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, which is what the Brewers are known for. But instead, Braun took [...]
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 to a German philosopher) on Thursday. But the Crew worked the count enough to force the [...]
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 a number of accounts downplaying this situation because “they are just throwing errors”, as if [...]
Gamel Now?
A few days ago the crowd was calling for Barabbas, today they are calling for Gamel.
Mat Gamel is, once again, tearing it up in the minors and Brewers fans are anxious to see him come to Milwaukee and save their favorite team from its early season slump.
To me, the notion of bringing up Gamel to [...]
Hart and Hardy: Hot to Cold
Two of the Milwaukee Brewers hottest hitters during the exhibition season were outfielder Corey Hart and shortstop JJ Hardy. Most of those stats were accumulated in games with Hardy hitting second in the batting order and Hart batting fifth. Just prior to the conclusion of spring training, manager Ken Macha decided to switch the players [...]
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