Not only did the Milwaukee Brewers feature an MVP of their own in 2011, they also landed another MVP to their roster in 2012: Green Bay Packers Quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
In February, the Brewers and Aaron Rodgers joined forces to film a series of television spots promoting the 2012 Brewers. Numerous players appeared in the spots, including the Brewers 2011 National League MVP Ryan Braun. Five spots include Rodgers, while several others feature only Brewers players.
The first of the five Rodgers spots – "3-Step Drop" – was released today, along with several other Brewers 2012 television commercials ("Translation," "Big Numbers" and "Radio Control").
"We have established a partnership with Aaron Rodgers, and these television spots showcase Aaron's wit and sense of humor," said Brewers Chief Operating Officer Rick Schlesinger.
The spot released today (3-Step Drop) features an unusual pitching delivery by Rodgers with Doug Melvin and Ron Roenicke observing from the stands.
Approximately every three weeks, a new spot featuring Rodgers will be released.
The production of all of the 2012 Brewers television spots was handled by the creative team of 2-Story Creative and Metaphystico. The shoot occurred in late February at the Brewers Spring Training facility in Maryvale, Arizona.
The spots can be viewed at brewers.com/2012tv.
Jim Owczarski is an award-winning sports journalist and comes to Milwaukee by way of the Chicago Sun-Times Media Network.
A three-year Wisconsin resident who has considered Milwaukee a second home for the better part of seven years, he brings to the market experience covering nearly all major and college sports.
To this point in his career, he has been awarded six national Associated Press Sports Editors awards for investigative reporting, feature writing, breaking news and projects. He is also a four-time nominee for the prestigious Peter J. Lisagor Awards for Exemplary Journalism, presented by the Chicago Headline Club, and is a two-time winner for Best Sports Story. He has also won numerous other Illinois Press Association, Illinois Associated Press and Northern Illinois Newspaper Association awards.
Jim's career started in earnest as a North Central College (Naperville, Ill.) senior in 2002 when he received a Richter Fellowship to cover the Chicago White Sox in spring training. He was hired by the Naperville Sun in 2003 and moved on to the Aurora Beacon News in 2007 before joining OnMilwaukee.com.
In that time, he has covered the events, news and personalities that make up the PGA Tour, LPGA Tour, Major League Baseball, the National Football League, the National Hockey League, NCAA football, baseball and men's and women's basketball as well as boxing, mixed martial arts and various U.S. Olympic teams.
Golf aficionados who venture into Illinois have also read Jim in GOLF Chicago Magazine as well as the Chicago District Golfer and Illinois Golfer magazines.
