Milwaukee Brewers teaming with la Crosse law enforcement to distribute baseball cards

Milwaukee Brewers teaming with la Crosse law enforcement to distribute baseball cards

LA CROSSE, Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) – The Milwaukee Brewers have a history of teaming with local police departments to distribute special baseball cards. They brought that practice back last year with the Milwaukee police department and this year, they are bringing the program to La Crosse. According to the Brewers' President of Baseball Operations, Rick Schlesinger, “We have received an overwhelmingly positive response to the revived baseball trading c…

Brewers Trading Card Distribution by Local Police program returns this year

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Cops, Cards, and Kids: Wisconsin police departments bring back beloved ‘80s tradition

Remember when Wisconsin Police used to carry around Brewers’ trading cards in the ‘80s?! They’re back! The concept is designed — both then & now — to connect officers with kids. It first launched during Milwaukee’s World Series run in 1982 — with 30 different cards in community circulation. Each week, officers would get two new player cards, until they circulated through all 30. The program was *initially* only supposed to last 15 weeks… but bec…

Brewers trading card prints available through police across the state

MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers are bringing back a fan favorite in partnership with local police departments: Brewers trading card prints. This season’s baseball traiding cart prints will feature six Brewers players drawn up in the classic comic book style: outfielders Christian Yelich, Jackson Chourio and Sal Frelick, catcher William Contreras, and infielders Brice Turang and Joey Ortiz. Brewers Trading Card Prints – Joey Ortiz. Image courte…