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Bud Selig, Donald Fehr's neglect helped ruin Hall of Fame
The antagonists in this case remain former MLB commissioner and fast-tracked Hall of Famer Bud Selig, and ex-MLBPA boss Donald Fehr.
Baseball legend claims he was blocked from purchasing this MLB team
MLB legend Reggie Jackson claimed former commissioner Allan "Bud" Selig blocked his attempt to purchase the Oakland Athletics in the early 2000s.
Hall of Fame's steroid cloud goes back to The Boss, Bud Selig
What to do, again, about all those steroid sluggers and slingers as per the Baseball Hall of Fame?
How baseball's imperfect game changed much more than the lives of two men
“It is going to be the first line in my obituary.” — Jim Joyce It is not this simple: Joyce missed a call and the Astros committed baseball sins that...
The legacy lesson Rob Manfred must learn from Bud Selig
Much like presidents, kings and big-cat collectors, sports commissioners get defined most of all by the scandals that occur on their watch. Hence, Rob Manfred need not look far and...
Bud Selig says Hank Aaron, not Barry Bonds, is true home run king
Bud Selig was MLB commissioner during the Steroid Era, but says he prefers guys who didn’t cheat. Selig joined "The Dan Patrick Show" on Tuesday to promote his new book,...
Rob Manfred goes to bat against fans in latest rain-delay rip-offs
It's the continuing normalization of the preposterous, an invite to get out, stay out — by order of the authorities. Consider that this week a New York City councilman had...
9/11 museum remembers sports' contributions to healing
Thursday night inside the 9/11 Memorial Museum, the heads of various sports leagues will convene for the first time together since the horrific Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks to commemorate...
What the flaws of Aikman, Collinsworth tell us about Romo's rise
Given that we’re all members of the human race, we’re all related. Thus it stands to reason that if we’re all related, everything is relative. And so, this question: Is...
Bud Selig to MLB-tanking critics: 'What’s your alternative?'
MILWAUKEE — Nearly four years since retiring as MLB commissioner, Bud Selig is back as the Brewers’ No. 1 fan. Selig was at Miller Park to throw out the ceremonial...
Mets GM candidate picks up support from ex-commissioner
MILWAUKEE — Doug Melvin’s candidacy for the Mets’ general manager opening has a former commissioner’s endorsement. Bud Selig — whose daughter Wendy hired Melvin as Brewers GM in 2002 —...
The vicious war between A-Rod and the MLB over PEDs
From 2008-2014, veteran Boston police officer Eddie Dominguez served as a member of the Department of Investigations (DOI) for Major League Baseball, a supposedly independent unit charged with cleaning up...
The frozen Packers fans show what's wrong with the NFL
With more than eight minutes left in Saturday’s Vikings-Packers, NBC posted a graphic showing that four players had already been disabled. They were now, at the minimum, out of this...
MLB accused of hiding exec's misdeeds for years as billions poured in
Three strikes, you're not out. Bob Bowman, a top executive for Major League Baseball, left his position last month with a slew of bombshell allegations surrounding him, according to a...
Christie, Kaepernick skate while world ignores the big picture
Context matters. At least it once did. But context no longer is the significant measuring device it once was. In fact, it seems to have been lost in the dialogue,...
Blame Bud Selig for this disgraceful Hall of Fame class
A group picture can be worth a thousand words. Baseball’s Hall of Fame publishes a terrific quarterly magazine, “Memories and Dreams.” It is loaded with fascinating stories, copies of documents...
The elephant in the room in inducting Tim Raines and Selig
Tim Raines’ most famous day as a player might have been May 2, 1987, at Shea Stadium. In his season debut, the 2017 Hall of Fame electee tripled, walked, grounded...
The Hall of Fame area for clean players: Call it Suckers' Alley
Perhaps baseball’s Hall of Fame can place a plaque somewhere in a dark corner or down a hall to a broom closet — or next to Bud Selig’s plaque —...
Electing Selig shouldn't sway voters in Hall full of contradictions
Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers and Frank Chance were selected to the Hall of Fame — en masse in 1946 by the Old Timers Committee — almost certainly because a famous...
Everything we freaked out about in baseball in 2016
More than ever in this country, we need moderation. We need to shout less and listen more. We need an annual list of the most overrated and over-hated people in...