Bud Selig Postpones Retirement Through 2014

Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig had been saying for quite some time that he would retire at the end of 2012.  However, when the baseball club owners asked him to continue, Selig, who clearly loves the job, agreed to a two year contract extension through 2014.

Selig has had very outspoken critics during his time as commissioner, which dates back to 1992.  Early in his tenure, baseball endured a cancelled 1994 World Series due to a labor dispute with the players;  he also presided over the Steroid Era in the 90′s and early 2000′swhen baseball esentially looked the other way as players used performance enhancing drugs and tainted the record book with artificially induced records.  But  baseball has also added innovations like interleague play and wild card playoff teams during his term, which have boosted interest in the game.   Baseball has not had a labor dispute since 1994-95 and the sport has a new five year agreement in place.  Love him or hate him, baseball is thriving under his leadership, and club owners want to keep it going and keep the cash flowing.

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