By Andy Tarnoff Publisher Published Jun 19, 2008 at 3:02 PM

There are many, many people who know more about the Brewers than I do. I work with at least one.

But I think I'm pretty knowledgeable about my team, and at the game Wednesday night, I found myself cringing as a pair of misguided know-it-alls spouted off -- loudly -- about all things Brewers.

They were wrong about almost everything they said, and my friend Corey and I just sat there, rolling our eyes as their lame commentary became our personal and uninvited Brewers soundtracks.

Here are a few nuggets of their wisdom in action:

Loud guy number one: "You remember that guy who did the announcing at County Stadium? He sure was annoying how he would repeat the guy's last name. He'd be all, 'Fernando Vina ... Vina.' Whatever happened to that guy? I think he retired."

Of course, they were referring to the late, great Bob Betts. He was a classic and classy announcer, and I turned around and said, simply, "He died."

Loud guy number two: "Remember that year the Brewers had Richie Sexson and Scott Podsednik? That was a pretty good team."

I had to do a little research on that one, but they were referring to 2003, when the Brewers went 68-94, finishing in sixth place in the NL Central.

Ugh.

A little later, loud guy number one was back: "Why is Yost letting Sheets hit right now?"

Oh, I don't know ... maybe because there was only one out and Sheets had a low pitch count? When he drove in Mike Cameron, the guys piped down for an inning or so.

But then, loud guy number two chirped: "Oh no, you can't be serious! Don't bring in Brian Shouse now. That guy sucks."

He was referring to the situational lefty with a 1.23 ERA against southpaws. Not surprisingly, Shouse came in, threw five pitches and retired the side.

Finally we moved up a few rows for a little peace and quiet.

And hey, I'm glad to see people getting fired up about the Brewers, I really am.

But when you don't know what you're talking about, sit back, enjoy the game and pay attention. If you stop yapping for a moment, trying to impress your friend and the people all around you -- you might actually learn something. 

Andy is the president, publisher and founder of OnMilwaukee. He returned to Milwaukee in 1996 after living on the East Coast for nine years, where he wrote for The Dallas Morning News Washington Bureau and worked in the White House Office of Communications. He was also Associate Editor of The GW Hatchet, his college newspaper at The George Washington University.

Before launching OnMilwaukee.com in 1998 at age 23, he worked in public relations for two Milwaukee firms, most of the time daydreaming about starting his own publication.

Hobbies include running when he finds the time, fixing the rust on his '75 MGB, mowing the lawn at his cottage in the Northwoods, and making an annual pilgrimage to Phoenix for Brewers Spring Training.