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I have a new favorite former Brewer. It had been a Robin Yount/Paul Molitor combo until last week. My new favorite former Brewer is Larry Hisle. Larry Hisle calls his life "nothing special" but he is making new fans every day in the Milwaukee area, even though it has been 25 years since he played his last game in the Big Leagues. That was 1982...as a member of the most beloved Brewers team in franchise history. He played in only nine games that year and didn't contribute much (2 HR, 5 RBI). But only five years prior to '82, he was one of the most productive players in the big leagues. During Larry's two All-Star years, ('77 in Minnesota, '78 in Milwaukee) he drove in a combined 234 runs and hit 62 long balls. Those are the stats. For me, the most important production came after his time as a player when he began his work in the Brewers Community Relations Department.

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