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The Associated Press: Bud Selig gets a standing ovation for this strike
6 hours ago MILWAUKEE (AP) Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig got a standing ovation for a strike. Selig threw out the first pitch Sunday before Game 4 of the NL division series between his old team, the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Philadelphia Phillies. Selig brought the Brewers to ...
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Selig Can Throw 1st Pitch, Not Game For Brewers
SPORTSbyBROOKS — ... And he was cheered, loudly, by the fans after he threw a strike . Thus disproving the notion that he’s been such a clueless Commissioner that he would get booed out of any stadium in baseball. Unfortunately, after suspicions were aroused by his throw, he was subject to a random urine sample and found to have been doping by cutting his Metamucil with creatine. Maybe the Brewers could have used Selig as their starting pitcher instead of Jeff Suppan . The veteran was tagged for five runs in three innings, as the ...

All Hail Bud!
ShysterBallBud Selig gets a standing O for throwing out the first pitch yesterday: Already on its feet for the national anthem, the sellout crowd at Miller Park gave Selig a raucous ovation — complete with clattering Thunder Stix — as he walked onto the field. Selig stopped a few feet in front of the mound, and overhanded a respectable throw over the plate to backup catcher Mike Rivera. Selig thrust his arms into the air and grinned as fans applauded and whistled in appreciation. He high-fived Attanasio before disappearing into the Brewers' dugout.I suppose a ...

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Brewers fans cheer Selig after he throws first pitchESPN.com - MLB 10/5/2008
Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig got a standing ovation for a strike. Selig threw out the first pitch Sunday before Game 4 of the NL division series between his old team, the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Philadelphia Phillies.
Selig throws out first pitch at Miller ParkMajor League Baseball News 10/5/2008
Commissioner Bud Selig was greeted with thunderous applause Sunday before and after throwing out the first pitch for Game 4 of the NLDS between the Brewers and Phillies at Miller Park.
Phils celebrate with eye toward NLCSMajor League Baseball News 10/5/2008
As far as champagne celebrations go, Sunday's affair at Miller Park was relatively brief. So not long after the Phillies had put the finishing touches on their NLDS victory over the Brewers, they pondered both their past and their future in a rather ...
Phillies reach NLCS with 6-2 win over Brewerschicagotribune.com - Sports 10/5/2008
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Crew's run comes to an end in Game 4Major League Baseball News 10/5/2008
Jimmy Rollins, Pat Burrell and Jayson Werth swatted early home runs off Brewers starter Jeff Suppan to send the Phillies to a 6-2 win in Game 4 of the National League Division Series that eliminated Milwaukee from its first postseason in 26 years.