The recent passing of MLB player, coach, manager, and all-around good guy Don Baylor made me recall when he spent a couple years as hitting coach of the Milwaukee Brewers. Let’s take a trip back to the late 1980’s and look at his time with the club. Baylor retired from baseball in 1988 after 19…
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…
On this date in Milwaukee Brewers history, the infamous “Chuckie hacks” incident happened in Anaheim. This bit of baseball wackiness all played out on May 16, 1997, during a 5-1 Brewers loss to pitcher Chuck Finley and the Angels. Hardly the Mets Savior “Excuse me while I take my first step toward the Hall of…
Chris Zantow 