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Alphabet Soup: All-Time Milwaukee Brewers
In the past, I already made an all-time Milwaukee's Brewers list, with the best of the best. This has a little twist. In 41 years, the Brewers (and Seattle Pilots), have had nearly 700 wear their respective jerseys...
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Mancrush (Part Two): NFL Style
I've already done my Top 5 MLB mancrushes, so let's move things over to the NFL. It would be easy for me to just name five Green Bay Packers, but I did my best to go outside the Frozen Tundra...
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Mancrush: The Latest Trend in Sports (Part One)
It seems like every male sports fan is developing a 'mancrush' on profession players all around the sports world. I'm no different, and I'm not ashamed to admit a mancrush when I have one...
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Top Five Voices of Wisconsin Sports
One of my childhood dreams was to be behind the microphone, calling plays for one of my beloved Wisconsin sports teams. I still dream of that to this day, and here is my Top 5 list of the guys that I have looked up to all these years...
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Albert Pujols: Is Anyone Better?
Albert Pujols is quickly becoming one of the grestest hitters that the game has ever seen. In his first eight full seasons in the MLB, he has put up gawdy numbers, that can't be matched...
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Getting to Know The Washington Nationals' Jordan Zimmermann
Jordan Zimmermann has gone from small town kid to a big league starting pitcher in the Nation's capital. Zimmermann was born and raised in Central Wisconsin's Auburndale, where he also attended the local high school...
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Packers' Ted Thompson Does Unthinkable In 2009 NFL Draft
Green Bay Packers GM Ted Thompson is widely known around the NFL (or at least to Packers fans) as being a "best-available guy" on draft day. In a stunning change of events, Thompson did the right thing considering Green Bay's situation ...
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Brewers' Prospect Mat Gamel: Do You Know Him?
If you're outside of the Milwaukee Brewers' fan base, you might not know who Mat Gamel is. Gamel was a fourth-round pick by Milwaukee back in 2005, is one of their top three prospects, and is playing third base for AAA Nashville this year...
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The Top 15 Prettiest Faces of the WNBA
I'm in a little bit of a writer's funk, so it's time for my third edition of "Prettiest Faces", with a look at the WNBA. The LPGA had 10, the WTA had 20, so this one will have 15 (a nice round number)...
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The Prettiest Faces of the WTA
Much like my piece on the LPGA, not only are these ladies attractive, but also have had success on the WTA tour, and will continue to do so...
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The Top 10 Prettiest Ladies of the LPGA
Beauty is one thing in sports for females, but playing well while being beautiful will grab a man's attention (at least mine)...
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Gwynn Jr. Having Trouble Living Up To His Name
Tony Gwynn Jr. will begin yet another season in the minor leagues for the Milwaukee Brewers , as he was sent down to AAA-Nashville earlier this week...
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Milwaukee Brewers Turn 40: Top Ten Moments
2009 marks the 40th Anniversary of the Milwaukee Brewers in the MLB, as they moved from Seattle to the Brew City in prior to the 1970 season. So I thought that I would share what I consider the top 10 moments in Brewers' history...
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Top 10 Milwaukee Bucks Not To Have Their Numbers Retired
The Milwaukee Bucks have retired seven jersey's in their history. This top ten is for the best of the rest, so no Kareem, Oscar, or the others. The main rule I had was that the guys chosen played in at least five different seasons with the Bucks...
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Basketball in the State of Wisconsin: Slip Sliding Away
The three big basketball teams in Wisconsin (NCAA's Marquette and Wisconsin, and the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks) have all slowly been "slip-slidin' away" as the year goes along. Yes, that is indeed a Simon and Garfunkel reference...
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Division Debate: Youngsters Ryan Braun and Prince Fielder Fuel the Fire
Ryan Braun and Prince Fielder (Brewers), or Ryan Ludwick and Albert Pujols (Cardinals); which duo would you rather have in your lineup as the 3-4 hitters? I'm a numbers guy, so here's what I came up with to help me in my decision...
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Yovani Gallardo Will Not Play for Mexico in World Baseball Classic
Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Yovani Gallardo will not suit up for Team Mexico in the 2009 edition of the World Baseball Classic...
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When Will the Milwaukee Brewers Retire No. 17?
If you're like me, you've been a Milwaukee Brewers fan practically your whole life. And if you're also like me, you might be wondering why the No. 17 jersey isn't retired...
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Brothers Dick and Jack Bennett Leave Their Mark at Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009 was a big day for the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point basketball family. The Pointers honored two former coaches, Dick and Jack Bennett, by naming the UWSP home floor in the Quandt Fieldhouse "Bennett Court...
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Charlie Villanueva: Big Man in Milwaukee
The Milwaukee Bucks have done something that they haven't done since Dec. 19-23 of this season; win consecutive games. Back in late December, the Bucks won three in a row by beating the Knicks and Clippers on back-to-back nights and then defeating Utah...
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Wisconsin Badgers Prove That Hustle No Longer Counts
Bo Ryan has pulled off another first as head coach of the Wisconsin Badgers, but this one is not good. The Badgers have lost five-straight games for the first time in Ryan's seven plus years at the helm...
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Who Is Francisco Elson?
Many of you have heard his name and seen him sitting near the end of an NBA bench, but who exactly is Francisco Marinho Robby Elson? He was born in the Netherlands, but his parents are from Suriname...
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Michael Redd Out for Rest of Season
The Milwaukee Bucks have lost their leading scorer, Michael Redd, for the remainder of the season. Redd tore both his ACL and MCL in the third quarter of a Jan. 24 game against the Sacramento Kings in Milwaukee...
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No Contest for Joe Alexander: The World Will Not "See Joe Dunk" This Year
The NBA did things a little differently when it came to the Dunk Contest at this year's All-Star Game. Three contestants were selected early; Nate Robinson (Knicks), Rudy Gay (Grizzlies) and reigning champ Dwight Howard (Magic)...
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The Milwaukee Brewers Need an Ace To Complete The Full House
Alright, put yourself in Milwaukee Brewers GM Doug Melvin's shoes. Your team is missing a big piece of the puzzle:A starting pitcher. And in order to get back to the playoffs in 2009, you'll need to fill that hole...