Comments on: Report: Selig to retire after 2012

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By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:42:28 +0000

This pain in the Azz can leave now as far as I am concerned. Give him his pay but get rid if the do nothing suit. Can’t wait for his
departure

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By: Edward Lugo

Edward Lugo — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:12:15 +0000

Baseball’s rule on gambling specifically says that anyone who bets on a game in which the better has a duty to perform will be banned for life. Regardless if Rose bet on his own team (which I don’t believe for moment), he had a duty to perform. Rose violated the rule so he should never be allowed in the HOF. Although he belongs in the HOF based on his stats, he does not deserve it because he bet on the game.

By: Old Gator

Old Gator — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:40:52 +0000

Oh, so now we can't identify previous steroid users? I would like to have tested Babe Ruth's urine. I bet he was taking steroids too. Sixty home runs? Give me a break. I bet you that Gherig's ALS, Campanella's paralysis and Ryne Duren's liver failure were all cover ups for steroids! And as far as your being "unable to help" those who equate steroid use with betting, I can't seem to find any instances of them asking for it in the first place. Point is, there are more ways than one to damage the integrity of a sport (or an individual, or a group of individuals), and more ways than one to wink at the damage. I think your point is that betting is a more destructive behavior because it strikes at the heart of the question of "who won," which, if it cannot be answered fairly, makes the entire contest pointless to watch. I don't disagree. But when you have games being decided by chemical augmentation - when some former 98-pound weakling crushes a grand slam in the ninth inning while his biceps are bulging with cybernetic enhancement, off some guy who had the simple integrity to match no more than his will, natural conditioning and native strength against the batter's teratogenic arms, how much different, really, is that in terms of whether the game was won fairly or not? If there's a difference, it's merely a difference in degree.

By: Spice

Spice — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:33:08 +0000

There is a specific rule in baseball that prohibits betting on the game. There is also a specific rule in the HOF that prohibits anyone banned from baseball from inclusion in the HOF.
Again, if you are not smart enough to understand how betting on a game is worse than substance abuse I can not help you. If you can not understand how doctoring a baseball is not the same as betting on a game I can not help you.
While you condemn Selig and praise Landis you conveniently forget that it was gambling that forced baseball to create the commissioners office to begin with. Landis banned the players in the Black Sox scandal even though they had been acquitted in a court of law. A gutsy move and one that he should be praised for.
Landis would have banned Rose. Any commissioner would have and should have banned him and no commissioner should overturn the ban without an honest expression of regret on the part of Rose as opposed to his efforts to sell books.
This stupid desire to point and say HE MUST HAVE DONE STEROIDS even though the player played well before steroids are believed to have entered the game, even though that player started his career before steroids entered even the body building world is inane and speaks to the ignorance of the person making the statement.

By: WOW

WOW — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:20:39 +0000

Reggie? Are you STUPID? Reggie was doing steroids in the 1960′s and 1970′s? Are you stupid?

By: john d

john d — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:58:34 +0000

Does this mean we will be replacing ‘baseball caps’ with ’10 gallon hats’?…but it may not be all that bad … maybe he will speed up the game by letting the relief pitchers ride in on a horse from the bullpen…YeeHaw!

By: John D

John D — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:52:06 +0000

au contraire…he SHOULD…Pete’s gambling problem was a medical condition just as Mickey Mantle’s alcoholism was. Last time I looked, The Mick was still in the Hall of Fame, as he deserves to be….and so should ‘Charlie Hustle’.

By: John D

John D — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:42:55 +0000

Totally agree. Also, look at DB’s comment on “Lyle Alzadeo, who spent his last years talking about how steroids destroyed his body, died in 1992!!!”….why didn’t Bud do anything to stop it in Baseball…it is Selig’s INACTION on the Steroid issue that has harmed Baseball…one could agrue that that inaction is an INTEGRITY issue. Why was there inaction? One word – GREED. The same reason there is no SALARY CAP in Baseball (the only major sport in America with this dubious distinction). Is Bud being questioned on integrity? If not, why not?
Can you say every team has ANY (forgot about equal) chance of making the playoffs? Do KC or Pittsburgh or Cleveland have the same (or any) chance as the Red Sox or Yankees or Angels or Phillies … do they have ANY chance? … is there an underlying reason why every good player on the KC, Pitt and Cleveland teams will ultimately be traded a year before they become free agents?…and how much does it now cost a Dad to bring his son to a MLB game?
As a BASEBALL fan, I really hope Joe Mauer stays with the TWINS, although I cannot blame him if he signs with the Red Sox or Yans for more money than the Twins can afford to pay him. I blame the man who let this scenario evolve (where the rich teams get all the superstars) and did nothing to prevent the unlevel playing field among teams. The Luxury Tax may have been a step in the right direction, but tell me why he did not stand up to the Players Union and demand a Salary Cap…if he had that Dad and his son in mind, instead of $$$, he would have….but he did not….very unethical.

By: John D

John D — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:14:43 +0000

Ditto…we need a MAN as comissioner.
…and by the way…Pete Rose should be allowed back in baseball, and in the Hall of Fame…I am not endorsing what he did…what he did was wrong, there should be no betting at all…but he did NOT bet against his team, he bet FOR his team…there is a big difference from an integrity standpoint. It is still wrong, but taking performance enhancing drugs is much worse from an integrity standpoint. Bud Selig let this go on…he only did something when CONGRESS forced the issue, otherwise the home run title would be about 85 HRs for a season by now. I did not see Bud or any other ‘righteous’ clamoring against Big Mac or Sosa or Bonds when IT WAS KNOWN what they were doing was unethical.
Pete Rose is a man who played his heart out for his entire career. Yes, he made a big mistake, but who has not (including many in the Hall of Fame)? We need to think HARD about forgiving the man who did so much good for Baseball.

By: Old Gator

Old Gator — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:36:12 +0000

The horror. The horror.
And again, the horror.

By: Jack Meoffer

Jack Meoffer — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:48:43 +0000

Just remember how Selig wanted to do away with the American and National leagues and replace them with 5 divisions. That idea was shot down pretty fast. He only cared about money and nothing else. He will always be looked at as the steroids commissioner and nothing else.

By: fred117

fred117 — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:48:39 +0000

Goodbye, Bud. Hello, George W Bush.

By: Scott

Scott — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:37:10 +0000

He turned a blind eye to overt steroid use and has allowed the players union to run the game. Good riddance to this buffoon.

By: nresq

nresq — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:06:10 +0000

Selig isn’t terrible at his job; he’s good at doing the owners (especially small markets) bidding. Its that he’s terrible for the GAME. I would also say “Go” now but his replacement isn’t going to be any better.

By: scot

scot — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:54:45 +0000

Why wait Bud? Just go now because you are terrible at your job.
I think Pete Rose deserves to be in Hall of Fame. I don’t blane the players for trying to get as much money as they can but its getting harder to justify paying the high ticket price to see a live game…….better just to stay at home and watch it on tv.

By: DB

DB — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:45:43 +0000

First off, Selig turned his back on the whole steroid issue LONG after it was an issue. Lyle Alzadeo, who spent his last years talking about how steroids destroyed his body, died in 1992!!! McGuire and Bonds didn’t do anything that Reggie Jackson didn’t do (oh yeah, Reggie bulked up on steroids years ago). Selig should have been celebrating the stars of the game, instead of the despicable way he treated Bonds. He dithered over what to do about steroids while looking down on those he suspected of using steroids. Long ago, he should have instituted a zero tolerance policy, and then maybe A-Rod, Palmeiro and Rocket wouldn’t have used them either.
Second, if you’re going to create eligibility rules after the fact, then you’d have to remove guys like Gaylord Perry who flaunted the way he cheated. Even wrote a book about it while he was still a player.
Third, by any measure of anybody who’s ever played the game of baseball, Pete Rose has Hall Of Fame statistics (most hits 4,256; most games played 3,562, most at bats 14,053, and on and on). His gambling illness was no worse than Mickey Mantle’s alcoholism. Both are serious medical conditions. But the fact is that Pete’s records were well in the book long before he was a player manager. There is absolutely no question that as a player for the Reds and the Phils, Pete played to win. What he did as a manager was wrong. Most people inside baseball say Pete deserves to be in the HOF, but don’t allow him a role in baseball.

By: nresq

nresq — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:22:52 +0000

Back in the day, the commissioner of Major League Baseball had one overriding mission: To look out for and ensure the best interests of the game. The commissioner was nominally supposed to be INDEPENDENT of the owners; this was the deal worked out with Congress for MLB to get its infamous anti-trust exemption (and hence render the players indentured servants for almost 75 years through the dreaded Reserve Clause). Anybody remember any of this?
Then, in 1992, the owners appointed a fellow OWNER, Selig, as “Acting Commissioner” to replace the last truly independent commissioner, Faye Vincent, because he was acting too, well, independent. The conflict of interest was blatant, but Bud’s mission was clear: Hold the line and force the last great work stoppage, including the first cancellation of the World Series in history for a non-war related reason.
This almost wrecked the game, but baseball recovered through the unholy alliance of owners and players and the use of PED’s. The owners looked the other way because the public liked offensive stats; the players (most, anyway) used because a few more HR’s or RBI’s meant millions more per year in salary.
Presiding over it all, one Bud Selig. In true MLB fashion, Selig will certainly be voted into the HOF, and perhaps have a trophy named after him (to the small market team with the highest revenues and lowest player payroll?).
Today, the game is what it is because, since 1992, no one has been looking out for the best interests of the GAME.
MLB, RIP

By: Lee Daniels

Lee Daniels — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:03:42 +0000

Pete Rose does not and should never be in the HOF

By: Edward Lugo

Edward Lugo — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:34:12 +0000

I hope the League can appoint someone who is actually independent from Baseball. Selig being a former owner of the Brewers no doubt affected his choices and made him bias towards the owners.

By: Steve S.

Steve S. — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:12:05 +0000

I agree with WallaceN. The game is all about money. Most fans, if you look at all 30 teams is pretty void of good players! Many should be in the minor league system, unfortunately brought up way too early because spots must be filled. There’s very little in the way of fine talent, folks. What the new Commissioner must do is somehow find a way to simply not allow the few teams such as the Yankees to simply buy up whatever few great players are out there. The salaries are simply way beyond reason. Perhaps the fans’ refusal to not “need” baseball as WallaceN stated above should be echoed much more. Stay home and don’t buy tickets! Let MLB know that it won’t be tolerated. We just go to 1 game a year now, simply boring.

By: WallaceN

WallaceN — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:45:33 +0000

Bud-Lite, good riddance. The days of a “commissioner” that isn’t an owner, or hack for the owners, is over. The replacement will be bought and paid for by the owners. Hopefully they get what they deserve; a strike, lose of interest by the next generation, and due to their own greed, a complete financial bust in trying to get people to PAY to watch a game on TV. I used to “need” baseball. Not anymore.