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
He's been in the right place at the right time and taken advantage of it,
There is an integrity issue, and that transcends that (progress being made),
We must create an understanding everywhere that when we say we need to rid the game of steroids, we mean it,
There is no change. We have eight groups bidding, and it's aggressive, spirited bidding, and we hope to have a decision in the coming short period of time.
Physical contact between player and fan in any fashion will not be tolerated.
Our only concern, ... is that if the rain got so bad that it made playing farcical.
Steroid users cheat the game. After three offenses, they have no place in it.
Frankly, this was an easy one. This was quick.
Frankly, there is nothing for me to comment. I'm sure Senator Mitchell and his staff are monitoring everything every closely.
If a player has a physical problem, I understand.
I don't think people realize how big this is going to be, ... I don't know if I'll be around, but years from now it will be really big. It has huge potential.
some incidents that certainly need to be looked at.
Thank God -- and us --for the wild card.
Local ownership there was critical, and it was crucial to Carl Lindner. The one overriding goal we had was to have local ownership.