In this Nov. 7 episode of OnMilwaukee's Postgame Tailgate podcast, sports editor Jimmy Carlton and pop culture editor Matt Mueller talk to Matt's dad, 620 WTMJ radio host Gene Mueller, about the Bucks' trade for Eric Bledsoe and the Packers' loss to the Lions. Also, Intern John joins/interrupts the show to talk about how great Boston sports teams are!
What did the guys think of Milwaukee sending Greg Monroe and draft picks to Phoenix for Bledsoe, the Suns' talented-but-disgruntled point guard? How does the deal affect the team, the roster, the future, Jabari Parker and the Bucks' playoff expectations? Then, they dive into Green Bay's Week 9 loss to Detroit. How much blame belongs on Mike McCarthy? How much is on Brett Hundley? And how much is on Dom Capers and that defense? What changes need to be made going forward, and how will the Packers' next six weeks play out? Jimmy, Matt and Gene answer all those questions and more. Plus, Intern John likes the Patriots!
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Born in Milwaukee but a product of Shorewood High School (go ‘Hounds!) and Northwestern University (go ‘Cats!), Jimmy never knew the schoolboy bliss of cheering for a winning football, basketball or baseball team. So he ditched being a fan in order to cover sports professionally - occasionally objectively, always passionately. He's lived in Chicago, New York and Dallas, but now resides again in his beloved Brew City and is an ardent attacker of the notorious Milwaukee Inferiority Complex.
After interning at print publications like Birds and Blooms (official motto: "America's #1 backyard birding and gardening magazine!"), Sports Illustrated (unofficial motto: "Subscribe and save up to 90% off the cover price!") and The Dallas Morning News (a newspaper!), Jimmy worked for web outlets like CBSSports.com, where he was a Packers beat reporter, and FOX Sports Wisconsin, where he managed digital content. He's a proponent and frequent user of em dashes, parenthetical asides, descriptive appositives and, really, anything that makes his sentences longer and more needlessly complex.
Jimmy appreciates references to late '90s Brewers and Bucks players and is the curator of the unofficial John Jaha Hall of Fame. He also enjoys running, biking and soccer, but isn't too annoying about them. He writes about sports - both mainstream and unconventional - and non-sports, including history, music, food, art and even golf (just kidding!), and welcomes reader suggestions for off-the-beaten-path story ideas.
