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Old Tue Oct 28, 2008, 11:04am
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IMO, He is a sleazy individual who has not done anything in "the best interest of baseball" his entire time in office, including his time as acting commissioner (at least then his title was honest).
I'm just curious as to what you have based your opinions on. Personally, I have no real issues with the job Selig has done as commish. Certainly not as much as I had with say, Ford Frick and his *.

Selig has overseen the financial turnaround of baseball with a 400 percent increase in the revenue of MLB and annual record breaking attendance. Look at the state the game was in during the late 80's and early 90's. If for no other reason, his tenure could be termed a "success" because of this. He also introduced the Wild Card, a move that has not only involved more fans being interested in post season play, but has also led to some interesting and exciting stories of post season play. (Case in point both Marlins' WS titles.) Yes, he is more loved by the owners than anyone else involved with the game, largely because of his perspectives as a one time baseball owner himself. And yes, there have been some downsides to his tenure as well, but no more than some others we could name.
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