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Eighteen teams have all hosted an all-star game at least twice since the Mets last did: Atlanta Braves ( 1972 and 2000 ), Chicago White Sox ( 1983 and 2003 ), Cincinnati Reds ( 1970 and 1988 ), Cleveland Indians ( 1981 and 1997 ), Detroit Tigers ( 1971 and 2005 ), Houston Astros ( 1968, 1986, and 2004 ), Kansas City Royals ( 1973 and 2012 ), Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim ( 1967, 1989, and 2010 ), Milwaukee Brewers ( 1975 and 2002 ), Minnesota Twins ( 1965, 1985, and 2014 ), New York Yankees ( 1977 and 2008 ), Philadelphia Phillies ( 1976 and 1996 ), Pittsburgh Pirates ( 1974, 1994, and 2006 ), San Diego Padres ( 1978 and 1992 ), San Francisco Giants ( 1984 and 2007 ), Seattle Mariners ( 1979 and 2001 ), and St. Louis Cardinals ( 1966 and 2009 ), and Washington Senators / Texas Rangers ( 1969 and 1995 ).
Before then, he worked for WTMJ-AM ( 620 ) in Milwaukee as the host of the station's daily sports show, hosted pregame and halftime shows for the Green Bay Packers, and was a co-host on a hot stove league show on the Brewers ' radio network.

Brewers and their
Brewers of modern dopplebocks often add "- ator " to their beer's name as a signpost of the style ; there are 200 "- ator " doppelbock names registered with the German patent office.
Brewers in Bohemia ( today's Czech Republic ) generally named a beer after their town with the suffix " er.
Cubs pitchers gave up a total of 26 hits in their 18 to 1 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers.
The Tigers played their first game as a major league team at home against the Milwaukee Brewers on April 25, 1901, with 10, 000 fans at Bennett Park.
The Brewers were part of the American League from their creation as an expansion club in 1969 through the 1997 season, after which they moved to the National League Central Division.
In 2008, the Brewers achieved their first postseason berth in the 26 years since their World Series appearance as the wildcard team in the National League.
On September 23, 2011, the Milwaukee Brewers clinched their first division title in 29 years.
Harry Dalton was hired as the club's General Manager and he, in turn, hired Baltimore Orioles pitching coach George Bamberger as the Brewers ' third manager in their brief history.
Because of the team's slugging ability and the nickname of their manager Bamberger, the Brewers were nicknamed " Bambi's Bombers.
As 1980 began, the Brewers and their fans were optimistic about becoming pennant winners, but the team scuffled during the season, partially due to manager George Bamberger suffering a heart attack and having to be replaced by Buck Rodgers.
Many point to the lack of a bullpen for their downfall, as the Brewers had the lead in five of the seven games.
The Brewers had many individual accomplishments during their two playoff years, as both in 1981 and 1982, Brewer players won both the AL MVP and Cy Young awards, with Rollie Fingers winning both awards in 1981, and Robin Yount winning the MVP and Pete Vuckovich winning the Cy Young in 1982.
The Brewers were in contention to repeat in 1983, but the team fell on a rough September to finish in 4th place with an 87 75 record, their last winning season until 1987.
Part of the reason for the Brewers ' fall in 1983 was the absence of three main parts of their pennant-winning club the year before.
In 1992, reminiscent of the resurgence which greeted Trebelhorn's arrival in 1987, the Brewers rallied behind the leadership of rookie manager Phil Garner and posted their best record since their World Series year in 1982, finishing the season 92 70 and in second place, four games behind that year's eventual World Champion Toronto Blue Jays.
1992 proved to be the end of an era for the Brewers, as teammates Robin Yount, Paul Molitor, and Jim Gantner, who had been together since 1978 would go their separate ways, as Molitor left the Brewers for the Toronto Blue Jays, Gantner retired, and Yount would only last one more season before retiring in 1993.
As 1990s came to a close, the Brewers were on their way to becoming a perennial doormat.
With the Brewers having joined the National League, it was now necessary for their pitchers to take batting practice, because the NL has a no DH rule.
While the Brewers ' new park was a hit, the club itself was not successful playing in it, as the Brewers finished the season even worse than their previous seasons, going 68 94 in their first season at Miller Park.

Brewers and first
* 1982 Baseball: Rollie Fingers of the Milwaukee Brewers becomes the first pitcher to record 300 saves.
In 1981, a split-season format forced the first ever divisional playoff series, in which the New York Yankees won the Eastern Division series over the Milwaukee Brewers ( who were in the American League until 1998 ) in five games while the Oakland Athletics swept the Kansas City Royals in three games in the Western Division.
One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league club in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as the Milwaukee Brewers before moving to St. Louis to become the St. Louis Browns.
During Selig's tenure as club president, the Brewers participated in postseason play in 1981, when the team finished first in the American League East during the second half of the season, and in 1982, when the team made it to the World Series, under the leadership of future Hall of Famers Robin Yount and Paul Molitor.
The Marlins ' first manager was Rene Lachemann, a former catcher who had previously managed the Seattle Mariners and Milwaukee Brewers, and who at the time of his hiring was a third base coach for the Oakland Athletics.
The guests in attendance included Aaron's first manager with the Braves, Charlie Grimm, his teammate from Jacksonville, Felix Mantilla, Eau Claire president Ron Berganson, and Del Crandall, the catcher for the 1957 world champion Braves and the-then manager of the Brewers.
The Brewers finished in 3rd place in the AL East, 6. 5 games behind the first place New York Yankees.
That trade would become even more important on the final game of the regular season between the Brewers and the Baltimore Orioles, with both teams tied for first place in the AL East.
The Brewers faced the California Angels in the 1982 American League Championship Series and lost the first two games in California, but then rallied to win the next two games back in Milwaukee, setting up the pivotal Game 5, with the winner being the American League Champions.
The Brewers became the first team to win the American League Championship Series when down two games to none.
The Brewers finished 2002 even worse, finishing with a dismal 56 106 record, 41 games out of first place, the worst record in franchise history.
The Brewers caused a stir in the first half of the 2004 season, when the team had a winning record in the first half of the season, even briefly being in 1st place in the NL Central.
The Brewers first significant free-agent signing in many years was veteran catcher Damian Miller, a Wisconsin native, and to address a need for better run production, the Brewers traded speedy outfielder Scott Podsednik and relief pitcher Luis Vizcaino to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for slugging outfielder Carlos Lee.
Cordero replaced Turnbow as the Brewers closer and had immediate success, converting his first 13 save opportunities.
The team's playoff drive took a hit late in the year, however, losing three of four games in a crucial series in Atlanta, dropping the Brewers to a season-high 3. 5 games out of first.
The Brewers won the first two games of their final homestand of the season to pull within two games of the Cubs, but faced a near impossible task with the club's elimination number down to only three and the wild card leading Padres coming to town.
The Brewers came out of the All-Star break with a bang as they won their first seven games back, all of them on the road, sweeping first the Giants and then the Cardinals, taking over first place in the Wild Card standings.

Brewers and playoff
On October 1, the Rockies beat the Milwaukee Brewers 9 2, completing a season sweep of the Brewers and clinching the Rockies ' second playoff appearance in three years.
The Brewers won the second half of the 1981 season ( divided because of a players ' strike ) and played the Yankees in a playoff mini-series they ultimately lost.
The Brewers came into 2008 with hopes of ending the team's 26 year playoff drought, adding several veterans to the team in outfielder Mike Cameron and catcher Jason Kendall, as well as relief pitchers Eric Gagne and Salomon Torres.
As June came to a close, the Brewers made their biggest move for playoff contention as they traded 4 prospects, most notably Matt LaPorta, to the Cleveland Indians for CC Sabathia.
With a steady five game lead for the Wild Card, the hope of a playoff spot seemed secured, but the Brewers struggled in September, first getting swept by the New York Mets, and then just over a week later, getting swept in four games by the Philadelphia Phillies, losing their lead in the Wild Card.
The Brewers lost several key players from the 2008 playoff campaign following the season.
In Game 4 ( the final game ) of the NLDS against the Brewers, Burrell hit two home runs ( a three-run game-winning home run against Jeff Suppan and a solo home run against Guillermo Mota ) in a 6 2 victory that gave the Phillies their first playoff series victory since 1993.
The Brewers ' upper management, citing the large attendance at Ross ' number retirement ceremony and the fact that the Brewers are out of playoff contention, agrees to bring Ross back during the September roster expansion.
He played the second half of the 2008 MLB season with the Milwaukee Brewers, leading them to the Wild Card, their first playoff appearance in 26 years.
Turnbow was granted free agency during the Brewers ' brief playoff run.
Rodgers led the Brewers to the best overall record in the AL East at 62 47 and the second half title, but Milwaukee lost the divisional playoff to the New York Yankees, three games to two.

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