Brewers Fan Loses Bet; Forced to go Homeless

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 Brewers Fan Loses Bet; Forced to go Homeless
The Milwaukee Brewers’ 83 wins in 2007 was the franchise’s most since 1992. While the season was considered a success by many, the Brew Crew still fell two wins short of the pennant winning Chicago Cubs and more importantly to Chris Jollay, four wins short of the Philadelphia Phillies. WUSA9.COM tells the story of Jollay, a 36 year-old Brewers fan who lives in Alexandria, ... [link]

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Man Loses Phillies-Brewers Bet and Goes Homeless For a Week [Major League Baseball]
Published 7/18/2008 by Clay Travis at Deadspin
... when it was cold...made the nights go faster." What could Jollay have won if the Brewers had finished with more wins than the Phillies? Per WUSA 9: "I would have gotten to move in with [Christman's] wife. She'd have to cook me dinner and I'd go to her slumber parties and [Christman would] move into my place," Jollay says. Touche. Local man loses bet and goes homeless [WUSA 9] Jollay goes homeless [Steve Heckman Online] Brewers fan loses bet; forced to go homeless [SportsbyBrooks] ...

BREWERS FANS HOPELESS AND HOMELESS
Published 7/18/2008 at With Leather
... Two guys in D.C. had a bet going on which of their favorite teams, the Milwaukee Brewers and the Philadelphia Phillies, would have a better record during the 2007 season. The Phillies finished four games ahead of the Brew Crew, so in accordance with their wager, Chris Jollay had to live on the streets for a week, therefore increasing the District's ironic homeless population to 23. There are a lot of those in Northwest apparently. ...

Milwaukee Brewers Fan Goes Homeless For His Team After Losing A Bet
Published 7/18/2008 at FanIQ Blog
... would have happened Jollay actually won the bet? "I would have gotten to move in with [Christman's] wife. She'd have to cook me dinner and I'd go to her slumber parties and [Christman would] move into my place," Jollay says. Hmmm. I might be going out on a limb here, but I don't think Jollay got a real fair shake here. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go run naked around a house. [HT: SPORTSbyBROOKS via WUSA9]

Blog Jam: Upgrading The Oregon Football Jerseys
Published 7/29/2008 by Tim Hammer at SPORTSbyBROOKS
CAMPUS SQUEEZE goes Mr. Blackwell on college football fashion, listing the “The 11 Ugliest College Football Jerseys.” Oregon’s hideous jerseys can be upgraded simply by adding this young lady to their roster, not only will she help improve the look of the team but she’s also got the tools to run the spread offense.   For all you Brewers fans who have been too busy keeping track of Brett Favre’s text messaging habits or living as a homeless person on the streets of Washington D.C. JIM POWELL’S WEB EXCLUSIVE BLOG ...

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