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