Who Will Wind Up Owning the San Diego Padres?

John Moores has owned the Padres for 14 years.Now, he is selling the club. The question is, who might be buying?John Moores, mired in divorce proceedings and coming off a 99-loss season, has officially announced that he has hired Goldman Sachs in an effort to sell the team to potential buyers. Moores, who has owned the club since 1994, has seen four postseason appearances (won the NL West in '96, went to the World Series in '98, and won the NL West back-to-back in '05 and '06). He also was able to get a new ballpark in PETCO Park built in 2004 amidst lawsuits and voter referendums.The key reason for Moores' desire to sell centers on the divorce from his wife, Becky, with whom Moores has been married to for 44 years. The two own 90 percent of the Padres, but based upon community property laws in the state of California, Becky will be sharing 50 percent of the assets with John. Moores? daughter, Jennifer, owns 5%, with the remaining 5% owned by San Diego-based busi...