This weekend, Manager Ken Macha could have announced what role Doug Davis would play for the pitching staff and how that might affect the rest of the roster. Instead, Ken Macha announced Doug Davis will most likely make a start for the team sometime before the All Star break. First, however, he will make a third rehab start June 30 in Class A ball in Appleton. By: Melissa … [Read more...] about Brewers Doug Davis Waiting in Wings
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When Will the Houston Astros Selling Shoe Drop?
By: Melissa S. Wollering Humor me for a hot stove moment. The Milwaukee Brewers have a ton of offensive issues. When the pitching is adequate (a rarity some weeks, yes) the bats don’t back it up. When the offense is on fire, the pitching might be as murky as the Menomonee River near the city’s wastewater treatment plant. So if the Houston Astros start putting up the first … [Read more...] about When Will the Houston Astros Selling Shoe Drop?
Jeff Suppan Claims Neck Injury, Coincidence? Or Just In Time?
By: Melissa S. Wollering The first four starting pitchers have been named to the Milwaukee Brewers rotation. No surprise, Yovani Gallardo, Randy Wolf, Doug Davis and Dave Bush will start in that order. After watching Spring Training in Arizona this year, I figured that. But I made one other prediction: if Jeff Suppan got the hint he would not be named #5, he’d fake … [Read more...] about Jeff Suppan Claims Neck Injury, Coincidence? Or Just In Time?
Live From Spring Training: 31 Compete to Pitch for Milwaukee Brewers
By: Melissa S. Wollering For the next week, we’ll be coming to you live from Arizona and Cactus League play. A majority of my coverage will focus on the Milwaukee Brewers, but we’ll also throw is a taste of what’s going on with the Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants, Oakland Athletics, Chicago White Sox and more. We start with what the Milwaukee Brewers … [Read more...] about Live From Spring Training: 31 Compete to Pitch for Milwaukee Brewers
Milwaukee Brewers Possess First Real Pitching Rotation in Years
By: Melissa S. Wollering Ben Sheets is filled with rage. CC Sabathia has raised his eyebrows, slightly impressed. Rollie Fingers is rejoicing from his leather lounger and the Pittsburgh Pirates now feel utterly-and-completely-screwed as opposed to just sort-of-screwed. Doug Melvin has assembled the first real starting pitching rotation Milwaukee Brewers fans have seen in … [Read more...] about Milwaukee Brewers Possess First Real Pitching Rotation in Years
The Hunt for Ken’s Machtober
By: Melissa S. Wollering Formerly known as What Milwaukee’s Brewing, The SportsBank.net flips the switch on this baseball column in anticipation of October. On Sunday, Doug Melvin and Ken Macha initiated Step 1 in their master plan to secure a return to the playoffs for the Milwaukee Brewers. Switch-hitter Felipe Lopez increases options at the leadoff spot, fills the … [Read more...] about The Hunt for Ken’s Machtober
What Milwaukee’s Brewing: Streaky Shine & Return to Wrigley
By: Melissa S. Wollering Generic Windex has nothing on the absurd streaks of the Milwaukee Brewers. Dave Bush fill-in Mike Burns says Cy Young means squat after outpitching Johan Santana, former Cub Casey McGehee gets his first Grand Slam in the majors and Fielder and Braun give us a glimpse of what the Home Run Derby could look like—all in one week. Plus, the prime … [Read more...] about What Milwaukee’s Brewing: Streaky Shine & Return to Wrigley
What’s Brewing in ’09: Miller Park’s Holiest Holiday
By: Melissa Wollering It’s only fitting that the Brewers’ home opener also happens to be the first I-94 season match up with the Chicago Cubs on the holiest of Catholic days – Good Friday. The only way to spend such a day: complete your stations of the cross in the tailgating parking lot and go drinkin’ for Jesus. As season ticket holders, each and every year my … [Read more...] about What’s Brewing in ’09: Miller Park’s Holiest Holiday