Selig Bends Rules to Fit in Effort to Oust McCourt From Dodgers
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The World Series will have just ended as a judicial Fall Classic may determine whether Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig has complete power over the sport he has controlled for almost two decades.
In a hearing opening Oct. 31 in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Kevin Gross will hear arguments about whether Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt can auction the TV rights to the team’s games or must sell the club, as Selig has requested.