Brewers president Schlesinger on Misiorowski nicknames, La Crosse Area Day showdown with Skenes

Milwaukee Brewers president Rick Schlesinger joined La Crosse Talk and seemed on board with a few nickname ideas we pitched for his rookie phenom Jacob Misiorowski, who’s set to face off against the Pirates Paul Skenes on Wednesday — also La Crosse Area Day at AmFam Field.

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Skenes is arguably the best pitcher in baseball right now, and Misiorowski is living up to the hype, beginning his career throwing 11 straight no-hit innings.

We ran a couple of nicknames by Schlesinger — The Big Mozzarella and The Miseralla Stick — for the 6-foot-7 flamethrower, who — like Skenes — regularly hits triple digits on the radar gun, a rarity for starting pitchers.

We also asked if a Misiorowski bobblehead is already in the works — and just how exciting it’s been watching the rookie so far.