It’s quite easy, at the moment, to appreciate Brewers GM David Stearns by heaping praise on the young front office executive’s trades. After all, the slinging one has seen a few of the Brewers’ prized veterans collapse or experience injuries after their departure from Milwaukee (perhaps Jonathan Lucroy and Tyler Thornburg most notable). Some of […]
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Game 97 Recap: Brewers 7 Diamondbacks 2
If you’re into home runs, this was the game for you. All but one of the seven runs scored by the Brewers came off the long ball, and some of them were truly towering shots. And, the Brewers who hit these bombs aren’t your usual suspects: neither Ryan Braun, Jonathan Lucroy, nor Chris Carter hit a […]
Game 82 Recap: Brewers 1 Nationals 0
Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but Junior Guerra pitched another gem. Top Play (WPA): There was only one run scored in this game, so naturally, it was the top play. The run happened in the fifth inning with nobody out. Martin Maldonado who was catching for Jonathan Lucroy in this game was leading […]
Game 9 Recap: Cardinals 7 Brewers 0
TOP PLAY (WPA): You might have thought that Grichuk’s home run was the top play of the game. Well, unfortunately, it’s not but we’ll get to that quite soon. The top play of the game instead went to Matt Carpenters double in the second inning. Wily Peralta was in his usual bad form today, leaving […]
Maldonado’s Future with the Brewers
Martin Maldonado made his debut in Milwaukee in 2011 and has been the Brewers’ backup catcher since broke into the big leagues. He hasn’t started more than 66 games in a season; however, since Jonathan Lucroy blossomed into one of the game’s best catchers during his tenure, it’s understandable that Maldonado has had a difficult time earning playing […]
The 2015 BP Milwaukee End-Of-Season Awards
Lately, lots of talk surrounding the Milwaukee Brewers has surrounded the future of the team. And understandably so. The future appears to hold so many more positive, exciting things in store! But with the 2015 season so freshly minted, let’s take a look back and crown some winners for the First-Annual BP Milwaukee End-of-Season Awards. The […]