02-09-2010, 04:42 PM
<!--quoteo(post=79072:date=Feb 9 2010, 01:51 PM:name=1060Ivy)-->QUOTE (1060Ivy @ Feb 9 2010, 01:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=79039:date=Feb 9 2010, 10:20 AM:name=Brock)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Brock @ Feb 9 2010, 10:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->As much as he is hated as commissioner, there probably wouldn't be a team in Milwaukee without Selig making it happen.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
The people of Milwaukee are probably better served with the Brewers in Milwaukee but what about the average baseball fan?
If the Brewers played in a town like Raleigh, NC or Las Vegas, NV is baseball better served than the Brewers playing in Milwaukee, WI?
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I'm not sure, but that isn't the point, which is that it makes sense that a franchise would honor a guy that brought a professional baseball team to their city.
The people of Milwaukee are probably better served with the Brewers in Milwaukee but what about the average baseball fan?
If the Brewers played in a town like Raleigh, NC or Las Vegas, NV is baseball better served than the Brewers playing in Milwaukee, WI?
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I'm not sure, but that isn't the point, which is that it makes sense that a franchise would honor a guy that brought a professional baseball team to their city.