Selig knew about 2002 Cubs ticket scam--NY Post

Phil Mushnick notes the Cubs got away with a ticket scalping scheme in 2002

• "...on (Bud) Selig's watch and with his tacit approval.

The Cubs took tickets to many of its most attractive games,

• including interleague games vs. the Yankees, and,

• without providing them for sale to the public,

delivered them to a new company, Wrigley Field Premium Ticket Services, which then scalped the tickets.

• When angry word from fans reached MLB, MLB did absolutely nothing.

In fact, given that most MLB teams now engage in some form of ticket extortion, it seems

• the Cubs' scam might have been used for inspiration.

Incidentally, the fellow who answered for the Cubs' "creative ticket marketing," was its exec. VP of business operations, a fellow named McGuire, Mark McGuire. Really."

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