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This Bud Isn’t For You

Bud Norris stymied the Brewers’ offense over seven innings as the Houston Astros cruised to a comfortable 8-3 win over Milwaukee, Wednesday night at Minute Maid Park. Randy Wolf came into the game 5-0 in his last seven starts against Houston but was not effective… [More]

What makes a winner?

Newsflash: the 2012 Milwaukee Brewers need to play better against winning teams. Last night, the Brewers lost a 3-1 battle to the New York Mets that looked closer than it was, with the Brewers once again mounting late scoring opportunities that did not result in… [More]

Miguel Batista Rises Again With Seven Shutout Innings Against Brewers

The Milwaukee Brewers have been a distinctly different offensive team without Prince Fielder. Despite the narrative on TV and in most media, the Brewers’ offense has still been slightly above average this season, scoring 4.1 runs per game in a league scoring just 4.0. Still,… [More]

Brewers Round Up: May 10, 2012

The Brewers lost to the Reds in heartbreaking fashion yesterday, wasting a phenomenal start by Zack Greinke and failing to capitalize with runners on base in the bottom of the 9th. The Reds took the series from the Brewers, who receive a much-needed day off… [More]

Around the Diamond and Back

Since members of the Milwaukee Brewers started dropping like flies, there are scores of new problems and new possibilities in aligning the Brewers’ roster. Ryan Topp discussed potential Shortstop replacements yesterday, presenting good examples of the type of players the Brewers might reasonably hope to… [More]

Brewers’ Fog Clears in San Francisco

The new look Milwaukee Brewers snapped a two game losing streak with a 6-4 win over the San Francisco Giants Friday night at AT&T Park. It was a match up of the 2009 AL and NL Cy Young award winners pairing Zach Greinke against Tim… [More]

Brewers April Round Up

I have to admit, I was concerned about writing this morning. Now that we’re out in the eastern time zone, the west coast games practically start after we’re asleep. So, I was pleasantly surprised when I accidentally left my computer volume and GameDay window open,… [More]

Contract Comparisons: Zack Greinke Update

Major League Baseball fans were abuzz with excitement all day yesterday, as the news cycle churned out report after report about extremely large contract extensions. San Francisco Giants ace Matt Cain signed on for at least five more years in the Bay Area, landing more… [More]

Do the Brewers Have a Bad Bench?

I decided to put out the call on Twitter (where you can follow me @WhatsaTararrel) for topics Brewers fans were interested in hearing about last night. I only got one response, from Brewers Addict (@ballacksrise), who asked, “How about convincing me Conrad is worth a… [More]

Randy Wolf is a Better Pitcher than Zack Greinke

In 2009, Zack Greinke pitched one of the greatest seasons in the “live ball era” by a pitcher 25 or younger. Facing 915 batters, Greinke struck out more than 240 batters, walked only 51, and allowed 11 home runs. Allowing 64 runs in nearly 230… [More]