Bud Selig rumors, news

Bud Selig news, rumors

  • This Day in Braves History: Atlanta acquires Juan Francisco from Cincinnati
    • This Day in Braves History: Atlanta acquires Juan Francisco from Cincinnati
    Photo by Pouya Dianat/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1939 - Phil Niekro is born in Belmont County, Ohio. He made his major league debut in 1964 with the Milwaukee Braves and won 318 games over a 24-year career before being inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1997. 2012 - The Braves acquire infielder Juan Francisco from the Reds in exchange for pitcher J.J. Hoover. Fran...2024
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  • Baseball history unpacked, March 15
    • Baseball history unpacked, March 15
    Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. The wrong Hall-of-Famer and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to follow as they unfold over the course of time. Here...2024
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  • Looking back on the 1994 Atlanta Braves season that was and wasn’t
    • Looking back on the 1994 Atlanta Braves season that was and wasn’t
    Often lost in the celebration of Atlanta’s 14 division crowns from 1991 though 2005 is the one they didn’t win - but didn’t count - in 1994. After the Boston Braves won the 1914 World Series, earning the moniker the “Miracle Braves” in the process after going 68-19 in their final 87 games to win the National League, the Braves franchise only made five appearances in the postseason until 1991. Fiv...2024
  • This Day in MLB History: March 4th
    • This Day in MLB History: March 4th
    Photo by Rich Pilling/MLB Photos via Getty Images MLB History 1884 - National League owners agree to provide two separate team benches to minimize fraternizing among opposing players during games. 1886 - The National league adopts the stolen base and the four foot by seven foot pitcher’s box. The NL also retains seven balls for a walk and rejects a rule that would award a batter first bas...2024
  • Baseball history unpacked, March 4
    • Baseball history unpacked, March 4
    The Iron Horse, Lou Gehrig | Photo by Pictorial Parade/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Free of charge for the discerning reader. Early rules, Lou Gehrig Day, and other stories. Happy birthday, Chicago. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at ...2024
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  • This Day in Braves History: Commissioner voids contract between Atlanta and Tom Seaver
    • This Day in Braves History: Commissioner voids contract between Atlanta and Tom Seaver
    Braves Franchise History 1966 - The Braves sign Tom Seaver out of USC, but the deal will later be voided and Seaver will be selected by the Mets in a special draft. 2016 - The Braves announce that John Schuerholz and Andruw Jones will be inducted into the team’s Hall of Fame. MLB History 1896 - The National League adopts some rule changes in the National Agreement that divides the minor leagues ...2024

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Bud Selig injury and suspension

  • • Baseball history unpacked, March 15
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  • • Looking back on the 1994 Atlanta Braves season that was and wasn’t
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  • • Baseball history unpacked, March 4
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  • • This Day in Braves History: Commissioner voids contract between Atlanta and Tom Seaver
    2024
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  • Baseball history unpacked, February 2
    • Baseball history unpacked, February 2
    Happy birthday, Dan Winkler! | Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday, Dan Winkler! And other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narra...2024
  • This Day in Braves History: John Rocker suspended
    • This Day in Braves History: John Rocker suspended
    Set Number: X58918 TK4 R2 F2 Braves Franchise History 2000 - Bud Selig suspends Braves reliever John Rocker until May 1 after comments made in an interview with Sports Illustrated. Rocker also receives an undisclosed fine and is ordered to undergo sensitivity training. MLB History 1919 - Jackie Robinson is born in Cairo, Georgia. Robinson became the first black player in major league hist...2024
  • A hypothetical 2024 Hall of Fame ballot
    • A hypothetical 2024 Hall of Fame ballot
    Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images I don’t have a Hall of Fame vote, but if I did, this is what it would look like. This is an exercise that I have thought about doing for the last three years, but ultimately decided that it wasn’t worth the trouble. Voting for Baseball’s Hall of Fame in my opinion is the ultimate honor for a writer, but in recent years we have seen b...2024
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  • Baseball history unpacked, January 17
    • Baseball history unpacked, January 17
    Happy birthday, Michael Hermosillo! | Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday, Michael Hermosillo! and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and v...2024
  • Baseball history unpacked, January 15
    • Baseball history unpacked, January 15
    Happy birthday to the late Rod Beck. | Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Rod Beck signed with the Cubs on this date and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narrati...2024
  • Baseball history unpacked, January 10
    • Baseball history unpacked, January 10
    Who am I? Win BCB Points!!!! | Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. *!0,000 BCB points to the person who first identifies the person in the picture. Cincinnati peace talks, Mordecai Brown on the move, crossing the Rubicon, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue i...2024

Bud Selig lifestyle

  • • Hammerin' Hank's legacy at center of birthday bash
    Hank Aaron beamed with pride as approximately 800 guests gathered at the Delta Flight Museum on Friday night to provide him an early birthday party. Some of the most treasured artifacts from his legendary career were flown in from Cooperstown for this celebration, which counted Hall of Famers Frank Robinson and Bud Selig among its distinguished guests....2017
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  • • Hammerin' Hank's legacy at center of birthday bash
    Hank Aaron beamed with pride as approximately 800 guests gathered at the Delta Flight Museum on Friday night to provide him an early birthday party. Some of the most treasured artifacts from his legendary career were flown in from Cooperstown for this celebration, which counted Hall of Famers Frank Robinson and Bud Selig among its distinguished guests....2017
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  • • Would Bonds, Clemens Entry Open Up Hall of Fame Floodgates?
    2017
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  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: Star-Power, Rebuilt Rosters Make NL West Must-See TV
    2015
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Timeline

  • 2024
    "Commissioner Bud Selig says he will listen to what the doctors say before deciding what punishment will be handed down to the pitcher."

  • 2023
    "“There is no doubt that Hack Wilson’s RBI total should be 191,” commissioner Bud Selig says."

  • 2022
    "He’s made several efforts to get this ban rescinded, most recently after Rob Manfred took over from Bud Selig as Commissioner in 2015."

  • 2021
    "“If Henry is watching down, he will enjoy this World Series because of Dusty, above all,” Bud Selig said of Dusty Baker, who bonded with Aaron in their time together in Atlanta."

  • 2020
    "A judge ruled Thursday that baseball commissioner Rob Manfred, his predecessor, Bud Selig, and his top deputy, Dan Halem, are to be deposed by April 3 in a lawsuit over injuries a fan suffered when he was hit by a foul ball at Wrigley Field."

  • 2019
    "MLB Faith And Hope Report: 2019"

  • 2018
    "Pace of play has been one of the chief initiatives for MLB commissioner Rob Manfred since he succeeded Bud Selig, with a pitch clock among the potential rules changes most frequently discussed in recent months."

  • 2017
    "Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines and Ivan Rodriguez will be joined by John Schuerholz and Bud Selig as the Class of 2017 is enshrined in Cooperstown."

  • 2016
    "Selig, Schuerholz elected to Hall of Fame"

  • 2015
    "Ideally for those people irate at the performance-enhancing-drug scandals he has been named in, Rodriguez would have come off his yearlong suspension handed down by former commissioner Bud Selig and been a disaster for the New York Yankees."

  • 2014
    "Commissioner Bud Selig released a statement via the MLB Public Relations Twitter account:  Cardinals third baseman Matt Carpenter sent his condolences, and pitcher Marco Gonzales also spoke out: The Cardinals released a statement on Taveras' passing via Jesse Spector of Sporting News: MLB's official Twitter account paid tribute to Taveras as well: Taveras' pinch-hit home run in the seventh inning of Game 2 helped lift St."

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Bud Selig trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • • This Day in Braves History: Atlanta acquires Juan Francisco from Cincinnati
    2024
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  • • Baseball history unpacked, March 15
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  • • This Day in MLB History: March 4th
    2024
  • • This Day in Braves History: Commissioner voids contract between Atlanta and Tom Seaver
    2024
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  • Outside The Confines: Rob Manfred has an expiration date
    • Outside The Confines: Rob Manfred has an expiration date
    Photo by Mike Carlson/MLB Photos via Getty Images Rejoice, baseball fans, we now have an idea of when the Manfred era will end. If we’re being honest, the role of MLB Commissioner is not an enviable one. The job, by its very nature, is inclined to create ire among fans, as the person in charge is trying to appease fans, players, but mostly owners, and the goals of those three groups rarely...2024
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  • • Baseball history unpacked, February 2
    2024
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  • • This Day in Braves History: John Rocker suspended
    2024
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  • This Day in Braves History: January 25th
    • This Day in Braves History: January 25th
    Photo by Jeff Robinson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1943 - The Boston Braves acquire future Hall of Fame pitcher Lefty Gomez from the New York Yankees. However, the Braves release Gomez before he ever throws a pitch for the club. He will later sign with Washington where he will appear in one game before ending his major league career. MLB History 1974 - McDona...2024
  • • A hypothetical 2024 Hall of Fame ballot
    2024
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  • This Day in Braves History: Andruw Jones signs with Yankees
    • This Day in Braves History: Andruw Jones signs with Yankees
    Photo by Abelimages/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1871 - The first franchise in the yet-to-be formed National Association of Professional Baseball Players is born. The Boston Red Stockings, the league’s charter franchise, will be managed by Harry Wright, who founded and managed the Cincinnati Red Stockings, the first professional baseball team. Two months later, the National Associ...2024
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Bud Selig stats and results

  • • Looking back on the 1994 Atlanta Braves season that was and wasn’t
    2024
    Continue with Atlanta Braves scores
  • • Outside The Confines: Rob Manfred has an expiration date
    2024
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  • • Baseball history unpacked, February 2
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  • • A hypothetical 2024 Hall of Fame ballot
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  • • Baseball history unpacked, January 17
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  • • Baseball history unpacked, January 10
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  • This Day in Braves History December 21st
    • This Day in Braves History December 21st
    Photo by Ron Schwane/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1935 - The Boston Bees acquire Ray Benge, Tony Cuccinello, Al Lopez and Bobby Regis from the Dodgers in exchange for Ed Brandt and Randy Moore. MLB History 1960 - Cubs owner Philip Wrigley announces that the club will not have a manager for next season and will instead use a group of coaches that will take turns managing the club....2023
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  • Baseball history unpacked, November 15
    • Baseball history unpacked, November 15
    Mickey Livingston coming home. | Photo by Sporting News via Getty Images/Sporting News via Getty Images via Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. PED cleanup, Bonds indicted, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s col...2023
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  • Today in White Sox History: October 30
    • Today in White Sox History: October 30
    On this day 59 years ago, a brief White Sox player celebrate unique glory, half a world away. | Japan Times Beertown coaxes the South Siders 1959 He was acquired before the start of the 1958 season, and part of the cost was trading the popular Minnie Miñoso, so pitcher Early Wynn didn’t start out on the right side of things with a lot of Sox fans. Compounding the issue was a mediocre 1958...2023
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  • This Day in Braves History: Lonnie Smith has five hits
    • This Day in Braves History: Lonnie Smith has five hits
    Photo by M Digirolamo/Bruce Bennett Studios via Getty Images Studios/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1914 - The Braves record 11 hits off Jeff Tesreau and beat the Giants 7-3. Bill James is the winner while Joe Connolly finishes a triple shy of a cycle. 1971 - The Braves purchase infielder Tony LaRussa from the A’s. 1982 - Atlanta snaps an 11-game losing streak with a 6-5 win over ...2023
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Bud Selig parents, kids, wife / husband, girlfriend / boyfriend

  • • Baseball history unpacked, March 15
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  • • Looking back on the 1994 Atlanta Braves season that was and wasn’t
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  • • This Day in MLB History: March 4th
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  • • Baseball history unpacked, March 4
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  • I'm weak
    • I'm weak
     Look at that card. Isn't that fantastic? That's what a football card should look like. Why shouldn't I have that card? No one can tell me I can't have that card. So I have it.Because I'm weak. I've told myself over and over not to think about tackling another vintage football set, not until I finish the 1979 Topps set. Certainly I shouldn't try the '76 Topps set with a known expensive c...2024
  • Jim Leyland elected to the Hall of Fame; Lou Piniella snubbed again
    • Jim Leyland elected to the Hall of Fame; Lou Piniella snubbed again
    Photo by Mark Cowan /Icon SMI/Icon Sport Media via Getty Images Congratulations to the former Marlins, Pirates, Rockies and Tigers manager. Former Tigers, Marlins, Rockies and Pirates manager Jim Leyland was elected to the Hall of Fame Sunday by the Contemporary Era Committee, considering several candidates from 1980 to the present. Congratulations to Leyland, who got 15 of the 16 possible...2023
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  • This Day in Braves History: John Smoltz wins Cy Young Award
    • This Day in Braves History: John Smoltz wins Cy Young Award
    Braves Franchise History 1995 - Gaffney Street, near the former site of Braves Field in Boston, MA, is renamed Harry Agganis Way, after the former Boston University and Boston Red Sox star, who died during the 1955 season. 1996 - John Smoltz, who won a major league-high 24 games for the Atlanta Braves, wins the 1996 National League Cy Young Award in a runaway. Smoltz led the NL in strikeouts (27...2023
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  • Sammy Sosa, Tom Ricketts and the Cubs
    • Sammy Sosa, Tom Ricketts and the Cubs
    Phil Velasquez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images It’s time to touch the third rail. Wednesday, I posted the text of an email Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts had sent to fans. Many of the comments to that post had to do with the relationship, or non-relationship, between Ricketts and former Cubs star Sammy Sosa. So I thought it’s time I addressed this issue. Let’s stipulate ...2023
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  • • Baseball history unpacked, June 28
    Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday, Mark Grace. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to follow as they unfold over the c...2023
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  • • Baseball history unpacked, March 15
    Happy birthday, Jon Jay! | Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB factoids, gathered from reputable sources. Jon Jay’s natal anniversary, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various...2023
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Top Bud Selig news

  • • Cardinals Outfielder Oscar Taveras Dies at the Age of 22
    2014
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  • • A-Rod Continues to Turn Back the Clock for His Best Season in Years
    2015
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  • • MLB All-Star Game 2016: Host, Location, Date and More
    2015
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  • • Padres' Petco Park selected to host '16 All-Star Game
    San Diego, colloquially known as "America's Finest City," has been awarded Major League Baseball's 2016 All-Star Game, Commissioner Bud Selig announced on Thursday. It will be the third time the Padres will host the Midsummer Classic and first at Petco Park, which opened in the East Village section of downtown in 2004....2015
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  • • Pete Rose Reportedly Bet on Reds Games He Played in During 1986 Season
    2015
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  • • California Governor Bans Smokeless Tobacco at Baseball Parks
    2015
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  • • Pete Rose has formally requested MLB reinstatement
    Pete Rose wants back into organized baseball at the highest level.   Major League Baseball’s all-time hit king has made a formal request to be reinstated, new MLB commissioner Rob Manfred revealed Monday, according to CBSSports.com. Rose, of course, is serving a lifetime ban for betting on baseball. “I do have a formal request from Pete. I will be in communications with his representatives,” Manfr...2015
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  • • Pete Rose Formally Petitions MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred for Reinstatement
    2015
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Bud Selig fantasy rankings and news

  • • Gary Peters, 1937-2023
    Our tribute to the Rookie of the Year and dominant 1960s pitching force comes in the form of an extended Q&A With the passing of Gary Peters, once again we are able to produce a wonderful tribute to him in the form of an extended Q&A. Peters, by WAR, was the 17th-best pitcher in the history of a very pitching-rich franchise, and tied with Ray Durham for 38th-best player overall. Our sincerely cond...2023
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  • • Major Lockout Bummer
    In solidarity with MLB players, I drove to a cliff on the PCH, overlooking the Pacific Ocean, stepped out of my Sebring while it was still in neutral, locked the doors, and watched as it rolled off the cliff, crashing into the roof of a billionaire's beachfront home. To illustrate the MLB owners' position, I went to a Chipotle, and on a sign clearly labeled "pull," I pushed for hours, screaming, "...2022
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  • • Cardinals' Pristine MLB Reputation at Stake in Hacking Scandal Investigation
    2015
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Bud Selig schedule, game

  • • This Day in Braves History: Atlanta acquires Juan Francisco from Cincinnati
    2024
    Read about Phil Niekro
  • • Baseball history unpacked, March 15
    2024
    See also Chicago Cubs
  • • Looking back on the 1994 Atlanta Braves season that was and wasn’t
    2024
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  • • This Day in MLB History: March 4th
    2024
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  • • Baseball history unpacked, March 4
    2024
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  • • Outside The Confines: Rob Manfred has an expiration date
    2024
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  • • I'm weak
    2024
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  • • Baseball history unpacked, February 2
    2024
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  • • This Day in Braves History: John Rocker suspended
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  • • This Day in Braves History: Andruw Jones signs with Yankees
    2024
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Bud Selig rumors, scandals

  • • Baseball history unpacked, March 15
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  • • Outside The Confines: Rob Manfred has an expiration date
    2024
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  • New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers great says MLB tried to hide his steroid concerns, force him out of league
    • New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers great says MLB tried to hide his steroid concerns, force him out of league
    A former New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers All-Star claims Bud Selig tried to "hush" his concerns about steroids early in the scandal....2024
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  • • A hypothetical 2024 Hall of Fame ballot
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  • • Baseball history unpacked, November 15
    2023
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  • • Rob Manfred’s term as Commissioner extended for another five years
    Al Yellon This is news, so we’re reporting it. Major League Baseball today announced the extension of Commissioner Rob Manfred’s term, which will now run through January 25, 2029. The vote was taken now, before Manfred’s deal expired, for this reason: The vote ... comes right at the start of a window of 18 months before the expiration of the commissioner’s term where a majority vote of lea...2023
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  • • Weekend Rumblings - News for March 25, 2023
    Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images Daniel Lynch will begin the year on the Injured List. Matt Quatraro named Zack Greinke his Opening Day starter. “We’re witnessing a Hall of Fame career, and another step in that is another Opening Day start,” Quatraro said. “His seventh, which is pretty amazing. … To have somebody who’s been there, done that and able to handle the emotions and everything ...2023
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  • • Baseball history unpacked, March 15
    2023
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  • • Pete Rose still wants into the Hall of Fame, so he wrote Rob Manfred an apology
    Getty Images I’m still not convinced. Are you? Pete Rose, as you know, has been banned from consideration for induction into the Hall of Fame for decades due to his admission that he bet on games in which his Reds were involved, while he was managing the team. He’s made several efforts to get this ban rescinded, most recently after Rob Manfred took over from Bud Selig as Commissioner in 20...2022
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  • • Five ways MLB commissioner can dig out from Astros mess
    Stick an asterisk next to the Houston Astros' 2017 World Series title and a fork in baseball’s integrity: Rob Manfred has a mushrooming scandal on his hands that needs a competent cleanup crew ASAP. Here’s what happened under the MLB commissioner’s embarrassing watch in the past week: Braves outfielder Nick Markakis said "every single" scandal-scarred Astros player "needs a beating." Yankees slugg...2020
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