On November 22, 2011, Major League Baseball named Ryan Braun the National League’s Most Valuable Player. Braun became the fourth player to win the award in Brewers history and the first since Robin Yount earned it, back in 1989. In 2011, the Brewers’ right fielder finished with 20 of the 32 first-place votes, which accumulated him a total […]
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Taylor Jungmann & Best-Hitting Brewers Pitchers
Taylor Jungmann went from possibly a failed prospect to arguably this season’s best pitcher. Even after a rough start in his last outing, he is currently sporting a delightful 3.05 ERA. The really fun part about his performance this year is that he’s shown skill with his bat as well. He’s hitting .281/.303/.344 with a […]
The 2013 Brewers and the Absurdity of Protected Picks
After a rousing beginning to September, in which the Brewers gave Miller Park fans a sweep of the Pirates and won six of their first seven games, the Brewers have cooled down and dropped five of their past six. For a team that has been buried in the playoff race, there are far worse fates. […]
Early-Season Test: Brewers ’16 Schedule Released
While the starting lineup is anything but certain, Major League Baseball has released an almost-certain 2016 schedule and the Brewers will presumably have it pretty tough at first. Despite starting at home for six-straight games, their first four competitors are the San Francisco Giants, the Houston Astros, the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Pittsburgh Pirates. […]
Brewers Lay Out An Unwelcome Matt
This month, the Milwaukee Brewers decided to move on from Matt Garza for the remainder of the 2015 season. Should this trial separation between the two parties turn into a divorce? ***** Two years plus one month ago, when Matt Garza was still pitching for the Texas Rangers, he gave Brewers fans a sneak peek into the […]
Rolling Out the Barrel: Turn and Face the Strange
Welcome back to another Friday edition of Rolling Out the Barrel. With the major-league club steadfastly refusing to beat anyone other than Pittsburgh, to whom they are incapable of losing, we keep our eye on the future of the franchise, most of which is currently locked in the only playoff scenario the franchise is likely […]
Game One Hundred Forty Recap: Brewers 6, Pirates 4
WHAT HAPPENED Tonight marked the first tilt in a four-game series against the Pirates. For the Brewers, this also proved to be the second-longest game of the season. In thirteen innings played, the Brewers used eight different pitchers that struck out ten batters. Their offense tallied twelve hits but also struck out fourteen times. The Brewers […]
Being GM In Milwaukee Is A Good Gig
Milwaukee announced over the summer that Doug Melvin planned to step down after the regular season and that an extensive search for a new general manager had been put in motion. Some names on the organization’s short list have begun trickling out into the media. Mike Hazen, assistant GM in Boston, is reportedly in the […]
Game One Hundred Thirty Nine Recap: Marlins 5, Brewers 2
WHAT HAPPENED The Brewers offense was stymied once again, this time by Tom Koehler. The Marlins’ righty tossed eight innings of four-hit ball and struck out a career-high 10 Brewers en route to his ninth win of the year, lowering his ERA back under four in the process. For the Brewers, Ariel Pena made the […]
The Brewers & Trading Within The Division
Every year tons of trades are made. The statement is, of course, not revelatory, but it seems that every team has a preferred team with whom they like to trade. Why this is the case is not always clear. Maybe both GMs have similar philosophies, maybe there’s a former front-office member that can help with […]