On February 11, 1994, the Milwaukee Brewers and Robin Yount held a press conference to announce his retirement from baseball. Murray Chass of The New York Times aptly called it the “end of a quiet but glamorous career.” Yount didn’t have much left to accomplish other than winning a World Series with his beloved Brewers,…
This past Sunday I attended the Milwaukee Brewers Annual Winter Fan Fest, more commonly known as Brewers On Deck. Here’s a recap of the event and a bit of my personal perspective, with a few photos to boot. My good friend picked me up at 8:00 a.m. and we made the 1.5-hour trek to Milwaukee’s…
Last January I posted for the first time about what I like to call a Creativity Weekend. What is it? Well… It all started a few years ago when my wife Sarah took up scrapbooking as a hobby. She started out by creating two photo scrapbooks in memory of her cousin who passed away after…
Today would have been my dad’s 79th birthday, so it’s a great day to let you all know… I have a new project in the works, but the idea didn’t pop up and hit me in the face like the Milwaukee Brewers historical book. Instead, it gathered steam after Dad passed away in 2015. As I wrote…
Respected. Compassionate. Caring. These are just a few of the words being used to describe former infielder and longtime coach Rob Picciolo. He passed away on Wednesday at age 64 due to a heart attack. Milwaukee Brewers fans remember him as a member of the 1982 team that made it to the World Series. But…
By now you’re probably wondering, how many school newspapers/magazines did this guy write for? To be honest, many of these gigs were assignments. The Eggnog Gazette I don’t remember well at all, but do know it came to life in fifth grade, making it probably the first official paper I worked on. It was a…
Last year I participated in a “what would you do if you were the General Manager of the Brewers” scenario. I’m a bit late to post my plan for this offseason, but nothing much has happened so far with the Brewers. So away we go…and I’ll again post a follow-up right before the 2018 season…
