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The Boss in The Hall? Bud Selig Thinks So

style="text-align: justify;">Via the NY Daily News:

"Baseball commissioner Bud Selig held court in the back of the press box Monday night and was asked, among other things, if [George] Steinbrenner deserves a plaque in Cooperstown in addition to Monument Park. 'Of course I do,' Selig said. 'Now I’m sure that will have some controversy, but you asked me my opinion.'

"Told that former Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert is not in Cooperstown, Selig said, 'I didn’t have a vote back then and I don’t have a vote now.'"

Because he wasn’t a player but an owner, this is a very different situation than with your typical potential Hall of Famer. This is more of an emotional thing that a subjective, statistical thing.


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