Reusse: Twins fans might owe Bud Selig thanks as Brewers return to World Series
The former MLB commissioner reflects on Milwaukee baseball, his friendship with Bob Uecker and why the Twins’ contraction scare might deserve credit for Minnesota’s stadium boom. Reusse suggests that Minnesota sports fans might thank Bud Selig, the lead owner of the Brewers, for his role in the team's return to the World Series. In the 1970s, Selig and Bud Lea were prominent sports figures in Milwaukee, with their appearances at County Stadium being overheard as if they were writing about the Packers. Despite this, many Twins fans believe that Selig's 2001 threat of "contraction" was an attempt to eliminate MLB of Minnesota. In 2006, the state Legislature approved a $522 million Twins stadium, which became Target Field in 2010, and a $248 million on-campus football stadium for the Gophers in St. Paul. Reusse: The state might have benefited from Allianz Field, which fulfilled the stadium promise needed to get a franchise in Major League Soccer.
Veröffentlicht : vor 8 Stunden durch Patrick Reusse in Sports Politics
There were two well-known sports figures known as “Bud” in Milwaukee in the 1970s, those being Bud Selig, the lead owner of the Brewers, and Bud Lea, the sports editor and a columnist at the Milwaukee... [6102 symbols]
Themen: Baseball, World Series, Milwaukee Brewers
