It often is said that nothing is impossible. So, let’s just say that it’s going to be nearly impossible for the Brewers to re-sign left-hander C.C. Sabathia after the 2008 season. Sabathia and right-hander Ben Sheets will be...
Yesterday we took a cursory look at the splits of closers in saves vs. non-save situations. Using a sample of 696 player seasons and 220 unique closers from 1980-2007 it was discovered that, yes, it appears closers perform...
Team moving past dismal homestand By ANTHONY WITRADO awitrado@journalsentinel.com Atlanta - There haven't been many times in the Ned Yost era when the Milwaukee Brewers' manager has welcomed a trip the way he has this one....
MILWAUKEE -- The hole that the Brewers dug for themselves in the first two games of the current series with the first-place Cubs got a little deeper on Wednesday night, setting up a game on Thursday that is perhaps as close to...
Nashville is in position to set record for losses By MAURICE PATTON • Staff Writer • July 30, 2008 A couple of four-run innings were the Nashville Sounds' undoing Tuesday afternoon, as visiting Portland took a 12-8 decision in...
MILWAUKEE -- Not only is this week's series between the Brewers and Cubs a possible postseason preview, it is also a test of two of the best starting rotations in the National League. Brewers manager Ned Yost has his team...
Career with Brewers also likely at its end By TOM HAUDRICOURT thaudricourt@journalsentinel.com If it weren’t for bad luck, Derrick Turnbow would have no luck at all. The Milwaukee Brewers’ former all-star closer hit another big...
ST. LOUIS -- CC Sabathia's Brewers debut sold out on July 8, and someone joked with Ray Durham this week that it appears that his homecoming on Friday could be a similarly tough ticket. In fact, the Brewers' entire seven-game...
GM loath to give up more top prospects By TOM HAUDRICOURT and ANTHONY WITRADO thaudricourt@journalsentinel.com Many national reports have mentioned the Milwaukee Brewers as one of the clubs interested in trading for Baltimore...
Brewers righty looking for answers on his pitching arm ST. LOUIS -- Former Brewers closer Derrick Turnbow's troubled season hit a new low this week when he was placed on the Triple-A disabled list and shipped to the team's...