Franchise Notes
An MLB source said that neither Yankees Owner George Steinbrenner nor any other
Yankees official "complained about the umpires’ decision to continue
playing” during Yankees-Indians ALDS Game Two when a swarm of insects
gathered on the field. The source: “It didn’t happen.”
In a special to SI.com, Fortune’s Jon Birger noted in an October 7 interview
with the Bergen Record, Steinbrenner was quoted as saying that the
team “complained to [MLB] commissioner Bud Selig" about the decision.
Birger wrote the story, “if indeed fictitious, is more evidence of Steinbrenner’s
fading faculties” (SI.com, 10/10).
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Ducks' Stanley Cup Rings
Contains 110 Diamonds |
SONICS: In Tacoma, Eric Williams reports the Sonics ownership
group's request to have the city’s lawsuit against the team moved to
U.S. District Court in Seattle was granted. The group Tuesday “filed
for a notice of removal” in King County Superior Court, claiming it
had a right to move the case to federal court based on “diversity jurisdiction.”
Federal Judge Ricardo Martinez will hold a hearing on the matter on October
19 (Tacoma NEWS TRIBUNE, 10/11).
DUCKS: In L.A., Eric Stephens notes the Ducks received their
Stanley Cup championship rings prior to last night's Bruins-Ducks game.
The rings are made of white gold and contain 110 diamonds along with “other
details that trace the history of the franchise.” The current logo and
Stanley Cup image sit on the face of the ring, with the original Mighty
Ducks logo on the side.The ring has 11 green stones “for the years
Disney owned the team, one white stone to signify the lockout year and two orange
stones that define the years under the ownership of Henry and Susan Samueli.”
They also include the inscription, “Destiny is Heart, Sacrifice and
Passion” (L.A. TIMES, 10/11).
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