By: Melissa S. Wollering You can either love it for transforming losing teams like the Milwaukee Brewers into power-hitting playoff contenders or you can hate it for its reoccurring signing flaws and tortuous free-agent compensation system. Either way, we’ve spent some time picking apart the MLB Draft process and decided it needs a makeover as much as Stan Van Gundy’s … [Read more...] about The MLB Draft: Love It or Hate It?
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What’s Brewing in ’09: Plate Patience, Pirate Tantrums & Rickie vs. Rourke
By: Melissa S. Wollering Doth my ears hear correctly? Exsqueeze me? Bacon powder? On Wednesday, the Brewers broke .500 for the first time this season. After a horrible start to April, that’s like beating the same odds Ben Linus has of becoming Chief of Staff to Jimmy Carter after getting off the island post- Dharma Initiative. Your Milwaukee Brewers have won … [Read more...] about What’s Brewing in ’09: Plate Patience, Pirate Tantrums & Rickie vs. Rourke
What’s Brewing in ’09: Milwaukee’s Bullpen & Prospects
By Melissa S. Wollering Is it just me or are you as baffled as I to see the Brewers now have 39 players on their 40-man roster? It sure doesn’t feel like we’ve made that much progress in the off-season. We’ve previously discussed the starting rotation situation in length. This month, Brian Anderson weighed in on whether the Crew needs another starter in his blog. Either … [Read more...] about What’s Brewing in ’09: Milwaukee’s Bullpen & Prospects
