The date was September 9 when Nevin Ashley made his major-league debut. The 31-year-old had spent 10 years in the minors and played for 11 different teams before the Milwaukee Brewers called him up. In his big-league debut, Nevin went one-for-two with a line-drive double and a hit by pitch. September can be a gloomy month. For […]
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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 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 […]
Game One Hundred Thirty Eight Recap: Marlins 6, Brewers 4
WHAT HAPPENED Taylor Jungmann has been a revelation with the Brewers this year. All through the minors, despite some encouraging results, he has struggled with his command — forcing scouts and talent evaluators limit their projections for him. However, through 16 starts before tonight in 96.2 innings, Jungmann tallied a 13.2 K%-BB%, the second best mark of […]