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
There is no question but that the positive shelf life of a new stadium has shrunk considerably. The new parks in themselves can't be a long-term or mid-term panacea for the problems.
Number one, let me say that the program we have is working, ... There's no question about that.
I'll say this for the groups: They have plans in waiting. It's just a question of who gets the team. They'll react pretty quickly.
In a lot of ways, it's helpful to have a team in the nation's capital. There's no question about that. It's helpful politically and a lot of other ways. As far as I'm concerned, Washington deserves a major league franchise. It's a major league market. I have no question about that.
I believe if we had done it earlier, there would be no question about that. But I don't know the answer today.
once and for all deal with the integrity issue. There's no question there was an integrity issue.
It made my day. (Garner) had some tough times (in Milwaukee), but he's done very well and he's a terrific baseball man, no question about it. I had a chance to visit with both Phil and Cecil, and it's always a pleasure.
It wasn't a question of putting anyone in a corner. It was an integrity issue facing our sport. This is good for the sport, good for the players, good for the health of everybody in the country.
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.