February 27, 1986 is a dark day in Milwaukee Brewers history. An explosion in the center of their spring training complex in Chandler, Arizona, injured nine people. It happened within the coaches’ room at the center of the complex. The worst injuries were to third base coach Tony Muser, pitching coach Herman Starrette, bullpen coach…
Ken Sanders is a name that many Milwaukee Brewers fans recognize from the team’s past. He was a relief pitcher that racked up numerous saves with the Brewers during 1970-72, but unfortunately each year the team finished with under a .500 record. Sanders was born on July 8, 1941 in St. Louis, Missouri. He played…
Going back to my Shakespeare high school class for this post. I believe we were assigned to find a common theme throughout the play and write an essay about it. This is typed up as it was originally written, and includes commentary from my teacher: Hamlet’s Suicidal Tendencies Through his actions and words, Hamlet gives…
I answered an ad during senior year of high school that changed my life ever so briefly. The owner/editor of the Verona Press was looking for feature article contributors, and I thought I’d take a chance that he would give a 18 year old kid a shot. At $10 per story, what did he…
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