Friend Encounters is a weekly series featuring friends meeting celebrities.
Today I feature my Wisconsin convention buddy Dennis. I only see Dennis at conventions, but it is always great seeing him. I am envious of the athletes he meets and today's is one of those occasions.
Jim Gantner played 19 seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers. Gantner, Paul Molitor and Robin Yount comprise one of the trios who played the most games together. Yount and Molitor made the Hall of Fame, while Gantner played steady ball mostly at second base for all those years. He is also one of the longest tenured players with one team who is not a Hall of Famer.
That's what makes his career even more impressive. The Brewers must have thought highly enough of Gantner to keep him all those years, even though he never even made an All Star team.
Gantner is just one of so many athletes Dennis has met. Dennis usually focuses on Milwaukee players, but he gets plenty of others, too. I am envious of this one, because I was a big fan of Gantner. He was my kind of player. I did get to briefly interview him years ago, but I couldn't ask for a picture.
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