We'd like to go to the Playoffs, that would be cool.
By Steve Garczynski on April 26, 2013
Welcome to Rounding the Bases, a weekly column where writers Ryan Topp and Steve Garczynski participate in a discussion on one baseball topic. This week, how do managers and general managers get along?. You can follow @RyanTopp and @SteveGarczynski on Twitter. Steve Garczynski: The Milwaukee Brewers followed up losing… [More]
By Adam Wieser on April 19, 2013
The 1987 Brewers have gone down in franchise history as “Team Streak”. The 1987 team established the “Team Streak” identity early in the season. Right out of the gates, they won their first 13 games, which still ties the 1982 Atlanta Braves for most consecutive… [More]
By Ryan Topp on March 13, 2013
Brewers’ General Manager Doug Melvin joined WSSP’s Tim Allen late last week to talk about the upcoming season and other things Brewers. I highly recommend listening to the interview which starts around the 35 minute mark of the link provided. It has more than a few… [More]
By Jaymes Langrehr on February 27, 2013
Brewers GM Doug Melvin appeared on MLB Network’s “Clubhouse Confidential” Tuesday as part of the network’s “30 Clubs in 30 Days” preview of the club. It was a quick interview (only about four minutes), but among the topics covered were the team’s plan to go… [More]
By Jaymes Langrehr on May 8, 2012
Things have been a bit tumultuous in Brewer Land over the past week or two, but owner Mark Attanasio provided a bit of long-term certainty on Tuesday, inking Doug Melvin and Ron Roenicke to contract extensions. Melvin will now be under contract through the 2015… [More]
By Nicholas Zettel on April 19, 2012
Dateline, unknown. Deep in a training facility somewhere in the vast Milwaukee Brewers organization, manager Ron Roenicke, owner Mark Attanasio, and general manager Doug Melvin sit at a table in a dimly lit room. RR: Geez, can’t someone get better lights in here? MA: Sorry,… [More]
By Nicholas Zettel on April 5, 2012
Milwaukee Brewers general manager Doug Melvin cut his organizational teeth working the computer for the New York Yankees organization. Starting in 1979, Melvin worked with one of three organizations to feature a specific computer model. During a recent Society for American Baseball Research Analytics Conference,… [More]
By Nicholas Zettel on March 22, 2012
If you had asked me — and other Brewers fans — about the Brewers’ long term chances of competing after the 2009 and 2010 seasons, I would have said, “good luck.” Like others, I felt that the club had too many weaknesses to fill in… [More]
By Jaymes Langrehr on February 25, 2012
Now that the Ryan Braun mess is settled (at least when it comes to knowing whether or not he’ll be on the field to start the year), the Brewers can turn their attention to other matters. According to Mark Attanasio, those matters include discussing extensions… [More]
By Jaymes Langrehr on February 22, 2012
Doug Melvin made an appearance on 620 WTMJ Tuesday night with Greg Matzek and Trenni Kusnierek, addressing everything from pitchers and catchers reporting to his plans for possible extensions with Zack Greinke and Shaun Marcum. As an added bonus, he added a Jeremy Lin reference…. [More]
