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
I suppose some people will be offended by it, but in division races, every so often, you'll have an aberration. There's no solution. What are you going to do, deny the existence of this division?
Every division is really competitive and in some case you can have three or four or even five teams. The more the landscape changes with revenue sharing and tax and the debt service and everything else, the more hope there is in Cincinnati, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh and Kansas City and on and on.
I think we've made some considerable progress. I think we have some work to be done, though.
It is not precluded from being decided and announced during the playoffs,
Yesterday was a day I was proud to be commissioner of baseball, ... We had a problem and we did something about it. We had a problem. The sport had a problem. This is a problem that had to be solved. If not, somebody else was going to solve it in a more draconian way.
We celebrate new records, that's what we do. We're being consistent. There's nothing to read into that.
We celebrate new records, that's what we do.
We've made some progress on a lot of issues. But progress in the end is when you have a deal.
Physical contact between player and fan in any fashion will not be tolerated.
I still have an open mind about it but the system is working so beautifully and brilliantly, I don't see it being changed right now.
I strongly disagree with arbitrator Das' decision today. It sends the wrong message to every one of our constituents: the fans, the media, and our players.
I strongly disagree with arbitrator Das' decision today,
I think this was much more specific. The specificity of these charges said it was time to have an investigation.
I'm supposed to be neutral. I'll let you figure it out. My mood is pretty good.