Category: Bud Selig
Tuesday, April 16th, 2013
Major League Baseball celebrated Jackie Robinson Day on Monday and teams that didn't play will continue to honor Robinson when they take the field today. In this interview with Bud Selig, the MLB Commissioner takes us back to his earliest memories of Jackie Robinson. He also says the ongoing investigation ...
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Tuesday, January 15th, 2013
Major League Baseball made some major headlines last week. For the first time since 1996, no players were voted into the Hall of Fame. Then on Thursday, MLB announced that they had reached a deal to expand the league’s drug-testing program. This will include random blood testing for human growth ...
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Thursday, September 20th, 2012
Most people viewed Melky Cabrera's suspension as being bad for baseball. The All-Star Game MVP and one of the big stories of the summer tested positive in Major League Baseball's drug program and was suspended 50 games. How could that be a good thing?
Well, MLB commissioner Bud Selig says, it's ...
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Monday, July 23rd, 2012
While there are many things that Bud Selig has done as MLB Commissioner that I don’t agree with -- making an exhibition game count for home-field advantage in the World Series being near or at the top of the list -- the numbers show that the game’s popularity has grown ...
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Friday, May 11th, 2012
The first month of the Major League Baseball season has been quite a surprise from a competitive balance standpoint. With the addition of two new wild card teams this season (one in each league) it has given more clubs a chance in September and already this season we've seen some ...
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Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011
Major League Baseball has just ensured two plus decades of labor peace in a sport that has been plagued by a scarred history of labor disputes. Who would have thought not long ago that baseball would be the only professional sport to avoid a major labor dispute or work stoppage ...
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Friday, September 30th, 2011
Bud Selig had a hard time falling asleep Wednesday night. When he woke up, the Major League Baseball commissioner says he had never felt better about his sport. He watched, as the nation did Wednesday night, as the final teams earned a spot in the playoffs and the drama unfolded ...
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Wednesday, July 13th, 2011
Bud Selig currently has a lot on his plate as the commissioner of Major League Baseball. Last week brought both good and bad news for the Selig. Earlier in the week, 39-year-old firefighter, Shannon Stone, died tragically after falling over 20 feet on to concrete as he was leaning over ...
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Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
As the verbal jabs continue to be spewed out by Frank McCourt, Bud Selig is trying to look out for the league's best interest by taking every measure possible to ensure that the Dodgers' financial dispute is handled in the appropriate manner. Selig has hired Tom Schieffer to monitor the ...
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Monday, March 7th, 2011
After spending the previous 51 years in professional baseball as a player and manager, Joe Torre has hung up his cleats for good in exchange for a suit and tie, and a new role in Major League Baseball. His new position labeled as, MLB’s Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations, ...
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