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 wish to thank the Department of State and the Department of Treasury for their assistance in securing the approvals necessary for Cuba to participate in the inaugural World Baseball Classic in March. The federal government thoughtfully and diligently helped us bring the application process to a successful conclusion. Now, with Cuba?s entry in the tournament approved, the World Baseball Classic promises to be an historic event and will guarantee our fans the greatest possible competition among the best players in the world.
The federal government thoughtfully and diligently helped us bring the application process to a successful conclusion. Now, with Cuba's entry in the tournament approved, the World Baseball Classic promises to be an historic event and will guarantee our fans the greatest possible competition among the best players in the world.
With Cuba's entry in the tournament approved, the World Baseball Classic promises to be an historic event and will guarantee our fans the greatest possible competition among the best players in the world.
I am pleased that Nippon Professional Baseball and its players' association have agreed to participate in the first ever World Baseball Classic, ... Japanese players are among the best in the world and their participation in this event is important to the global growth of the sport.
I realized that baseball could expand the fulfillment of its social responsibility and help lead the fight against the abuse of steroids among our youth.
While I would prefer to resolve this problem directly to the Players Association and jointly implement a much stronger drug-testing policy, one modeled after our program in the minor leagues, I gladly will accept whatever help is offered by Senator McCain to achieve our ultimate goal,
We've got eight great groups, and they're still submitting a lot of information, ... But when we know, believe me, that will get announced quickly.
There is no question but that the positive shelf life of a new stadium has shrunk considerably. The new parks in themselves can't be a long-term or mid-term panacea for the problems.
We're just trying to be consistent. The record is owned by Hank Aaron. There will be plenty of acknowledgments by the media when he passes Ruth, but when a man breaks a record, we'll honor that.
There is a standard of behavior that is expected of our players, which was breached in this case,
We deeded something away. I'm very concerned, but I think we're making progress. We are really going to get into the inner cities.
We deeded something away, ... I'm very concerned, but I think we're making progress. We are really going to get into the inner cities.
Physical contact between player and fan in any fashion will not be tolerated.
Local ownership there was critical, and it was crucial to Carl Lindner. The one overriding goal we had was to have local ownership.