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MILWAUKEE - Miller Brewing Co. has its name plastered all over the Milwaukee Brewers home park. But could the local beer giant actually be supporting the Brew Crew's rivals to the south?

Brewers fans aren't sure what to make of a recent Miller billboard in Chicago's Wrigley Field.

The ad shows the label on the neck of a Miller Lite bottle, next to the line, "We prefer a pennant chase to a sausage race."

The sausage race is an apparent reference to Milwaukee's popular sixth-inning baseline dashes by giant characters that represent various meats.

A Miller official said the company, which owns the naming rights to the Brewers' park, definitely roots for the home team.

"What (the sign) was intended to do was create some chatter," spokesman Julian Green told WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee. "There are fans who may have looked at the sign and took it the wrong way, but we are behind the Brewers."