I wonder if the building of the statue will fail to be completed by the grand opening date only to have the Brewers decide where to play their home games based on which direction the rain falls off of the statues' ass crack.

Aw, c'mon...his total fail at his job allowed for the juiciest home-run race in MLB history!

I thought Larry "Bud" Selig was already a statue.

OTOH, having a statue of Bud in front of Miller Park seems pretty cool to me.

The only thing his name belongs on out there is the urinals. In fact that might be nice to say sometime "I gonna go over and drop a deuce in Bud Selig's lap".

/He did it to Milwaukee for so long why not?

Subby is joking right?

You do know that Bud Selig, the former owner of the Brewers, brought baseball back to Milwaukee after the Braves bolted for Atlanta? Say what you will about his performance as commish. But, a statue at Miller Park is more than appropriate.

Stick a pair of wire-rim glasses on an Alfred E. Neuman bobblehead doll, et voila, there's your statue!

I wonder if the statue will commemorate the All-Star Game held in Milwaukee that ended in a tie. The statue can have Bud standing there with his hands in the air saying, "What do you want me to do? I give up."

Hey, they got a great pose for him already:

I am saving my nickels to buy as many pigeons as I can possibly afford, which I will then release shortly after covering the Selig statue with peanut butter and birdseed.

The only thing he has done right is to keep Pete Rose where he belongs...nowhere.

That is all.

Pros: Interleague play, bringing baseball back to Milwaukee (related pro to that is when the Brewers moved to the NL and became another good rival for the Cubs), participation in promoting baseball back to it's previous popularity after the disastrous 1994 lockout.

Cons: The 1994 lockout, willfully ignoring cheating in the steroids era, not banning Mark McGwire, Barry Bonds, etc and having their records expunged, allowing the NL to get away with their own rules and not adopt the DH like everyone else in the baseball universe.

Overall, I say give him a statue. There have certainly been worse commissioners (Gary Bettman, come on down!)

But he's not dead yet.

CtrlAltDelete: But he's not dead yet.

I hear he wants to go for a walk.

emich27: Subby is joking right?

You do know that Bud Selig, the former owner of the Brewers, brought baseball back to Milwaukee after the Braves bolted for Atlanta? Say what you will about his performance as commish. But, a statue at Miller Park is more than appropriate.

During Selig's 23 seasons as owner of the Brewers, they only made it to the playoffs twice. They finished last or second to last in 12 of those seasons. People in SE Wisconsin pay a higher sales tax in order to help pay for Miller Park's construction. It was either that or the team goes bye-bye. Taxpayers never got to vote on it, and we're still paying it even though the stadium was finished in 2001. Now they're talking about pushing back the sunset date on that tax to fund a new basketball stadium. Subby is serious.

Fark Bud Selig, Fark contraction, and Fark steroids. The man should be run out of town for his incompetence.

Bud Selig will be immortalized as a statue at Miller Park for some reason

A frozen-in-carbonite type of statue, maybe?

JosephFinn: Pros: Interleague play, bringing baseball back to Milwaukee (related pro to that is when the Brewers moved to the NL and became another good rival for the Cubs), participation in promoting baseball back to it's previous popularity after the disastrous 1994 lockout.

While I agree with just about everything else putting the Brewers in NL wasn't that smart in hindsight. The better choice might have been the Royals. In-state rivalry with the Cards and if they ever needed to shake up divisions again you can put KC in the NL West if they need one more. Besides, the people of Wisconsin and Minnesota have friendly rivalries; as opposed to the FIBs we hate with a boiling hatred.

pheelix During Selig's 23 seasons as owner of the Brewers, they only made it to the playoffs twice. They finished last or second to last in 12 of those seasons.

I am not trying to be a Selig apologist, but again, if it weren't for Bud you wouldn't even have a team in Milwaukee to root for.

People in SE Wisconsin pay a higher sales tax in order to help pay for Miller Park's construction. It was either that or the team goes bye-bye.

Welcome to modern-day pro sports. Would you have preferred to lose the team like Seattle lost their basketball team, or the Browns moving to Baltimore, etc?

Now they're talking about pushing back the sunset date on that tax to fund a new basketball stadium.

Shouldn't your beef here be with Senator Kohl and not Bud Selig?

Ken VeryBigLiar: JosephFinn: Pros: Interleague play, bringing baseball back to Milwaukee (related pro to that is when the Brewers moved to the NL and became another good rival for the Cubs), participation in promoting baseball back to it's previous popularity after the disastrous 1994 lockout.

While I agree with just about everything else putting the Brewers in NL wasn't that smart in hindsight. The better choice might have been the Royals. In-state rivalry with the Cards and if they ever needed to shake up divisions again you can put KC in the NL West if they need one more. Besides, the people of Wisconsin and Minnesota have friendly rivalries; as opposed to the FIBs we hate with a boiling hatred.

I don't particularly give a flip about the Cardinals, but I think you make a valid point there. I think the Brewers worked out fine but the Royals might have as well (and while I thought the Royals had the claim to having been in the AL longer, I see in looking it up that both teams started in the AL in 1969).

Bud Selig brought baseball back to Milwaukee by STEALING the Pilots from Seattle. They went to spring training as the Pilots and started opening day as the Brewers. The city of Seattle promptly filed a lawsuit against Major League Baseball. It was only settled when baseball expanded in 1977 to create the Mariners.

Bud is a thief and has always had the personality of what built his wealth, a used car salesman. His decision to hold onto the Commissioner's seat also gave us the presidency of George Bush!
Bush was going to run for Commissioner but once he found out that Bud intended to hold onto the office like the Pope he decided to go into politics instead. Instead of becoming the Commissioner George ran for the Governorship of Texas. The rest is, as they say, history.

If you really think that a statue to Bud Selig is a good idea maybe you should talk to an Iraqi.

Actually, Selig offered the switch to the Royals first. They declined.

As a Brewer fan I have mixed feelings about Bud. However, he's the reason we have MLB in Milwaukee and therefore gets a pass on most things, rightly or wrongly.

The statue should be put up in Cooperstown,
So Baseball fans can pelt it with rocks,garbage and rotton produce.

/used to love Baseball,Thanks Bud

The Bronze Fonz supports this decision.


//hot like Milwaukee on an August day

emich27: pheelix During Selig's 23 seasons as owner of the Brewers, they only made it to the playoffs twice. They finished last or second to last in 12 of those seasons.

I am not trying to be a Selig apologist, but again, if it weren't for Bud you wouldn't even have a team in Milwaukee to root for.

People in SE Wisconsin pay a higher sales tax in order to help pay for Miller Park's construction. It was either that or the team goes bye-bye.

Welcome to modern-day pro sports. Would you have preferred to lose the team like Seattle lost their basketball team, or the Browns moving to Baltimore, etc?

Now they're talking about pushing back the sunset date on that tax to fund a new basketball stadium.

Shouldn't your beef here be with Senator Kohl and not Bud Selig?

Selig should have sold the team the minute he became commissioner. Too much potential for conflict of interest and abuse of power, especially when there was talk of getting rid of a couple of teams and financing Miller Park. He may have brought baseball back to Milwaukee, but he was just as eager to take it away if he didn't get a government handout for the new stadium. His handling of the steroid mess was just awful. Now they're gonna put him up next to heroes like Hank Aaron and Robin Yount? fark that. Please tell me you're just playing devil's advocate. The guy doesn't deserve a statue.

Mike3k22: Actually, Selig offered the switch to the Royals first. They declined.

Thank you, an interesting point/

Delawheredad: Bud Selig brought baseball back to Milwaukee by STEALING the Pilots from Seattle. They went to spring training as the Pilots and started opening day as the Brewers. The city of Seattle promptly filed a lawsuit against Major League Baseball. It was only settled when baseball expanded in 1977 to create the Mariners.

If the Pilots' owners didn't completely screw the pooch and let the team go bankrupt after one season, Selig never would've been in a position to buy the team. Or, alternately, if another ownership group in Seattle would've stepped up and purchased them pre-bankruptcy, they would've stayed in town.

Blame the original owners for the Pilots leaving, not Selig.

Brad_Will

Sicks' Stadium was a terrible baseball facility. It was the federal bankruptcy court that allowed Bud to buy the team. The purchase did violate Major Leagues Baseball's contract with the city of Seattle, hence the lawsuits.

And despite the Pilots fiasco there is no question that Bud is a very direct cause of the Bush presidency. I and most of the world would have been far happier with Bush as the Commissioner of baseball (he could NOT possibly have been worse than Selig has been) than anywhere near the Texas governor's mansion or the White House.

Mike3k22: Actually, Selig offered the switch to the Royals first. They declined.

As a Brewer fan I have mixed feelings about Bud. However, he's the reason we have MLB in Milwaukee and therefore gets a pass on most things, rightly or wrongly.

Yup, Royals had the right of first refusal. As a Brewer fan I am glad they did refuse. I prefer the NL.

Go ahead, put it up: Link (new window)

If they make the statue out of horse sh*t, there wouldn't be a bit of difference between the statue and Selig.

I'll pay for it myself if they build it with him inside.

He's still not the worst commissioner as long as Bettman (*spits*) draws breath. Do he's got that going for him.

emich27: Welcome to modern-day pro sports. Would you have preferred to lose the team like Seattle lost their basketball team, or the Browns moving to Baltimore, etc?

To be fair, the Browns moved to Baltimore because there wasn't enough room for their ticket sales offices or parking what with the Cardinals trophy case taking up the greater portion of the Grand @ Dodier block. Why else do you think they started signing midgets and transporting them to the ballpark in large pastry?

If they hadn't left when they did Bob Gibson would have ran them out of town using nothing but the glare he casts at innocent bystanders when they dare ask why he sucked as a pitching coach.

pheelix: During Selig's 23 seasons as owner of the Brewers, they only made it to the playoffs twice. They finished last or second to last in 12 of those seasons. People in SE Wisconsin pay a higher sales tax in order to help pay for Miller Park's construction. It was either that or the team goes bye-bye. Taxpayers never got to vote on it, and we're still paying it even though the stadium was finished in 2001. Now they're talking about pushing back the sunset date on that tax to fund a new basketball stadium. Subby is serious.

The Brewers made the playoffs once while he was an owner. The tax was put to a vote, and was voted down. They did it anyway. A state senator lost his job for it, but the tax remained. The Brewers should have left.

I still think as long as Selig is the commissioner, the Brewers will never see The World Series. Once he passes, the curse will unlock and they will finally get over.

/Brewers fan

Mike3k22: Actually, Selig offered the switch to the Royals first. They declined.

To this day I can't understand why the Royals declined a move to the NL Central. You'd have a natural enough rivalry with St. Louis, and guaranteed increased revenue as Cardinal fans bought up all the empty seats at Kauffman. It just really doesn't make any sense to me, but then again, what about the Royals makes sense to anyone.

Wadded Beef: Aw, c'mon...his total fail at his job allowed for the juiciest home-run race in MLB history!

I see what you did there.

pheelix Selig should have sold the team the minute he became commissioner. Too much potential for conflict of interest and abuse of power, especially when there was talk of getting rid of a couple of teams and financing Miller Park. He may have brought baseball back to Milwaukee, but he was just as eager to take it away if he didn't get a government handout for the new stadium. His handling of the steroid mess was just awful. Now they're gonna put him up next to heroes like Hank Aaron and Robin Yount? fark that. Please tell me you're just playing devil's advocate. The guy doesn't deserve a statue.

I'm not playing Devil's Advocate. He brought baseball back to Milwaukee. Without him, there are no Robin Yount statues or Hank Aaron statues. No matter what people think of his ownership performance or what he's done as Commissioner, he is the reason the Brewers are there and that makes him worthy of the honor.

Will his statue be looking the other way?

/friend of hal? HAL YES!

emich27: pheelix Selig should have sold the team the minute he became commissioner. Too much potential for conflict of interest and abuse of power, especially when there was talk of getting rid of a couple of teams and financing Miller Park. He may have brought baseball back to Milwaukee, but he was just as eager to take it away if he didn't get a government handout for the new stadium. His handling of the steroid mess was just awful. Now they're gonna put him up next to heroes like Hank Aaron and Robin Yount? fark that. Please tell me you're just playing devil's advocate. The guy doesn't deserve a statue.

I'm not playing Devil's Advocate. He brought baseball back to Milwaukee. Without him, there are no Robin Yount statues or Hank Aaron statues. No matter what people think of his ownership performance or what he's done as Commissioner, he is the reason the Brewers are there and that makes him worthy of the honor.

After they erect a statue to Steinbrenner, John Henry, Jerry Reinsdorf, Artie, Moreno, Carl Pohlad, Will Dewitt and Marge Schott not to mention all the Brewer player who deserves one before him (Moliter, Fingers, hell even Teddy Higuera) then maybe Selig can think about getting a statue.

The funniest part of this to me by far is that it's going to be 7 feet tall.

Giant Bud Selig is watching you masturbate.

bronyaur1: Check out MLB franchise values when he took over the Commish job.

Check them now.

Calculate the rate of return.

Any questions?

So the people of Milwaukee are so proud of him for that that they're building him a 7 foot bronze statue? And has their value increased significantly more than NFL or NBA franchises during that same period?

Ken VeryBigLiar: emich27: pheelix Selig should have sold the team the minute he became commissioner. Too much potential for conflict of interest and abuse of power, especially when there was talk of getting rid of a couple of teams and financing Miller Park. He may have brought baseball back to Milwaukee, but he was just as eager to take it away if he didn't get a government handout for the new stadium. His handling of the steroid mess was just awful. Now they're gonna put him up next to heroes like Hank Aaron and Robin Yount? fark that. Please tell me you're just playing devil's advocate. The guy doesn't deserve a statue.

I'm not playing Devil's Advocate. He brought baseball back to Milwaukee. Without him, there are no Robin Yount statues or Hank Aaron statues. No matter what people think of his ownership performance or what he's done as Commissioner, he is the reason the Brewers are there and that makes him worthy of the honor.

After they erect a statue to Steinbrenner, John Henry, Jerry Reinsdorf, Artie, Moreno, Carl Pohlad, Will Dewitt and Marge Schott not to mention all the Brewer player who deserves one before him (Moliter, Fingers, hell even Teddy Higuera) then maybe Selig can think about getting a statue.

There's a lot of truth in that statement.

Shrugging Atlas: Mike3k22: Actually, Selig offered the switch to the Royals first. They declined.

To this day I can't understand why the Royals declined a move to the NL Central. You'd have a natural enough rivalry with St. Louis, and guaranteed increased revenue as Cardinal fans bought up all the empty seats at Kauffman. It just really doesn't make any sense to me, but then again, what about the Royals makes sense to anyone.

I could be wrong about this, but I think the offer came around right after KC's longtime owner Ewing Kauffman had just passed away. Ewing was a big American League guy, so they chose to stay in part because they believed that's what he would have wanted. Also, it's ancient history now, but the Royals have history in the AL- won two pennants, a World Series, were considered a "model franchise" during the 80s, etc. The attachment to that history was just stronger than it was for the Brewers.

At this point, as a Royals fan, I do wish they had made the switch. If nothing else, the pitching numbers would look a little better, right?