Bud Selig to step down in 2012

elcheato · Nov 28, 2009

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.

According to the report, the sources said a group of five owners approached Selig, 75, asking him to stay on. That approach led to his taking the job when Fay Vincent was forced out of the commissioner's office 1992, and to his agreeing to a contract extension last year.

According to sources, Selig, who is 75, told the group of owners he will step aside in 2012 in order to pursue other interests while he's still able, the newspaper reported.

Selig, reached at his Milwaukee office on Wednesday, would not discuss his conversations with owners but said he plans to stay on the job three more seasons, according to the report.

Selig, who formerly owned the Milwaukee Brewers, received a three-year contract extension last year.

I wish he would step down now... Probably the worst commish in the main 3 sports.

jarrod2323 · Nov 28, 2009

i've always thought about him being a GM's commish anyway

Rios15 · Nov 28, 2009

elcheato said:
I wish he would step down now... Probably the worst commish in the main 4 sports.

Corrected. Don't leave out hockey lol.

Blake · Nov 28, 2009

*marks calender*

Yankees2772 · Nov 28, 2009

He's always given a bum rap and IDK I don't think he's been nearly as bad as people make him out to be..

Gtown81 · Nov 28, 2009

commissioners are hated in every sport, as soon as Selig leaves everyone will love the new commish and once a year passes everyone will hate him

ZigZag · Nov 28, 2009

selig has actually been pretty good in a lot of ways. there's a reason why owners have always begged him to be commish. haters gonna hate

cruzg24 · Nov 28, 2009

I dont think Selig has been a horrible commisioner, but he also hasnt been a great one either. I think the Barry Bonds fiasco was little mis-managed, I think that he shouldve acted more quickly and sternly during the steroid era. But he also has helped move the game along through technology and to different venues overseas which has helped grow the game of baseball.

playmaker7 · Nov 28, 2009

Yeah I agree once the new guy takes office, then everyone will be relieved...then everyone will want Selig back

MapleLeaf · Nov 28, 2009

NFL and NBA easily have had the best success with commishes. David Stern is the one who is given a bad rep, people don't realize how much he's done for the game. He's made it worldwide.

Bud Selig looks like a stressed out monkey, he should be long gone. He's so old fashioned and so traditional and downplays big issues.

Bettman is the worst still, he destroyed hockey's reputation

Mexi · Nov 28, 2009

new commissioner has to let Pete Rose in the hall

elcheato · Nov 28, 2009

Mexi said:
new commissioner has to let Pete Rose in the hall

Not only that but he's gotta put in Shoeless Joe and also implement instant replay more.

.GR · Nov 28, 2009

Start the countdown

snipezo · Nov 28, 2009

MapleLeaf said:
Bettman is the worst still, he destroyed hockey's reputation

Agreed.

STLZACH · Nov 29, 2009

Bastard saw 2012 and decided to step down. <_<

ZigZag · Nov 29, 2009

elcheato said:
Not only that but he's gotta put in Shoeless Joe and also implement instant replay more.

If Shoeless Joe goes in I will stop watching baseball. Someone who tries to fix the World Series should never be honored. Selig won't let Pete in because he was close friends with the commish that banned Rose, and I don't think he deserves it either. Selig implemented instant replay so you can't complain about that.

elcheato · Nov 29, 2009

ZigZag said:
If Shoeless Joe goes in I will stop watching baseball. Someone who tries to fix the World Series should never be honored. Selig won't let Pete in because he was close friends with the commish that banned Rose, and I don't think he deserves it either. Selig implemented instant replay so you can't complain about that.

Shoeless Joe put up great numbers in that world series fix he was supposedly apart of.. He was a baseball player, and the way he played I don't understand how one can argue he was apart of it..

In 1919, Jackson batted .351 during the regular season and .375 with perfect fielding in the World Series. However, the heavily-favored White Sox lost the series to the Cincinnati Reds. The next season, Jackson batted .385 and was leading the American league in triples when he was suspended, along with seven other members of the White Sox, after allegations surfaced that the team had thrown the previous World Series.

.375 batting average.. Yea I'm sure he was trying to lose.

Selig put it on home runs, and its rarely used. Last post-season showed how badly they need it for line calls and calls on the bases.

Bud Selig to step down in 2012

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