Interesting point made by Marc Normandin writing for Baseball Nation about the tough season Rickie Weeks is having:
The obvious culprit is his batting average on balls in play. Weeks is at just .223, a large part of which might be attributable... read more »
June 18, 2012 12:03 am / 1 comment
If only the road trip was ruined by a broken down team bus and bad clubhouse food.
On Monday, the Brewers will mercifully return to Miller Park following what is easily one of the worst weeks in recent franchise history. A six game west coast... read more »
May 7, 2012 7:30 am / no comments
OK, I admit it. I was there there when Ryan Braun took the needle. Well, I wasn’t just present, I was a participant. Yup — I stabbed that spike right into Braunie’s tuchus and dropped the plunger…
No, of course not. That... read more »
February 25, 2012 4:10 pm / 5 comments
Remember when Cardinals players detested the Brewers for not honoring the game? You know, for such egregious crimes as un-tucking their jerseys, or over celebrating a double? Well, I guess you can add one more to that list.
Ryan Braun, one... read more »
February 24, 2012 11:45 am / no comments
The same day Moneyball received 6 Oscar nominations and Prince Fielder received a 9 year $214M deal from the Tigers, I can’t help but think back to the succinct, rather explicit description Beane and the A’s had for Prince.
“Prince... read more »
January 25, 2012 2:01 pm / no comments
Reading this fine entry at Disciples of Uecker today got me thinking about Ryan Braun and the drama that has surrounded him since ESPN leaked the story of his failed drug test. While I tend to believe Braun’s contention that he didn’t... read more »
January 21, 2012 2:17 pm / 2 comments
When Milwaukee 2nd baseman Rickie Weeks went down with an ugly looking ankle injury on July 27th, a lot of fans (myself included) had flashes of a promising Brewers season going down in flames. The good news? The ankle’s not seriously... read more »
August 5, 2011 12:16 pm / no comments
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 »
July 30, 2011 2:49 pm / no comments
As the NFL lock-out seems to be winding down, putting the very real possibility of football on the horizon, Packers Therapy emerged from its off-season cave to discuss the NFL lock-out, specifically some of the roster moves that will likely... read more »
July 15, 2011 10:26 am / no comments
Mark Kotsay Has Filled In Admirably For The Injured Ryan Braun
When Ryan Braun sat out the final game of the Minnesota Twins series on July 3rd with a calf injury, the entire state of Wisconsin held its collective breath. The face of the franchise... read more »
July 11, 2011 1:06 pm / 4 comments