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
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What’s Brewing in ’09: Opening Week Woes, Cold Soup & Hot Hitting
By: Melissa Wollering It wouldn’t be rivalry if there weren’t highlights and lowlights to the Brewers Opening home stand against the Cubs this past week. Personal highlights include the first christening of my new handmade cornhole game with my little brother, having a Brewers fan tell me ‘that’s an impressive amount of liquor you brought for two … [Read more...] about What’s Brewing in ’09: Opening Week Woes, Cold Soup & Hot Hitting
What’s Brewing in ’09: Miller Park’s Holiest Holiday
By: Melissa Wollering It’s only fitting that the Brewers’ home opener also happens to be the first I-94 season match up with the Chicago Cubs on the holiest of Catholic days – Good Friday. The only way to spend such a day: complete your stations of the cross in the tailgating parking lot and go drinkin’ for Jesus. As season ticket holders, each and every year my … [Read more...] about What’s Brewing in ’09: Miller Park’s Holiest Holiday
NL Central Predictions
By: David K. 17 of the 21 "experts" on ESPN.com predicted the Cubs to take home the NL Central for a third straight year. The other four "experts" think the Cardinals will dethrone the Lovable Losers. I say "experts" because one writer actually picked the Reds to represent the National League in the World Series. Really, Enrique Rojas? Anyway, here are my "expert" … [Read more...] about NL Central Predictions
What’s Brewing in ’09: The $90M Mark, Blood Sacrifice & Child Smuggling
By: Melissa S. Wollering When we saw everybody at the fan event [in Milwaukee last month], we were still at a bit of a discomfort point [with the pitching]. Now, I'm at a little bit of a discomfort point on the payroll." –Mark Attanasio Reporters chuckled, but here’s the sobering truth: one of baseball’s smallest payrolls is pushing $90M. That becomes reality … [Read more...] about What’s Brewing in ’09: The $90M Mark, Blood Sacrifice & Child Smuggling
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