Sports - Nov. 5, 2009
With World Series over, Brewers will get to work
Now that the Yankees have defeated the Phillies, captured their 27th championship and are planning their victory parade, the rest of the baseball world will begin making off-season plans. For the Brewers, the "to do" list includes deciding which veteran free agents to retain and the almost never-ending pursuit of quality pitching.
Tags: brewers, world series, yankees, doug melvin

Sports - Oct. 29, 2009
Taking a mini-vacation at the Fall Classic
If you had a chance to attend Game 1 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium, would you go? Even if you didn't have a rooting interest in either team? Of course you would ...
Tags: world series, yankees, phillies, game 1

Sports - Aug. 12, 2009
Prediction: mediocrity with bouts of brilliance and futility
As a sports fan, I've become accustomed to mediocrity. So, as I read your talkbacks to Dave Begel's column this week about the Brewers' chances of turning things around this season, I'm reminded of why I like the teams I do.
Tags: Brewers, Mets, Yankees, Manchester United, Dave Begel

Sports - March 31, 2009
Yankees' excess makes it easy to root against them
The baseball season is almost upon us, and sports columnist Dave Begel is fixated on two things. One is that the Brewers surprise us all by being good again. The other is that the Yankees pay the price for their ridiculous excess by falling flat on their face. Begel isn't talking about coming close and missing. He's talking about a record of something like 62-100.
Tags: yankees, jeter, a-rod, doug melvin, mark attanasio, cc sabathia, a.j. burnett, mark teixeira

Sports - Feb. 16, 2009
Closeout -- 90% off all Jets sports team wear
Milwaukee's love affair with the Jets was brief. One lackluster season long, in fact. Having spent roughly half my life in New York City and half in Milwaukee, I never saw much love for either city in the other. So, seeing Jets jerseys in local shops was about as eye-opening as finding Brewers gear and cheesehead hats in Times Square.
Tags: Packers, Jets, Favre, Mets, Yankees, sports fans

Arts & Entertainment - May 4, 2009
Our WGN Debut
Saturday May 2nd, 2009 - Chicago, IL    Jerry’s Kidders made their debut on WGN radio this morning to little fanfare, and that’s exactly how we wanted it. We slid in the back door and it was all over with before anyone knew it. We didn’t get any complaint calls and ...
Tags: WGN, Yankees