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Creepy Bud Selig painting will watch the Padres forever

If this portrait of Bud Selig were kept in an attic, it would continually get less awkward over time

You might remember last summer, when the Padres annoyed their fans by changing the name of an area at Petco Park to “Selig Hall of Fame Plaza.” This was reportedly because Bud Selig saved baseball in San Diego, to which Padres fans responded, “Wait, what?”

The Padres’ love affair with the commish doesn’t just stop at a plaza. Here is a painting that someone put in Petco Park on purpose.

Mm-hmm. Seems like a normal thing to hang at a ballpark. Of course, the first draft was based on this:

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The first draft was rejected.

Instead of staring into the eyes of that creepy portrait and waiting for whispered instructions that you’re somehow convinced you thought of on your own, vote in the important poll!

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