Bud Selig Is Still a Brewers Fan

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Bud Selig has tried really hard in the past few weeks to prove to people that he had no ulterior motive in making the Astros play two home games against the Cubs in Milwaukee while they were in the heat of the wild-card race. I actually believe him, but in all fairness, it doesn't do his case much good when word leaks out that he was crying tears of joy after the Brewers clinched a playoff bid yesterday. From the Brewers' blog:

As the Brewers and their fans celebrated their first playoff berth in 26 years Sunday afternoon at raucous Miller Park, Bud Selig sat in front of his television set at his home in Bayside, totally transfixed.

Before he knew it, the commissioner of baseball had tears in his eyes.

"It was an emotional day for me, I don't mind telling you that."

Can we cut Selig some slack because he owned the Brewers for 22 years before becoming acting commish, then they stayed in his family for 12 years after that? I'm gonna go with no. I mean, sure, he's allowed to have a favorite team. But when you're a commissioner that's constantly accused to selling out, can't you just pretend that your neutral? I mean, go ahead and cry when the Brewers make the playoffs, but why does the Journal-Sentinel need to find out about it?

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9-29-2008 @ 8:27PM

Danny Noonan said...

Because Selig made the Brewers. He brought baseball to Milwaukee. Why shouldn't he be happy that they made the playoffs? You think George Bush shouldn't still be a Rangers fan because now he runs the whole country? You think you'd ever find a qualified baseball commissioner that isn't a baseball fan? That's just dumb.

9-29-2008 @ 8:28PM

bobdunk said...

Bud is a buffoon, always was and always will be. Hey, did you know he made his early fortune as a used car salesman in Milwaukee? Yeah, that tell you about this clown. And, he not only knew about, but helped HIDE the bats that Sammy Sosa had corked the night he used one and it broke in Chicago against Tampa Bay. True story. And don't get me started about Selig and the illegal use of HGH and steroids. Bud Lite knew it all...then lied in front of congress.

9-29-2008 @ 8:43PM

Yeah, he's got his problems for sure, but one of those problems is NOT that he likes the Brewers.