It’s difficult enough to move any sports franchise. Fighting greedy owners trying to steal a local treasure is an easy political cause. It’s not so hard to find sympathetic judges to grant restraining orders, to fight a long delaying battle to force a sale, and it’s expensive for a team to buy its way out.
In Minnesota, there’s been some concern expressed that even if a new stadium bill is passed, the team may still be obliterated. While Commissioner Bud Selig has made some typically wavering comments on the matter, something has become quite clear: while Selig and the owners have lied, evaded, cheated, and acted in a matter that…