Video Noted Old Man Bud Selig Thinks 2013 is 2000 ... Repeatedly
He's 13 years behind steroids scandals.
News Bud Selig Names Himself Dodgers Cleanup Hitter
"The Dodgers need a steady hand right now, not just from the executive level but also on the field, playing in the games," said Selig. "I plan to provide that."
Selig, age 76, says playing in the major leagues has been a lifelong dream of his, but insists that he is not abusing his power.
"I might be older than the average player, but we saw how Jamie Moyer was still contributing last year in his late 40s," said the commissioner. "And I'll have you know that in 1949 I was eighth on my JV baseball team with a .271 average. Unfortunately, I didn't make varsity the next season because by then my school allowed black students to play. That's when I started the Collective Bargaining Club at school and the rest, as they say, is history."
News MLB All-Star Dunk Competition a Complete Disaster
Bud Selig’s long tenure as commissioner of baseball has been marked by ups and downs. This week saw another low point with the first-ever MLB All-Star Slam Dunk Competition.
Only one contestant was able to successfully dunk, Twins catcher Joe Mauer – a former high school basketball star – but he tweaked his knee upon landing when his cleats caught in the grass. Several other All-Stars were injured, too, claiming everything from hamstring pulls to exhaustion.
All-Star Game host Albert Pujols was embarrassed in front of his home crowd, repeatedly dribbling the ball off of his feet while his dunk clock ticked down. And, then, in his only actual dunk attempt, he was unable to get within six inches of the rim and crashed into the backboard pole.
Selig said he will consider tweaking the event before the 2010 All-Star Game.
“I am open to discussions,” he said. “But it’s definitely remaining part of the festivities in some form. Fans love All-Star dunk contests and I’m not holding an All-Star Game without one.”
The commissioner said he will weight allowing players to use props in next year’s dunk competition. Also, he says the 2010 dunk competition will likely determine not only homefield in the World Series, but the winning dunker’s team will earn an automatic berth into the League Championship Series.
