Decorated war veteran tosses first pitch
Decorated war veteran tosses first pitch
Veteran tosses first pitch Friday Sgt. Maj. Wayne Hertz took the mound for the Brewers this afternoon, and he threw a strike to his young son, Matthew.
Brewers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Much of the early trade buzz in the majors right now centers on the Brewers‘ interest in Cleveland left-hander C.C. Sabathia, who is on the market.
General manager Doug Melvin confirmed that special assistant Dick Groch was in Chicago on Wednesday to monitor Sabathia’s outing against the White Sox.
“We’ve seen him pitch a couple of times,” said Melvin, who declined to elaborate on any interest he has in the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner. “We look at a lot of guys.”
The Indians reportedly had scouts looking at Class A Brevard County third baseman Taylor Green, the Brewers‘ minor league Player of the Year in 2007. Cleveland is believed to be taking a close look at the Brewers‘ prospect-laden Class AA Huntsville club, too.
Green, 21, was…
Fielder drives in game-winner for Brewers (AP)
The Brewers sacrificed one of their most productive hitters in the past month for one mired in a deep slump. It paid off. Prince Fielder singled in Rickie Weeks with one out in the bottom of the ninth after J.J. Hardy ended his 16-game hitting streak with a sacrifice bunt and Milwaukee beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 on Saturday night for their second straight win.
Brewers Notebook: Gearing up for second half
After a slow start, the Brewers are in position to make a run at the playoffs. Published June 30, 2008 at 5:16 a.m. Tags: brewers , nl central , ned yost , ben sheets , russell branyan , eric gagne , ryan braun …
Brewers downplay Sabathia trade rumors (AP)
If the Brewers are considered a front-runner in the C.C. Sabathia sweepstakes, manager Ned Yost wanted nothing to do with it on Friday. “A rumor’s a rumor,” Yost said before Milwaukee’s 9-1 win against Pittsburgh. “We don’t pay attention to it too much.” According to recent reports, Milwaukee’s surplus of minor league talent has given the organization an upper hand in the competition to acquire…
Brewers erupt for five-run fifth in win
Brewers erupt for five-run fifth in win The Brewers‘ bats came alive Friday afternoon, and Ben Sheets worked through an outing without his best stuff, as the Brewers cruised to an easy 9-1 win to open the 4th of July weekend at Miller Park.
