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REPORT HINTS AT A DEVELOPING RIFT BETWEEN SELIG/BEESTON

          Network sources are "crooning -- big time -- about,
     what they call a growing rift" between MLB Commissioner Bud
     Selig and MLB COO Paul Beeston, according to Bob Raissman of
     the N.Y. DAILY NEWS.  With Fox and NBC entering the final
     year of their MLB deals, the "networks want to be clear on
     who, on MLB's side, has the negotiating power."  Raissman:
     "Moles say it appears Selig is isolating Beeston.  [Selig]
     is not only the man the network suits deal with, but he's
     also the guy who brought MLB out of the Stone Age when it
     comes to dealing with its TV partners."   While some network
     execs "perceive Selig as nothing more than a puppet for the
     owners," Beeston "is seen as a more creative negotiator who
     understands the importance of a true partnership between MLB
     and the networks" (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 2/13). 
          THE BUDDY SYSTEM: In Houston, Carlton Thompson wrote,
     "Despite what some might have originally thought," Selig has
     been good for baseball, and he "came along at a time when
     the game needed someone with his strong leadership most." 
     Under Selig, MLB "has made steps to move toward parity and
     the groundwork is in place to bridge the huge gap between
     the haves and the have-nots" (HOUSTON CHRONICLE, 2/12).
     

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