Hal Steinbrenner, MLB Owners Say Goodbye to Bud Selig

On Wednesday MLB owners, including the Yankees Hal Steinbrenner, gathers in Arizona to honor the retiring and longtime MLB Commissioner Allan Bud Selig. About 250 people were in attendance at the dinner at the Sanctuary Resort in Camelback Mountain to honor the 80 year old Selig after 22 plus years at the helm of Major League Baseball. Selig’s final day as the job will be January 25^th when new MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred takes over the position.

Among the speakers at the dinner were former Senator and report writing George Mitchell, Selig’s daughter Wendy and Joe Torre. Hal was interviewed and quoted as saying:

"He wasn't a small-market guy, not a big-market guy," Steinbrenner said. "He did what he thought was best for baseball. Sometime that went a particular owner's way, and sometimes it went against a particular owner."

Steinbrenner mentioned two of Selig's major accomplishments.

"I think the drug policies have come a long way under him," Steinbrenner said. "We have one of the best in the business now. And I think another thing you've got to look at is, when you run a company that deals with a union and for 20 years you don't have a work stoppage, that's a significant accomplishment. And I think that's going to be a big part of his legacy, the relative labor peace that we've had."