Zack Greinke signed a six-year, $206 million contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks last week and put to rest my irrational sports dream that he would return to Milwaukee for a triumphant vengeance tour. I suppose that will have to wait for 2021, when 38-year-old Greinke will undoubtedly team up with suspiciously spry and athletic 37-year-old […]
Author: Jack Moore
The Worst Decision In Brewers History
The worst decision in Milwaukee Brewers franchise history, to me, is obvious. It wasn’t any of the team’s myriad poor draft choices or trades or free-agent contracts. No, it wasn’t a baseball move at all. It was the ill-fated decision to ditch one of the greatest logo designs in sports history in 1994, the demise […]
Ramon Flores Fits Now And Later
Ramon Flores, a 23-year-old Venezuelan outfielder, is the latest acquisition in Brewers general manager David Stearns’s November flurry of moves, acquired from Seattle in exchange for utility infielder Luis Sardinas. Flores is a perfect pickup for Milwaukee, a player who fits the needs of a rebuilding effort while filling an important hole in the current […]
Where Tanking Meets Messaging
I’m not sure exactly when the Philadelphia 76ers are supposed to start winning games. Saturday’s loss to the Spurs pushed the 76ers to 0-10 for the second straight season. Last year’s 76ers needed didn’t win until their 18th game en route to an 18-64 finish. It was the second year under Sam Hinkie and his […]
Jeremy Jeffress Takes The Step Forward
Relief pitcher Jeremy Jeffress was one of the few bright spots for last season’s Brewers. The 27-year-old established himself in a setup role for Milwaukee and completed his first full season as a major leaguer. In 68 innings, Jeffress struck out 67 batters, walked only 22, and recorded a 2.65 ERA. For Jeffress, who had […]
Ryan Braun and the Price of Uncertainty
The five-year, $105 million extension that all but officially made Ryan Braun the face of the Milwaukee Brewers franchise finally begins next season. Braun, who turns 32 in just a few weeks, will be spending his offseason rehabilitating from back surgery. He is expected to be back in time for spring training, but the surgery […]
Observations From A 2011 Brewers Commemorative DVD
While I was tidying up this weekend, I found a hidden gem in one of my many piles of random junk: The Next Step, the Milwaukee Brewers’ commemorative DVD for the 2011 season. It contains everything expected out of a commemorative DVD — awkward interviews, corny cliches, overly dramatic music, the whole thing — and […]
On Watching Alcides Escobar and Royals Devil Magic
This October, just like last October, watching Alcides Escobar play for the Royals has felt like a revelation. Escobar has been electric at the top of the order for the Royals in the American League Championship Series. He has led off each of the first two games with a hit for the Royals, and he […]
Old Friend Marco Estrada’s Changeup Dazzles In Texas
Old friend Marco Estrada earned the win in Toronto’s Game Three win Sunday night over the Rangers, behind 6.1 innings and just one earned run. The Rangers could only muster five hits, while Estrada struck out four without walking a batter. The performance kept his Blue Jays alive and will give R.A. Dickey and David […]
Brewers Continue To Impress At The Turnstiles
This year’s Milwaukee Brewers — a team that floundered horrifically out of the gate, won all of 68 games, and at no point from May onward came within 10 games within .500. And yet, a total of 2,542,558 fans paid to watch the Brewers at Miller Park this year, seventh in the National League and […]