Bud Selig
Bud Selig
Allan Huber "Bud" Seligis an American baseball executive who currently serves as the Commissioner Emeritus of Baseball. Previously, he served as the ninth Commissioner of Baseball. He initially served as the acting commissioner beginning in 1992 before being named the official commissioner in 1998. Selig oversaw baseball through the 1994 strike, the introduction of the wild card, interleague play, and the merging of the National and American Leagues under the Office of the Commissioner. He was instrumental in organizing the...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSports Executive
Date of Birth30 July 1934
CityMilwaukee, WI
CountryUnited States of America
You know, not that I'm not sensitive about it. Last year when we had the congressional hearings on March 17, people said there's a dark cloud hanging over the game. Turns out last year may have been the greatest year in our history in terms of attendance and everything else.
The games are staggered otherwise. The objective is to give as many fans as possible the chance to watch the game. The fact is when you put a game on at 4 o'clock the TV ratings are brutal.
This has not only been a historic day in baseball but a very meaningful one.
The idea we turned a blind eye is not supported by the facts.
Amphetamines have been around for a long, long time.
All these people have spent an enormous amount of time, money, effort. And they certainly deserve one interview. I've enjoyed it. I've done five groups so far. I have three to go, and I'm trying to do those as quickly as possible.
The goal here is to determine facts, not engage in supposition, speculation, rumor or innuendo.
I think it's cyclical. It's very hard to determine what variables are at work here. I don't think anyone really knows, and it's hard to draw a conclusion.
It is a gorgeous day. In Milwaukee, you don't get a day like this until July Fourth.
I want you to be CEO/COO/General Manager of the Reds. Fix that franchise, pronto, so that it is competitive in 2006.
I will review all of the material that is relative in every way. I'm going to be very sensitive about that. You are playing with people's lives and reputations and you ought to be very careful.
I will review all of the material that is relative in every way. At some point in time I'll have further comment, but until that point in time I will have no further comment.
I think they played a very constructive role.
It's the same information the Blue Ribbon Committee has worked off of and the players' association has, everybody has. It's very disappointing and just plain wrong. It's one thing to be wrong and it's another thing to know when you do it that you're wrong and you just go ahead and do it anyway. I find that hard to believe.