Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig speaks during a press conference, Thursday May 21, 2009 in New York. during a press conference, Thursday May 21, 2009 in New York. While Major League Baseball's attendance is down 6.4 percent from a year ago and 20 of 30 teams have experienced drops, commissioner Bud Selig is pleased with how the sport is surviving a season of recession. AP Photo logo AP Photo 6 months ago

Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig speaks during a press conference, Thursday May 21, 2009 in New York. during a press conference, Thursday May 21, 2009 in New York. While Major League Baseball's attendance is down 6.4 percent from a year ago and 20 of 30 teams have experienced drops, commissioner Bud Selig is pleased with how the sport is surviving a season of recession.

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  1. Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig talks to the media after the annual baseball owners meeting, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, in Chicago.
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  3. Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig, left, talks to the media after the annual baseball owners meeting, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, in Chicago.
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  7. NEW YORK - OCTOBER 28: Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig visits the 'Late Show With David Letterman' at the Ed Sullivan Theater on October 28, 2009 in New York City.
  8. NEW YORK - OCTOBER 28: Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig visits the 'Late Show With David Letterman' at the Ed Sullivan Theater on October 28, 2009 in New York City.
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  11. Hong-Chih Kuo, Major League Baseball pitcher with the Los Angeles Dodgers, walks on the stage as he takes part in a fashion show by fellow baseball players to raise funds for the 20 baseball teams based in cities and counties devastated by a deadly typhoon in August, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009, in Taipei, Taiwan. Typhoon Morakot triggered the worst flooding in southern Taiwan in 50 years, killing some 700 people.
  12. Fu-Te Ni, Major League Baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, walks on the stage as he takes part in a fashion show by fellow baseball players to raise funds for the 20 baseball teams based in cities and counties devastated by a deadly typhoon in August, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009, in Taipei, Taiwan. Typhoon Morakot triggered the worst flooding in southern Taiwan in 50 years, killing some 700 people.
  13. Hu Chin-lung, Major League Baseball shortstop for the Los Angeles Dodgers, walks on the stage as he takes part in a fashion show by fellow baseball players to raise funds for the 20 baseball teams based in cities and counties devastated by a deadly typhoon in August, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009, in Taipei, Taiwan. Typhoon Morakot triggered the worst flooding in southern Taiwan in 50 years, killing some 700 people.
  14. Wang Chien-min, Taiwanese starting pitcher for the New York Yankees in Major League Baseball, walks on the stage as he takes part in a fashion show by fellow baseball players to raise funds for the 20 baseball teams based in cities and counties devastated by a deadly typhoon in August, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009, in Taipei, Taiwan. Typhoon Morakot triggered the worst flooding in southern Taiwan in 50 years, killing some 700 people.
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