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Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Nyjer Morgan celebrates a goal during NHL hockey practice with San Jose Sharks players in San Jose, Calif., Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. Morgan, a diehard San Jose fan and former hockey player, got the chance to practice with the team he loves.
Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Nyjer Morgan celebrates a goal during NHL hockey practice with San Jose Sharks players in San Jose, Calif., Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. Morgan, a diehard San Jose fan and former hockey player, got the chance to practice with the team he loves.
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On his fourth attempt during a hockey breakaway drill, Nyjer Morgan shot the puck past San Jose Sharks goalie Thomas Greiss to score in the bottom right corner of the net. The Milwaukee Brewers outfielder, who refers to himself as “Tony Plush,” cheered, thrust his stick in the air to celebrate and became a bit wobbly on the ice before recovering. When asked about it after his outing Wednesday, he said: “How many athletes do you know who can just jump on the ice and do what I just did? Exactly. Pretty cool, huh? It’s been many moons, it’s been a lot of years, yeah. And I’ve still got it, you see that?” So, what do the Brewers think of all this? “I’ll let you just worry about that one. Next question,” he said, becoming testy.

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