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EDITOR'S NOTE: Frequent readers of the Frosty Mug are likely familiar with the work of Nathan Petrashek, whose writing at Cream City Cables has been linked several times lately.

On this day in 1974, Gary Wayne Franklin was born in Wilmington, Delaware. After stints at a community college and the University of Maryland at Baltimore County, the Dodgers selected him in the 36th round 1078th overall pick in the 1996 draft.

We're still two days away from the official start of spring training in Maryvale, but as of yesterday Gord Ash reported that 19 Brewers are already in camp getting ready for the 2012 season.

KL emailed me two nights to ago to request that I take the reins for today's Today in Brewer History, and with good reason: he said that July 30 is a light day in terms of Brewer history, save for one significant transaction: on July 30, 2001, the Brewers traded David Weathers and another dude to the Cubs for Ruben Quevedo and some other guy.

The Cubs have tried to bolster their pitching this season by adding veterans Doug Davis, Braden Looper, Todd Wellemeyer, Rodrigo Lopez and Ramon Ortiz.