Selig: 社債s will be honoured

Major League baseball commissioner Bud Selig has 明らかにする／漏らすd he will not be snubbing Barry 社債s if he breaks Hank Aaron's ホームラン 記録，記録的な／記録する this season.

The San Francisco 巨大（な）s 強打者 is 推定する／予想するd to pass the 755 milestone during the new （選挙などの）運動をする, which begins at the beginning of April.

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Selig is good friends with Aaron but 明らかにする／漏らすd he would be happy for 社債s if he is successful in his ホームラン chase.

"Hank and I have been の近くに friends for 50 years," Selig said. "But when you're the commissioner, you can't think about that.

"I've said it before and I'll say it again - if and when Barry 社債s breaks that 記録，記録的な／記録する, it will be 扱うd in the same way every other 記録，記録的な／記録する in baseball that has been broken has been 扱うd."

That means outfielder 社債s, who has 734 ホームランs to his 指名する, will go into the 記録，記録的な／記録する 調書をとる／予約するs with the 尊敬（する）・点 and 賞賛する from Selig - even though there are continued question 示すs over whether or not he has used 業績／成果-高めるing steroids.

Selig 追加するd that he has nothing against 社債s and said: "I like him. I took this 職業 after running a team, so I've lived with players my whole life.

"I think I understand players very, very 井戸／弁護士席. And there are very few players who I have really disliked over the years. Today, I can't think of anybody that I would put in that 部類."

The New York Mets are excited about the prospect of having two new parks on the horizon. The new Citi Field ground next to Shea Stadium is beginning to take 形態／調整 and is on course to be open for the start of the 2009 season.

And 権利-手渡すd 投手 Chan 売春婦 Park is 推定する／予想するd to 調印する with the Mets over the 週末.

The 33-year-old went 7-7 with a 4.81 ERA in 24 外見s for the San Diego Padres last season when he was paid £7million for the final 12 months of a five-year, £33m 契約.

Park has a 113-87 記録，記録的な／記録する in 13 years with the Los Angeles ペテン師, Texas 特別奇襲隊員s and the Padres.

The Mets could match the £53m the Boston Red Sox's paid for Japanese 投手 Daisuke Matsuzaka and they couldn't （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 the £63m 契約 申し込む／申し出d by the 巨大（な）s to Barry Zito during the winter.

But New York general 経営者／支配人 Omar Minaya has 明らかにする／漏らすd there is money to be spent during the season if 新採用するs are needed to help in the 運動 to finish on 最高の，を越す of the 国家の League East.

"Put it this way," Minaya said. "We do have some money left for the All-星／主役にする break. I hope we're in position to be able to use that."

You've got to have starting pitching. It starts there for me. When you look at all the 勇敢に立ち向かうs' winning years, you look at their rotation. Your starting pitching is so important to the success of your team. It's nice to have these two guys 調印するd for the period of time that we do."

Cleveland Reds general 経営者／支配人 Wayne Krivsky made his second big pitching 調印 in three days when he 手渡すd Bronson Arroyo a new 契約.

The Reds also per suaded Aaron Harang to agree to new 条件 earlier this week and former Boston 投手 Arroyo, 30 later this month, will make £1.9m this season, as 規定するd in his old 契約.

But 同様に as 収入 a 類似の 量 in 2008, he will get an 付加 £1.3m 特別手当. The 収入s 増加する to £4.4m in 2009 and nearly £6m in 2010 with a その上の £6m club 選択 for 2011.

"Hopefully, I can throw 200 innings the next four or five years in a 列／漕ぐ／騒動 and give them their money's 価値（がある）," Arroyo said.

Last season, Arroyo topped the Major Leagues with 240 innings pitched. The 権利-hander was 14-11 with a 3.29 ERA and 184 strikeouts and tied for first in the 国家の League with 35 starts.

Arroyo and Harang became the first 二人組 in Reds history last season to each pitch at least 200 innings and 記録，記録的な／記録する at least 184 strikeouts.