By: Melissa S. Wollering Did we just watch a Spring Training game in Pittsburgh? For the first time in club history, the Milwaukee Brewers decided they were going to lead by at least eight runs in four consecutive games. The last time they made it happen, were the first three games in 1978. Meantime, by raiding the Pirates' ship in 20-0 fashion, the Brewers basically … [Read more...] about Brewers Make Mockery of Ken Macha’s Hometown
Yovani Gallardo
Brewers Invest in Their Future Ace: Yovani Gallardo
By: Melissa S. Wollering Good pitching has long been hard to come by for the Milwaukee Brewers. On Thursday, the organization signed its home-grown starter in the rotation, Yovani Gallardo, to a five-year $30.1 million extension and held a press conference to boot. It’s more solid than say…gunning to sign Prince Fielder. Do we want to find another 1B? No. But can we find … [Read more...] about Brewers Invest in Their Future Ace: Yovani Gallardo
Jeff Suppan Claims Neck Injury, Coincidence? Or Just In Time?
By: Melissa S. Wollering The first four starting pitchers have been named to the Milwaukee Brewers rotation. No surprise, Yovani Gallardo, Randy Wolf, Doug Davis and Dave Bush will start in that order. After watching Spring Training in Arizona this year, I figured that. But I made one other prediction: if Jeff Suppan got the hint he would not be named #5, he’d fake … [Read more...] about Jeff Suppan Claims Neck Injury, Coincidence? Or Just In Time?
Live From Spring Training: 31 Compete to Pitch for Milwaukee Brewers
By: Melissa S. Wollering For the next week, we’ll be coming to you live from Arizona and Cactus League play. A majority of my coverage will focus on the Milwaukee Brewers, but we’ll also throw is a taste of what’s going on with the Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants, Oakland Athletics, Chicago White Sox and more. We start with what the Milwaukee Brewers … [Read more...] about Live From Spring Training: 31 Compete to Pitch for Milwaukee Brewers
Milwaukee Brewers Possess First Real Pitching Rotation in Years
By: Melissa S. Wollering Ben Sheets is filled with rage. CC Sabathia has raised his eyebrows, slightly impressed. Rollie Fingers is rejoicing from his leather lounger and the Pittsburgh Pirates now feel utterly-and-completely-screwed as opposed to just sort-of-screwed. Doug Melvin has assembled the first real starting pitching rotation Milwaukee Brewers fans have seen in … [Read more...] about Milwaukee Brewers Possess First Real Pitching Rotation in Years
Milwaukee Brewers Finally Take Action on Pitching Predicament
By: Melissa S. Wollering Last year at this time, Milwaukee fans put pitching on their Christmas wish list to Santa. Alas, they never got it. After anxiety and doubts about the starting rotation in Spring Training, injuries by mid-season and complete engine failure by season's close, Melvin needed to ante up this off-season. Scoring Randy Wolf and LaTroy Hawkins was a … [Read more...] about Milwaukee Brewers Finally Take Action on Pitching Predicament
What Milwaukee’s Brewing: Sudsy Bubbles to All-Star Break
By Melissa S. Wollering Either you drink through the foam head barrier or remain parched until the suds settle. There’s no way around it; the Milwaukee Brewers must drink in the St. Louis Cardinals and the Los Angeles Dodgers until their All-Star break reprieve. Speaking of which, we also let our readers weigh-in as we evaluate the Crew’s representation on the All-Star … [Read more...] about What Milwaukee’s Brewing: Sudsy Bubbles to All-Star Break
What Milwaukee’s Brewing: 30 in 50, Raw Relief & Fountain vs. Fist
By: Melissa S. Wollering Thirty W’s in 50 games—the Milwaukee Brewers make club history with that number. It’s also just the second time the Crew has won 30 prior to June 1. Unfortunately, the next day, Jorge Julio throws raw steak at the Fish, single-handedly loses a game and prompts Ken Macha to rethink his entire bullpen. Now that’s more like the Brewers we know and … [Read more...] about What Milwaukee’s Brewing: 30 in 50, Raw Relief & Fountain vs. Fist
What’s Milwaukee Brewing: Interleague Interruption & Locker Room B-Line
By Melissa S. Wollering Bill Hall hits a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the 10th Sunday to beat St. Louis 1-0 and what does he do? Pivots like a runway model at first, leads the entire team up the dugout stairs to the locker room at cheetah speed and signals to the whining Cardinals that they can take Milwaukee’s untucked jerseys and SHOVE THEM. No high-fives, no … [Read more...] about What’s Milwaukee Brewing: Interleague Interruption & Locker Room B-Line
Cubs-Brewers Exchange
By: David K. and Melissa S. Wollering Thesportsbank.net’s inaugural Cubs-Brewers exchange! After taking two of three from the depleted Cubs, the Brewers have leapfrogged Chicago in what is shaping up to be a competitive NL Central Division. TSB’s Brewers expert Melissa S. Wollering and our resident Cubs fool, David K. share their thoughts on this weekend’s series. DK: … [Read more...] about Cubs-Brewers Exchange