One of the best aspects of following the Milwaukee Brewers’ recent playoff run was seeing numerous figures from Brewers teams past participate in pregame ceremonies. Our beloved franchise is known as a losing franchise, and for good reason: you can count Brewers playoff appearances on one hand (1981, 1982, 2008, 2011, 2018). Ryan Braun is the […]
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Brewers Fans Show Their Appreciation Again
The Brewers lost to the Reds on Sunday, but the result of the game between these two cellar-dwelling squads was secondary, as it is with so many September baseball games. No, Sunday’s game was notable because of the assumption around Brewers nation that Ryan Braun may have played his last home contest in a Milwaukee […]
The Brewers in the Age of the Prince
In one of the more heartbreaking press conferences I’ve ever seen, Prince Fielder announced that doctors could not clear him to play professional baseball due to the second surgery on a herniated disk. It’s a sad end to an otherwise great career. While Fielder played for the Tigers and the Rangers, he will always be […]
Prince Fielder, The Brewers’ Rock, Thriving In Texas
I still love watching Prince Fielder play baseball. His energy — both the violent kinetic energy of his swing and the bright, joyful energy he brings to the dugout — is almost unmatched in Major League Baseball. Fielder is powering the Rangers’ run to the postseason, especially recently. Fielder has turned it on in the past […]
The 2006 Brewers and the Search for Hope
The Brewers have felt hopeless this season for the first time, at least to me, in a decade. Since the trading deadline in particular, with many of the club’s best players offloaded for prospects, contention has seemed stuck over the horizon, just out of reach. The major-league lineup isn’t competitive, and the next wave of […]
Five Best & Worst All-Star Performances in Brewers’ History
Tuesday night’s All-Star Game was an experience to forget for Francisco Rodriguez. The American League already led when K-Rod came on to pitch the seventh inning for the National League All-Stars, thanks to a two-run fifth inning conceded by Clayton Kershaw. But a 3-2 game, with three innings to play, is hardly a guaranteed victory. Had Rodriguez […]
Brewers In The All-Star Game: A Retrospective
As we enter the All-Star break, I thought it would be fun to review past Brewer performances in the All-Star Game and rank them by WPA. Unfortunately, and I’m sure this comes as a surprise to you all, but even though This Time It Counts, there is not a meticulous database of every All-Star game […]