Fred Haney Would Not Be Amused

I am happy that I am not single. I am happy that I do not live in Milwaukee. I am especially happy that I am not a single man living in Milwaukee:

Gentlemen, do you have the right stuff to be a hip Milwaukee bachelor?

Face it: Milwaukeeans are a different breed. Your stuff should reflect that. And being a Milwaukeean, bachelor or not, means you wear your cheesehead pride like a badge (or a yellow triangular foam hat). If you’re unattached, there’s no better way of showing love for our area than by celebrating the great ways we spend our free time with your wardrobe and home furnishings. This week, I’m suggesting six items every single guy should have if he wants to be a first-class Brew City bachelor. Beginning today, a new item will be posted at noon each day through next Wednesday (except Monday) until the list is completed. Here’s the first one . . .

. . . No. 1: Milwaukee Braves memorabilia. What to get: Something vintage. A game-worn jersey might be costly, but baseball cards and promotional material, like ads or pocket schedules, are less pricey. If you can’t find something authentic, retro-styled pennants and hats are abundant. Avoid Hank Aaron items. Too cliché. Go for something from other key players, like Eddie Mathews, Lew Burdette, Bob Buhl or Billy Bruton. Just be prepared to explain who the player was.

I would wager several thousand dollars that the same tools who seek out a Bob Buhl jersey in order to pick up women in Milwaukee in 2009 are the same tools who sought out Atari t-shirts in order to pick up women in college in 1995. Neither gambit, I suspect, paid off in the form of an actual date.


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drewdat
14 years ago

Like what are you going to do with a pocket schedule?

“Excuse me, I just need to check what time this afternoon the Milwaukee Braves would be playing today if those capitalist dogs hadn’t stolen them from us 20 years before I was born/if we were trapped in a 50’s timewarp/I give up, I wonder if Shamwow has any contacts in Wisconsin?”

Andy L
14 years ago

I can assure you that women dress that way here too.  You see many women, frumpy and otherwise, dressed in Green Bay Packers 1998 NFC Champions sweatshirts and the like.

Obviously there are many exceptions, but I hope I don’t get dumped anytime soon.  There be some rough waters.

Alex Poterack
14 years ago

I would pay big money for a Bob Uecker Braves jersey.  Sadly, those things are harder to come by than you’d think…