This year's Major League All-Star Game in St. Louis will have an Appleton flavor as five players in next Tuesdays game made a minor league stop in Appleton. The Phillies Raul Ibanez and Cardinals Ryan Franklin played for the Appleton Foxes and will be on the National League squad. The Angels Brian Fuentes, Seattle's Felix Hernandez, and Baltimore's Adam Jones all played for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers and have made the All-Star roster.
Lambeau #1
July 7, 2009 By
A recent ESPN study found that Lambeau Field is the best place to watch a game in all of professional sports. ESPN the Magazine rated Lambeau as the best overall game experience for the 2 nd straight year and 4 th time in five season. The magazine ranked all 122 professional sports venues in the United States. As a whole the Packers franchise was ranked 13 th overall and 2 nd to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL. The study also found that the Milwaukee Brewers were the 7 th best professional sports franchise to watch in sports
Brewers Host St. Louis…Braun in Hot Water
July 7, 2009 By
The Brewers open up a six game homestand with three games against the NL Central Leading Cardinals tonight at Miller Park. The Brewers trail the Cardinals by 1 games in the division heading into the series opener tonight. The Brewers are 5-5 over their last ten games and lost their division lead, but Ken Macha isn't pushing the panic button yet. The Brewers pitching staff has struggled over the last few weeks, and All-Star Ryan Braun knows that GM Doug Melvin is doing his best to get the team some help. Yovani Gallardo gets the start tonight against the Cardinals Adam Wainwright.
Prince Fielder has been selected to represent the National League in the Home Run Derby next week at the All-Star Game in St. Louis. The Cardinals Albert Pujols, San Diego's Adrian Gonzalez, and the Phillies Ryan Howard round out the NL squad.
Brewers GM Doug Melvin is apparently upset with Ryan Braun for making comments about the team's pitching after Sunday's loss to the Cubs. Braun basically said Melvin needed to go out and get some pitching help to make the Brewers legitimate contenders. Melvin told the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel on Monday that Braun's statements were inappropriate.
Listen/Download: Ken Macha on Brewers 5-5 recent record. :21
WAICU prez promotes private college week
July 7, 2009 By
An emphasis to counteract the negativism about private colleges.
They're not as expensive as one might think, so says the head of the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities ( WAICU ), who invites potential students to attend the annual Wisconsin Private College Week .
"This is an opportunity to go to a campus, eat the cafeteria food, meet with a professor, talk to a financial aid office, and see if it's a good fit for you."
WAICU President and CEO Rolf Wegenke, Ph.D., says if you don't have a job, you might want to think about getting the education you were putting off. He says it's a great way to climb out of the recession. Wegenke adds, if you're one of the many adults who will work while getting that education, they can accommodate you.
"Private colleges in the state were the first all the way back to the 1970s to address the needs of adult learners. So they started weekend and evening programs. Fully 40% of our 59,000 students are over the age of 25. That means they are working adults."
Wegenke says they'll wave application fees for students who attend Private College Week. And, he notes, you will qualify for a "go grant," which is $2,500 applied to tuition if you enroll in any private college. Also, Wegenke emphasizes their generous financial aid packages and small class sizes.
Private college week is July 13-18.
NOTE: Prospective students would need to sign up on the website in order to qualify for the chance to win one of two $2,500 Go Grants to help pay for college.
