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  • Billion Dollar Blueprint

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    Robert Whiting (May 8, 2012) Money. Money. Money. MLB is rolling in it, as indicated by the recent sale of the Los Angeles Dodgers for an astonishing $2 billion, an all time record for a major league team. The $2 billion figure is more than double the previous record for an MLB franchise sale, which…

  • Otani and Nippon Ham

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    Robert Whiting (Dec 9, 2012) Congratulations to Nippon Ham for making a successful attempt to convince Shohei Otani to stay in Japan instead of going to the MLB as he earlier vowed to do.  It had been widely believed that Otani was going to sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers, after he said he would…