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NEWS ABOUT: Bud Selig

Bud Selig stories: 37 news summaries

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Jay Mariotti

 November Baseball's a Farce 

Selig needs to get the boys of summer off the field

Oct 27, 09 3:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Isn’t the Fall Classic supposed to happen in the fall? Not this year. The World Series begins tomorrow night and, in case Bud Selig hasn’t noticed, it’s “never seemed more irrelevant,” writes Jay Mariotti. It’s simply too late in the year for baseball. “... More »

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Iraq • weather • Philadelphia Phillies • Bud Selig • New York Yankees • World Series • Fox • baseball • Jay Mariotti • TBS

 MLB Chief 
 Weighs Pardon 
 for Pete Rose 

Aaron, others want disgraced player in Hall of Fame

Jul 27, 09 1:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pete Rose may yet have a shot at baseball’s Hall of Fame: Commissioner Bud Selig is weighing ending Rose’s lifetime ban for gambling on the sport, the New York Daily News reports. Hank Aaron, whose opinion counts heavily with Selig, told reporters over the weekend he’d like... More »

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MLB • Bud Selig • gambling • Hank Aaron • Cooperstown • Pete Rose • Baseball Hall of Fame • ban • baseball

 World Series Games 
 Get Earlier Start Time 

Games to start before 8 in the East

May 18, 09 10:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - For the first time in 34 years, World Series games will start before 8pm in the East, USA Today reports. First pitches will be thrown at 7:57 (except on Sundays, due to broadcaster Fox’s NFL coverage); in recent years, the average was around 8:30, and games often... More »

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MLB • Bud Selig • World Series • Fox • baseball • network television

 Selig: A-Rod 'Shamed the Game' 

MLB boss, powerless to impose penalty, scolds player over drug use

Feb 13, 09 7:23 AM CST
(Newser) - Bud Selig slammed Alex Rodriguez yesterday for "shaming the game" by using steroids, reports the AP. Angry words may be the only thing the MLB commissioner can use to punish the Yankees player, however, since his positive test was meant to be anonymous and took place years before the... More »

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steroids • MLB • Bud Selig • New York Yankees • Alex Rodriguez • steroid use

Canseco Calls for
Major League Drug Summit 

Says he can help baseball quit steroids

Feb 11, 09 3:06 AM CST
(Newser) - Former slugger Jose Canseco, who blew the lid off steroid use in two controversial books, is seeking to meet with baseball commissioner Bud Selig and union head Donald Fehr to discuss his plans to run drugs out of the game, reports AP. "I think I have the ear of... More »

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steroids • Bud Selig • Alex Rodriguez • Jose Canseco • Mark McGwire • baseball • Donald Fehr

Fox Vetoes World Series
Day Game

Prefers prime time start

Oct 29, 08 12:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - With all the late starts and later finishes plaguing the World Series, many are pining for an old-fashioned day game—including Bud Selig. The commish says he’d love to schedule an afternoon contest, if only Fox would let him. But the network insists on starting in prime time, when... More »

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television • Philadelphia Phillies • Bud Selig • commercials • World Series • Fox • baseball • Tampa Bay Rays • 2008 World Series

 Bookies Call Game 5 for Phillies 

Under Vegas rules, the fat lady sung at the bottom of the fifth

Oct 29, 08 5:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Game 5 of the World Series is stuck in a rain-soaked limbo in Philadelphia but it's all over in Vegas, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. Nevada gaming ‘house rules’ state that a canceled game reverts to the score of the last finished inning, making it a 2-1 victory for... More »

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Philadelphia Phillies • Bud Selig • gambling • Las Vegas • gamblers • bookies • Tampa Bay Rays • 2008 World Series

 MLB's Young Stars 
 Will Stamp Series 

Both league champions are full of next decade's superstars

Oct 22, 08 11:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - The recent woes of the Philadelphia Phillies and the Tampa Bay Rays belie what could be a truly classic World Series, the New York Times reports. With 13 of 16 starting position players under 30 and each team's ace only 24 years old, the future of baseball could be on... More »

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MLB • Philadelphia Phillies • Bud Selig • Cole Hamels • youth • Scott Kazmir • baseball • Tampa Bay Rays • Chad Durbin • 2008 World Series

 Players OK More Drug Tests 

Tougher doping rules kick in immediately

May 24, 08 9:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Baseball players agreed to more frequent drug tests yesterday and gave more clout to the drug program's independent administrator, the AP reports. The tougher guidelines follow recommendations made in the Mitchell Report and mark the third time the league has toughened its doping policy since 2002—each time under the... More »

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steroids • MLB • Bud Selig • George Mitchell • Jose Guillen • Major League Baseball Players Association • baseball • Jay Gibbons • Mitchell Report • Mitchell steroids investigation

Baseball Owners, Players Toughen Drug Policy

They agree to more tests; players in Mitchell Report are spared

Apr 12, 08 8:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Clubs and players agreed yesterday to toughen Major League Baseball's anti-doping policy, the AP reports. Players will be tested more frequently without notice, and the game's outside administrator—a position created in 2005 to oversee testing—will get more authority. As part of the deal, all of the players named... More »

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steroids • MLB • Bud Selig • Jose Guillen • doping • World Anti Doping Agency • baseball • Jay Gibbons • Mitchell Report • performance-enhancing drugs

Clemens Headed for the Hill

He, others to speak with officials prior to House committee appearance

Jan 19, 08 12:52 AM CST
(Newser) - Roger Clemens, fighting back hard against being named in the Mitchell Report on performance-enhancing drugs in baseball, will continue that strategy on Jan. 26, when he answers questions from Congressional committee staff about the topic under oath, in advance of planned public hearings, reports the New York Times. "Roger... More »

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MLB • Bud Selig • New York Yankees • Roger Clemens • Andy Pettitte • baseball • Mitchell Report • Brian McNamee

Selig Endures Another Grilling on Doping

Commish tells House hearing he's agonized over the issue

Jan 15, 08 3:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Commissioner Bud Selig and union leader Donald Fehr were back in front of a congressional committee today, joined by ex-senator George Mitchell, to answer questions about Mitchell's report on steroids in the sport. Selig in particular was grilled over his own role. "This scandal happened under your watch. I... More »

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Selig Wants to Avoid Repeat of 2005 Hearings

Commish hopes Congress sees Mitchell Report as progress

Jan 15, 08 8:33 AM CST
(Newser) - It has been nearly three years since MLB commissioner Bud Selig was taken to task by members of Congress for allowing steroids to permeate the nation’s pastime. But while Selig has toughened the league’s stance on PEDs and commissioned George Mitchell to investigate baseball’s steroids era, the... More »

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steroids • MLB • Bud Selig • Major League Baseball Players Association • baseball • Mitchell Report • performance-enhancing drugs

MLB Expanding Anti-Drug Push

Selig announces creation of investigative unit for illegal substances

Jan 11, 08 10:35 PM CST
(Newser) - Taking its cue from the Mitchell Report's findings, Major League Baseball today announced it has established a permanent investigations unit to check allegations of drug use by players in the grand old game. An ex-NYC cop and former FBI agent will lead the department - whose goal is "protecting... More »

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steroids • MLB • Barry Bonds • Bud Selig • Roger Clemens • baseball • Mitchell Report • Donald Fehr

Players Won't Testify at Congressional Hearings

Not expected on Jan. 15th, according to new report

Dec 21, 07 12:13 AM CST
(Newser) - A newly released report suggests that the only MLB personnel expected at the Jan.15th congressional hearings will be Bud Selig and Donald Fehr, ESPN reported last night. The 86 players named in Senator Mitchell's investigation are likely to be under no obligation to speak before the committee, and Rep.... More »

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MLB • Bud Selig • baseball • Mitchell Report • Donald Fehr • Mitchell steroids investigation

Baseball Commish: ‘I Will Act’

Selig says he'll implement all of Mitchell's recommendations

Dec 13, 07 5:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Baseball commissioner Bud Selig called the Mitchell Report a “call to action” today, and said he'd execute every recommendation the former senator made in his bombshell appraisal of steroid use. As to punishment for current players named in the report, Selig said Mitchell was right to defer to him—... More »

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steroids • MLB • Bud Selig • baseball • Mitchell Report

Mitchell Steroid Report to Throw Curveball at Commissioner

Investigation to list more than 50 names

Dec 13, 07 4:03 AM CST
(Newser) - George Mitchell's report on performance-enhancing drugs in baseball will list more than 50 names, the New York Times reports. An insider who has read the closely guarded report revealed that it will also take swings at the commissioner's office and the players' association for putting up with drugs in the... More »

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steroids • Bud Selig • George Mitchell • baseball • Mitchell Report

Mitchell Report Will Be Flawed, Insiders Say

Players, others complain of missteps
in the investigation

Dec 12, 07 11:21 PM CST
(Newser) - George Mitchell is poised to release his long-awaited report on steroid use in baseball—but many of those interviewed by his investigators have serious doubts it will solve anything, reports ESPN's Howard Bryant. Players, trainers and managers say the 20-month investigation has been hamstrung by tension between owners and the... More »

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steroids • MLB • Bud Selig • George Mitchell • Major League Baseball Players Association • baseball • Mitchell Report

Two Players Suspended
for PED Buys

15-day penalties may indicate severity of Mitchell punishments

Dec 7, 07 4:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Baltimore's Jay Gibbons and Kansas City's recently signed José Guillén were publicly given 15-day suspensions for having acquired HGH and steroids; Commissioner Bud Selig passed the sentences despite any positive drug tests from either player. Instead, documentary evidence indicates they received shipments after baseball's drug rules went into effect,... More »

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steroids • MLB • Bud Selig • George Mitchell • Jose Guillen • human growth hormone • Major League Baseball Players Association • Jay Gibbons

GMs Vote for Instant Replay in Baseball 25-5

Plan still needs approval of MLBPA, umps, owners, Selig

Nov 6, 07 10:44 PM CST
(Newser) - Baseball’s general managers voted 25-5 in favor of using instant replay to aid umpires with boundary calls. The GMs recommended that replay be used to determine whether a possible homer was fair or foul, whether a ball went over the fence or bounced back and whether a fan has... More »

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MLB • Bud Selig • instant replay • baseball

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