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Watch some dudes catch some trout (and a buzz) in and around Milwaukee

June 5, 2017

In an age when everyone is quote-unquote "connected," when everyone equates looking away from a screen for one minute to "missing out," and when everyone is pissing and moaning about something on Facebook, how ...

A guide to jumping on the Nashville Predators bandwagon

Tyler Maas

May 23, 2017

After yesterday's 6-3 win over Anaheim in Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals, the Nashville Predators are headed to their first Stanley Cup Finals. You might be thinking "So what?" or "Why should I care ab...

Useful life tips from the 1991 Milwaukee Brewers

Tyler Maas

May 12, 2017

Though the 2017 Milwaukee Brewers are unabashedly rebuilding, the young and exciting team is over the .500 mark through the season's first 35 games. Eric Thames is breaking franchise records with his colossal d...

Looking back at the life (and death) of Robert “Tractor” Traylor

Tyler Maas

May 11, 2017

On May 11, 2011, Robert "Tractor" Traylor died alone in an apartment in Puerto Rico, succumbing to a heart attack at just 34 years of age. Before Traylor's abbreviated life suddenly and silently ended exactl...

Goodbye, Jay Cutler: Remembering Green Bay’s greatest villain

Tyler Maas

May 5, 2017

The writing was on the wall when Chicago released him back in March. The picture became even clearer when the Bears foolishly signed veteran backup quarterback Mike Glennon to a three-year, $45M contract days l...

Why Todd Rundgren’s “Bang The Drum All Day” matters in Wisconsin (and almost nowhere else)

Tyler Maas

May 4, 2017

Tonight, Todd Rundgren will drop by the Pabst Theater to perform his catalog that spans more than 50 years, includes hundreds of songs, and boasts numerous hits. Of the songs the venerable soft rocker is to pla...

Watch Brewers minor leaguer fool runner with hidden-ball trick

Tyler Maas

May 4, 2017

The hidden-ball trick is such a rarity in baseball because so many things have to go right—and even more things have to go wrong—for it to work. One player must be perfectly prepared, while another is completel...

Watch Eric Thames smack a bunch of dingers in Korea

Tyler Maas

April 28, 2017

Unless you happened to catch Eric Thames' blips with the Blue Jays or Mariners between 2011 and 2013, last fall's news that the Milwaukee Brewers signed the 30-year-old guy from the KBO to a three-year deal (wi...

Watch Bob Uecker talk drunk driving, “falsies,” on 1976 episode of ‘Johnny Carson’

Matt Wild

April 25, 2017

What can we say about Bob Uecker that we haven't said already? Not much! Well, there's this: Milwaukee's own Mr. Baseball was a favorite guest of the late, great Johnny Carson, having appeared on the old Tonigh...

Ranking the Beatles’ albums from worst to best (and pairing them with notable Milwaukee Brewers)

Milwaukee Record Staff

April 21, 2017

Drop by Miller Park on Saturday, April 22 and you'll see more than the Milwaukee Brewers host the St. Louis Cardinals—you'll also see (and hear) a bunch of Beatles stuff for some reason. Yes, Saturday is Beatle...

What if Milwaukee named its NBA team the way Toronto did?

Tyler Maas

April 13, 2017

Last night, the NBA's playoff picture was set. After a particularly torrid second half of the season, the Milwaukee Bucks clinched the No. 6 seed, which earned them the right to take on the Toronto Raptors in t...

Brad and Blue: Remembering the shittiest team on ‘NBA Jam’

Tyler Maas

April 7, 2017

This weekend, thousands of video game enthusiasts, cosplayers, tabletop competitors, collectors, and pinball wizards will descend upon Sheraton Hotel in Brookfield for three days of fun centered around a shared...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Miller Park remains the Brewers’ most reliable draw

Matt Wild

April 5, 2017

Some places come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples with fresh eyes, and explore how they might figure...

Facing game over, Tecmo tournament restarts in Madison under new leadership

Tone Madison

April 4, 2017

The following piece by Ben Munson was originally published on the Tone Madison newsletter. The Tecmo Super Bowl tournament began in Madison in 2006, and grew big enough that NFL Films produced an episode d...

Celebrate Opening Day with our “Is This A Brewer?” quiz

Milwaukee Record Staff

April 3, 2017

Today, April 3, 2017, is Opening Day for your Milwaukee Brewers. Beginning at 1:10 p.m. the Brewers will take on the Colorado Rockies in a game that will surely feature all the thrills, chills, and delightfully...

WrestleMania and the Brewers season are coming, so here’s a video game simulation of Ryan Braun as a wrestler

Tyler Maas

April 2, 2017

Between now and Monday afternoon, another WrestleMania will be in the books and the Milwaukee Brewers will begin another season. For a specific sect of sports fans, that's like Christmas morning and New Years E...

Useful life tips from the 1988 and 1989 Milwaukee Brewers

Tyler Maas

March 30, 2017

The Brewers are rebuilding. As the organization is being overhauled from top to bottom and underperforming fan favorites are being shown the door to make room for promising pieces for what looks to be a bright ...

So long, Scrap Prince: Scooter Gennett’s Brewers eulogy

Tyler Maas

March 29, 2017

They say heroes come and go, but legends are forever. Not referenced in that well-worn quotation is the longevity of us mere morals. How long can one subsist on a diet of pure grit? How long can a man who's pow...

Our NCAA team-specific guide for what to do in Milwaukee

Tyler Maas

March 17, 2017

Yesterday was a wild day at the BMO Harris Bradley Center, as the NCAA Tournament officially kicked off. Milwaukee hosted four of the 16 games played Thursday. After all the dust settled, Purdue topped Vermont,...

A guide to the 2017 NCAA Tournament’s Milwaukee games

Tyler Maas

March 13, 2017

Following a weekend that was packed with conference tournaments and Sunday night's selection show, March Madness is officially here. The 2017 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament officially starts on Tuesday, befor...