Bud Selig
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Oliver's Twist: Finding the funny side...next job involves either bowling shoes or circus elephants. " According to the Chicago Tribune, Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig plans to step down from the post after his current contract ends in three years. As the overseer of... In this article: Bud Selig, O.J. Simpson, Jerry Glanville, Farrah Fawcett, and Mt. Everest |
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Bleacher Report | 1 day ago
End of an Era: Bud Selig Stepping Down After 2012 Season?
...finally becoming true? According to a report from Phil Rogers of the Chicago Tribune , longtime Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig plans to step down after the 2012 season. Since becoming commissioner of the league in 1992,...
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Contra Costa Times | 1 day ago
Report: Bud Selig to step down when contract expires in 2012
Bud Selig has declined an overture from a group of baseball owners asking him to stay on after his contract ends in 2012, the Chicago Tribune reported. According to unnamed sources, Selig, 75, told a group of five owners that he will step...
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Sports Illustrated | 1 day ago
Report: Selig will step down as commish in 2012
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Kansas City Star | 1 day ago
Report: Baseball's Selig to step down in 2012
...or recommendations for his successor. Posted on Sat, Nov. 28, 2009 10:15 PM Report: Baseball's Selig to step down in 2012 Bud Selig's tenure as the commissioner of Major League Baseball has been a study in weighing success against...
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New York Daily News | 1 day ago
Report: Bud will quit after 2012
SportsBaseballReport: MLB commissioner Bud Selig will quit after 2012 season Report: MLB commissioner Bud Selig will quit after 2012 season Sunday, November 29th 2009, 4:00 AM A group of five owners recently approached Bud Selig to try...
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Miami Herald | 1 day ago
Report: Selig to step down in 2012
Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig has reportedly decided to step down when his current contract expires following the 2012 season. The Chicago Tribune is reporting that Selig disclosed his decision at an owners meeting in...
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ESPN | 1 day ago
Report: Bud Selig to step down as commissioner in 2012, resists efforts to extend deal again
Bud Selig has declined an overture from a group of baseball owners asking him to stay on after his contract ends in 2012, the Chicago Tribune reported, citing unnamed sources. Selig According to the report, the sources said a group of...
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Sportingnews | 2 days ago
Selig planning to step down as commissioner after 2012
According to a report by the Chicago Tribune, Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig will step down when his contract runs out after the 2012 season. The newspaper reports a group of five owners approached Selig at the recently...
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washingtonpost.com | November 19, 2009
Selig: Baseball will tighten playoff schedule
CHICAGO -- Baseball plans to cut down on off days during the postseason next year. Commissioner Bud Selig said Wednesday he's working on tightening up the 2010 playoff schedule so there will be fewer gaps between games. Los Angeles Angels...
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Allan Huber "Bud" Selig
(born July 30, 1934 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is the Commissioner of Major League Baseball, having served in that capacity since 1992 as the acting commissioner, and as the official commissioner since 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 World Baseball Classic in 2006. Selig also introduced revenue sharing. He is credited for the financial turnaround of baseball during his tenure with a 400 percent increase in the revenue of MLB and annual record breaking attendance. Selig enjoys a high level of support from baseball owners. Jerome Holtzman, Major League Baseball's official historian from 1999 until his passing in 2008, believed that Selig was the best commissioner in baseball history.
During Selig's term of service, the use of steroids and other performance enhancing drugs became a public issue. The Mitchell Report, commissioned by Selig, concluded that the MLB commissioners, club officials, the Players Association, and the players all share "to some extent in the responsibility for the steroid era." Following the release of the Mitchell Report, Congressman Cliff Stearns called publicly for Selig to step down as commissioner, citing his "glacial response" to the "growing stain on baseball." Selig has pledged on numerous occasions to rid baseball of performance enhancing drugs, and has overseen and instituted many rule changes and penalties to that end.
On January 17, 2008, Selig's contract was extended by the MLB through 2012, at which point he plans to retire. Selig made $14.5 million in the 12-month period ending Oct. 31, 2005.
- Name At Birth:
- Allan Huber Selig
- Birth Date:
- July 30, 1934
- Birthplace:
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Education:
- American History and Political Science from the University of Wisconsin Madison in 1956.
- Occupation:
- Commissioner of Major League Baseball
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