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I'm calling on ALL PIGEONS to unite!
The time is now. Go to Milwaukee IMMEDIATELY!

Notice the bold below. Selig cares about baseball? Really?

Only thing he cared about was STEALING the Seattle Pilots from kids all over the State of Washington right before opening day.

Can you imagine being a kid ready to watch the opening day of baseball? I was one of those kids.

A deal in BK court could have been worked out.

Yet, all along behind the scenes the evil one Selig and his group of $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ cared about nothing more then $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$!!!

Had nothing at all to do with people in Seattle and outside of Seattle who were counting on baseball that year.

Sold his soul to the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Yes, lets honor that, Juiced up balls and Roids!
What a legacy you are leaving behind.

Unfortunately $$$$$$$$$$$ and POWER buys a lot of FOOLS!






Brewers to honor Selig with statue
Ceremony for Commissioner, former owner set for Tuesday
By Adam McCalvy / MLB.com

08/23/10 12:30 PM ET

MILWAUKEE -- On Tuesday, Hall of Famers Hank Aaron and Robin Yount will get some company outside Miller Park.

The Brewers are set to honor former club owner and current Major League Baseball Commissioner Allan H. "Bud" Selig with a bronze statue on the home plate plaza at Miller Park, near similar monuments to Aaron and Yount. A public ceremony is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. CT on Tuesday, and it will be a star-studded affair.

Dignitaries scheduled to appear include Aaron and Yount, plus fellow Hall of Famers Paul Molitor and Frank Robinson, former Brewers Pete Vuckovich, Ben Oglivie, Ted Simmons, Jim Gantner, Gorman Thomas, Sal Bando and Dan Plesac, current Brewer Trevor Hoffman, Dodgers manager Joe Torre, Brewers broadcaster Bob Uecker and a representative of nearly every Major League team.

"We are proud to honor Commissioner Selig for all of his efforts on behalf of the Milwaukee Brewers and Major League Baseball," Brewers principal owner Mark Attanasio said. "The Brewers and Miller Park are in this city because of the Commissioner's vision and dedicated efforts. Just as importantly, he has remained a prominent and highly philanthropic member of our community while effectively leading Major League Baseball during his tenure as baseball's top executive."

The statues of Aaron and Yount were unveiled on April 5, 2001, the first year of Miller Park's existence. The first two statues were donated by Selig's charitable foundation.

The new statue will be cast in bronze and will measure over seven feet in height, not including the base. It is being designed and produced by Brian Maughan, who, along with Douglas Kwart, also created the Yount and Aaron statues.

Selig was born and raised in Milwaukee and headed the group in 1970 that bought the Seattle Pilots out of bankruptcy court and moved the franchise to Milwaukee just before Opening Day. Under his watch, along with then-general manager Harry Dalton, Selig helped build the Brewers into an American League power by the late 1970s, a path that culminated with an AL pennant in 1982.

The Brewers won seven "Organization of the Year" Awards under Selig's watch, and he is credited with pushing through efforts to build Miller Park during the 1990s.

By the time Miller Park opened its doors in 2001, Selig was the ninth Commissioner of Major League Baseball. He assumed the role of acting Commissioner in 1992 and took over permanent status in 1998, helping to usher in a number of landmark changes in baseball, including the implementation of the Wild Card, the three-division format and Interleague Play. He also championed a new drug-testing program, revenue sharing among the clubs as well as ventures like MLB Advanced Media, the parent company of MLB.com, plus MLB Network and the World Baseball Classic.

Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.