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...
Tags: Aaron Rodgers, Billy Mays, Case McGhee, Ryan Braun, The Week That Was
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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...
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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...
Tags: Anthony Swarczak, Major League Baseball, Milwaukee Brewers, Ryan Sadowski, Tommy Hanson
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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...
Tags: Green Bay Packers, Ken Macha, Milwaukee Brewers, Milwaukee Bucks, Ted Thompson, The Week That Was
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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...
Tags: Andrew Bogut, John Hammond, Michael Redd, Milwaukee Bucks, Richard Jefferson
Posted in Basketball, Bucks, Sports in General | 4 Comments »
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...
Tags: British Open, Pro Golf, Roy McAvoy, U.S. Open, USGA
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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...
Tags: Braden Looper, Dave Bush, Doug Melvin, Jeff Suppan, Major League Baseball, Manny Parra, Milwaukee Brewers, Trevor Hoffman, Yovani Gallardo
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