AP pleads MLB case v Rangers bids--cites views of politicians as selling point, & that MLB has final approval

• 8/3, "Bidders preparing for Texas Rangers auction," AP by A. K. Brown

Re: MLB's preferred owner: "That group even has the endorsement of some community leaders...

• "Whatever the auction’s outcome, final approval of the sale rests with Major League Baseball. A league official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that MLB intends to work with the winning bidder —

• although it has the option of choosing the second-highest bid."...

6/28, The judge says, per Forbes Sports Money, Maury Brown:

• "“We will not decide based on what the fans want ... what the media wants ... what Mr. Ryan or Mr. Greenberg wants, or what (Baseball Commissioner) Bud Selig wants,” (Judge) Lynn declared from the bench."...

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