BREWERS RUMORS & GOSSIP
Roenicke encouraged by Brewers response in loss
Though it was another loss - Milwaukee's 13th in its last 15 games - the Brewers were able to find positives in Friday's 7-6 setback in St. Louis.
After falling behind 6-0 after three innings, the Brewers crept back into the game on the strength of an Aramis Ramirez three-run home run in the fourth, only to watch St. Louis grab an unearned run back in the bottom of the inning...
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Managing Expectations of Sports Journalism (Why Todd Rosiak Isn’t a Shill)
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In JSOnline.com’s most recent online chat with Brewers beat writer Todd Rosiak, one participant named Craig called into question the professionalism of Mr. Rosiak and his colleague Tom Haudricourt (edited for clarity):
Is it accurate to characterize what you and Haudricourt do with the Brewers as journalism? It seems like you guys hardly do...
Terrible Baseball Card of the Day: Pete Ladd
Pete Ladd, ’86 Topps
There is nothing remotely interesting about Pete Ladd aside from the fact that he looks like Wierd Al. I do question him wearing a gold chain as he doesn’t look cool enough to rock this look. That’s something that Neon Deion Sanders did, not a guy that looks like he could own a van down by the river.
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Milwaukee Brewers Recall Francisco Rodriguez from Nashville
The Milwaukee Brewers have recalled Francisco Rodriguez from their Triple-A Nashville minor league affiliate. The veteran right-handed reliever is expected to work the later innings but will not be given the closers gig right out of the gate. Jim Henderson continues to star as the man to close out games.
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Breakout season just a matter of time for Gomez
MILWAUKEE -- Rarely is there any activity on the field before a Sunday afternoon game as team's don't usually take batting practice prior to a day game after a night game.
This particular Sunday, Brewers center fielder Carlos Gomez was out chasing balls in the outfield. No, Gomez wasn't getting in some extra work, the balls he was chasing weren't even baseballs....
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Who is Jean Segura and what is he doing on my leaderboard?
Fangraphs.com's leaderboard is always a fascinating place. If you keep track of players from year to year, surprises show up there before they do in the national consciousness. Headley of the Padres was last year's big surprise. Recently, upon scouring the list, the name, Jean Segura, popped up. And while I should know every player in baseball since writing about the sport...
Dare We Suspect That Carlos Gomez’ Performance is Enhanced?
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It’s obvious that Carlos Gomez’ performance in the early part of 2013 is enhanced compared to previous seasons. These days, remarkable production can lead to speculation that a player might not be enhancing appropriately. Last week, The Brewer Nation included a post partially titled “In Defense of Carlos Gomez,” which recounted...
Report: Brewers to call up Francisco Rodriguez
The Milwaukee Brewers had until Thursday to make up their mind on Francisco Rodriguez, and it appears as if they will add the former closer to the big league roster.
According to a report by CBS Sports, the Brewers will call Rodriguez up from Triple-A Nashville on Wednesday, a day before the team had to release him if he wasn't in the Major Leagues.
Rodriguez, 31, was signed...
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Gruman: Brewers must stick with Weeks through slump
What to do with the struggling second baseman?
Rickie Weeks is mired in another prolonged slump, and the whole state is talking about it. There's some in this town that would like to chase ever player who has a bad week, but Weeks has had a bad month and a half and deserves to be talked about.
But that doesn't change the fact Weeks is going to be Milwaukee's starting...
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Rickie Weeks still Rickie Weeks
Last night Rickie Weeks went 1-for-4 with a walk and a strikeout. If that hit had been an extra base hit, it would have been the most Rickie Weeks line ever. 1-for-4 with a walk isn't a sexy line and it's not very fun to watch, but it's good and it's valuable. It's a .400 On Base Percentage and it's what Rickie Weeks does. If you understand that and why it...
Milwaukee Brewers: should team move Ryan Braun to clean-up spot?
The Milwaukee Brewers have been a tough team to figure out in 2013.
They started out 2-8, won nine-straight to move three games over .500 before losing nine of 10 to fall to 15-20.
The Brewers topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 on Monday night to help break out of that funk, but it was an interesting offensive gameplan that helped Milwaukee do so.
Brewers manager Ron Roenicke sat...
Brewers’ Corey Hart making slow but steady progress
Milwaukee
Brewers first baseman Corey Hart is making slow but steady progress in his
rehabilitating efforts to return to the Brewers’ lineup. Hart began hitting in a cage
as May started, and on May 12, he began running steadily on a treadmill. MLB.com’s
Adam
McCalvy reported that Hart is eligible to come off of the
disabled list on May 30, but it could take him until...
Brewers Pitching Ranks Last in NL (But It Could Be Worse)
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As of this writing, the Brewers pitching staff is last in the league in earned run average, as well as runs allowed. While the bullpen has had its ups and downs, the starting pitching has been remarkably ineffective – with the notable exception of Kyle Lohse. Although he’s cooled down somewhat, Lohse is still the only...
Brewers' Gallardo feels 'out of whack' on the mound of late
Yet again, Yovani Gallardo didn't look like himself, and now it's getting concerning.
The usually reliable Gallardo put together another frustrating outing Friday night against Cincinnati, throwing 100 pitches while lasting just four innings, walking five and allowing three runs in Milwaukee's 4-3 loss to the Reds.
"Command obviously sucked," Gallardo said...
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GAG ORDER
The lamest baseball jersey of all-time?
I can almost guarantee that the idea for these Brewers jerseys was more the wife’s decision than her husband’s. Here’s hoping one of his buddies got a similar Milwaukee jersey that reads “Totally Whipped” to go along with his “Since” custom shirt, but that would imply that this guy gets to go to baseball games (or anywhere) with his friends, and we all know that anyone...
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