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Milwaukee Brewers Fans Are Just The Weirdest: A Fictionalized Doug Melvin Says Goodbye To Prince Fielder

Sean Newell — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:00:00 EST

Watch in amazement as the face of Doug Melvin evokes every single one of the jumbled mess of feelings accompanying the loss of Prince Fielder—to the tune of Adele's "Someone Like You." It's touching, heartbreaking and, most of all, creepy as all get-out. More »

Prince Fielder Could Be A Washington National This Season, And Other News Around The Hot Stove

Josh Brill — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:10:00 EST

Your roundup of all the hottest hot-stove items of the day (and whatever shit Ken Rosenthal is throwing against the wall). This is ... HOT FUCKING STOVE! More »

Prince Fielder And Tim Lincecum Want Long-Term Deals, Andrew Bailey Is Thinking Music, And More From Around The Hot Stove

Josh Brill — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:25:00 EST

Your roundup of all the hottest hot-stove items of the day (and whatever shit Ken Rosenthal is throwing against the wall). This is ... HOT FUCKING STOVE! More »

A Guide To The Medical, Semantic Mess Of Ryan Braun's PED Case

Jack Dickey — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:43:00 EST

We told you on Saturday night about Milwaukee Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun, the reigning National League MVP, and his failed drug test. More »

Report: National League MVP Ryan Braun Failed A Performance-Enhancing-Drug Test

Jack Dickey — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 19:56:30 EST

Milwaukee Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun is disputing the results of his recent urine test, which is why MLB hasn't announced the result or any discipline. If Braun's appeal fails, he would face a 50-game suspension next spring. More »

Nyjer Morgan Was On The Red Carpet For The L.A. Twilight Premiere Last Night

Emma Carmichael — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:30:00 EST

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Nyjer Morgan—or his alter-ego Tony Plush, depending on your take—is a tremendous weirdo. He flies kites when he gets prompted by his Twitter followers. He gives interviews in character. He might actually be a little bit insane. And to add to the tally: he appears to be a legitimate fan of the Twilight series. More »

Your Brewers-Cardinals NLCS Game Six Open Thread

Brian Hickey — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 19:45:00 EDT

Edwin Jackson et al for St. Louis. Shaun Marcum for Milwaukee. They met in Game Two. St. Louis won 12-3. Cardinals win this time, and they're World Series bound. Cardinals lose, and they're bound for a Carpenter vs. Gallardo deciding seventh game. More »

The Theme Of Last Night's NLCS Game Was Set When Jerry Hairston Got Bucknered At Third

Brian Hickey — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 09:00:00 EDT

Your morning roundup for Oct. 15, the day we totally realized that Tums commercial with a randy corn dog is really a work of dong-involved artistry. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors. More »

Your Brewers-Cardinals Game Four Open Thread

Brian Hickey — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:00:00 EDT

Randy Wolf (13-10, 3.69) takes the mound for the Brewers. Kyle Lohse (14-8, 3.39) does the same for the hometown Cardinals, who are attempting to take a 3-1 NLCS lead. More »

Your Brewers-Cardinals, Weather-Permitting Game Three Open Thread

Brian Hickey — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:00:00 EDT

Tonight, Yovani Gallardo of the Brewers will face off against fake-ass Chris Carpenter of the Cardinals in a NLCS tied at one a piece. Gallardo isn't very good against the Cardinals, per a St. Louis newspaper and numbers. Meanwhile, Carpenter "has had hiccups" against the Brewers, per a Milwaukee newspaper and less damning numbers. More »

Your Cardinals-Brewers NLCS Game Two Open Thread

Dom Cosentino — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:00:00 EDT

At least baseball had a rainout excuse when it came to the unfortunate-for-ratings start time of this afternoon's Tigers-Rangers affair. It has nowhere to hide when it comes to tonight's next installment of the NLCS, which will attempt to compete directly for eyeballs with Monday Night Football—and at a time when the unbeaten Lions are playing. More »

Your Cardinals-Brewers NLCS Game One Open Thread

Brian Hickey — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 15:30:00 EDT

The Brewers and Cardinals faced off 18 times during the regular season, with each team winning nine. Since Aug. 30, though, the Cardinals took five of six. That stat matters. More »

If You Dare Approach Frank Beamer On The Football Field, The Virginia State Police Will Disappear You

Brian Hickey — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 09:30:00 EDT

Your morning roundup for Oct. 9, the day we learned they won't keep you in the clink very long after threatening to cook your friend's mom. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors. More »

This Year, Ryan Howard's Season-Ending At-Bat Resulted In Physical Injury

Brian Hickey — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 09:45:00 EDT

Your morning roundup for Oct. 8, the day we learn that it's best just to plead guilty when caught handing out semen-tainted yogurt at the market. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors. More »

Nyjer Morgan Celebrated The Brewers' Series Win With A Double "Fuck Yeah!" Live On TBS

Jack Dickey — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 21:12:00 EDT

The triumphant Brew Crew defeated Arizona, 3-2, in extras, and hooray for them—they won their first playoff series since 1982. Accordingly, Nyjer Morgan, everyone's favorite weirdo who delivered the winning hit, got nuts on Sam Ryan's mic. Haven't you heard, TBS? You can't script October. More »

Chris Young Just Made A Mays-Like Catch (Video)

Emma Carmichael — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 19:35:00 EDT

Chris Young stole one from Jerry Hairston on this catch in the sixth inning (although his initial route certainly helped make it so spectacular). The Brewers lead 2-1 in the middle of the seventh. More »

Nyjer Morgan Says The Brewers' Beast Mode Is Better Than Arizona's Corny Arm Snake Thing

Sports Radio Interviews — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:00:59 EDT

Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Plush goes HAM on the Cobra. More »

Let's Start Front-Row Amy's "Best Cleavage" Day With An Ode To All She, And It, Represents

Brian Hickey — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EDT

Lindsay Garric of OnMilwaukee.com has something to say about this "Front Row Amy" fever business. Here's a portion of it: More »

Whatever Nyjer Morgan Is On Right Now, We Want Some, Too

Emma Carmichael — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 18:50:00 EDT

Nyjer Morgan joined Dan ESPN2's son-and-pop show Dan Le Batard is Highly Questionable this afternoon. He adopted his Tony Plush persona for the interview, and also debuted Antonio Picante in celebration of the Le Batards' Cuban heritage. More »

Brewers Girl Promises To Bring Her "Best Cleavage" Tomorrow Night

Dom Cosentino — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:55:00 EDT

Arizona and Milwaukee are down to a fifth and deciding NLDS game at Miller Park, and our old friend "Front-Row Amy" (aka Brewers Girl) has let it be known she is ready to do her part. We look forward to seeing what she'll wear to draw the attention of Ian Kennedy, the Diamondbacks' projected starter, and to the screen grabs that no doubt will begin flooding our tips inbox once the first pitch is thrown. [via Twitter] More »

Here's Slow-Motion Video Of Brewers Girl Looking Down Her Shirt On Live TV

Brian Hickey — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 16:00:00 EDT

What is it with you tipsters? You slow down TBS footage of a Diamondback approaching the plate, calling it "That Brewers lady behind home plate," describing it as "Slo-mo, 23 seconds. Fun w/boobs" and expecting it to get posted? More »

Forgive Us For Overlooking The Brewers Fan Drinking Through A Horse Mask Last Night

Brian Hickey — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:45:00 EDT

Some good baseball last night. Hell, even the Milwaukee/Pittsburgh game mattered a little, in the sense that the Brewers now have home field in their NLDS. Tipster Steven F. was there to see it. But, he got distracted in the process of doing so. To wit: More »

Jose Reyes Is One Point Ahead Of Ryan Braun For The NL Batting Title With One Game To Play (UPDATE)

Jack Dickey — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:10:59 EDT

No Met has ever won a batting title, and Reyes is hitting .336, while Braun is hitting .335. More »

They Cried Tears Of Joy And Praised The Heavens When The Brewers Clinched A Division Title

Brian Hickey — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 10:00:00 EDT

Your morning roundup for Sept. 24, a day you no longer have to worry about getting hit by a falling satellite unless you already got hit, in which case wouldn't be reading this because you're not alive to fret. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors. More »

Now The Phillies Have Decided To Affect The Outcome Of Milwaukee's Sausage Races

Brian Hickey — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 10:30:00 EDT

"Before the top of the sixth began, [second baseman] Pete Orr forgot to look both ways when exiting the dugout and accidentally stepped in front of five racing sausages. He ducked between Polish and Italian but smacked into Hot Dog. The fans booed the sheepish Canadian, who smirked as an entire dugout burst into laughter." [Philadelphia Inquirer] More »

Nyjer Morgan Is Trying His Damnedest To Engage Albert Pujols In A Middle School Fight

Emma Carmichael — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:30:00 EDT

Just about a month ago, we heard from the local broadcast crews as they reacted to the last Brewers-Cardinals skirmish (they were predictably biased). Last night, the two teams clashed again, and loveable kite enthusiast Nyjer Morgan was—predictably—at the center of it all. More »

Milwaukee Brewers, Texas Tech Are Both Very Very Texas

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:40:00 EDT

It is always fun when athletes play dress-up, because the idea of tens of men all wearing the same uniform is a kind of dress-up anyway. The Brewers shed their road grays for flannel on their recent trip to Houston. It was all at the suggestion of manager Ron Roenicke, who got the idea of theme road trips from Joe Maddon. On Friday, the entire team descended on a local Western store, and bought up scores of big hats, big boots, big belt buckles, and lots and lots of flannel. More »

Yeah, Ryan Braun Is Still Hearing About His Failed Inside-The-Park Home Run Trot

Brian Hickey — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 22:30:00 EDT

Last night, it was video of Reggie Miller watching Ryan Braun of the Brewers falling face first after rounding third. More »

Watch Reggie Miller Watch Ryan Braun Trip And Fail To Complete An Inside-The-Park Home Run

Brian Hickey — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EDT

This video comes to you courtesy of the folks over at AwfulAnnouncing.com, who point out that retired hoopster Reggie Miller and active Brewer Ryan Braun are neighbors in California. Tonight, the former got to watch the latter complete seven-eighths of an inside-the-park home run before falling flat on his face, thus earning applause. More »

Found: Brewers Girl Is "Front-Row" Amy Williams, And She's Enjoying Getting To Know Deadspin's Readers

Jack Dickey — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:25:00 EDT

We dispatched the I-Team yesterday to solve the mystery of the lady who sits behind home plate at many Milwaukee Brewers games. A reader wanted to know who she was, presumably so she could spread her joy and Brewers fandom with the world at large. More »

I-Team: A Reader Wants To Know More About The Buxom Lass Behind Home Plate At Miller Park (UPDATE)

Jack Dickey — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 17:45:00 EDT

Reader Derek writes in with a pressing question for the trusty, oft-Pulitzer-worthy Deadspin I-Team: More »

Brewers Pitcher Fiddles With Scissors, Loses

Dom Cosentino — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 11:32:49 EDT

"Narveson was fiddling with his glove with a pair of scissors when the scissors somehow slipped and sliced his left thumb. That would be the thumb on his pitching hand. Eight stitches were needed to close the wound, Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said." [Sporting News] More »

Tony La Russa's Tortured, Petulant Justification For Plunking Ryan Braun, As Read By A 4-Year-Old Boy

Tommy Craggs — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 12:40:12 EDT

You can watch Tony La Russa try and fail to justify himself — he cycles through logical fallacies as if they were middle relievers in a 5-4 ballgame against the Reds — or you can watch young Mack Scocca-Ho capture the essence of La Russa's monologue in the video above. More »

How The Brewers' And Cardinals' Broadcast Crews Reacted To The Ryan Braun Plunking Last Night

Emma Carmichael — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 19:53:03 EDT

The Cardinals plunked the Brewers with a couple clauses of baseball's unwritten rules in an 8-7, extra-inning win last night. After Albert Pujols was hit in the hand by an errant Takashi Saito pitch in the top of the seventh, Cards pitcher Jason Motte twice threw at Ryan Braun, connecting on the second attempt with Braun's back. Predictably, the crews for Fox Sports Midwest (the Cards' broadcaster) and Fox Sports Wisconsin had rather different reactions to Motte's pitch. More »

Tony La Russa Doesn't Like The Way Brewers Fans Heckle Him

Dom Cosentino — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 16:55:00 EDT

"When they start cursing your family ... The funniest one was a guy said [sic], 'I hope you get shingles again.' That's just stupid." [Post-Dispatch] More »

Thankfully, Nyjer Morgan Has Continued Giving Postgame Interviews In Character

Jack Dickey — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 12:45:00 EDT

Yes, the Brewers have won seven in a row and opened up moderate leads on not-good-enough St. Louis and really-not-good-enough Pittsburgh, but that success isn't the most exciting thing in Milwaukee baseball. Nor is Prince Fielder's contract year or John Axford's mustache or the Yuniesky Betancourt experience. Rather, it's Nyjer Morgan and/or Tony Plush, Morgan's other persona, who's already given us a splendid postgame interview and a kite-flying escapade. More »

Blotto Teenage Brewers Fan Soils Himself And Falls Down Stairs At Miller Park

Jack Dickey — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 23:45:00 EDT

A few years back, the New York Times had a piece about Wisconsin's drinking problem. "When it comes to drinking, it seems, no state keeps pace with Wisconsin," they wrote. It was bad, they said, in large part because Wisconsin bars and restaurants allow minors to drink in the presence of parents or guardians. More »

Brewers Fan Tells Nyjer Morgan To Go Fly A Kite, So Nyjer Morgan Goes And Flies A Kite

Emma Carmichael — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:35:00 EDT

More evidence that Nyjer Morgan is a singular soul: Reader Todd responded to one of those tweets that public figures always release into the Twittersphere to make their followers feel acknowledged (this one: "Wat should ur boy do today?"), only this public figure (sure, why not?) happened to be Nyjer Morgan, baseball's eternally unabashed weirdo. More »

Milwaukee's Nyjer Morgan Provides The Post-Game Interview Of The Season

Emma Carmichael — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 13:00:00 EDT

Nyjer Morgan, the most glorious weirdo in Major League Baseball, put the Mets away with a walk-off double in the bottom of the ninth in Milwaukee last night. In his post-game interview with Fox Sports Wisconsin, Prince Fielder provided Morgan with a Gatorade bath, which this time around consisted entirely of Gatorade. The outfielder admitted that he'd thought the Brewers were leading when he connected — a statement that's totally supported by his look of genuine, joyful surprise as his teammates surround him in celebration. Mark it down before the next Verducci column: the new hitting technique is utter oblivion. More »

Trent Boras Will Probably Be The Most Disappointing Major Leaguer Of Scott Boras's Career

Emma Carmichael — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:00:00 EDT

Major League Baseball is merciful enough to not force its annual three-day draft onto us in the form of a television package deal with weeping grandmothers and incarcerated fathers. For that, we are grateful. But we'll admit that it would have made for great television to see Scott Boras react to Bud Selig's old club taking his son Trent in the draft today. More »