Colangelo's bid received strong support from one of his friends, Chicago White Sox and Chicago Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf, and media reports say that then-acting Commissioner of Baseball and Milwaukee Brewers founder Bud Selig was also a strong supporter of Colangelo's bid.

Allan Huber " Bud " Selig (; born July 30, 1934 ) is the ninth and current Commissioner of Major League Baseball, having served in that capacity since 1992 as the acting commissioner, and as the official commissioner since 1998.

Bud Selig also did not attend the San Francisco Giants ' baseball game on August 7 when Barry Bonds hit his record-breaking 756th home run ; after the event, Selig released a statement congratulating Bonds.

Related to the contraction controversy in 2001, Rob Dibble posted an open letter to Bud Selig, criticizing his actions for benefiting only the Milwaukee Brewers.

Bud Selig helped introduce the following changes to Major League Baseball:

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In October 2011, Crane met personally with MLB Commissioner Bud Selig, in a meeting that was described as " constructive ".

* 1934 – Bud Selig, American businessman, 9th Commissioner of Baseball

After receiving her permission, Commissioner Bud Selig not only allowed Griffey to wear the number, but also extended an invitation to all major league teams to do the same.

Commissioner Bud Selig, who earlier had threatened to disband the team, observed that without the new stadium the Twins could not have committed to sign their star player, catcher Joe Mauer, to an unprecedented 8-year, $ 184 million contract extension.

Originating in Seattle, Washington, as the Seattle Pilots, the club played for one season in 1969 before being acquired in bankruptcy court by current MLB Commissioner Bud Selig and then moved to Milwaukee.

Under these circumstances, Soriano was initially very receptive to an offer from a Milwaukee-based group headed by car salesman Bud Selig.

However, to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest, Commissioner ( then club owner ) Bud Selig decided another team should have the first chance to switch leagues.

As early as 1993, Brewers owner Bud Selig had talked of a new ballpark for the Brewers to replace Milwaukee County Stadium, which had become heavily outdated and antiquated and didn't even have luxury suites.

Other members of Attanasio's ownership group include private equity investor John Canning Jr., David Uihlein, Harris Turer and Stephen Marcus, all of whom were involved with the previous ownership group led by Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig.

During the award presentation, the Commissioner of Baseball Bud Selig stated that " Roberto was a hero in every sense of the term ".

In 2002, the former minority owners of the Montreal Expos baseball team filed charges under the RICO Act against Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig and former Expos owner Jeffrey Loria, claiming that Selig and Loria deliberately conspired to devalue the team for personal benefit in preparation for a move.

In, in the aftermath of the Seattle Pilots ' purchase and relocation to Milwaukee ( as the Milwaukee Brewers ) by future Commissioner of Baseball Bud Selig, the City of Seattle, King County, and the state of Washington ( represented by then-State Attorney General and later U. S. Senator Slade Gorton ) sued the American League for breach of contract.

** Major League Baseball-Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig called off games for one day, extending cancellations for three days, then all games through September 16 were postponed.

The strike prematurely ended what could have been the Rangers ' first division championship when commissioner Bud Selig canceled the remainder of the season and the playoffs.

Kenny Rogers, the team's ace pitcher, received a 20-game suspension from commissioner Bud Selig for attacking a cameraman at Ameriquest Field prior to a game.

* July 30 – Bud Selig, American Major League Baseball commissioner

In the fifth, Wally Post slashed a 2-run homer off Bud Daley, but by that time the score was 11-5 and it really didn't matter.

" I heard that Bud Fisher ( creator of Mutt and Jeff ) got $ 3, 000 a week and was constantly marrying French countesses ," Capp said.

The name " Houston Oilers " was unavailable to the expansion team, as that name was still owned by the Tennessee Titans, whose owner Bud Adams had retired the name from use in 1999.

It was used as both a plot device and as a means to allow Superman's actor, Bud Collyer, to take occasional time off.

Philadelphia Eagles assistant Nick Skorich and a man with Minnesota ties who was working in the CFL, Bud Grant, were also candidates until a different Eagle, quarterback Norm Van Brocklin, was hired on January 18, 1961.

After the season Steckel was fired, and on December 18, 1984, Bud Grant was rehired as the head coach of the Vikings.

Jobs was joined by former Apple employees Bud Tribble, George Crow, Rich Page, Susan Barnes, Susan Kare, and Dan ' l Lewin and named his new company Next, Inc. After consulting with major educational buyers from around the country ( including a follow-up meeting with Paul Berg ), a tentative specification for the workstation was drawn up.

Gordon won another Golden Globe for Rosemary's Baby, and was nominated again, in 1971, for her role as Maude in the cult classic Harold and Maude ( with Bud Cort as her love interest ).

While a third attempt was in the last stages of preparation, the operation commander, Lieutenant-Colonel Splendorelli, was ambushed between Bud Bud and Buula Barde.

He was replaced by Bud Black, a San Diego State University alumni and former pitching coach of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

In 1977 a made-for-TV docudrama titled Wilma ( also known as The Story of Wilma Rudolph ) was produced by Bud Greenspan ; it starred Shirley Jo Finney, Cicely Tyson, Jason Bernard and Denzel Washington in one of his first roles.

He left upon the death of close friend Bud Worsham and enlisted in the United States Coast Guard, where he served for three years and had some time to continue to hone his golf skills.

( Also, having spent countless hours behind the wheel-with his close brother James " Bud " Walton having been a pilot in the war-he bought a small plane.

Bud does find a girl who is willing to become sexually involved with him ; when Deanie finds out and is later almost raped by another boy, she is driven close to madness and institutionalized.

Bud Tutmarc, a Christian Hawaiian steel guitar player based in Seattle, was a close personal friend of Sol's and stated that Sol died in Seattle.

Bud moves in with his Uncle Bob ( Barry Corbin ) and his family, whom Bud is close to.

Bud Carson, in his " Double-Rotating Zone " defense where safeties played back in a two-deep zone and the corner-backs played in two shallow zones or in bump-and-run coverage, instead of having the middle linebacker close to the line in run support, had the middle linebacker drop back into a middle zone to cover the seam between the safeties.

In the following years, he starred in many action and Spaghetti Westerns together with his longtime colleague and friend Bud Spencer.

In August 1951, New York City police searched a parked car occupied by Monk and friend Bud Powell.

Typical story elements include Tom's loyal and quip-prone friend Bud Barclay, his comic-relief cook " Chow " Winkler, spies ( typically from Soviet stand-ins Brungaria or Kranjovia ), use of a wonder-material called Tomasite that did anything the story needed, the amazingly versatile force-ray repelatron, and atomic-powered everything, including the aforesaid atomicar.

* Bud Barclay — Tom's best friend, who accompanies Tom on all his adventures.

Another example of the legend occasionally overshadowing reality was the famed " barbed wire jump " in the 1962 film " The Great Escape " -- a stunt performed by McQueen's good friend and champion motorcycle racer Bud Ekins.

Insurance concerns prevented McQueen from performing the film's widely noted motorcycle leap, which was instead done by his friend and fellow cycle enthusiast Bud Ekins, who resembled McQueen from a distance.

* Kevin J. O ' Connor as Roy Boy, friend of Sheriff Bud Boomer

" Eiji's friend Bud starts working at Orange, a gaming company.

During his childhood, he had a friend, Bud who helped him with said senses.

Deon Richmond ( born June 2, 1978 ) is an American actor from New York City ; he is best known for his semi-regular childhood role as Rudy Huxtable's friend Kenny ( nicknamed " Bud ") on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show.

After extricating himself from the shed, Bud takes revenge on Todd by causing him to wet the bed, and with his friend Bugs from the orphanage, finds the Flint Hooverville.