I truly believe that this man is trying to run baseball into the ground.
I don't think there has ever been one single commissioner who has done SO much damage to the game. Case in point, last night at the All Star Game.
First, he ends the game after 11 innings tied at seven. Why? Because the teams ran out of pitchers.
The 1967 all-star game went 15 innings. I believe he ended it as he has a vested interest as the owner of the Brewers, and didn't want to upset other owners by wearing out their pitchers. But what about the fans Bud? Baseball SHOULDN'T END IN A TIE. Surely one of the players on the field had some pitching experience in college and could have been used as a pitcher. (with them having little practice at pitching, the game surely would have ended quickly.)
Second, Ted Williams dies and they rename the MVP award in his honour. BUT, Bud Selig decides that there should be no award this year as the game ended in a tie. Hey Bud! The award is given to the player that is most valuable to his team, not to the person who drives in the winning run. What a slap in the face to the fans.
Third, he completely refuses to address the issue of steroids in baseball. As with most other professional sports, steroids should be illegal in baseball. Why? They ruin peoples lives, and more and more youngsters these days are being virtually forced to take them so they can keep up with the other marquis players in the league who are already on the juice. And while all of this is going on, my good friend Bud is sitting on the fence stating "We'll look into it, but we're not even sure theres a problem".
Fourth is the issue of the ongoing contract negotiations. How can the commissioner of baseball be unbiased and impartial during negotiations with the players when he is the owner of a MLB team? (he doesn't directly own the team, his daughter does, and I believe she is a puppet) All the players are asking for is that the owners open the accounting books and show them the figures that they are losing money, but our good buddy Bud refuses to accept this as part of the contract. If you have nothing to hide, why keep the accounting books under lock and key Bud? If the players were to see that most of the teams lose a substantial amount of money, i'm sure they would renegotiate their contracts or agree to some sort of salary cap to ensure that they still have a job a few years from now.
End of rant. :|
I don't think there has ever been one single commissioner who has done SO much damage to the game. Case in point, last night at the All Star Game.
First, he ends the game after 11 innings tied at seven. Why? Because the teams ran out of pitchers.
Second, Ted Williams dies and they rename the MVP award in his honour. BUT, Bud Selig decides that there should be no award this year as the game ended in a tie. Hey Bud! The award is given to the player that is most valuable to his team, not to the person who drives in the winning run. What a slap in the face to the fans.
Third, he completely refuses to address the issue of steroids in baseball. As with most other professional sports, steroids should be illegal in baseball. Why? They ruin peoples lives, and more and more youngsters these days are being virtually forced to take them so they can keep up with the other marquis players in the league who are already on the juice. And while all of this is going on, my good friend Bud is sitting on the fence stating "We'll look into it, but we're not even sure theres a problem".
Fourth is the issue of the ongoing contract negotiations. How can the commissioner of baseball be unbiased and impartial during negotiations with the players when he is the owner of a MLB team? (he doesn't directly own the team, his daughter does, and I believe she is a puppet) All the players are asking for is that the owners open the accounting books and show them the figures that they are losing money, but our good buddy Bud refuses to accept this as part of the contract. If you have nothing to hide, why keep the accounting books under lock and key Bud? If the players were to see that most of the teams lose a substantial amount of money, i'm sure they would renegotiate their contracts or agree to some sort of salary cap to ensure that they still have a job a few years from now.
End of rant. :|