In , in response to the embarrassing All-Star Game tie in his home city of Milwaukee the previous July, he instituted a new rule giving homefield advantage in the World Series to the league that won the All-Star Game, a silly and ineffective attempt to give the Midsummer Classic additional importance.
In , MLB adopted instant replay for the first time, although it initially applied only to home run calls. The pace of change never slowed under Selig. His final three years brought all the moves listed above, the expansion of instant replay and the banning of home plate collisions. Add in the previously discussed posting system and drug testing, both of which were implemented and have since been revised under Selig, and the establishment of the competitive balance tax -- which was tentatively a part of the CBA and featured more prominently in the CBA -- and the amount of change Selig has brought to MLB is staggering and can be said to be unmatched by any other commissioner.
Whether or not each of those changes was beneficial is a matter of personal taste, but the general consensus is that Selig has done more good than harm. As with his diversity policies, he has shown a surprisingly progressive attitude within a sport which had traditionally been resistant to change.
Perhaps some of those alterations came too slowly for some observers. Perhaps some were too radical for others. But in stark contrast to his inaction on PEDs in his first decade in office, Selig has been proactive in preventing MLB from becoming an inflexible relic. If the bottom line is the bottom line, Selig's commissionership, despite its numerous shortcomings, has been a tremendous success. The U. Weston McKennie's yellow card accumulation and Miles Robinson's red card vs. Mexico mean both will be unavailable to face the Reggae Boyz next week.
Guillermo Ochoa said that "Mexico has been that mirror in which they [the U. The United States' 2—0 win over Mexico drew quite a bit of love from current and former players alike.
The league could reportedly release its findings from the investigation in the future. The running back's son's advice was spot on following Peterson's first game with Titans. It's that scoreline again. James's timetable to return to the court remains day-to-day. Home MLB. The below is an attempt to grapple with each, which are presented in alphabetical order: Ballparks The ballpark building boom began before Selig took over as acting commissioner.
Why pitch clocks would be ugly and unnecessary step for MLB Those new stadiums — typically idiosyncratic and asymmetrical in downtown locations and with grass fields — have been both a financial and aesthetic success.
Diversity Though Selig's habit of wrapping himself in Jackie Robinson's legacy could be considered distasteful, he nonetheless deserves to be remembered as a champion of diversity. Labor The defining event of Selig's tenure was inarguably the strike. The Strike: Who was right, who was wrong and how it helped baseball That sequence of events — the strike, the ensuing offensive explosion whatever its sources and the collapse and relocation of the Montreal Expos — are unflattering aspects of Selig's legacy.
SI Recommends. Calling your best players illegitimate is way more hurtful to the sport than any PED taken in the name of playing baseball. Bud Selig will never understand this. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. Currently you have JavaScript disabled. In order to post comments, please make sure JavaScript and Cookies are enabled, and reload the page.
Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser. He took over as MLB 's acting commissioner in , after Fay Vincent was let go by the owners, and he became the permanent commissioner in Selig held the post until retiring following the season. As with most major sports commissioners, Selig's tenure was littered with positives and negatives. His 22 years at the helm featured some noteworthy black marks but also massive growth.
In the end Selig's stint as MLB commissioner had many more hits than misses. Here is a breakdown of his legacy. A whopping 18 of the 30 current ballparks were built after Selig took over, and his Initiative on Sustainable Ballpark Operations has become the standard for environmental care for sports leagues around the world. The league also added four franchises Marlins , Rockies , Diamondbacks , Rays during his tenure.
The game was grown exponentially. Why has the game grown? Several reasons. For starters, Selig helped introduce the wild card system, which allowed more teams to contend and created another postseason round.
The single wild card system was put in place in and the two wild card system was put in place in More teams are in the race each year and that means more fans are tuning in to see their club contend.
Fan interest is as high as it's ever been. Nobody was going to die or be forced into hard labor. This level of tone deafness permeates the entire book. Whatever you think of PED use, the fact is that baseball was reaping the rewards, financial and otherwise, of big men hitting ball far—and through his indifferent leadership, Selig was essentially riding the coattails of McGwire, Bonds, Sammy Sosa , Jose Canseco, and others on his way to a spot in the Hall of Fame.
Selig wanted to show how his time as commissioner made baseball better than ever. Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. By choosing I Accept , you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies.
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