Attanasio: "the road to redemption for Ryan will not be easy."
This morning Brewers chairman and principal owner Mark Attanasio sent out an email to Brewer fans responding to the challenges of the last week and starting an effort to move forward. If you haven't...
View ArticleWas Travis Hafner the worst DH in Yankees history?
With Travis Hafner going to the DL, Alfonso Soriano acquired, and players like Derek Jeter, Curtis Granderson, and Alex Rodriguez (Possibly? Maybe?) returning, his reign as the team's designated hitter...
View ArticleToday's Matchup: Brewers (Gallardo) @ Cubs (Villanueva)
PROGRAMMING NOTE: Due to today's day game, the Mug is off today. It will return tomorrow. - KLClear your schedule and settle in, because there's a lot of baseball coming today.At 1:20 Central time the...
View ArticleYovani Gallardo exits early with "tight left hamstring"
A bad season for the Brewers took a turn for the worse Tuesday afternoon as one of their most valuable potential trade candidates went down with a terribly timed injury.Yovani Gallardo, starting game...
View ArticleYovanni Gallardo injury: Brewers RHP exits start with hamstring injury,...
Milwaukee Brewers starter Yovani Gallardo exited his start early with a "tight left hamstring," reports Adam McCalvy of MLB.comGallardo limped off the field during the middle of an at-bat against...
View ArticleBrewers 6, Cubs 5: Davis's blast saves Brewers
Win: Rob Wooten (1-0)Loss: James Russell (1-3)Save:Jim Henderson (13)HR: Jean Segura (12), Yuniesky Betancourt (12), Khris Davis (2)MVP: Khris Davis (.295)LVP: John Axford (-.554)Fangraphs Win...
View ArticleTonight's Matchup: Brewers (Thornburg) @ Cubs (Arrieta)
If you missed today's Brewer game don't worry, there's another.At 7:10 tonight we can all come together to witness Jake Arrieta (7.23 ERA, 4.60 FIP) in his Cubs debut. Arrieta was acquired from...
View ArticleBrewers 3, Cubs 2: Brewers steal win again
Win: Burke Badenhop (2-3)Loss: Kevin Gregg (2-3)Save: Jim Henderson (14)HR: Juan Francisco (14)MVP: Jeff Bianchi (.426)LVP: Burke Badenhop (-.371)Fangraphs Win Expectancy GraphBoxscoreAfter having the...
View ArticleCubs Minor League Wrap: July 30
Iowa CubsThe Iowa Cubs were stung by the Salt Lake Bees (Angels), 5-4.Yoanner Negrin started and took the loss after he allowed five runs over 4.1 innings. He allowed nine hits, including a home run to...
View ArticleBrewers 6-3, Cubs 5-2: Bring On The Robot Umpires
Not really knowing where to start writing about seven hours and five minutes of Cubs defeats means, predictably, I suppose, that I'll start at the end.Kevin Gregg should have saved the doubleheader's...
View ArticlePoll: 74% of fans will be disappointed if no moves are made
This week's Brew Crew Ball Tracking Poll was open from noon Monday through Tuesday, and received 196 responses. Here are some notable results:74% of voters say they'll be disappointed if the Brewers do...
View ArticleBrewers place Yovani Gallardo on DL with strained hamstring
One hour from the trade deadline and the Brewers made a roster move. Unfortunately, it's not necessarily the kind we would prefer--the team placed Yovani Gallardo on the disabled list with a strained...
View ArticleTonight's Matchup: Brewers (Peralta) @ Cubs (Jackson)
Since the start of the 2011 season there are three starting pitchers the Brewers have faced eight times or more. One is Bronson Arroyo. Another is Wandy Rodriguez.The third is Edwin Jackson (4.89 ERA,...
View ArticleCubs Minor League Wrap: July 31
Iowa CubsThe Iowa Cubs lost their sixth straight game, 6-3 to the Salt Lake Bees (Angels).It was a better second Cubs start for Justin Grimm, but he got the loss anyway after he allowed two runs on...
View ArticleCubs 6, Brewers 1
Win: Edwin Jackson (7-11)Loss: Wily Peralta (7-11)HR: Anthony Rizzo (15), Starlin Castro (7)MVP: Yuniesky Betancourt (.039 WPA)LVP: Wily Peralta (-.215 WPA, -.186 WPA pitching, -.029 hitting)Fangraphs...
View ArticleCubs 6, Brewers 1: Edwin!
About 52 hours elapsed from the time of the first pitch Monday night to the recording of the final out Wednesday. The Cubs and Brewers played four games in those 52 hours; the sum total of the game...
View ArticleCaption This!
All's well that ends well, and this popup hit by the Brewers' Jeff Bianchi that fell in between Nate Schierholtz, Darwin Barney and Anthony Rizzo in the ninth inning Wednesday night wound up as a 9-6...
View ArticleNL West weekly report: Kershaw dominates and the trade deadline passes with...
The biggest event to happen this week wasn't big at all... the trade deadline. But on July 31st, the Padres and Diamondbacks completed the only trade between two NL West teams. Arizona traded Ian...
View ArticleMinor League Ball Gameday, August 1
Good afternoon prospect watchers. The trade deadline is passed....and I don't know about you guys, but I thought it was pretty disappointing after all the buildup. I think teams are still getting used...
View ArticleToday In Brewer History: Fingers Inducted
On this day in 1992 four men were officially inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame: longtime umpire Bill McGowan and pitchers Hal Newhouser, Tom Seaver and Rollie Fingers.Fingers may have been the...
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