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BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog found this 3/14/2008 on www.jsonline.com [flag]
dwalker@journalsentinel.com Posted: March 13, 2008 A private jet carrying Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig and bound for his desert home in Scottsdale, Ariz., had to return to Mitchell International Airport on Wednesday night after a landing-gear door failed to work properly after takeoff. The jet, a Canadair 600, landed safely. H. Carl Mueller, a spokesman for Selig, said the plane took off ... [link]

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Selig plane returns after problems
Published 3/14/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Selig plane returns after problems Cordon off the landing area...the R.Budd Flyer is coming in! A private jet carrying Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig and bound for his desert home in Scottsdale, Ariz., had to return to Mitchell International Airport on Wednesday night after a landing-gear door failed to work properly after takeoff. H. Carl Mueller, a spokesman for Selig, said the plane took off around 5 p.m. Wednesday. According to the Mitchell airport log, the pilot notified the tower at approximately 5:35 p.m. that he had a problem. Because the plane was carrying a great ...

Bud Selig Might Want to Devote Some of His Millions Toward Buying a Better Plane
Published 3/14/2008 by Josh Alper at FanHouse
Filed under: MLB Gossip, Milwaukee, MLB BizThe old saying goes that money can buy you many things but it can't buy you love. Eliot Spitzer might argue with the latter part of the cliche and Bud Selig can probably come up with a pretty good counter for the former this morning. Selig, he of the $15 million a year contract, had a bit of a scare when his private jet had some issues shortly after taking off yesterday. A private jet carrying Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig and bound for his desert home in Scottsdale, Ariz., ...

Selig's plane lands safely after problem found
Published 3/14/2008 by Tom Weir at Sports Scope
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's online site reports a private jet carrying Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig and bound for Arizona had to return to Milwaukee's Mitchell International Airport Wednesday night because of mechanical problems. The jet, a Canadair 600, landed safely after a problem with the landing-gear door was discovered, the Journal Sentinel said. As a precaution, Mitchell airport officials sent emergency crews to the runway, but they were not needed. A spokesman for Selig told the newspaper the plane took off around 5 p.m. and the pilot notified the tower at ...

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BBTF's Newsblog Discussion :: Selig plane returns after problems

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Cordon off the landing area...the R.Budd Flyer is coming in! A private jet carrying Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig and bound for his desert home in Scottsdale, Ariz., had to return to Mitchell International Airport on Wednesday night after a ...
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