More photos » ... Tony Dejak - AP ... Jeff Suppan is the player that Brewer fans love to hate and hate to love. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) ... Browse more photos » ... (Note: This post is probably a little outdated, as the Brewers' pratfall against the Padres has given us new things to complain about. But I wanted to vet this theory first, to make sure I wasn't completely off my rocker; hence, the delay. If you're no longer fired up about Jeff Suppan, by all means: you don't have to read this.
Entering his second season at the helm, Milwaukee Brewers manager Ken Macha faces completely different challenges than he did in his first year. Macha sat down with Anthony Witrado and discussed last season and what he is looking for as spring training starts ...
More photos » ... by Gene J. Puskar - AP ... I don't think Ken Macha should return next season. If he doesn't, who should replace him? ... Browse more photos » ... The last few weeks haven't gone so well for Ken Macha, and there's an increasing possibility that he will and/or should be let go after just one season at the helm in Milwaukee. Until a few weeks ago, I was indifferent on Macha, and felt like he was worthy of one more season in the job before a full evaluation was given. In the last
Over the elongated seven-week term of spring training 2009, new Milwaukee Brewers manager Ken Macha had to learn more than the strengths and weaknesses of his playing personnel.Macha had to learn the strengths and weaknesses of his coaching staff ...
Casey McGehee was a bit of a mystery. He was claimed, we weren't sure we got it, and then he had an awesome spring training, putting up a .370/.370/.722 line so far. We should not really change our evaluation of him as a player based on a good spring training performance, but even if Lamb and McGehee had performed similarly in spring training, I might still choose McGehee ... McGehee is not going to be a great hitter for this team. His minor league track record is pretty average-looking (for an
Before I get to my point, let me acknowledge that balls have been flying out of ballparks for the last week in Arizona. Since the beginning of play Sunday, thirty Cactus League games have been played, with the average score being 9-5.5. Teams are scoring 7.26 runs per game in Arizona this week, and 16 of 60 possible teams have scored ten runs or more in a game, including four teams that scored ten or more runs and lost ... With that said, Brewer pitching has left a fair amount to be desired this
The battle for spots on the bench includes two groups of players."You have people that have a track record and you use filtered glasses to watch what they're doing in spring training," said Brewers manager Ken Macha. "Then you've got guys that are maybe excelling in spring training that have zero track record ...
On the field: Reliever David Riske made his first exhibition appearance after being brought along slowly from elbow surgery last September. Chicago's Wilson Betemit whacked his first pitch for a home run, but Riske settled down after that and got through the inning. "I was just trying to throw a strike on my first pitch of spring training and (Betemit) ambushed me," said Riske. "I'm very competitive, so I don't like doing that no matter what kind of game it is ...
News of the day: Manager Ken Macha lined up his starting rotation for exhibition play like this: RHP Jeff Suppan, RHP Yovani Gallardo, LHP Manny Parra, RHP Braden Looper, RHP Dave Bush. Macha emphasized that this doesn't mean he'll line up his pitchers in this order for the regular season ...
For those of you who are wondering what exactly a kirbir is, it could be defined as such: ... Blogger and aspiring public figure (musician, politician, fashion icon, etc) who is obsessed with the Milwaukee Brewers' left fielder Ryan Braun. She has a lesser crush on famous former Brew Crew Ball leader Jeff Sackmann. However, she has not decided on her feelings for current BCB leader KLSnow and other BCB author TheJay. Not being a sporty girl, she knew nearly nothing of baseball until weeks before