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2010 spring schedule set


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Published Nov. 2, 2009 at 10:50 p.m.

The Milwaukee Brewers announced their 2010 spring training exhibition schedule Monday, beginning with a game March 4 against San Francisco in Scottsdale, Ariz ...

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Bourgeois claimed off waivers by Houston, Burns, Stern agree to minor league deals


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Published Oct. 26, 2009 at 1:27 p.m.
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Bourgeois claimed off waivers by Houston, Burns, Stern agree to minor league deals ... Apparently the Brewers tried to pass Bourgeois (a Houston native) through waivers to outright him back to the minors, and he got claimed ... Meanwhile, Mike Burns gets little more than an extreme outside shot at making the rotation next spring, and Adam Stern, who spent most of 2009 in AA and will be 30 before spring training, remains on board as roster filler in an organization that needs warm bodies to

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Brewers player grades


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Published Oct. 10, 2009 at 10:34 p.m.

INFIELDERSAlcides Escobar, SS - Without announcing it as such, the Brewers began the transition from J.J. Hardy to Escobar as their starting shortstop on Aug. 12, when they exchanged places at Class AAA Nashville. Escobar lived up to his reputation as a sometimes sensational defender in the field but also confirmed the scouting report that he sometimes makes careless mistakes. Escobar, 22, who improved his offensive game in the minors, held his own at the plate for the Brewers, batting .304 in

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Peterson Confirms Interest in Brewers Job


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Published Oct. 9, 2009 at 10:31 p.m.
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Peterson Confirms Interest in Brewers Job ... Via McCalvy, Rick Peterson is interested in the Brewers' vacant pitching coach position. The interesting note to me comes at the end: ... "A few weeks later, Peterson got a call from [Mark] Mulder, who was looking to rebuild his mechanics following shoulder surgery." ... If Peterson is hired, would a non-roster invite to spring training for Mulder be coming as well? ...

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What should the Brewers do with Manny Parra?


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Published Sept. 30, 2009 at 2:13 p.m.
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Later this week, Manny Parra will make his last start of the 2009 season, giving him one last chance to maintain some momentum heading into the offseason and spring training of 2010. I don't think anyone got the season they were hoping for from Parra, who's spent part of 2009 in AAA due to ineffectiveness, part of it on the shelf with a stiff neck, and the remainder being either infuriatingly inconsistent or simply infuriating ... Nearly every projection for the 2010 Brewer roster includes Parra

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What about THIS guy? The Chris Smith edition


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Published Sept. 29, 2009 at 12:48 p.m.
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More photos » ... by AARON J. LATHAM - AP ... Chris Smith and his unbent cap have made a solid, if unexpected, contribution to the Brewers this season. Should he be back next season? ... Browse more photos » ... During spring training and the early portion of the 2009 season, Chris Smith wasn't even mentioned as a possible contributor to this team. He went down to AAA and earned a shot, though, posting a 1.27 ERA in 28 appearances for Nashville, picking up 17 saves with a 0.867 WHIP in the

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A Most Solemn Quevedo Day To You And Yours.


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Published Sept. 28, 2009 at 1:00 p.m.
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Quevedo in all his glory, via fireloupiniella.wordpress.com ... View full size photo uploaded September 28, 2009 ... EDITOR'S NOTE: If you read the Mug, you're almost certainly familiar with Quevedo at the Buffet , a Mug mainstay. In  honor of this special day, we're turning the site over to them as they celebrate in the traditional fashion. - KL ... For most of you, September 28, 2003 probably wasn’t a very significant date.  Maybe you marked the 12th anniversary of Miles Davis’ death;

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32 Seasons of zMLE


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Published Sept. 16, 2009 at 1:00 p.m.
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At Baseball Think Factory, Dan Szymborski has made available for download three decades of minor league to major league translations (he calls them zMLE). You may recognize his name as the brains behind the ZiPS projection system. You can find the spreadsheets and a discussion of his number crunching here ... It's pretty fun to go through and look at the numbers of Brewers minor leaguers who never got a shot in the big leagues ... Steve Scarborough was an organizational shortstop for seven years

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Braves 6, Mets 0: Mets Keep Running Into Trouble


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Published Sept. 15, 2009 at 11:34 p.m.
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After a season filled with follies on the base paths, the Mets will spend the off-season and spring training figuring out a way to prevent them ...

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Rampant Speculation: Filling out a coaching staff for 2010


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Published Sept. 15, 2009 at 1:00 p.m.
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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

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