It could have been a great match. The 1970 Milwaukee Brewers had a serious lack of lineup power. The Washington Senators, led by manager Ted Williams, sought to trade either Frank Howard or newcomer Mike Epstein for a big return. Frank Howard to the Brewers? It certainly was talked about in 1970, but ultimately a…
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…
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…
