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
Will the new owners change the name of the team, redesign the uniforms and all related paraphernalia?
We need to toughen the penalties, ... We need to go 50 games (suspension for the first offense), 100 games (for the second), life (for the third). We need to go to independent testing.
We know that we have to work to do, ... We'll continue to intensify our efforts. I'm very aware, I'm extremely sensitive about it, and I feel badly about it. But we need to get to work to change things.
We have the toughest program now in American sports, ... and I'm proud of that.
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.
I will review all of the material that is relative in every way. I'm going to be very sensitive about that. You are playing with people's lives and reputations and you ought to be very careful.
I will review all of the material that is relative in every way. At some point in time I'll have further comment, but until that point in time I will have no further comment.
I think they played a very constructive role.
When it comes to the integrity of baseball, an impartial independent investigation is called for. Baseball must confront its problems head on.
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.
I believe if we had done it earlier, there would be no question about that. But I don't know the answer today.
He really looks good, doesn't he? He's really throwing the ball well.
The greatest country in the history of the world being attacked. So all of this doesn't mean very much today.