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Norichika Aoki Faces Yu Darvish Today as Milwaukee Brewers Game Against Texas Rangers Has a Japanese Flavor
March 19th, 2012 at 3:05 PM
The Milwaukee Brewers face the Texas Rangers today in Surprise, Arizona and of significant interest to the Japanese media covering the cactus league is the matchup between Yu Darvish and Norichika Aoki. Darvish is the Japanese pitching prospect the Texas Rangers paid big money to acquire from the Nippon Ham...

Jose Veras Shaping up to Be Seventh Inning Reliever
March 16th, 2012 at 10:36 AM
It has been just about a week and a half in Arizona and the Brewers think they may have found their seventh inning reliever.  All signs point to Jose Veras being that seventh inning man.  So today we will take a look at Jose Veras.  So without further ado here...

Milwaukee Brewers Starting Rotation Looking Good Early
March 15th, 2012 at 8:25 PM
It has only been two weeks, and most starters have only made a start or two in Cactus League but so far they are off to a super start in spring.  So today we will provide you a statistical look at all five starters.  The fifth starter will be Marco...

Zack Greinke Looking Good Early in Milwaukee Brewers Spring Camp
March 14th, 2012 at 3:36 PM
Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Zack Greinke made his third appearance and second start of the exhibition season on Tuesday against the Seattle Mariners. And like his previous outings Greinke was sharp. He went three innings while throwing 48 pitches and allowing only a harmless single. He walked one batter while...

Milwaukee Pitching Prospect Santo Manzanillo Lucky to Be Pitching This Spring
March 12th, 2012 at 1:10 PM
Milwaukee Brewers pitching prospect Santo Manzanillo considers himself lucky to be alive following a serious car accident last November. Not only is Manzanillo alive but he is throwing a baseball in the Milwaukee Brewers spring training camp. In late November Manzanillo was driving his Hummer to the Brewers baseball academy...

Milwaukee Brewers Injury Updates as Shaun Marcum and Corey Hart Make Progress
March 11th, 2012 at 3:15 PM
As the Milwaukee Brewers wrap up week one of spring training games some injuries have dampened the start of the season for a few players. The most serious injury to date was Corey Hart's torn cartilage in his knee which required surgery. ***PHOTO1*** Starting pitcher Shaun Marcum has been dealing...

Should Ryan Braun Have to Hear the Negative Chants All Season
March 9th, 2012 at 11:30 AM
It has been a long first week of spring training so far for Ryan Braun. He went 0-5 in his first two games and has heard a plethera of opinions about the winter he had this season.  He was found innocent of using performance enhancing drugs, but that has not...

Top 5 Questions in Milwaukee Brewers Spring Training
March 8th, 2012 at 8:42 PM
It has been about a week since the Cactus League season began and their have been several questions worth asking.  And the questions regard all three aspects of the game.  So tonight we will examine these questions, and will address answers and certain ideas of what might be better plans....

Aramis Ramirez Looks to Produce for the Milwaukee Brewers
March 7th, 2012 at 12:56 PM
The Milwaukee Brewers new cleanup hitter doesn't want to hear how he is going to replace the production of the Brewers last cleanup hitter. Aramis Ramirez realizes that trying to replace Prince Fielder's production is just going to set him up for failure. You could probably count the number of...

Milwaukee Brewers Outfielder Corey Hart to Undergo Knee Surgery on Tuesday
March 5th, 2012 at 7:11 PM
Milwaukee Brewers rightfielder Corey Hart's knee pain and swelling will cause him to undergo surgery on Tuesday for what the club is calling torn cartilage in his right knee. Hart who underwent an MRI on Sunday is expected to be out for the remainder of spring training. The arthroscopic procedure...

Injury Concerns for Milwaukee Brewers Again
March 4th, 2012 at 4:22 PM
As the Brewers were preparing to start their Cactus League schedule, the team was in pretty decent shape with injuries.  But that has turned into concern for a few players.  Today we will take a look at a few injuries and we will attempt to shine some light on how...

Brooks Conrad and Taylor Green in Fight to Earn Final Bench Spot with the Milwaukee Brewers
March 3rd, 2012 at 12:06 PM
Milwaukee Brewers manager Ron Roenicke announced earlier this week that he expects to break spring training with 12 pitchers on the opening day roster. If that holds true that would leave five bench spots to be filled. Barring injury four of those spots are fairly secured. Two of the bench...

Milwaukee Brewers and John Axford Working on Long Term Extension
March 2nd, 2012 at 2:09 PM
Today is the deadline for contract renewals and John Axford is the last Milwaukee Brewer to sign his contract renewal. Axford will sign his one year renewal today while the team and Axford's agent work towards a multi year extension. The Brewers in the past have signed one year placeholder...

Milwaukee Brewers Ease Newcomers into Spring Training Workouts
February 29th, 2012 at 12:31 PM
One of the exciting parts of opening a new season and getting started in spring training is getting our first look at the new faces on the Milwaukee Brewers roster. Today I wanted to look at the early progress of three players in particular who are participating in their first...

Jed Bradley Suffering Through Annoying Injury
February 29th, 2012 at 12:17 PM
The Brewers are being careful,because one of their 2011 prospects is suffering through a groin injury.  This is the second time Jed Bradley has been dealing with a groin injury.  He was slowed by the groin injury in October before Milwaukee's instructional league.  The injury forced him to miss two...

Milwaukee Brewers Around the Horn: Catcher
February 26th, 2012 at 4:17 PM
After looking at the pitching aspect of the team, today we will look at the catching position.  For years Milwaukee had been looking hard to find the next outstanding catcher.  It looks like they are close to finding their man.  In 2011, Jonathan LuCroy was good despite missing the first...

Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers Gives His Side of the Story
February 25th, 2012 at 10:57 AM
Ryan Braun has been tried in the court of public opinion for the last two months and even after the successful appeal was found in his favor he will continue to be scrutinized. This is the first time a major league baseball player has had a pending suspension for violating...

What Does Future Hold for Milwaukee Brewer Pitchers Shaun Marcum and Zack Greinke
February 24th, 2012 at 12:00 PM
As we near the first full squad workout for the 2012 Milwaukee Brewers it never hurts to look forward at what the 2013 Milwaukee Brewers pitching staff will look like. During 2011 the looming free agency of star first baseman Prince Fielder didn't stop the Milwaukee Brewers from winning 96...

Milwaukee Brewers Around the Horn: Bullpen
February 23rd, 2012 at 11:45 PM
After looking at the starting rotation on Monday, tonight after a little news and other things to be reported, we will go back around the horn.  And look at the bullpen.  As is the case with the starters many bullpen arms are returning as well.  The bullpen is different though....

BREAKING NEWS ALERT: Ryan Braun Wins Appeal
February 23rd, 2012 at 5:37 PM
For those of you who have been sleeping all winter, Ryan Braun tested positive for performance enhancing drugs and was facing a 50 game suspension.  He promptly appealed the penalty.  The appeal was heard on Jan. 19-20.  The panel has 25 days to render a decision,from the date the case...