Bud Selig

mattmets · #1 (**permalink**) Sat Aug 04, 2007, 11:16pm

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Originally Posted by tcblue13

The last Great Commissioner was A. Bartlett Giamatti. Fay Vincent held his own especially on the Pete Rose issue. MLB needs someone who can be the face of the game and who can uphold the dignity of the game. Selig has just been asleep at the wheel for tooooo long.

Selig's not asleep, he's just still in the pockets of his fellow owners....

tcblue13 · #2 (**permalink**) Sat Aug 04, 2007, 11:22pm

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Originally Posted by mattmets

Selig's not asleep, he's just still in the pockets of his fellow owners....

That's true but the Commissioner works for the owners anyway. He has always been their hired gun, so to speak. If a commissioner raised too much guff against the owners' league policies, he wouldn't be commissioner for too long. I just think that Bud doesn't do anything for the game of baseball.

SAump · #3 (**permalink**) Sat Aug 04, 2007, 11:51pm

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Originally Posted by tcblue13

I just think that Bud doesn't do anything for the game of baseball.

Salary caps?
Six Division titles?
Important All-Star game?
Wildcard {aka 2nd place} team?
World Series home field advantage decided by July?
or
Allowing the Red Sox to pay $51 million to talk to someone?

ozzy6900 · #4 (**permalink**) Sat Aug 04, 2007, 11:58pm

Absolve the Chicago 8, forgive Pete Rose and then I'll give a rat's behind about a steroid enhanced record breaker! At least those people did it on their own!

fitump56 · #5 (**permalink**) Mon Aug 06, 2007, 12:17am

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Originally Posted by tcblue13

That's true but the Commissioner works for the owners anyway. He has always been their hired gun, so to speak. If a commissioner raised too much guff against the owners' league policies, he wouldn't be commissioner for too long. I just think that Bud doesn't do anything for the game of baseball.

When was the last time we had an Owner as Commissioner? Landis, Mack, ?