The Milwaukee Brewers played in the American League East division from 1972-93. In 2017, the Brewers will play many of their old foes from the East in Interleague matchups. Baltimore, Boston, Toronto, and the New York Yankees are all on the schedule this season. To celebrate the glory days of the old AL East, I’ve…
The week in review: The Milwaukee Brewers kicked off the 2017 season with a seven game home stand. The first four days were against Colorado followed by a weekend series with the Chicago Cubs. Milwaukee dropped the first two games (7-5, 6-5) before winning 6-1. They dropped the final game with the Rockies 2-1. The…
Anybody can say they were at Miller Park’s first Opening Day – 42,024 people in fact. That game happened on April 6, 2001. But only REAL FANS can say they were at the second game. I went to that game, and I’ll tell you about it after a quick recap of the opener… In a…
It’s raining as I type this in late March. So technically these are not April showers, but rain in April is inevitable (at least here in southern Wisconsin), hence the title of this week’s blog post. I have been thinking more about water and rain since I recently watched the PBS documentary “Never Curse the…
Back in October I participated in an offseason plan series for the Brew Crew Ball website. What exactly would I do in the offseason if I were the general manager of the Milwaukee Brewers? As spring training wraps up, it’s time to compare my plan to reality. Armchair general manager Chris Zantow vs. real general…
If there’s one thing I can’t stress on this blog enough, it’s how fortunate I feel to have made some connections with ex-ballplayers in the past two years. Not everyone wants to talk, and some say the number of teams and games combined with the passage of time make their memories not so reliable. I…
If you’re a music fan, most likely you have an artist (or several) that speaks to you through their songs. For me, one of those special artists is singer/songwriter Kasim Sulton. Recently, Kasim kicked off a pledge music drive surrounding his first official live CD, “Live Bootleg.” Like all of his previous efforts, I’m having…
