By pushing Frank McCourt aside, Bud Selig helped set the stage for Dodgers in World Series

LOS ANGELES - The mention of Bud Selig does not usually inspire a warm and fuzzy feeling among baseball fans. He called off a World Series in the middle of a labor dispute, memorably shrugged his shoulders and threw up his hands when an All-Star game ended in a tie and on his watch steroids exploded into the baseball vernacular.

But with the Dodgers playing in their first World Series since 1988, their fans ought to raise their glasses and toast the former commissioner. The Dodgers probably wouldn't be here without