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The Italian Sausage costume that is used during the “Sausage Race” at every Milwaukee Brewers home game was returned to a bar Wednesday after it was reported missing earlier in the day, and it sounds like the people who stole it had themselves quite the sausage fest.

People claiming to be responsible for the “prank” emailed USA Today to detail their experience with the costume. The pranksters told USA Today that six people were involved — five women and one man — ranging from 26-55 years old. They even wrote a pun-filled note about what they called “Weenie Gate” which they attached to the costume when they returned it.

“Sorry I’m such a sauced weenie. You probably think I’m the wurst,” the note states. “I started feeling the heat as the police began to ketchup by connecting the links. I know it was a greasy move so here I am. Donate the mustard and drink the beer. Take me back to the Land of the Brew… Much Love, ur Cedarburg Crew.”

USA Today has some photos of the thieves partying at bars while wearing the sausage costume. You can see one below:

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The Milwaukee Brewers are seriously considering making a run at free agent Josh Hamilton, CBS Sports’ Jon Heyman reports.

Hamilton’s two-year, $24 million deal with the Texas Rangers is expiring, and the outfielder will be one of the more interesting free agent cases we’ve seen in years.

The Brewers reportedly are interested, and Milwaukee believes they have an advantage over most clubs.

Milwaukee’s hitting coach is Johnny Narron, who served as Hamilton’s “accountability partner” with the Rangers and Reds from 2007-2011.

Narron was hoping for a better job in baseball, and he received that opportunity from the Brewers. It was with his assistance that Hamilton developed into an All-Star and won AL MVP in 2010.

Without Narron around, Hamilton had some troubles throughout the year. He had an alcohol relapse in February, reportedly struggled with caffeine problems, and infamously began slumping when he attempted to quit chewing tobacco. Rangers owner and president Nolan Ryan criticized the timing of Hamilton’s decision to attempt to quit. Ryan was also critical of Hamilton when the slugger struggled at the plate in July.

It seems like the Rangers are willing to let Hamilton leave in free agency and, based on the boos he received, it seems like the fans won’t miss him, either. Big-market teams like the Los Angeles Dodgers, Angels, and Boston Red Sox reportedly will not be interested. The San Francisco Giants could be interested, and you can never count out the New York Yankees (though Hamilton in NYC would be a nightmare). Milwaukee has offered $100-million contracts to other players in free agency in the past, so they might be willing to do it again.

Hamilton’s past issues with addictions, coupled with his erratic health, could make teams leery of making a big financial commitment to him. That might just open things up for a team like the Brewers.

Photo: Matthew Emmons-US PRESSWIRE

Umpires argue with managers and players all the time. It happens every day in the majors, but very rarely do we see an instance where multiple umpires are engaged in entirely separate arguments simultaneously. On Sunday, three of the guys in blue found themselves arguing separate calls at the same time.

With the bases loaded and the Brewers leading the Nationals 3-2, Milwuakee’s Norichika Aoki dropped down a squeeze bunt that was picked up by Washington pitcher Gio Gonzalez. Gonzalez’s throw to first nearly pulled Steve Lombardozzi off the bag, but the replay showed he was able to maintain contact long enough to get the out. The ump called the runner safe, and that’s where argument number one began.

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Since August, the Milwaukee Brewers have been riding a “beast mode” theme to their offense. When players get hits, they put their arms up like they’re monsters scaring children in the movie Monsters, Inc.

Prince Fielder is the player who started the whole “beast mode” theme for the Brewers (read the entire story behind it here). When his team faced a do-or-die Game 5 against the D-Backs, they broke out all the stops. They dressed a stuffed animal of “Sully” from Monsters, Inc. in a Brewers jersey and celebrated with it on the field and in the clubhouse following the Game 5 win over Arizona.

The entire idea may seem silly — and it is — but it’s fun little things like this that help teams build chemistry. The Angels had the Rally Monkey, the Cardinals have a rally squirrel, and the Brewers have their beast mode. Hey, it works.

There is nothing worse than searching for the remote control when you’re sitting down to a long, relaxing stretch of television-watching.  For one thing, how are you going to get the right channel as soon as you sit down?  Those new cable and satellite boxes are way too confusing to control manually.  Plus, there are way too many channels to cruise these days. Even the most technologically savvy person could struggle navigating the remote. It becomes especially difficult when you’re 97 years old.

According to WestAllisNOW.com via CBSSports.com’s Eye on Baseball Blog, a 97-year-old Brewers fan called 911 on Sept. 26 to report his TV remote stolen.  That means all of this went down pre-playoffs, which makes this seasoned veteran even more of a hardcore Brew Crew fan than you might imagine.  As we have seen before, there are some pretty committed Brewers fans out there.  This guy could be No. 1.

Best of all: The remote was recovered when police arrived to the man’s house, so he was able to proceed with watching the game.  Those of you who are thinking that calling 911 is the proper way to find a lost clicker may have to think again. If the gentleman in question wasn’t 97 years old, something tells me he would have found himself in some trouble.  However, I’m only speculating. If that’s something you think might work, knock yourself out.

It’s tough to believe it has been almost 25 years since a member of the Milwaukee Brewers was featured exclusively on the cover of Sports Illustrated. Actually, no it’s not.  The Brewers have not been very good in recent history.  Since 1987, they have had only five winning seasons.  They made the playoffs once during that span — in 2008 — and won only one game.  Simply put, there hasn’t been much to talk about in Milwaukee since the 1980s.

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Love him or hate him, Nyjer Morgan is one of baseball’s most eccentric personalities.  The guy is a certified nut job.  He also happens to be a damn good player on a first-place team, which is why the fans in Milwaukee have grown to love him.

While the Brewers are currently one of the best teams in baseball and headed for a playoff appearance, they still only rank 10th in average attendance.  Realizing that many of their fans come to see Morgan’s crazy interviews and unmatched passion for the game, the Brewers have decided to give away “Tony Plush Rally Towels” on Friday, Sept. 9 against the Phillies.  The image to the right shows you what the towel will look like, as passed along by the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with the concept of Tony Plush, you can read a great explanation here.  Tony Plush is Morgan’s self-proclaimed alter ego.  Since he is supposedly a fairly calm dude off the field, it makes sense for Nyjer to have an alter ego and claim it to be responsible for outbursts like this and borderline obscene gestures like this.  His antics are quirky and sometimes controversial, but a giveaway like this proves that the Brewers want Morgan to keep it coming.