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Bob & David & Pete & Donald
January 17, 2025 – 3:48 PM | 2 Comments
Bob & David & Pete & Donald

Thanks to Reader Gretchen, I have more Bob Uecker-iana than some Brewers fans: multiple bobbles, a Uecker Magic 8 Ball, and an old-school alarm clock that ticks so loudly I had to banish it from …

Order Of The Shallows: The 22s Of MLB
May 22, 2018 – 8:20 AM | 2 Comments
Order Of The Shallows: The 22s Of MLB

Ranking the major-league gents wearing the double deuce.

Putting The “Ass” Back In “Midsummer Classic”: MLB Manager Hotness Rankings
July 13, 2015 – 12:52 PM | 13 Comments
Putting The “Ass” Back In “Midsummer Classic”: MLB Manager Hotness Rankings

My esteemed colleagues Paul Quinn and John Ramos and I didn’t arrive at the idea of ranking managerial hotness first…but I suspect the Hotness Council is the first to compare a Brewers skipper to both …

Out With The Crowd: “Hey, hey, he was framed!”
April 22, 2013 – 5:06 AM | 2 Comments
Out With The Crowd: “Hey, hey, he was framed!”

The Milwaukee Brewers didn’t get off to a great start in 2013. That plus the PED-shaped cloud that continues to follow their biggest star around meant I was eager to get a Crew fan’s take …