ESPN: The Face of the Franchise

[Brian the Automator]

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I was fortunate enough to be asked by ESPN to participate in this segment... my response will be online on Wednesday. Vote for who you think the Face of the Franchise is. (click on the Brewers logo on the left).

[BrewCrewForever]

That is so cool that they asked you Brian. Your big time.

 

I voted for Prince, although I think Braun may be here longer and better in the long run. Right now Prince is our face.

[Fatter than Joey]

Congrats Brian -- I offer:

 

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[bullox]

That's awesome Brian, congrats.

 

I voted Uecker.

[patrickgpe]

Id go with Sheets, only cause of his longevity with the team. Uecker is not as much as a national figure as he was earlier in his career so I do not think he can be the face of the franchise. When he had his own tv show, was in movies, and was on carson all the time, you may of had a point. When healthy he has been one of the best starters in the nl for a few seasons, this is prince's breakout year, but I am not ready to call him the face of the franchise just yet.

[razzzorsharp]

So help me Brian, if you pick those sausages, I am coming to find you....

[Brian the Automator]

Luckily for me, I didn't choose the sausages.

[brewers19]

Gotta go with Uecker on this one.

[SnapFan1]

My vote would be Sheets. Unfortunately he is not available. Fielder and Braun are too young and have not been there long enough. Plus, I think Fielder will be gone when his contract is up. Billy Hall just is not the face to me. Nor are Uecker nor the Sausages. When I think of the Brewers, I think of the players, not the announcer nor a mascot.

[davego]

How about Shouse?

[thablingster]

I voted Uecker. From the most knowledgeable fan to a fan who doesn't know much about baseball at all, almost everyone has heard of Uecker and associates him with the Brewers.

 

And you mean to tell me they didn't know Kevin Mench's nickname was Shrek, or Cordero's was CoCo, or Turnbow was D-Bow? What about the Hebrew Hammer? http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/laugh.gif

[BrewCrewForever]

Jenkins? Not on there, but I would have voted him if he was.

[Team Canada]

Rob Neyer's submission sounds awfully dated now..

[Brian the Automator]

Yeah, we submitted these things back in like June, if I recall correctly.

[RightFieldCoder]

Chad Moeller?

[brettac1]

Aren't these about right???

 

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[Crewin06]

Ned Yost

 

Anybody??

anybody??

No??

OK

[JimH5]

The face of the franchise is an expressionless one with a distant stare. It's the same face as the guy who now has to accept the fact that the magic has left his relationship, and there's no getting it back. Or maybe its the guy who was passed up for a promotion at work. Maybe he props his chin up with his hand. He's not enraged--there's no energy left for that. He's just accepted that his lot in life is someone who is destined to tolerate the joy of others while he has none.

 

While his face is vacant and blank, he can have some solace that there isn't a single drop of urine soaking his pants.

 

Not this year. . .

[dvoiss]

This is a no brainer. It's clerly Uecker.

[razzzorsharp]

Sadly for the Brewers the face of the Brewers right now is still Robin Yount. He is until someone takes that role from him.

[BuckyTuba]

I was cruising around ESPN and I found your name. I nearly wet myself. "I KNOW THAT GUY!"

[SeriesFinale]

The face of the franchise is an expressionless one with a distant stare. It's the same face as the guy who now has to accept the fact that the magic has left his relationship, and there's no getting it back. Or maybe its the guy who was passed up for a promotion at work. Maybe he props his chin up with his hand. He's not enraged--there's no energy left for that. He's just accepted that his lot in life is someone who is destined to tolerate the joy of others while he has none.

 

While his face is vacant and blank, he can have some solace that there isn't a single drop of urine soaking his pants.

 

Not this year. . .

Nice. Good post/av, too

 

Anyway , my vote is for Ueck...his ruddy features even strike me as the Brewers personified if we wanna get literal.

[Sepolevne]

I voted for Prince, and I think it's a good thing that Prince is having the year he is. You have to figure in years past, the Sausages would have been first or second. I doubt the casual baseball fan knows any Brewers players besides Prince or maybe CoCo. But you ask anyone from Kansas City, Tampa, Detroit, Seattle, or some other team that really never plays the Brewers, the first thing they'll think of is the Sausages.

 

Edit: I mean look at the ESPN Magazine article. What was in there besides Prince? The Sausages. The face of your franchise, at least to me, is the most recognizable player/thing.

[WV Brew]

I went with Uecker. Nobody has done more to promote the team. Gotta be Bartman for the Cubs.

[Brian the Automator]

Bumping, as my vote was posted today.