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Brewers Best Pitching Options are All in the Family
Brewers Best Pitching Options are All in the Family
Apart from the over-hyping of Mark DeRosa, Milwaukee’s possible search for starting pitching seems to be the most talked about thing around baseball blogs and rumor mills. The combination of an under-the-radar rotation, a scantly-proven ace-elect, injuries or ineffectiveness - along ...
Cubs-Brewers aftermath
Cubs-Brewers aftermath
i94sports.com — The Cubs entered Sunday with a chance to take three of four games from the once first... place Milwaukee Brewers, and with Ted Lilly taking the mound, there was good reason to be optimistic. If that wasn’t enough for Cubs fans, they only needed to look to Lilly’s opponent, Mike Burns. ... (more) Cubs-Brewers aftermath
A bare market for Melvin
A bare market for Melvin
jsonline.com — It is no secret Milwaukee Brewers general manager Doug Melvin is exploring his options to add a... player via trade before the July 31 deadline. There just aren't many options. (more) A bare market for Melvin
Brewers discuss pitching options
Brewers discuss pitching options
jsonline.com — Jun. 23, 2009 11:37 a.m. Doug Melvin said on ESPN 540 radio this morning that Brewers might... need a substitute starter for both Thursday and Saturday. Thursday would be Dave Bush's day but he has a tired arm. He could be moved back to Saturday, ... (more) Brewers discuss pitching options
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Monday's Frosty Mug
Brew Crew Ball — ... going to town on Jeff Suppan, though. Elsewhere in the Brewer rotation: Seth McClung will get another shot to prove he belongs in the rotation full time. He'll start against the Cubs this weekend. Keep Turning Up The Heat worries the Brewers are putting too much strain on Yovani Gallardo, who exceeded 110 pitches in his outing Saturday, the fifth time this season he's reached that mark. Tyler Maas of Bugs & Cranks prefers the Brewers' internal options for the starting ...

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