Updates regarding my current project
When I first started thinking I’d like to write a book about the Milwaukee Brewers franchise moving from Seattle in 1970, I kept coming back to a simple question: Who were the players, coaches, executives, and stadium workers? Not just their names, but who were they personally and what did they experience when the Brewers…
Bob Meyer has led quite an interesting life, starting with his career in baseball as a left-handed pitcher. Last year he was kind enough to answer some of my questions about his time with the Milwaukee Brewers. His input was extremely important as I started doing research for my book, so I decided to create…
The blog post here previously has been published as content in my Milwaukee Brewers historical book. For this reason the post has been taken down. This page remains in place so links posted to here on various social media sites remain active. Order Building the Brewers: Bud Selig and the Return of Major League Baseball…
Ken Sanders is a name that many Milwaukee Brewers fans recognize from the team’s past. He was a relief pitcher that racked up numerous saves with the Brewers during 1970-72, but unfortunately each year the team finished with under a .500 record. Sanders was born on July 8, 1941 in St. Louis, Missouri. He played…
David Stearns is the ninth General Manager of the Milwaukee Brewers. Ask any hardcore Brewers fan to name the other eight GM’s and most will say Doug Melvin, Harry Dalton, Sal Bando, and perhaps even Dean Taylor. But from 1970-77, the team went through four GM’s in pretty rapid fire: Marvin Milkes, Frank Lane, Jim…
The baseball definition for a “Cup of Coffee” is a short time spent by a minor leaguer at the major league level. I have been unsuccessful in finding where or when the term originated, but it generally means the player was a major leaguer long enough to have a cup of coffee. One way a…
This blog post is about Ted Kubiak’s career and his time in a Milwaukee Brewers uniform. I contacted Ted earlier in the summer, and he didn’t respond until recently with well thought responses to my questions. Ted grew up in New Jersey and loved all sports, but baseball emerged as a favorite in high school. …
In a recent blog post I reviewed Jim Ksicinski’s “Jocks and Socks” book about life in the Brewers clubhouse. He initially came to my attention when I interviewed Pat McBride for my book project this past May. Pat was fascinating to talk to and has lived a very interesting life. I plan on covering his interview…
As I work on my historical book about the Milwaukee Brewers, I’ve done the student thing and taken on some “required reading” assignments. Some of these assignments directly relate to my project, and others are more on the fringe. My first such assignment was reading Dave Baldwin’s baseball memoir, Snake Jazz. I actually discovered Mr.…
Chris Zantow 