Braun all alone in left

Friday, January 25, 2008 | Print Entry

The last time (OK, make that the only time) the Brewers had a rookie of the year, the guy who won the award turned into a regular baseball nomad, starting games at five different positions over the next three years.

That was Pat Listach, shortstop turned second baseman, turned center fielder, left fielder and right fielder. Turned home on the couch within six years.

But Ryan Braun is no Pat Listach.  
 

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  • Jayson Stark Jayson Stark

    Jayson Stark has been a senior baseball writer for ESPN.com since 2000. His regular contributions include the newsy Rumblings and Grumblings column and his tilted look inside baseball's numbers and quirks, the Useless Information Department.

    Stark also makes regular television appearances on "SportsCenter," "The Hot List" and "Baseball Tonight." He is a regular ESPN Radio guest of "Mike & Mike in the Morning" (Wednesdays), "GameNight" (Thursdays) and the "Sports Bash" (Tuesdays), as well as numerous other shows on the network.

    Before arriving at ESPN, Stark worked for the Philadelphia Inquirer for 21 years. He was twice named Pennsylvania's sportswriter of the year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.

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