Announcing Bandsketball 2016
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Since 2014, Bandsketball has served as a means of bringing musicians from all ends of Milwaukee's music scene together in an unconventional and incredibly fun way. Each summer, a combined 32 bands or hip...
Listen to our “Ode to Bob Uecker” on Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Wisconsin Life”
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Back in April, Milwaukee Record co-founder, co-editor, and all-around co-person Matt Wild penned a "Milwaukee Day ode to Bob Uecker." Using the 414-based holiday as a handy excuse to once again write abo...
Pondering (and calling) the Miller Park Roof Hotline
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It's happened to all of us: You're staring off into space, alone, tired, afraid, wondering if the Miller Park roof will be open for the day's big game. A quick peek outside tells you the weather is certa...
Ha Ha Clinton-Dix’s “Official Website” is pretty rough
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Though most with even a faint background of professional football are well aware of his work with the Green Bay Packers, starting safety and name joke inspiration Ha Ha Clinton-Dix recently sought to exp...
Rollie Fingers brings comic relief to Screamin’ Sicilian commercial
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Between having a remarkable career as one of the most dominant closers in Major League history and having a distinct handlebar mustache above his upper lip for much of that legendary career, Rollie Finge...
A fond farewell to John Kuhn, King Of Scrap
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You could almost feel it in the air. While an otherwise bright and inviting mid-May day signaled an impending epoch of warmth, sunshine, and rebirth throughout Wisconsin, the serenity was interrupted by ...
Set caps to LOCK, commenters! Ryan Braun will (probably not) be traded to Cubs
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Oh how time changes things! Scantly two years removed from being booed by his own fans (some of whom were donning poorly-doctored "Fraud" jerseys and foolishly calling for his outright release), Ryan Bra...
Holy fucking shit here’s that Bob Uecker talking alarm clock in action
// // Last November we brought you the news that holy fucking shit the Brewers are giving away a Bob Uecker talking alarm clock this season. The All-Fan Giveaway will be available at the July 10, 2016 Brewers/C...
Milwaukee Record’s comprehensive Brewers middle name rankings
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Now nestled deep into March, winter is finally officially over, which makes "Spring Training"—where some Milwaukee Brewers players have been since early February—an accurate name. On April 4, Miller Park...
Aaron Rodgers talks aliens, religion on Pete Holmes’ podcast
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Aaron Rodgers isn't your typical quarterback. Not only is the future Hall of Famer capable of otherworldly things on the field, but his sense of humor, level of intelligence, and unconventional spiritual...
Bill Murray wasn’t a fan of Wisconsin’s NCAA Cinderella story
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March Madness continued to dole out the upsets Sunday night when No. 7 Wisconsin beat No. 2 Xavier via a last-second three-point shot from Bronson Koenig. The state rejoiced as the Badgers advanced to th...
Eric Young and old: 7 Milwaukee Brewers family connections
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Though this season's spring training appears to be an exercise in futility for the unabashedly rebuilding Milwaukee Brewers, it does give fans an opportunity to learn the many new names dotting the team'...
Pete Rose to be inducted into (National Bobblehead) Hall Of Fame
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Pete Rose had an unforgettable baseball career. During his 24 seasons on the field, "Charlie Hustle" tallied 4,256 hits (a mark that has yet to be overtaken), played in 17 All-Star Games, won three World...
O.J. Mayo and 10 other strange Milwaukee sports injuries
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Yesterday, Bucks guard O.J. Mayo's saw his season (and likely his Milwaukee basketball career) come to an abrupt end when he fractured his ankle falling down his home stairs. Now relegated to sixth-man—e...
Mark Walberg to produce film about Caron Butler’s life in Racine, NBA
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Racine-born NBA veteran and former Milwaukee Bucks player Caron Butler is now one step closer to having his life story made into a movie. As reported by Bleacher Report and confirmed by a Swanson Communi...
Brewers confirm that Hank the Dog is, in fact, the real Hank the Dog
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Friday morning, at an alternately silly and very, very serious press conference held at the Wisconsin Humane Society, Milwaukee Brewers officials confirmed that Hank the Dog is, in fact, the real Hank th...
Off Base: The best, worst, and weirdest Milwaukee Brewers 2016 giveaways
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We've already come to terms with the overwhelming likelihood the Milwaukee Brewers are going to be very, very (and maybe historically) bad in 2016. Between everything new GM David Stearns has said, the v...
The art of dreaming small, and why Shaquille O’Neal hates me
Editor's note: The following piece originally appeared on brettnewski.com as "Why Shaquille O'Neal hates me."
I was 13. We were on a family trip to Los Angeles to visit my Uncle Marcus. At the time, L.A....
Comparing the 2002 and 2016 Milwaukee Brewers, the worst teams in franchise history
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With the team's On Deck event having come and gone, pitchers and catchers preparing to report to spring training in a matter of days, and last weekend's Jean Segura trade essentially signaling the end of...
Mark it, dudes: WMSE’s Rock-N-Roll Bowl returns March 20
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Winter in Milwaukee can be a long, slushy slog, filled with interminable grey days and bitterly cold nights. But Milwaukeeans are a hardy bunch, and wintertime events like Riverwest FemFest and Burnheart...