30 U.S. Major League club owner agreed resolution, the current Chairman of the Xisailige (Bud Selig) extended the mandate of three years to 2012, to praise the old man on outstanding contribution to the Alliance.
Oakland Athletics owner Woer Buddha (Lew Wolff) with Selig was the University of Wisconsin fraternity students, last month he sent an e-mail to Selig, the letter said only six short words: "You can't retire until I expire." Selig received the letter, read it four times a day is not tired, and seriously started to consider.
In 2003, Selig also considering retirement after the expiry of the contract, but the April 17, 2004, club owner meeting again extended his tenure until 2009. A few years ago, Selig also said he would retire after the 2009 term: "When playing Monopoly was released from prison will be a free card, I will use this card!" But at the same time he said: "never said anything."
73-year-old Selig September 9, 1992 to do after taking office as acting chairman for 15 years, can be said to merit Ping Biao, the United States under the leadership of the Alliance in his business booming, the 2007 season total income of USD 6.1 billion, with 79.5 million viewers buy a ticket, the total revenue this year about 65 million viewers to 80 million times the number admitted.
In addition, Selig during his presidency, through the Major League cross-League competition, the National League and American League expanded from the two partitions into three partitions, two Union to increase a playoff wild card team and the All-Star Game The Union has won the World Series right home, and to the Alliance motion to the world, and develop drug testing system, but he also experienced the 1994 players strike, uncertainty, and thus before the end of the season and canceled the World Series, more led to delayed debut season in 1995.
Boston Red Sox primary Xiwo Na (Tom Werner), said: "I want it clear that this is the unanimous desire of all the pellets more than praise the leadership of Chairman, while also ensuring the stability of the Alliance forward to the future." Selig has always been energetic, he was ready to continue, "I love this job, I will not change anything." Selig of Major League is a stage, stars not to retire.
