We'd like to go to the Playoffs, that would be cool.
By J.P. Breen on January 23, 2013
Earlier this week, we unveiled our plans to start a Disciples of Uecker Hall of Greatness — a community-driven ode to the greatest baseball players/managers/owners who have ever donned a jersey in Milwaukee. It’s certainly an ambitious project, so we decided to separate the voting… [More]
By J.P. Breen on January 22, 2013
The winter months can become rather bland for baseball fans. It occasionally cooks up a treat in the form of a big trade or a controversial free-agent signing, but largely, the winter months represent a holding pattern in which fans tirelessly pour over depth charts… [More]
By J.P. Breen on January 21, 2013
With the news released last week that former Milwaukee Braves shortstop Johnny Logan will be the 17th member of the Miller Park Walk of Fame, we began putting together the framework for our own ode to the greats of Milwaukee baseball. Here’s the deal: We hope… [More]
By J.P. Breen on January 9, 2013
Despite a surprising late-season charge, the 2012 Milwaukee Brewers failed to reach the postseason in consecutive seasons since the ‘81-’82 seasons, and few would disagree that the main culprit was the pitching staff. In particular, the bullpen imploded. John Axford experienced prolonged struggles for the… [More]
By J.P. Breen on January 7, 2013
The Brewers haven’t been overly active this offseason, but they added some outfield depth at Triple-A Nashville on Friday by signing former Rockies prospect Cole Garner to a minor-league deal without an invitation to big-league camp this spring. Garner can handle both outfield corners and… [More]
By J.P. Breen on December 27, 2012
Following an extended holiday weekend — best wishes go out to you and your families from all of us here at DoU — I opened up the discussion to my followers on Twitter last night. I obviously couldn’t get to all of the questions, but… [More]
By J.P. Breen on December 19, 2012
It’s said that pitching wins championships. In particular, starting pitching wins championships. This sentiment particularly resonates in Milwaukee because the organization has largely failed to develop quality starting pitching for longer than most fans care to remember. It resulted in many below-average years — as… [More]
By J.P. Breen on December 14, 2012
Over the past four seasons, right-hander Edwin Jackson has thrown 812.2 innings for five different teams. He’s also been traded twice in the past three years and surprisingly settled for a one-year deal with Washington last winter. And once again, the 29-year-old starting pitcher enters… [More]
By J.P. Breen on December 13, 2012
After a two-month layoff from the podcast, Ryan and I return to discuss the Brewers’ offseason thus far and what we can expect heading into the 2013 season. We didn’t answer any listener questions or have a guest week, but that’s because we had lots… [More]
By J.P. Breen on December 12, 2012
If you’ve read Disciples of Uecker or subscribed to the podcast over the past year, it’s no secret I have lauded the Brewers’ young core of pitching prospects. Right-hander Mike Fiers grabbed the attention once he found significant success to begin his big league career,… [More]
