MILWAUKEE -- Let's while away some time at the ballpark with some interesting notes, or at least I hope they are interesting. ...

Deja vu all over again

It's weird enough that Derrick Turnbow's save Wednesday night came exactly one year after his last save against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. But consider these interesting coincidences, as well:

Like Wednesday night's victory, the Brewers won that game 5-4. Like Wednesday night's victory, Prince Fielder hit two home runs, including the game-decider.

You are what you eat

Fielder, apparently is getting a little steamed with the attention his new vegetarian diet is getting, especially in relation to what some perceive as his lack of power in the early season.

Fielder addressed the subject following his two home runs Wednesday night without being asked about it. His comment also came one day after his new recipe for success was scrutinized by many members of the press and vigorously defended by manager Ned Yost. All the attention came after Fielder hit just one home run in his first 68 at-bats.

Fielder said the attention his diet has received "didn't bother me. The only thing is that you got people saying it's because I don't eat meat, or whatever. But my thing is a lot of people in the stands and you guys (reporters), you guys eat meat all day and you guys can't hit a ball.''

Fielder was told he was right, but most of the reporters gathered around him were much older than he is.

"You couldn't do it when you were 23, either,'' he said.

Right, again.

The ironman

Catcher Jason Kendall made his 20^th start in 22 games this season Thursday, an unusually heavy workload for a catcher. It puts him at the top of National League catchers for starts along with Russell Martin of Los Angeles and Brian McCann of Atlanta, both of whom went into Thursday's games with 19 starts in 21 games.

Making Kendall's appearances even more interesting is that this was his seventh straight start and his fifth start in a day game following a night game.

"He knows how to handle himself,'' Yost said of his veteran who is the only catcher in the major leagues to average 130 or more starts over the past six seasons. "We've talked about it. He'll let me know when he needs (a break).''