Jan

17

Four More Years

Posted by M. Patel under News, The League 

selig.jpgFour more years of Bud are up ahead. The owners voted unanimously today, giving Selig a 3 year extension to his current contract, which would have ended in 2009. So, with this latest extension he is expected to be around until 2012, 20 years after he took the place of Fey Vincent as commissioner. Selig had previously said that he would be retiring after 2009, but apparently he changed his mind; saying today that he will be retiring after 2012. The owners love this guy, so there really shouldn’t be a surprise here since they are the ones who vote.
I on the other hand, like many fans (and the players association), am not so fond of the man. I think we need someone who is more capable and fair when it comes to the steroids problem in baseball. If Mitchell madness does end up tainting the sport, the first man to blame is certainly Selig because he should have dealt with this matter before Congress felt the necessity to jump in. I also believe that selecting George Mitchell was a very bad choice due to Mitchell’s bias. I could go on with that forever, but I won’t.
Bottom line is: Selig is here to stay, whether or not we like it.

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