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- MLB: If You Don't Vote for McGwire, You Can't Vote for SeligThe double standard is symptomatic of American society. Once upon a time, the American people would have tried to prevent it from occurring, but that time is gone forever.
Bud Selig Proposes New MLB Rule: Batter Doesn't Have to Run Bases After Home Run, Rumor SaysIn a supposed desperate attempt to speed up the game, MLB Commissioner Bud Selig proposes that players do not have to round the bases after hitting a home run.- Selig Foolishly Backs Jeter's Poor Decision to Miss All-Star GameDerek Jeter was out of character in missing this year's all-star game, and MLB commissioner Bud Selig was just as wrong for supporting that decision.
This Bud's for You? Looking at the Career of MLB Commissioner Bud SeligAs the MLB all-star game that he helped reshape approaches, let's look at the contributions of one of the more active commissioners in professional sports history.- The People Speak (Sort Of) on Selig's Decision to Let Barry Bonds' Records StandKenesaw Molehill Selig is "the decider."
- Commissioner Selig Visits Wrigley; Weighs in on Maple Bats, AttendanceMajor League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig visited Wrigley field and spoke on several matters including maple bats. What were his comments?
Governor Jan Brewer, Meet Baseball Commisioner Bud SeligFair is fair. If the Feds want to stop Arizona, they should stop baseball from enforceing Federal law.
Steroids, Baseball Records and What Bud Selig Has to DoWith Alex Rodriguez hitting his 600th home run and being touted as the youngest player to reach that plateau, it's time to take a look at how much steroids actually boosted a players performance and what to do about it.
MLB Commissioner Bud Selig is the Worst Commissioner in Professional SportsHow MLB commissioner Bud Selig has damaged the integrity of baseball throughout his tenure as commissioner and why he needs to be replaced.- 5 Arguments for Bud Selig to Implement Instant Replay in MLB5 MLB games that could have been positively impacted had instant replay been available.
Selig Will Not Set Precedence If He Overturns Galarraga Perfect GameBud Selig has a decision to make and history shows that the commissioner can make the right call if he chooses to.- Bud Selig Resists Temptation to Open Pandora's BoxBaseball decision had a tough decision to make with the blown call for Armando Galarraga's near perfect game.
Bud Selig: The Umpire Has Granted You Permission to Correct His Wrong Call and Acknowledge the Perfect Game... by Failing to Do Anything, You Have Just Blown the Biggest Call of Them All!This article lays out clear and critical reasons why Major League Baseball needs to overturn Jim Joyce's admittedly incorrect final call and rightfully acknowledge Galarraga's history making perfect game.
An Open Letter to Bud Selig Regarding FocusFive reasons Bud Selig needs to give Armando Galarraga's his perfect game back.
Bud Selig Won't Overturn Blown CallArmando Galarraga missed a perfect game due to a blown call by first base umpire Jim Joyce. Today, Commissioner Bud Selig rejected pleas to overturn the call and give the pitcher credit for a perfect game. Unlike Joyce, Selig made the right call.- Bud Selig is Gutless, and HeartlessBug Selig fails to change the ruling in what should have been a perfect game.
- Bud Selig's Statement on Mark McGwire's Steroid Use Rings HollowPerhaps steroid use is down, but what really matters is the use of performance enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball. Commissioner Bud Selig should not argue semantics.
- Global Baseball World Series a Plan for Bud Selig and MLBBud Selig announced that he would be retiring from the job of commissioner in 2012, but before that happens, it appears that he wants to institute a Global World Series between U.S. and Japan.
- An "Uh-oh" Moment for Bud SeligPoke Selig; wake him up.
- Bud Selig to Be Replaced by MAXIM Writers?Bud - "It's time to go!"
Bud Selig Will Not Lift Pete Rose BanPete Rose will not be reinstated to the MLB as long as Bud Selig is commissioner. Rose, who has had over 4,000 hits in his career, is not eligible for the Hall of Fame during his ban.
Bud Selig Considering Reinstating Pete Rose to MLBPete Rose is still under a lifetime ban from baseball for being involved in gambling on Major League Baseball, but recently Commissioner Bud Selig has been thinking about allowing him back in the game.
Kenesaw Mountain Landis: The First Commissioner of Baseball & His LegacyA biography of Major League Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis- Please Shorten the Length of Major League Baseball Games, Mr. SeligA diehard baseball fan begs MLB Commissioner Selig to take drastic steps to shorten the length of the games. Fines and rule changes are proposed in the form of strikes one, two, and three.
- Shoud Bud Selig Suspend Alex Rodriguez?When Alex Rodriguez admitted to using steroids Bud Selig began to think about suspending Alex Rodriguez. Should he?
- Rudy Giuliani Should Be the Next Commissioner of BaseballWhy Rudy Giuliani should be the next commissioner of Major League Baseball
Game 5 of World Series Won't Continue Until Wednesday; Rain Postpones it AgainAfter being postponed before already, Game 5 of the World Series won't be finished until Wednesday night at the earliest.- Bud Selig Draws Intense Outrage yet AgainBud Selig could not have stopped rain from suspending Game 5 of the World Series. But he is being blamed intensely for letting the game go on, and for other controversial elements.
- Baseball and Politics: Congress Investigates Use of Steroids and Other Performance-Enhancing Drugs (Again)The House Government Reform Committee's hearings into Roger Clemens' alleged use of steroids and Human Growth Hormone is just the latest in a series of investigations of "America's Pastime" by Congress
- Government and Baseball Mix like Oil and WaterThe government has been more and more involved in baseball affairs recently, mostly those having something to do with steroids or performance enhancing drugs.
- Using Bob Dylan to Understand Bud Selig's LegacyBud Selig has a laundry list a mile long of crimes he's committed against baseball. Yet the sport is in great shape. This article examines what might be Selig's legacy, with the help of Dylan's "The Times They Are A Changin".
- Selig Hits HR in Congressional Hearings on SteroidsAn analysis of Tuesday's United States House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing on steroids in baseball
Breaking News: Analysis and Breakdown of Congressional Hearing Concerning the Mitchell Report on Steroidswhat did MLB commissioner Bud Selig, Donald Fehr, and Congress have to say about the Mitchell report on steroids and performance enhancing drugs?- The Modern-Day Commissioners of Baseball: From Ueberroth to SeligIn the prior article on baseball's commissioners, I explored the first to the worst, namely Kennesaw Mountain Landis to Bowie Kuhn, with Kuhn my obvious choice for worst commissioner ever. Although I .....
- Can We Hold Bud Selig Responsible?Thursday, December 13th, 2007 will be a date that I will never forget when it comes to Major League Baseball. The Mitchell Report sent shockwaves through our national pastime that hasn't been felt since .....
- Salem Witch Trials, McCarthyism, and the Mitchell Report on MLBThis is an opinion editorial on that compares the Mitchell Report to the Salem Witch trials and McCarthyism.
- Will Baseball's Mitchell Report Tell the Whole Story?After nearly two years of investigative work, former Senator George Mitchell is ready to unveil his report on baseball's steroid problem. But the report will be incomplete if it does not include information on what each team's owners knew about the issue.
- The Cat in the Hat Meets Bud SeligThe new voice of the people, the Cat In The Hat, takes his eloquence to the commissioners office for a little...chat.
- Where Have You Gone Bart Giamatti? Major League Baseball Needs You Now More Than EverMajor League Baseball hasn't had a real Commissioner since Bart Giamatti died. It is hard to believe Barry Bonds would be the all time home run champ if Giamatti had lived.
- Wild Card Teams in the MLB Playoffs: The One Thing Bud Selig Has Done RightIt's no secret that Bud Selig is not a great commissioner but there is one good thing that has happened under his watch.
