He's nothing more than a puppet of the owners who forced Fay Vincent from power. He also has no backbone as he has shown against the union as well as no backbone to do anything about the steroid controversy. It took intervention from congress for a steroid policy to finally be implemented. He's a failure who nobody respects . He should do the right thing & resign & let someone with guts & backbone be in charge.
2007-08-06 11:54:30 · 15 answers · asked by Scooter_loves_his_dad 7 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Giambi could leave the Yankees tomorrow for all i care.
2007-08-06 12:00:07 · update #1
Yeah he is the whipping boy. He is a hypocrite and a fake. Give him an X-Ray and I agree you won't find any traces of backbone. He definitely should resign but he won't. I believe he honestly thinks he is a good commissioner.
2007-08-06 11:57:46 · answer #1 · answered by Veritas et Aequitas () 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Except that the game itself is at all-time attendance figures, and revenues have grown at a fantastic rate in the past few years. The wild-card playoff system has proven to be a success, and inter-league play seems to be generally working so that fans can see everyone in their stadium in the course of several years.
Clearly Selig and baseball were behind the curve on steroids, and the missed World Series was terrible, but a lot of things have gone right in the last few years. You have to give Selig some of the credit for that.
2007-08-06 12:01:04 · answer #2 · answered by wdx2bb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Puhhhleeze. This is such old news. People have wanted selig out for years. It's not going to happen.
Also, most commishs are owners' puppets.
What are you talking about? NOW MLB has a great steroid/drug testing policy. Sure it was slow in coming but it's solid now.
I'm sure you went to games througout the 'roid era and never thought twice about cheering Giambi HRs. Look in the mirror, dude. We are all guilty.
2007-08-06 11:58:49 · answer #3 · answered by fugutastic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is promising to resign as commissioner effective at the end of the 2009 season, so the "reign of error" will be ending soon. I love that he was soft on steroids, then hard on them, then celebrating Bonds's records, although he looked like the hospital put him in the owner's box in a straight jacket. He has done everything he can to wreck the game by giving in to television executives. Hopefully, a real fan of the game, and not its bottom line, takes over- a good spot for then former President Bush maybe.
2007-08-06 12:45:25 · answer #4 · answered by Patrick M 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I know I'm going get hated for this but i think he done a good job.i think he save baseball by bring the fans back by adding the wild card into the game so more teams have a change to get in the playoff runs and that what help keeps fans watching into the last week of the season. and the inter-league turn out becoming a big hit with the fans now. the only thing i don't like is the all-star game making it count who decide the home field for the W.S
2007-08-06 13:58:05 · answer #5 · answered by RamsFan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All I'm doing is when will he retire because he's the worst commissioner I have ever known in my lifetime. Why don't he either enforce (which he did waaayyyy to late) or exonerate the players of the past use. Poor Nefli Perez will be banned out of baseball very soon. Get rid of Selig NOW!!!
2007-08-06 12:04:35 · answer #6 · answered by The Chaotic Darkness 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think he has been a horrible commissioner, but sadly, people in high power rarely resign, especially when everyone wants them to lol. Very few things that he has done has truly helped baseball. Attendance rates are recently at an all-time high, and I promise you it's not because of Bud Selig. Oh, and I'm bitter that he hasn't been working to get Pete Rose back in... but there's little to no hope for him anyway =(...
2007-08-06 11:59:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I agree. He is not supposed to play favorites as commissioner. However, even though he was at the Giants game, he never congratulated Barry Bonds but apparently found the time to call and congratulate A-Rod on HR #500. What's up with that?
2007-08-06 12:00:25 · answer #8 · answered by acfahmy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
as much as i dislike the giants and bonds for being a giant, i think what he did or actually didnt do when bonds hit the home run was a huge diss, bud selig was there representing baseball as the commisioner,the least he couldve done was clapped or given some half *** smile or made some comment over the p.a.......something. he didnt do jack but just stand there like a moron
2007-08-06 11:59:05 · answer #9 · answered by DODGERFAN213 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The commissioner is the owners' hired gun, and as long as a majority of those 30 power brokers is satisfied -- and the way the money has been rolling in, they are -- then they'll keep him on board.
I'm not gonna miss him.
2007-08-06 12:06:04 · answer #10 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋