-nude but tasteful dancers. Go Padres! [Note by jbox, 03/26/09 3:36 PM...
Alderson resigning today as Padres CEO, bearded man to take over
Sandy Alderson resigns today and Jeff Moorad takes over his job as Padres CEO. I think my distrust of men with neatly groomed beards outweighs my distrust of adult men with perfectly fine names like "Richard" that go by the nickname "Sandy". There will be a press conference today at 3pm to...
Moores snaked Hoffman's bulldog and gave it to Peavy
A couple interesting tid-bits from Tim Sullivan's latest article about Hoffman. Apparently Hoffman and Moores were never as close as Gwynn and Moores were. A few years back there was a charity auction and Hoffman was trying to get a bulldog for his kids and Moores out bids him. Moores would have...
Moorad wants to win a World Series, that's something I can get behind
It's hard not to be happy with new ownership coming in the next couple of months for the Padres. I hope this means the beginning of some good years of baseball coming our way. Hopefully Moorad will bring us some exciting baseball, pennant races, playoff wins and then if we're lucky we can get a...
Padres have been sold!
Padres have been sold to somebody from the Diamondbacks! Expect a new owner soon. Developing... ESPN: Moorad resigns as CEO, says agreement to buy Padres reached Sign on San Diego: Moorad near deal to buy Padres from Moores "I can confirm that Jeff has resigned and is interested in the...
Tuesday Rockpile: San Diego Padres Up For Sale
San Diego Padres' owner John Moores is getting a divorce from his wife, Becky. In a move that has been speculated for some time, Moores plans on selling the team as a result of the divorce. Goldman Sachs will help Moores find a buyer for the team. However, Moores' attempt at selling the team has...
Official Statement calls Padres sale "Highly Speculative"
SAN DIEGO PADRES STATEMENTA recent news report stated that John Moores intends to sell 49 percent of the San Diego Padres as part of a divorce settlement with his wife, Becky. This report is highly speculative. Obviously, since the Padres are part of the community estate, the matter of the...
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