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Padres Introduce Troy Aikman As Limited Partner
Several other businessmen are involved in Moorad's group, which took control of approximately 35 percent of the club from John Moores on Wednesday. San Diego Padres Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Milwaukee Flatly Denies Peavy RumorsDoug Melvin reiterated that there is no truth to the rumors circulating on the Internet that he has talked to the San Diego Padres about acquiring pitching ace Jake Peavy. "There's nothing to it," said Melvin. "I haven't talked to the Padres." Melvin said he even called Padres general manager Kevin Towers to assure him that the rumors weren't coming from the Brewers' end. Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Sale Of Padres Nearly CompleteMajority owner John Moores is on the verge of selling a one-third interest in the Padres to Jeff Moorad, a general partner of the Diamondbacks, and about a dozen partners. The announcement of that closing could occur at a media conference as early as Thursday and will come nearly three months after Moorad began the process of purchasing a portion of the team. "We're awfully close to being able to announce the deal," Moores said when reached by telephone on Wednesday night. "Things have gone as well as I could've expected, particularly because of Commissioner Bud Selig and his staff. The process has been fairly smooth from the beginning up until now. There have been no surprises." San Diego Padres Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Padres Mar 2009 Archive
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Jeff Moorad was introduced as CEO and vice chairman of the Padres on Thursday, and he confirmed that Troy Aikman is a limited partner in his ownership group.