Worst commissioner in Sports? Your pick. (managers, race, games, people)

[vMiami]

Gary Bettman

Seriously now... 15 years ago the NHL was soaring! Games were on NBC, Fox AND ESPN, the league's popularity was so high that they decided to plant teams where there is no business being a hockey team (Nashville, really?). So yeah, Bettman is certainly the worst commissioner in sports today, possibly ever. I mean, yeah, Bud Selig is pretty bad, David Stern is no winner and Gooddell is a loser, but Bettman takes the cake!

[Jonathan Ashbeck]

Originally Posted by Jonathan Ashbeck

lets switch to WWE instead of broadcasters. if u guys had never heard of WWE then u guys are freakin weird because that is the most coolest things on the planet. WWE is about superstars that hurt other in matches like Smackdown or raw which is on mondays. when they wrestle in maybe like extreme rules match the superstar can hit another superstar with a chair it is awesome they can get split open. i will tell u some of the coolest wrestlers of all time (undertaker,kane,daniel bryan,hornswoggle,the great khali, and stone cold steve austin). my ultimate favorite is the undertaker because he is the most scariest superstar in WWE history also he is the only superstar that has an undefeated streak he might be a 22-0 right now maybe the most surprisingly thing about him is that he has an awesome entrance. Please watch if u don't then u can kiss my ass.

That was my brother.

[Jonathan Ashbeck]

If any of you reading that comment, I apologize because my brother doesn't know any better and I already warned him not to do it again because it was unacceptable. Anyway but I still have my vote with Roger Goodell though.

[Jonathan Ashbeck]

And I have no idea why many people vote for David Stern. During a Pacer-Piston brawl, he gave Ron Artest a season ending suspension.

[CHIP72]

Without a doubt, Bud Selig. He basically allowed the steroid era to happen for 10+ years, and he's done nothing to address the fact games are needlessly getting longer and less interesting (speaking as someone who has attended many, many major league and minor league games in my lifetime, especially since 2001).

[Bartleby9]

Selig has ruined baseball for me

-extended playoffs
-inter-league play
-all star game decides home field for WS
- luxury tax
- regulations on foreign player signings.
- and now instant replay

he's been an absolute disgrace and he's single handily ruined baseball.

[Jonathan Ashbeck]

Originally Posted by DOUBLE H

I can list a lot of reasons why I think Bud Selig is the worst. But I just go back to the 2002 all star game where the game went into extra innings, the game wasn't finished, and the players were pulled off the field. This city was his stomping grounds.

The fans responded with resounding booing and threw trash and plastic beer bottles on the field for several minutes. And it was captured on telvision, all of it. Disgusting!

Why, what's wrong with Bud? I don't mind Selig. I don't like Goodell.

[Jonathan Ashbeck]

To me, someone has to get a new commissioner for the NFL. David Stern is no longer the commissioner for the NBA as he stepped down and was replaced by Adam Silver (something like that) who banned Lakers owner Donald Sterling for life after making racist comments.

[Moriarti]

Originally Posted by Jonathan Ashbeck

To me, someone has to get a new commissioner for the NFL. David Stern is no longer the commissioner for the NBA as he stepped down and was replaced by Adam Silver (something like that) who banned Lakers owner Donald Sterling for life after making racist comments.

You mean Clippers.

[Jonathan Ashbeck]

Originally Posted by Moriarti

You mean Clippers.

Yes that is what I meant. Thank you for corrections!