The Milwaukee Brewers announced on Monday that they will be honoring the team's former owner and present MLB commissioner Bud Selig with a statue that will be displayed at Miller Park's Home Plate Plaza. The Selig statue will join current statues of Milwaukee greats Robin Yount and Hank Aaron, both of whom have been there since Miller Park opened in 2001. "We are proud to honor Commissioner
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He may not be the most loved man in baseball, but without him, there are no Milwaukee Brewers. That alone is reason enough to be forever grateful to Allan H. (Bud) Selig, and that is why I have no problem with the Brewers deciding to erect a statue in his honor outside of Miller Park. The statue will be unveiled on August 24th, and the speculation is rampant as to what Bud's...
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