Longest HR at Miller Park (Reply 30: FSN censors Branyans raw power! Is there a Houston feed?)

[Dragonbait]

According to FSN...

 

Russ is #1

Prince #2

Russ #3 w/ Russell and Helms. (And I think they said Dunn's homerun into the Dew deck was 1' shorter.)

[TooLiveBrew]

BA said the Dunn Dew Deck HR is 'recorded' at 455 feet (as opposed to 464'). Rock indicated that he felt that was a load of crap, which matches up with what other posters have said about the Dunn HR.

[iluvlamp]

I saw the epic begin tonight. The brave warrior was named Branyan.

[davego]

I was there tonight as well. 3TO's shot was anime-impressive.

[jazzytrav]

BA said the Dunn Dew Deck HR is 'recorded' at 455 feet (as opposed to 464'). Rock indicated that he felt that was a load of crap, which matches up with what other posters have said about the Dunn HR.

 

I was there for the Dunn home run, too. Not a chance in hell that it was only 455 feet. Then again, that whole game was the worst baseball that I've seen the Brewers play since the last years of County Stadium, so it's quite likely that Dunn's homer just felt like it went about 600 feet http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

[MickeyDavis]

To be fair to FSN, it was really sunny in RF at the time and it was probably hard to see the ball with the glare. They didn't catch Prince's 2nd deck shot either. Uecker said Branyan's landed in the Dew Deck.

???? I was behind the Astros dugout looking directly at the home run. There was no "glare" at all. It was just another screwup by FSN.

 

[hawing]

I think Russell's Saturday night blast warrants a copy-and-paste of TooLiveBrew's haiku from the Branyan called up thread:

 

The Muscle returns
Milwaukee cheers once again
bat and ball are one

 

With all due respect to Bill Hall (and I believe he is due some respect), I'd have been disappointed to see the Brewers facing a lefty today. I want a chance to see a Branyan monster blast.

[owbc]

It's really hard to follow a ball moving at the speed of light with a camera. Cut them some slack.

[MickeyDavis]

Good thing the FSN crew didn't handle the broadcast of yesterdays shuttle launch.

[Tisko]

I was at the game sitting on Club Level on the 3rd base side. Branyan's home run from my perspective looked like it almost hit the concession stand at the top of the Dew Deck.

 

I was also at the Maddux game where Branyan hit that moster shot - at that game I was sitting in the Terrace Level close to the foul pole on the 1st base side near the front row. I swear Branyan's I was still looking up at the shot as it travelled past us THAT FAR back. Unbelievable shot.

 

I can't believe FSN/WMLW missed today's homerun.

 

I was at the game directly across from the Dew Deck. It looked as if it landed in the first row, maybe the second, but not any further than that. Very impressive. I was there for his shot in 2005 on Opening Day too and I never thought that I would see a homer that would rival that live ever again. I was wrong.

[jason21nl]

Branyan is a freaking god

[brettac1]

No, he's better.

[razzzorsharp]

I wear my 3TO shirt with pride.

[sbrylski]

Q: Is Russell the Muscle a widespread nickname for Branyan? That didn't originate at BF.net, did it?

[JoeHova]

Q: Is Russell the Muscle a widespread nickname for Branyan? That didn't originate at BF.net, did it?

No, I think that's a common nickname for people named Russell, though rluz could shed more light on that. There are a bunch of radio DJ's nicknamed Russell the Love Muscle.

[crewcrazy]

It sounds like a Daron Sutton-given name, but I could be wrong. I have no idea if he had that nickname prior to coming to Milwaukee.

[BrewCrewForever]

Branyan once again HR, K, BB. Just got under that one to CF and hit a ball hard at Bourn in his last AB. I love 3TO! Also showed he is so awesome he can play two different positions in one game.

[T B0NE 10]

I think a very under appreciated thing about Branyan is his glove. He has been excellent with it so far.

 

That homer today was pretty impressive for being opposite field.

[sbrylski]

Q: Is Russell the Muscle a widespread nickname for Branyan? That didn't originate at BF.net, did it?

No, I think that's a common nickname for people named Russell, though rluz could shed more light on that. There are a bunch of radio DJ's nicknamed Russell the Love Muscle.

I was wondering because Powell called him that on his HR call today.

 

[mothershipconnection]

Q: Is Russell the Muscle a widespread nickname for Branyan? That didn't originate at BF.net, did it?

 

I think Joe's right, it's one of those slam dunk nicknames for a guy with a certain name, like "Kurt the Hurt", "Nasty Nate" or "Big John Stud". I'm sure there's an origin somewhere, but it pre-dates this site and his career. Still, the name doesn't just fit because it rhymes with his name, but because his power is str8 dope.

[rluzinski]

No, I think that's a common nickname for people named Russell, though rluz could shed more light on that.

 

For whatever reason, the name "Russell" seems to inspire many nicknames, with "Russell the Muscle" being the most popular. Some others:

 

Russell the Love Muscle

Russell Brussel Sprouts

Pu-ssy Russy

Rusty

Rusty Jones

Rosco

Rosco P. Coltrane

 

This was the beginning of my personal WOAS:

 

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[TuesdaysWithRillo]

Which one were/are you called the most? http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/tongue.gif

[jazzytrav]

Someone needs to photoshop a Brewer jersey on that pick http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

[pitchleague]

Uecker just said that Prince's HR tonight was measured at 445'. Are you serious? And Branyan's was ONLY 465'?!?! (or whatever it was) Um. . . . . yeah. Somebody needs to go and re-measure these.

[uwisfan]

Prince's HR was a BLAST. Straight away center, and way up there.