by Rich Watson
When you think of Milwaukee, you think of beer. (That and seventies retro-themed sitcoms.) Since 1840, the Midwestern city has specialized in producing suds from over seventy breweries and over a hundred brewing companies, including Miller, Pabst and Schlitz.
After the Braves headed south to Atlanta, it wasn’t long before a new baseball team took their place: the Pilots, exiled from Seattle after only one year in existence. In 1970, they were renamed the Brewers and played in the Braves’ old ballpark, Milwaukee County Stadium.
All they lacked was a mascot.
