Bud Selig
The Guardian
What holds, and what fails, under pressure, standards and accountability.
Bud Selig is a former Commissioner of Major League Baseball known for his long tenure and significant impact on the sport. This interview reveals his commitment to protecting the integrity of baseball and fostering community connections, showcasing his role as a stabilizing force during turbulent times.
“Is provide hope and faith in as many places as is possible. You can't have a sport. And I used to tell George that, George, you aren't any smarter than I am. You bought a team in New York. You're from Cleveland I don't mean Cleveland despairingly, but I mean, you know, he had six or eight million households and I had 600,000. Yeah.”
“The first time I was on a major league clubhouse would have been May of 1958. I'm just a kid. The first thing I saw was a huge sign by Ford C. Frick, then commissioner, which said, which said, That if you gambled, you were suspended for life. So, David, we were all raised in this sport, okay?”
“The suspension on, and I believe that that's right because I met with Pete Rose, Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan, and Mike Schmidt brought him to my office in Milwaukee. And they all had different views, but that's another story. And I met with Pete, and he had called a lot of my players, and he said, Jan, well, you're hosts a lot of players.”
“A minor league growers, and then she great fan until the Braves came to Milwaukee, became a Braves fan. And I can't tell you, of course, I was in school and this and that, but every time I'm home, she and I went to ball games together. Of course, when we got the brewers, she never missed a game, David, from 197.”
The Axe Files with David Axelrod — Ep. 437 — Bud Selig
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