The Milwaukee Brewers came into the 1974 season collectively feeling a bit better about their fortunes. Coming off a much improved 74-88 record, the team was given 12-1 odds on winning the World Series by Reno oddsmakers. Even though it was a huge jump from the 100-1 odds in 1973, the team still had work…
You’d think a hurricane was coming prior to the 1973 season, not a snowstorm. Popular first baseman George “Boomer” Scott said 1972 had been his most difficult season in the big leagues due to player moves on the team. Scott said, “I don’t want to go through another season and be humiliated. When I walk…
Bob Busser started taking ballpark photographs with a brownie camera at Dodger stadium in 1967. He’s visited close to 800 venues over the years and has captured a staggering 75,000 images. Some of the stadiums have since been demolished, such as Comiskey Park, Tiger Stadium, Candlestick Park, and Milwaukee County Stadium. If you missed it,…
Bob Busser started taking ballpark photographs with a brownie camera at Dodger stadium in 1967. He’s visited close to 800 venues over the years and has captured a staggering 75,000 images. Some of the stadiums have since been demolished, such as Comiskey Park, Tiger Stadium, Candlestick Park, and Milwaukee County Stadium. Bob chatted with me…
On February 11, 1994, the Milwaukee Brewers and Robin Yount held a press conference to announce his retirement from baseball. Murray Chass of The New York Times aptly called it the “end of a quiet but glamorous career.” Yount didn’t have much left to accomplish other than winning a World Series with his beloved Brewers,…
Respected. Compassionate. Caring. These are just a few of the words being used to describe former infielder and longtime coach Rob Picciolo. He passed away on Wednesday at age 64 due to a heart attack. Milwaukee Brewers fans remember him as a member of the 1982 team that made it to the World Series. But…
“Perhaps the best thing (Bud) Selig could do to improve things is get rid of General Manager Jim Baumer and Manager Alex Grammas.” – columnist Dennis Punzel, November 4, 1977. This week in Milwaukee Brewers history (November 19, 1977), Selig did just that. He fired Grammas and Al Widmar as director of player development, plus…
