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
Major League Baseball has always recognized the influence that our stars can have on the youth of America. As such, we are concerned that recent revelations and allegations of steroid use have been sending a terrible message to young people.
Yes, we had some problems. We solved those problems. That's all part of what made it a great year. Record attendance, record revenues, great pennant races, great excitement. By any criteria one wants to use, the sport couldn't have a better year.
While I would prefer to resolve this problem directly to the Players Association and jointly implement a much stronger drug-testing policy, one modeled after our program in the minor leagues, I gladly will accept whatever help is offered by Senator McCain to achieve our ultimate goal,
We've got eight great groups, and they're still submitting a lot of information, ... But when we know, believe me, that will get announced quickly.
There is an integrity issue, and that transcends that (progress being made),
We're just trying to be consistent. The record is owned by Hank Aaron. There will be plenty of acknowledgments by the media when he passes Ruth, but when a man breaks a record, we'll honor that.
We've studied weather, winds, we've studied humidity. There isn't a cloud within 800 miles of here. In Milwaukee, you don't get a day like this until July Fourth.
We've taken a giant step forward. It's a very, very proud day for baseball.
We've talked about that, and we'll continue to talk about that,
There is a standard of behavior that is expected of our players, which was breached in this case,
We deeded something away, ... I'm very concerned, but I think we're making progress. We are really going to get into the inner cities.
We deeded something away. I'm very concerned, but I think we're making progress. We are really going to get into the inner cities.
We're not discussing contraction at the major league level.
We're trying to move as fast as possible. We've got eight great groups, and they are still submitting lots of information. When we know, it will get announced quickly.