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Last Day To Sign Up For Brookston Baseball

March 27, 2011

There are six spots left in Brookston League Baseball, a rotisserie fantasy league for the 2011 season. But hurry up, the league will draft tomorrow, so sign up today if you want to play along. In order to join the league, go to game front page, click the “Sign Up Now” or “Get Another Team” [...]

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Marzen Madness Reminder: Sign Up Today To Play

March 10, 2011

If you’d like to play along and try to pick the winners for this year’s March Madness, I’ve set up a bracket game through Yahoo which I call “Märzen Madness.” It doesn’t look like there’s a limit to the number of people who can play, so sign up today and you can make your picks [...]

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Play Marzen Madness 2011

March 3, 2011

I confess I’m not the biggest fan of college basketball, but that doesn’t stop me from enjoying March Madness every year. Similar to fantasy football, I’ve set up a bracket game through Yahoo which I call “Märzen Madness.” It doesn’t look like there’s a limit to the number of people who can play, so sign [...]

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Brookston Football Pool Winners

February 7, 2011

With a most satisfying conclusion to the Super Bowl yesterday, the winners of the Brookston Football Pools 2010 have been decided. Congratulations to everyone who played this year, the winners are: Pick ‘Em League nighthops (174) Austin Hopheads (165) TIE: Beerguy101, HoldFastBrewery (160) TIE: The Beer Runners, bbbilly, GreenMachine-MWA, OakshireMatt (158) Piranha Pale Riders (157) [...]

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Wisconsin Food Pyramid

February 6, 2011

I imagine the “Wisconsin Food Pyramid” was originally meant to be derogatory, but what could be a better meal for a football game than sausages (cooked in beer), cheese and beer? That’s what I’m having at my Super Bowl party, along with chips, pretzels and more cheese. And Sean Paxton, the Homebrew Chef, has promised [...]

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ABI To Include Stella Artois In Super Bowl Ads

January 21, 2011

Anheuser-Busch traditionally pulls out all the tops for the Super Bowl, one of the most-watched television events of the year, especially for their core demographic. And that looks to be true for this year’s game, as well. But according to a report from Advertising Age yesterday, they’ll be trying something new this year. The biggest [...]

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Who Is The Super Bowl For?

November 15, 2010

This season’s Super Bowl is still three months away and we’re only half way through the 2010/11 NFL football season. This next Super Bowl at North Texas Stadium, the new Dallas Cowboy’s place, will be played on February 6, 2011. But already I’ve received three e-mails from the Marin Institute with their now annual screed [...]

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ABI Suing Baseball Over Exclusive Beer Rights

November 12, 2010

Today in U.S. District Court, for the Southern District of New York, Anheuser-Busch InBev filed a lawsuit asking for a declaratory judgment against Major League Baseball. In “Anheuser-Busch, Inc. v. Major League Baseball Properties, Inc.,” ABI alleges that MLB “reneged on a renewal of its beer sponsorship rights this year and demanded ‘exponentially higher’ fees.” [...]

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Beer In Ads #233: Stroh’s Beer Salutes The World Champions

November 1, 2010

With the World Series ending in a Giants victory tonight, this will be the last baseball ad, at least for now. It’s for Stroh’s Beer and celebrates the Detroit Tigers winning the World Series in 1968 (though the ad ran the following year, in 1969).

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The World Series At 21st Amendment

October 31, 2010

In an effort to help the Giants win for the last win in Game 2 — and being superstitious — I met an old friend of mine from Pennsylvania (actually we were in kindergarten together, making him my oldest friend) who was in town on business Thursday. We met at the 21st Amendment Brewery to [...]

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Beer In Ads #231: Leo Durocher For Rheingold

October 31, 2010

With the World Series and baseball ads plus Halloween this weekend, I’m doubling up on ads so I can highlight both baseball and Halloween-themed ones. Today’s baseball ad is from 1942 and features baseball legend Leo Durocher, when he was a manager for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Durocher is saying that “My beer is Rheingold — [...]

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Beer In Ads #227: Schlitz The Ump

October 29, 2010

Friday’s beer and baseball ad is the ninth one featured going into the World Series. The ad is from 1951 and is for Schlitz. It features two players — or perhaps managers? — arguing about something while the ump keeps on smiling, as he pours himself a bottle of Schlitz.

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Beer In Ads #226: Narragansett, Go For Two!

October 28, 2010

Thursday’s beer and baseball ad is the eighth one featured going into the World Series. The ad is from 1968 and is for Narragansett Beer. The spokeswoman is wearing a Boston Red Sox cap and urging customer to “Go For Two!” Just like the San Francisco Giants tonight.

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Beer In Ads #225: Falstaff, This Is The One

October 27, 2010

Wednesday’s beer and baseball ad is the seventh one featured going into the World Series. The ad is our second for Falstaff and appropriately mentions the seventh inning stretch. The ad is from 1963 and starts out with “For your Light-hearted moments … This is the One.” I can’t tell if the ad is photographed [...]

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Beer In Ads #224: Falstaff Double Play With The White Sox

October 26, 2010

Tuesday we feature the sixth baseball-themed add, which will continue through the World Series. The ad is for Falstaff and the Chicago White Sox. It’s most likely from 1971-75, because as far as I can tell those are the only years that the Sox used red and white in the way its shown in the [...]

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Beer In Ads #223: National Premium Beer & The Orioles

October 25, 2010

Monday we feature the fifth baseball-themed add, which will continue through the World Series. The ad is for Baltimore’s National Bohemian and specifically National Premium Beer. It’s hard to tell when the ad is from, because it shows a lot of old baseball memorabilia for the Baltimore Orioles. It’s at least after my childhood favorite [...]

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