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
Back in March, I said that everyone who tests positive will be suspended and that has come to pass. While I believe the suspensions show the current program is working, they underscore the need for an even tougher policy. There is a deeper issue confronting baseball. It is the integrity of the game and that transcends the viability of the program.
That one thing you can be sure of is that Fidel has to call and ask me if it's OK.
There will be an owner very shortly, ... I don't think anybody is being penalized.
There isn't a cloud within 800 miles of here,
This is their policy, ... This is criteria they use in April and May. When I told Drayton that, he was fine with it.
As a college kid, walking down the streets of Madison, how could I have ever dreamed I'd end up being the ninth commissioner of baseball,
This is an important step to reaching our goal of ridding our sport of performance-enhancing substances and should restore the integrity of and public confidence in our great game. I appreciate the effort put forward by the players' association and our players in reaching this new agreement.
This is an important and very historic development for Major League Baseball. Baseball has always served as a bridge that links generations. We created this academy to shore up that bridge in the urban community.
This is going to be the most important international baseball event ever staged.
This is the first step in taking this sport to heights that will become apparent years from now. This is a watershed moment in baseball history.
This gathering of baseball's brightest stars will be an outstanding platform to grow the game internationally.
This is a matter of integrity. Baseball must confront its problems head-on.
This has been a watershed event. I'm very confident this will be the platform we use to take this sport internationally to the dimension we want.
They're thrilled to be here. Any time you try to do something different, there is just an inbred resistance.