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Article: Milwaukee's stadium deal has lessons; The saga of Miller Park reveals what could await Minnesota in funding a new Twins field.(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- March 11, 2002
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Byline: Mike Kaszuba; Staff Writer
In the shiny new stadium that he helped build in Wisconsin, Bud Selig sees the future of baseball in Minnesota.
So too, do many stadium critics familiar with the intricate financing package that led to the Milwaukee Brewers' Miller Park. But the images they conjure - including those of a ballpark whose price rose from $250 million to $393 million - are more financial maze than field of dreams.
As the commissioner of Major League Baseball and former president of the Brewers, Selig contends that a publicly financed ballpark similar to the year-old Miller Park is the only thing that can save the Minnesota Twins ...