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
I have a great deal of confidence today that this will satisfy any concerns they have, ... I'm proud of what the game has done to get to this point.
When this investigation is over ... that will be the time for me to make those kind of judgments.
Number one, let me say that the program we have is working, ... There's no question about that.
It sends the wrong message to every one of our constituents.
It's exceeded in intensity, in interest, in just every way that you can ---- criteria that you can use to judge something, it has been really successful.
It's going to be a very tense situation, I think, for all parties, ... But he's entitled to come back. And if he wants to come back, and I guess he does, he'll be back. And whatever the reaction is going to be, whether it's in Camden Yards or around the American League, is something he's going to have to live with.
It should prove at least to everybody that we weren't kidding, ... I don't care who you are. You're out for 10 days.
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,
I told our people, 'No more 10 p.m. starts,' ... That's the end of it.
It's all in place. It's something we have to look at next year.
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.
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.