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Field of Dreams Becomes a Reality

Field of Dreams Becomes a Reality

Baseball. There was a time when I was not a fanatical football fan. In my younger days, I loved baseball. Actually, I adored baseball. It was the focal point of my day, from early April all the way through late September. Dreams of playing for... read more »

 

So You’re In Your First Fantasy Baseball League…

So You’re In Your First Fantasy Baseball League…

A lot of people I know will be playing in their very first Fantasy Baseball league this year.   Most of these people are very familiar with Fantasy Football and while the base concept is the same, Fantasy Baseball is a whole different animal... read more »

 

Guest Post – I Don’t Know Much: Baseball

Guest Post – I Don’t Know Much: Baseball

Today we have a guest post from someone who should be no stranger to anyone who reads this site, Alex Tallitsch.  We’re happy Alex came out of retirement to share this post, from his I Don’t Know Much series of pieces which many... read more »

 

John Axford Sets His Sights On Another Brewers Record

John Axford Sets His Sights On Another Brewers Record

John Axford Is Having A Solid 2011 Milwaukee’s John Axford is having a pretty good season so far. After a blown opening day save in Cincinnati and a shaky April, however, 2011 sure didn’t start out that way. A blown save in Philadelphia... read more »

 

Will The Real Zack Greinke Please Stand Up?

Will The Real Zack Greinke Please Stand Up?

  Sports Illustrated Once Called Zack Greinke "The Best Pitcher In Baseball!" Zack Greinke’s a bit of an enigma. Brewers fans lauded the deal that brought the former Cy Young winner over from the Kansas City Royals in a... read more »

 

Gazing at Shiny Objects

This isn’t one of those, “I know better than others about how to build the Milwaukee Brewers” posts. No–far from it. I will admit straight up that I don’t know the best course the team should trod on its way back... read more »

 

What’s $5 Million Worth?

With his second trip to the All Star game now certain, Brewers RF Corey Hart just added a few million dollars to his 2011 salary. Who knows what he will demand in arbitration this coming off-season, but my guess is around $8 million. That’s... read more »

 

Ryan Braun is Magic

At least Braun was in the bottom of the eighth on Friday night. With the Brewers trailing the hated Cubs 2-1, the Milwaukee left-fielder came to the plate against CHI reliever Aaron Heilman. He could have just come up there hacking and slashing,... read more »

 

Rope-a-Dope

The Milwaukee Brewers are “rope-a-doping” their way to wins the past couple of games. They were dominated and totally shut down by by PIT’s Ian Snell on Wednesday and by AZ’s Max Scherzer (whose name sounds like it belongs... read more »

 

Packing the Van and Facing the Facts

The local paper in Nashville has done a story about Milwaukee Brewers prospect Mat Gamel noting his issues fielding the ball. Or, more precisely, throwing it accurately across the diamond from his position at Third Base. I have seen and heard... read more »