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Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Ari Fleischer named consultant to MLB-4/8/09

Accounts in the NY Times and elsewhere say Mark McGwire hired Ari Fleischer's firm to oversee his confession strategy. Not mentioned is that Fleischer himself was appointed as a consultant to MLB, reported 4/8/09. If Bud Selig wants to oversee events that's fine, no one is stopping him.
  • Unless otherwise informed however, readers may be left with the impression that the selections of Fleischer or even the MLB Network were serendipitous or possessed of canny merit. If Fleischer's consultancy status with MLB has changed, his recent association should still be noted. The MLB Network is Selig's network, so it will logically be his first choice for events that are important to him. Although resting comfortably atop a legal monopoly, reports have been that Selig is intensely interested in controlling media portrayals of all kinds in baseball.
from Philly.com: "In this case, Fleischer saw MLB Network as the best vehicle to achieve that,"... Fleischer Company website, as of 1/13/10

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