Lets not forget that Sandy served as the executive vice president for baseball operations for the commissioner's office. He's got friends in high places. That's not to say that will impact the decision (although that kind of lobbying power can't hurt) but I'm pretty confident he has a pretty strong pulse on how MLB might rule. If David is calling Bourne who do you think Sandy is calling? Love him, hate him, or indifferent, I think we can all agree Sandy is a very calculated guy. Does anyone think he'd come so far with Boras and Bourne if his confidence about a ruling wasn't something beyond an assumption?