Saturday Rockpile: The slide continues
Colorado has continued their struggles in the month of June.With the continued dive the Colorado Rockies are on, the news about the team is very light. What little there is today focuses mainly on...
View ArticleRockies Game #81 Preview: Jhoulys Chacin vs. Matt Garza
Rockies look for a win in Milwaukee with Jhoulys Chacin on the mound.First things first, what major league team starts a game at 3:10 local time on a Saturday afternoon? That's just odd. Second, who is...
View ArticleYour Saturday Sporcle: Walkoff D-backs
Aaron Hill became the latest Diamondback to deliver a walk-off hit, doing so on Tuesday against the Brewers. But how many of the 20 D-backs with multiple walk-off hits can you guess?This one's a little...
View ArticleBrewers 7, Rockies 4: Same stuff, different day
The Rockies played, and lost, their sixth game of the season against the Brewers as the wait for players to return from injury continues.I'll be honest, I can't really say I can't muster up any emotion...
View ArticleGame Preview: Rockies to play another game, I guess
The Rockies will probably lose another embarrasing game at the MLB level today, but that's okay since we're all watching Nolan Arenado anyway.Despite their better judgement, the Colorado Rockies will...
View ArticleGame Wrap: Rockies beat Brewers 10-4, karmic justice
It wasn't pretty, but we'll take it. The Rockies come away from the Brewers series with a win on the strength of a Wilin Rosario little league home run (E6, E2) on a ground ball to third. That'll teach...
View ArticleWisconsin Timber Rattlers Chris McFarland, Garrett Cooper trying to bounce back
Baseball is all about trying to overcome adversity, and two members of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers are experiencing that right now.Good afternoon and greetings from Neuroscience Group Field at Fox...
View ArticleMinor League Recaps: One big inning dooms Wisconsin in 4-3 loss to Burlington
Wisconsin fell to 6-5 in the second half with a home loss today.While the Brewers were enjoying an off day on Monday, the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers were wrapping up a four-game series with the...
View ArticleGame #85 Preview: Blue Jays vs. Brewers
The Brewers come into town for a quick two-game set today and tomorrow with both games getting underway in the afternoon. Today is of course Canada Day so hopefully you're enjoying the day off and the...
View ArticleRockies Prospects: Jordan Patterson, Renaldo Jenkins named players of the...
Two players named players of the week for their respective divisions and both of their teams got walloped. Also, another great performance from Tyler Anderson.Tulsa Drillers 9, Corpas Christi Hooks 8:...
View ArticleThoughts at the Halfway Point, Part 2
Musing about trade possibilities, strengths, weaknesses, and playoff chances 80 games in.With the Brewers' season now halfway over, some of the contributors here at BCB have decided to give our...
View ArticleGreat start from Drew Hutchison, Blue Jays beat Brewers
A Canada Day Win.Brewers 1 Blue Jays 4In a streak of good starts, we, finally, don't waste one. Nice to get a well pitched win on Canada Day, in front of a great crowd.Drew Hutchison went 7 innings,...
View ArticleView from the other side: Brewer questions for Noah Jarosh from Brew Crew Ball
We are a little late on this, I got the questions to Noah Jarosh, from Brew Crew Ball, SB's Brewers blog a little late, but better late than never, we'll post.The Brewers have built up a nice lead in...
View ArticleGame #86 Preview: Blue Jays vs. Brewers
The second half of this mid-week two-game set with the Brewers kicks off today at 12:37 as Wily Peralta takes on J.A. Happ. The Dominican right-hander has been the Brewers second-best starter this year...
View ArticleWhat we learned: July 2, 2014
Quick lessons today before a rare morning game for the Brewers.Yesterday's ResultsBlue Jays 4, Brewers 1The Brewers offense never got going in Toronto yesterday. They managed one run on four hits, with...
View ArticleWalk-off Homer by Edwin Encarnacion
Brewers 4 Blue Jays 7 Walk-off win.This game deserves a longer recap, we'll revisit it later. The good news is that Edwin Encarnacion hit a game winning home run in the bottom of the 9th. 2-on, 2-outs,...
View ArticleMinor League Notes, 2014-07-02
Matt Pagnozzi's 2 home runs and more from the Brewers minorsNashville Sounds (AAA) 46-41 Won 5-0 vs Memphis Redbirds (STL) (box / pbp)Huntsville Stars (AA) 53-31 Lost 5-1 at Mississippi Braves (ATL)...
View ArticleWhat we learned: July 3, 2014
Today's lessons include an international signing, more midseason reviews, and ballparks that haven't been seen in a while.Yesterday's ResultsBlue Jays 7, Brewers 4The Brewers built up an early 4-1...
View ArticlePadres skunk Reds, finish sweep. SDP 3, CIN 0.
The West Coast swing finished with a resounding dud.There was a moment on Sunday where I thought it would be impossible to be let down by a team that had stormed San Francisco, taken all 4 games on the...
View ArticleThoughts on the Brewers first half of the season, Part 4
Continuing the midseason thoughts from the different contributors on BCB.With the Brewers' season now halfway over, some of the contributors here at BCB have decided to give our thoughts on the team at...
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