Look, let’s get it out of the way—no one likes Bud Selig. The former MLB commissioner and Hall of Famer (sic) always struck me as a squirrelly type, lacking the vision and the backbone to address baseball’s most pressing issues and help move the sport forward.
Still, I would never describe my antipathy for him as more than mild irritation. His decision to tie the All-Star Game to home-field advantage in the World Series is still baffling, and his oversight during the steroid era left a lot to be desired, but at least he didn’t try to bastardize the sport like a certain commissioner is trying to do now.