Selig and Major League Baseball may get their hands on the Dodgers sooner rather than later.
At least Selig has the Yankees and Phillies in the fold (as of today).
Now that dual role is about to deliver a financial home run for Selig.
Two years ago Selig engineered new revenue-sharing requirements to help small-city teams compete with big-city teams.
When he became commissioner, Selig's 28% stake in the team went into a trust.
When he retires, Selig said he wants to write a book and continue teaching.
The owners gave Selig a two-year contract extension in early 2012 that began this year.
Selig spoke at a congressional hearing about the recent Mitchell report on performance-enhancing drugs in baseball.
Bankruptcy court, however, will likely turn into just another battleground for McCourt and Selig.
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But while football and most other sports were finally facing the problem decisively, Selig dithered.
After all, Selig fell for a similar game with Tom Hicks and the Texas Rangers.
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It would have been an abuse of power by Selig had he carried out his threat.
Two years ago, to mollify critics, Selig contracted former Senator George Mitchell to conduct an investigation.
Commissioner Bud Selig had said Wednesday "we generally don't interfere" in the batting title issue.
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"He can't be George Steinbrenner and Bud Selig at the same time, " Ehman says.
Selig held a news conference Saturday and said he wanted increased penalties as soon as possible.
So far Selig seems unwilling to challenge owners who may resent any meddling in their finances.
On Wednesday, Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig said he's going to look into the book's allegations.
But Selig's recommendation--taken to its logical conclusion--would keep contracting the League until only two teams are left.
Commissioner Bud Selig has pushed through a substantial revenue-sharing system to help small-market clubs in recent years.
Major League Baseball should do itself a favor and send Commissioner Bud Selig to the showers--for good.
Selig whiffed on the huge debts that Wilpon piled up on the team, stadium and cable channel.
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And if the players union had resisted, Selig could easily have rallied public opinion--and Congress--to his side.
Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig Bud Selig has it backwards: Pro baseball does not need to kill two teams.
Selig has been an adjunct professor of sports law and policy at Marquette University Law School since 2010.
In recent interviews, MLB Commissioner Bud Selig has been downright giddy over his implementation of the new system.
Then, earlier this year, Selig appointed former senator George Mitchell to head up the investigation of past abuses.
The 77-year-old Selig vowed to retire when his current contract ended in December 2012, but few believed him.
But commissioner Bud Selig has yet to formally rule on Rose's application for reinstatement, which he filed in 1997.
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If Major League Baseball punishes any players for steroids use, it will make all such actions public, Selig said.
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