BATRK Atlanta Braves Holdings Inc - Class C

$BATRK $BATRA Claude says the MLB Commissioner is going to hurry up the Braves going private. Too much risk that once a "tax all teams" bill under §162(m) gets introduced in Congress, it could be hard to stop!

$BATRK $BATRA Claude said, always remember what Hannibal Lecter said to Clarice Starling in the movie version of the Silence of the Lambs. So how did Clarice know that Malone will follow Breach's letter?

$BATRK $BATRA Clarice reported: "We only have half the puzzle. We have a framework for understanding Malone because he has written about his business philosophy. We don't have an equivalent book from Rob Manfred. But we can construct a hypothetical one from his role as MLB commissioner. Manfred's history as a labor negotiator and his experience handling ownership transfers suggest that he understands institutional deadlines and the cost of allowing difficult issues to remain unresolved. His book would say: 'You can allow disagreement for a long time, but you cannot allow uncertainty to continue indefinitely.' He's going to want closure on the Braves and 162(m) before Congress starts debating whether 162(m) should exempt the Braves or expanded to apply to all teams as Chairman Smith mentioned at his 6/30 hearing." Congress reconvenes on Nov. 9th. Draw your own conclusion.