Doug's Business of Baseball Blog notes a story about the commissioner planning to revive the Negro Leagues. According to the Onion, Bud thinks it can be a real money maker:

Selig cited the abundance of Negro League documentaries, books, web sites, and museums as proof of the public's interest in revitalizing segregated baseball.

"Baseball is all about the fans," Selig said. "And the fans are all about paying big money for caps and T-shirts with the cool old Birmingham Black Barons logo on them. They love buying mahogany-framed prints of those neat black-and-white Kansas City Monarchs team photos, too."

It appears Selig will do anything for a buck:

"A new generation will get to see the tragic majesty of Negro League play," Selig said. "Once again, baseball fans will be able to argue over whether or not a black player could make it in the majors, even if the player in question was already there. And maybe, just maybe, the brave Jackie Robinson of a new generation will dare to defy my color line and become a symbol of triumph. That'd really sell tickets."

Frankly, I'd be happy with an independent minor league system.

On a more serious note, Doug Pappas also notes that the sale of the Brewers is not drawing much interest. I've been saying for a while, this is the time to buy a major league franchise. Arte Moreno got it right. He bought the undervalued Angels, is marketing them right, and will increase the value of his franchise by hundreds of millions of dollars. You can get the Expos and the Brewers dirt cheap right now. It's not hard to imagine that with proper management, the value of both clubs would double quickly.

Update: Yes, I know the Onion is satire.