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It’s like Yoda teaching Luke, only if Yoda was still in his prime and Luke used his lightsaber far more than necessary
Published 7/16/2008 by Steve at Brewers! Brewers! Keep Turnin' Up the Heat!
Posted by Steve From today’s JS article about the Brewers in the All-Star Game: One player Braun immediately sought out was St. Louis first baseman Albert Pujols, another “hated” divisional foe who turned out to be a willing dispenser of advice on various topics.“I’m trying to learn as much as I can,” Braun said. “I talked to him about plate discipline, stuff like that. It’s definitely a learning experience. There are so many great players here.” Here’s hoping that was an in-depth, multifaceted PujolSeminar.

I Need My Team's Players To Hate All Players From Other Teams
Published 7/16/2008 by Matt (noreply@blogger.com) at Chuckie Hacks
A very disturbing piece by Tom Haudricourt in today's J-S. Ryan Braun: "It turns out that all the Cubs are kind of nice guys," the Milwaukee Brewers leftfielder said. "That's unfortunate. I thought it would be easy to dislike them." Did you talk to Big Z, Ryan? He's crazy. Everyone says so. Plus lots of Cubs fans hate Alfonso Soriano - was he nice too? Or was he selfish with poor plate discipline, which is what I hear from Cubs fans who really know that guy? Corey Hart: "....you realize how friendly the guys are. I got to talk to (Cubs outfielder Kosuke) Fukudome and he's a ...