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
Yes, we had some incidents that certainly need to be looked at. So I'm not minimizing them. But do I believe in instant replay? No, I do not, ... Human error is part of our sport.
Yes, we caught quite a bit of heat. But in the end, the only thing that really matters is how did it end? And we ended up with the toughest steroids program in American sports.
we will continue to deal with all of these things and try to stay ahead of the technology curve.
We're trying to move as fast as possible. We've got eight great groups, and they are still submitting lots of information. When we know, it will get announced quickly.
The president isn't bad, in fact he's pretty good.
but only if the number is high enough so we don't hurt the kids coming along in the next generation.
I told you so. You say it for me.
It's the same information the Blue Ribbon Committee has worked off of and the players' association has, everybody has. It's very disappointing and just plain wrong. It's one thing to be wrong and it's another thing to know when you do it that you're wrong and you just go ahead and do it anyway. I find that hard to believe.
Do I wish we could have done this a year or two ago? Of course. The political process, as those of you from the Baltimore-Washington area know, moves slowly.
The Oakland club is in the midst of trying to get a stadium built in their area. We're clearly not going to expand. Frankly, there are people who think we've expanded too much. I hope for at least the time being that we have status quo.
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.
Nothing is more important to me than the integrity of the game of baseball. When it comes to the integrity of this game, an impartial, thorough review is called for and baseball must confront its problems head on.
Nothing is more important to me than the integrity of the game of baseball.
It was a great human experience. I thanked each one of them and each one of them said, 'We need to thank you.