Milwaukee Brewers

By Jordan M about : FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2009, file photo, Minnesota Twins' Carlos Gomez poses for a photograph. The Milwaukee Brewers traded J.J. Hardy to the Twins on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, for outfielder Gomez. (AP Photo/Steven Senne,file) Browse more photos »

By KLSnow Rickie Weeks tosses his bat to one of the five other Brewers to play his position in 2009. The bat was later stolen by Prince Fielder, who used it to win the Home Run Derby, if I recall correctly. Craig Counsell Projected: .231/.322/.332 Actual: .285/.357/.408

By KLSnow In 2004, Ben Sheets had one of the best pitching seasons in Brewer history. How many Brewers with comparable seasons can you name? Photo via fullcountpitch.com Before I left on vacation, we had a couple of extended conversations about Ben Sheets and his value. Sheets had the best season of hi...

By KLSnow I'd say this is pretty self-explanatory. While all of us expected Fielder to play close to full time, none of us expected him to take every plate appearance by a Brewer first baseman this season. Brad Nelson was off the roster early, Mike Lamb didn't even make the team out of spring training an...

By KLSnow It looks like most of us expected the Brewers to try out some other options at catcher this season. Both Kendall and Mike Rivera gained playing time over our expectations, mainly at the expense of Angel Salome, who some of us projected to play as much as 40% of the time.

By KLSnow Brewers: The team's official Twitter.@BrewerAsh: Brewers Assistant GM Gord Ash@Brewercom: Tyler Barnes, Brewers VP of Communications@BrewCharities: Brewer Charities Inc., the official charity arm of the Brewers@RickPeterson3P: Brewer pitching coach Rick Peterson@73_MC: Set...

By KLSnow More photos » by Al Behrman - AP Keith Law says the Brewers spent too much on Trevor Hoffman. We won't know the actual results until sometime after the World Series, but Baseball Digest Daily had Prince Fielder third in their balloting for NL MVP, and Braun fifth.

By KLSnow Former Brewers manager Ned Yost looks great with someone else's logo behind him. On this day in 1982, the Brewers scored six runs in the seventh inning en route to a 7-5 victory over the Cardinals, evening the World Series at two games apiece.

By KLSnow If Doug Melvin meant what he said about making a serious splash in the pitching market this winter, this might be a trade possibility: The Braves are reportedly looking to deal Derek Lowe, just one season after signing him to a four year, $60 million deal. The Braves would likely have to take...

By KLSnow Nearly every projection for the 2010 Brewer roster includes Parra in the rotation, and certainly, if he can bounce back from a rough season, he would be one reason to predict a major improvement over 2009. The problem is, Manny Parra hasn't just had a bad season, he's had a historically bad s...

There might be a few people left that don't realize just how good Prince Fielder is, but that group is shrinking by day. Saturday night, Fielder again etched his name in to the franchise annals when he hit drove in his 127th run of the season, surpassing Cecil Cooper for No. 1 on the list.

RHP Mike Burns was recalled to help cover some injuries on the pitching staff. Burns was 3-5 with a 6.10 ERA in 13 games (eight starts) in three earlier stints with the Brewers but had returned home after the end of the season at Class AAA Nashville. --RHP Dave Bush, the winning pitcher in a 7-4 tr...

Yovani Gallardo's start on Sunday against Houston will be his last of the season. It's not that Gallardo has been ineffective. It's just that the Brewers are concerned about his workload. Gallardo is among the NL leaders in pitches thrown after missing nearly all of the 2008 season with a ser...

By KLSnow Cubs: Claimed pitcher Thomas Diamond off waivers from the Rangers. On this day in 1999, three Brewer pitchers appeared in the game (Hideo Nomo, Mike Myers and David Weathers), and each allowed a home run to Steve Finley as the D-Backs beat the Brewers 9-1.

The 2009 season hasn't exactly played out the way the Brewers had hoped. The pitching staff has been abysmal, key members of the offense have sputtered and a season that began with hopes of a second consecutive playoff appearance is now turning into a struggle for relevance. But in the midst...

I've been wondering if I actually enjoy watching the Brewers on TV or listening to them on the radio more than I do seeing them in person. For some reason, I've had a really hard time lately concentrating on the action when I'm at Miller Park, and maybe it's because I'm so distracted.

By Jordan M 5 days ago: Milwaukee Brewers' Ryan Braun (8) celebrates with teammate Prince Fielder (28) after Braun hit a two-run home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals Monday, July 27, 2009, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

By KLSnow Ryan Sadowski is the fourth pitcher in 2009 to lead his team to victory over the Brewers in his major league debut. Not everyone was having a hard time making contact, though: in the California League, Lake Elsinore defeated (former Brewer affiliate) High Desert 33-18.

By Jordan M More photos » by Tony Dejak - AP 1 day ago: Cleveland Indians pitcher Greg Aquino wipes his head during the 11th inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Wednesday, June 17, 2009, in Cleveland. The Brewers won 9-8. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

By KLSnow So, barring inclement weather, Jason Kendall will start his second season as the Brewers' catcher tomorrow. The second of how many, you ask? Well, Kendall says he'd like to play six seasons in Milwaukee, which would keep him in a Brewer uniform through his fortieth birthday and give him a g...

Five of the team's regular starters (Prince Fielder, Rickie Weeks, J.J. Hardy, Ryan Braun and Corey Hart) are products of those efforts. Starting pitchers Yovani Gallardo and Manny Parra were also drafted by Zduriencik, as were the key pieces used in the trade for CC Sabathia (Matt LaPorta...

The MIlwaukee Brewers picked up two right-handed pitchers via the Rule 5 draft today, reliever Eduardo Morlan from the Tampa Bay Rays and Mark Holliman from the Chicago Cubs. Lost in the minor league phase of the draft were relief pitcher Patrick Ryan (Mariners) and infielder Guilder Rod...

BF: You came up through the Braves' system, how did the Braves get to you? BF: I sure do, I remember Grady from his days as the Red Sox manager. BF: How did you get to Milwaukee? BF: What stands out from your season with the Brewers? BF: The Brewers let you go the next spring, what happened there?

By KLSnow Speaking of rumors, Jon Heyman of SI.com has one you almost certainly haven't heard every day for two weeks: the Yankees are interested in CC Sabathia. No Brewers filed for free agency Tuesday, but here are some players that did generate hot stove news:

By Ken Rosenthal The losses of Fielder and free-agent pitchers CC Sabathia and right-hander Ben Sheets in one offseason would be too damaging from a public-relations standpoint, particularly when the Brewers are coming off their first postseason appearance in 26 years.

Three members of the Brewerfan.net staff picked Matt LaPorta, who very well may have taken home this award had he not been traded as the major cog in the Sabathia deal. One took Alcides Escobar, who split the player of the year honors from the Milwaukee Brewers official minor league awards wi...

By KLSnow Let's try bulletpoints in today's Sabathia Smorgasbord: Waiting for Next Year analyzed the trade, now that we finally know all the participants. (h/t Baseball Musings)Sabathia is currently second in the voting for Most Outstanding Pitcher over at The Book. Go cast your vote.Patrick Smi...

By Will Leitch Series Schedule Game 1: Wednesday, October 1, 3 p.m. Milwaukee (???) at Philadelphia (Hamels). Game 2: Thursday, October 2, 6 p.m. Milwaukee (???) at Philadelphia (???). Game 5 (if necessary): Tuesday, October 7, Time, TBD. Milwaukee at Philadelphia.

By KLSnow Friday: Brewers 5, Cubs 1 Win Probability Graph BR Box Score Saturday: Cubs 7, Brewers 3 Win Probability Graph BR Box Score Sunday: Brewers 3, Cubs 1 Win Probability Graph BR Box Score After the game, Tom H. got quotes from Doug Melvin, Ben Sheets, Dale Sveum, Dave Bush and Craig Counsell.

By Chris(gbfan001@gmail.com) What a weekend of mixed emotions for Wisconsin sports fans. The Brewers are not dead but they are on life support the Phillies have an incredibly easy final 4 series Atlanta, Florida Atlanta and Washington. Plus the Brewers have to start playing better and I do not know if that is possible

By David Hannes As for Zambrano getting his no-hitter in Miller Park…well, c’est la vie, I suppose. It was truly a double whammy that the Astros, being the home team, opted to use the visitors’ dugout for the games, as they were more accustomed to them…which meant the Cubs’ got to celebrate in the Brewers’ l...

By Jeff Sackmann Long story short, we're looking at two great starting rotations.  It's no surprise that these teams have the two best records in the National League, and are among the top five in baseball.  Looking solely at simple peripherals, the Brewers guys may have the edge, and as I mentioned, anothe...

The landscape of the MLB pennant races took on some major changes through the Fourth of July weekend, highlighted by a blockbuster trade by the Brewers for C.C. Sabathia — proving that the new currency in big league baseball is the farm system, not dollars.

By Rob(noreply@blogger.com) Via BTF comes this gem of Robothal genuflecty silliness, a possible trade for C.C. Sabathia: The Brewers aren't the only team pushing hard for Indians left-hander C.C. Sabathia. The Dodgers also are heavily in the mix, according to major-league sources.

By battlekow BCB: Are you in Arizona now? BCB: So, did you know the Brewers were interested in drafting you before they did? CK: The Reds, Cardinals, and Cubs were the most interested. BCB: Oh so you're a Cardinals fan? Well, better than the Cubs, I suppose.

By battlekow BCB: Are there any major league pitchers you pattern yourself after? BCB: As long as you're not a Cubs fan! EF: (laughs) I’m a complete Brewers fan now. BCB: Did you see the Sports Illustrated picture of J.J. Hardy and Corey Hart playing ping pong?

By Jim McLennan The Dodgers, to no-one's great surprise, closed the gap to 3.5 by beating the Rockies, who dropped their eighth game in a row. If Colorado keep this up, they are going to end up right alongside the 1998 fire-sale Marlins, for the biggest implosions in baseball history: Florida went from 92 wi...

By KLSnow Brewers Bar has raised a straw man and beaten the crap out of it, saying that "many people" feel race was a factor in the Brewers decision to sign Ryan Braun to a long term contract before Prince Fielder. Does anyone out there know anyone who thinks that? I don't. I'm listing Scott Boras as the pr...

With Cubs homer Joe Aiello out of the picture on the Thursday show, host Brandon Rosage takes his shot at both questions following a pitiful Tigers loss in Kansas City and a fourth shutout loss by San Diego — this time at the hands of Cubs starter Ryan Dempster.

It appears that Eric Gagne listens to “The Pitch” because he’s given up on the idea of his Brewers having a closer, too. Instead, his Milwaukee club will go to a bullpen-by-committee approach to closing games — something The Pitch community emphatically approves on the Monday edition of t...

By KLSnow More Claudio Vargas-related news: MLB Trade Rumors thinks the Mets might be interested in his services, and the Huntsville Stars note that this means at least two former Stars will be in the rotation on Opening Day. I enjoyed Where Have You Gone, Andy Van Slyke's April-June script for an NL...

By Fleerfan Even though the team moved from Seattle to Milwaukee at the end of Spring Training in 1970, the Brewers did not have a Fleer Cloth Patch until 1971. The Seattle Pilots had 2 different sets of patches for 1969 & 1970, meaning the Brewers ...

Milwaukee trails the Chicago Cubs by a game and a half entering this week's three-game series at Wrigley Field, where a sweep gives the Brewers the division lead. Read the story to find a guide on how to make Wrigley "Miller Park South ...

By Brian McTaggart(brian.mctaggart@chron.com) As the Astros head into Tuesday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, they are nine games behind the first-place Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Central at 53-65. To finish .500, they will have to go 28-16 the rest of the... Milwaukee 62-56 Chicago 60-57 Milwaukee 60-58, .5 GB St. Louis 55-60, 4 GB

Anthony Reyes ended a 12game regularseason losing streak that began last September, helping the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 52 on Saturday night.

D-Backs lose once again Arizona Republic, AZ - MILWAUKEE - Comparisons were thrown around during this four-game series of how the Brewers and Diamondbacks are following similar models of growth, ...

Aramis Ramirez hit a two-out, two-run homer in the ninth inning, capping a three-run rally against Milwaukee closer Francisco Cordero and leading the Chicago Cubs over the Brewers 6-5 Friday for their seventh straight win.

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Prince Fielder homered twice, including a 12thinning drive that capped a comeback from a fourrun deficit and led the Milwaukee Brewers over the Chicago Cubs 54 Monday night.

1998, the first year that the Brewers were in the National League, sustainted their good start longer than the aforementioned teams, carrying a 19-13 mark on May 8, and finding themselves only .5 games out of first place. That team also hung around .500 for quite a while. They found themselves...