Is it possible for a baseball team to be so bad the owner has to sell the team?

Question

My club has been in the crapper for the past 10 years. Worst team in baseball. The owner blames everyone but himself.
Local disk jockeys have organized stadium events where disgruntled fans fill a section of the stadium then walk out at the 8th inning.
A rookie pitcher shut us out.
We were swept at home by the Washington Nationals
We've given 30 runs in one game
We have had 2 9 game losing streaks
They constantlyu fake the attendance records
And the 2 stars have all but asked for a 1 way ticket out of Baltimore.

Is there any way to force the owners to make the owner sellt he team?

Puck there are plenty of people in line to buy the team. Cal Ripken would LOVE to own the O's

Answer 1

You cannot force the owner to sell the team, nor can you deny entry for anyone who wants to attend the games.

I will probably wind up going to a few games next year, but I admit, it's more inviting to go to the games during the second half when the club is competing.

The BALTIMORE ORIOLES are my favorite team. I like Dave Trembley as the manager, I'm interested to see what Andy MacPhail as thepresident of baseball operations does to alter the roster in the offseason.

I cannot wait until the Orioles are a contender, weather or not it is under Angelos' command as owner.

Answer 2

Sadly, there doesn't seem to be a way to force bad owners to sell. Even K. M. Landis never tried it "in the best interests of baseball," although I believe he did block Bill Veeck from a plan to buy the Pirates and stock them with ***** League stars.

However, there should be a way to do it if the stadium was built with public money, in my opinion. In cases like that, the owner only real owns the team name and such. He or she or they have a duty to manage the public money responsibly.

I think any baseball club that cannot make the playoffs in 10 years should be forced to sell. I would love the same rule in other sports, too (except that where they have more teams in the playoffs they would have to advance past the first round).

Answer 3

If the team is that bad who would buy it?
Have to admit the current owner is lining his pockets by shaking all the change from yours (the fans). As long as uyou all buy tickets how can he get the message? It has to hurt him in the pocketbook for him to change. If the fans really want to protest they should all go down to the park and block the ticket booths and entrances and encourage everyone to stay outside the park. No ticket sales and no concession money will send a message.

Answer 4

Not really - MLB has no provisions that would require a sale. They can ban the owner from participating in the operations of the club (as they did with Steinbrenner in the early 1990s and Marge Schott a couple different times) but they can't force a sale.

Answer 5

Yes