The Week That Was

July 3rd, 2009 by Wally

A weekly review of the past week in sports and maybe not sports.  Everyone else has a weekly list or 8 so why not us.

1a. Thanks to Mike…er…Big Snake Man for filling in last week!

1b. Casey at the Bat: This Casey didn’t strike out though.  After making a error which led to two runs for the Mets on Monday, Casey McGhee made up for it on a 2 strike, 2 out Grand Slam.  I hate, I truly hate, to say this but Casey may very well be the 3rd basemen of the future for the Brewers and not Mat Gamel, at least not for awhile.

2. Stay Classy Brandon...


When in Rome…

June 29th, 2009 by Jon

My family and I attended one of the recent Brewer-Twins games held last week at Miller Park. The game was excellent and the atmosphere was fun…there were many Twins fans in attendance which kept audience participation at a high level throughout. The banter between Brewer and Twins fan was jovial… the teams are regional rivals but because one resides in the American League and one in the National League the games lack heated emotion. There were many Twins jerseys in the stands (lots of Mauer, Morneau, and even one Bombo Rivera) seated next to fans with Fielder, Braun, and Jeffrey...


QUICK HIT: No-names Dominate

June 28th, 2009 by BigSnakeMan

Clearly the blueprint has been established for defeating the Milwaukee Brewers.  Simply call up a pitcher from the minors and have him make his major league debut against Milwaukee.  The Brewers are 0-4 against such pitchers this season.  And it doesn’t matter if the pitcher is a highly touted prospect like the Atlanta Braves Tommy Hanson, or a short term fill-in like Minnesota’s Anthony Swarczak.  If the Brewers haven’t faced him before, they don’t have a clue.

The latest ‘Cy Young candidate’ to beat the Brewers was Ryan Sadowski of the San...


QUICK HIT: #49 With a Bullet

June 27th, 2009 by BigSnakeMan

Rivals.com has the Wisconsin Badgers listed as the 49th best college football team in the country in their pre-season rankings.  Wow!  That should get the Badger faithful all fired up.  No doubt this is a product of head coach Bret Bielema’s stellar recruiting efforts; the most recent of which snagged a prize “prospect” away from the likes of North- and South- Dakota State, Southern- and Eastern- Illinois, not to mention that historic football ‘power’ Northern Iowa.  One assumes that it’s only a matter of time before Bielema installs the “veer...


The Week That Was

June 26th, 2009 by BigSnakeMan

A weekly review of the past week in sports and maybe not sports.  Everyone else has a weekly list or 8 so why not us.

(Editor’s Note:  I’ll be filling in for Wally this week as he’s in the Twin Cities locking down the final details on Brett Favre’s contract with the Vikings.  And Wally, don’t expect this to be a regular occurence.  What follows is in no particular order of importance.)

1.)  Don Fehr Announces Retirement as head of the MLB Players Assn.:  His resignation doesn’t take effect for a few months but he revealed it...


One Step Back, One Step ?

June 23rd, 2009 by BigSnakeMan

In a move that can only be characterized as a salary dump, the Milwaukee Bucks traded forward Richard Jefferson to the San Antonio Spurs for forwards Bruce Bowen, Kurt Thomas, and somebody named Fabricio Oberto, who I can only assume is someone who used to fill in for Fabio on Harlequin Romance covers.

Just when I was beginning to think there was some hope for the local NBA franchise, they trade the one guy that held the team together last season while most of the starting lineup was sitting out with injuries.  Bucks General Manager John Hammond intimated last week that the team...


QUICK HIT: Favre Signs(?)

June 22nd, 2009 by BigSnakeMan

Pro Football Talk.com reported today that former Packer/Jet quarterback Brett Favre has signed a contract with the Minnesota Vikings.  Favre’s agent Bus Cook denies any such agreement is in place.  So, using history as our guide, we can clearly infer that this is a done deal....


QUICK HIT: “Open” Golf

June 21st, 2009 by BigSnakeMan

My two favorite golf tournaments to watch are the British and U.S. Opens and for very different reasons. 

The British is mostly for the time difference that allows me to get up and watch golf first thing in the morning which leaves the rest of the day for something hopefully more productive.  The courses and weather conditions overseas are also often intriguing. 

Even more so than the British, though, my favorite is the U.S. Open.  Many fans and the golfers themselves complain about how the USGA tricks up their Open courses to the point where they’re...


Day of ‘Gunslingers’ is Past

June 21st, 2009 by BigSnakeMan

An article about Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers in this morning’s Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel made a point of noting how Rodgers would be facing added pressure in 2009 with the addition of former Denver quarterback Jay Cutler to the Bears and the inevitable arrival of the great and powerful Brett Favre in Minnesota.  Despite all the angst these developments have engendered in Packerland, I see this as a good thing.  Success in the NFL depends on protecting the ball and Rodgers was better at that last year than his more heralded competition.

Rodgers, who’s...


Pitching Finding Own Level?

June 20th, 2009 by BigSnakeMan

The biggest concern among fans of the Milwaukee Brewers heading into the 2009 season was about the quality of their pitching, particularly the starting rotation.  For most of this season, it’s safe to say that the pitching has exceeded expectations.  Recently, however, the staff has shown signs that those early fears may be justified.  And, unfortunately, the team’s current resurgence at the plate hasn’t been able to overcome those struggles.

Since the beginning of June, the Brewers record is 7-10.  So far, they’ve maintained their lead in the NL...



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