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ESPN Reporting Bud Selig’s $18 Million Salary

By Andrea Caruso  |  February 2nd, 2009  |  Posted in Discussion  

ESPN.com is reporting that Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig took home $18 million last year, up 22% from the previous year. The article goes on to state that, in the MLB, Bud’s salary is surpassed only by four Yankees: Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Roger Clemens, and Jason Giambi.

[Update:] Apparently Roger Clemens just missed the mark, only having earned $17,442,637.

A penny for your thoughts? (Bud could probably spare a few!)

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5 Responses to “ESPN Reporting Bud Selig’s $18 Million Salary”

1. Scott Caruso Says:
   February 2nd, 2009 at 2:06 pm

   Man, I wish I could make an ass-ton of money for being merely mediocre at my job…

   … oh wait. Then I’d be Jason Varitek.

2. Andrea Caruso Says:
   February 2nd, 2009 at 2:13 pm

   I think if he’s going to take home a player’s salary, he should get out there and at least swing at a few pitches…

3. Joel Verlin Says:
   February 2nd, 2009 at 10:33 pm

   If Selig swung at a few pitches…he couldn’t do any worse then Gnomes did this year, right?

4. Joel Verlin Says:
   February 2nd, 2009 at 10:34 pm

   Another random thought (I have a lot of those) What does Selig actually *DO* to earn that 18 Million?

5. Scott Caruso Says:
   February 3rd, 2009 at 1:02 am

   “You might say that my job is to do my job.” – George W. Bush