I mean after all, he was THE GUY in charge during one of the worst performance-enhancing drug "times" in professional sports history.
This guy should resign effective immediately...but he wont, his pride wont let him. And the GM's wont let him because if he takes any responsibility, then they will have to as well.
2007-12-13 10:21:35 · 9 answers · asked by Phil M 7 in Sports ➔ Baseball
He should step down immediately if he is serious about "this report being a call to action"
But he's not, this report is a farce and its nothing more than grandstanding.
2007-12-13 10:27:03 · update #1
I am not accusing one guy, I am asking for this particular guy to step down, among others on various posts.
He should step down, he is just as much to blame as anything else. He helped foster this culture.
2007-12-13 10:31:23 · update #2
He's leaving in two years. That was announced a long time ago.
2007-12-13 10:24:58 · answer #1 · answered by Reduviidae 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
He should next run for president....he lies and acts insulted when confronted with an actual question like a top-flight, career politician. Selig is an utter disgrace to athletics as a whole.....his basic approval of the "steroid era" put the health of all players at risk (either they get with the program - and risk their future health - or they may not have a roster spot in the big leagues). If Jose Canseco didn't get this ball rolling MLB officials and union leaders would have done nothing.
2007-12-13 10:34:58 · answer #2 · answered by Zombie Birdhouse 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
mutually as possibly Selig is the 1st commissioner to have particularly been an proprietor, he's not the 1st to have "ties to proprietors or gamers." the 1st actual Commissioner of Baseball, Menesaw Mountain Landis grew to become into tied to baseball before his appointment as commissioner whilst, by using fact the choose in a case pitting the Federal league against the national and American Leagues, he drew the trial out long sufficient for the Federal League to in actuality circulate broke, ensuing interior the monopoly that keeps right this moment. Had he acted greater straight away on an injunction , the proprietors of those ballclubs interior the NL and AL at that factor could have had too pay tens of millions of greenbacks to Federal League communities, and could have possibly even long gone bankrupt. His movements in in actuality siding from the commencing up with the greater standard leagues grew to become into the main important reason that he grew to become into appointed by using fact the 1st commissioner in 1920. Bowie Kuhn additionally had ties to the proprietors, having represented the national League whilst they have been sued via the city of Milwaukee overe the Braves leaving their city. And Ford Frick, he of the favorite fictional "asterisk" given to Roger Maris, grew to become into the properly-known beat author for the Yankees, besides as ghostwriting a column for Babe Ruth for years. So evidently there have been connections between previous commisssioners and communities or gamers - only in a diverse way. the nice and comfortable button is that the proprietors themselves are people who hire the commissioner. mutually as possibly it would be super to think of that the commissioner may be thoroughly independent, and continuously rule interior the "appropriate pursuits of the sport". to assume him to take action is unrealistic. fairly whilst those proprietors might additionally be people who can hearth them. So sure, he's a valid commissioner. he grew to become into elected to that place via the proprietors. I agree that he's terrible, yet he discovered the workplace only as legitimately as any of the previous commissioners. (carry on the thumbs down - i'm particular there will be a gaggle.)
2016-11-26 21:09:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree he should go, it happened on his watch and I'm not sure how much he knew and when. DId he know and allow it to increase attendance. I'm not a Pete Rose fan but I think what he did on the field should earn him a place in the HOF as a player, but as a manager he should be banned. What he accomplished on the field was from hard work, but unless Bud goes he doesn't have a chance at reinstatement.
2007-12-13 12:50:40 · answer #4 · answered by delhi1959 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He clearly was uncomfortable giving that press conference... During the question/answer time, His mouth contorted more times than Jim Carey.... Everyone at the upper levels knew it was going on. Everyone has a blind eye. I think he will be the scapegoat.
2007-12-13 10:31:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope
2007-12-13 10:33:07 · answer #6 · answered by Wounded Duck 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he should anyway - how can you have a team owner be the commissioner anyway? that is insane. What if Roger Goodell or David Stern owned a team? it's an unbelievable conflict of interests.
2007-12-13 10:25:19 · answer #7 · answered by mikep426 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
no. the doping thing was emerging. it's sick to try to accuse one person of this.
2007-12-13 10:29:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't know, but it was pretty spineless of him not to put any blame on himself.
2007-12-13 10:28:57 · answer #9 · answered by D.Z. Carter 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋