Lefty Ron Guidry had a 1978 season that pitchers dream about – and will probably never be duplicated. Guidry went 25-3, in a season that is among the top 10 for winning percentage in baseball history. Some of his incredible stats include: Leading the league with a sparkling 1.74 ERA, 25 wins, a .893 winning…
“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. 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.…
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…
First and foremost, thank you for your support in 2016! I appreciate the kind words and shares of anything I’ve posted here. And the support of my work-in-progress Milwaukee Brewers book has been amazing. With that being said, here’s what I’m planning with the blog and book for 2017… Right now I have a story…
I was a huge Milwaukee Brewers fan as a kid. No shock there, right? I looked up to many of the players, and the guy who led the team in the late 1970’s – George Bamberger. This week I wrote a short guest post on the 80’s Baseball site about the time I wrote Bambi…and…
The last pitcher to win 20 games in a season for the Milwaukee Brewers was left-hander Teddy Higuera back in 1986. His 20th and final win came on September 25th that year. Only two other pitchers have won 20 or more games in a season for the Brew Crew, and both came prior to Higuera’s fantastic…
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