brewersbeat.mlblogs.com - 7/7/2009
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Brewers general manager Doug Melvin had strong words for left fielder Ryan Braun on Monday, a day after the player called for club officials to acquire pitching help ahead of the July 31 nonwaiver trade deadline. The Brewers were off...
jsonline.com - 7/5/2009
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jsonline.com —
July 6, 2009 I think it s safe
to say that Brewers general manager Doug Melvin is...
more than a bit upset with leftfielder Ryan Braun. I spoke with Melvin on the telephone a little while ago about the comments made by Braun after the Brewers lost, 8-2, ...
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Melvin "ticked off" at Braun
sports.espn.go.com - 7/6/2009
jsonline.com - 7/7/2009
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jsonline.com —
Brewers general manager Doug Melvin says it is
"uncharacteristic" of him to publicly criticize a player but...
Ryan Braun obviously struck a nerve Sunday. "It was inappropriate for him to say what he said, and I'm not happy about it," Melvin said.
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Braun's words upset Melvin
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Melvin Strikes Back
Brew Crew Ball —
Melvin Strikes Back
Yikes.
I'd say Melvin was backtocali if it weren't for their differing views of draft-eligible talent.
Edit by TheJay:
"I'll be glad to have Ryan help if he wants to. I'll give him a badge and he can be my ...
Wells, Lee Lead Cubs To 4-2 Win Over Braves
Bleed Cubbie Blue —
... indicates, the best scenario for the Cubs is for the Brewers to win two of three. I'm much more worried about the Cardinals than the Brewers, especially considering Milwaukee's GM publicly called out one of his best players. The Brewers seem to do quite a bit of this; remember last year when ...
Tuesday's Frosty Mug
Brew Crew Ball —
... As you may have heard, the saga surrounding Ryan Braun's comments about Brewer pitching took a surprising turn yesterday when Doug Melvin fired back. (Also noted in ...
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Braun calls out Brewers’ pitching staff
scoresreport.com 7/6/2009 —
Following the Brewers’ 8-2 loss to the punch less Cubs on Sunday, Milwaukee outfielder Ryan Braun called out his pitching staff and said that he hoped the club would make a move to acquire more help.
“Their starting pitching is a lot better than ours,” Braun said after the ...
Enough About Braun and Melvin, Please
thebuckychannel.com 7/7/2009 — So Ryan Braun said some things about how the Brewers pitching staff is struggling, and how they need another arm. Then Doug Melvin decided to come out to the media and tell us he was ticked off about what Braun had said. Now, the two guys are apparently going to get together and talk today to ...
Braun To GM : A Little Help, Please
cantstopthebleeding.com 7/6/2009 — Though Ryan Braun was named to the NL All-Star squad yesterday along with teammate Prince Fielder, dropping 3 of 4 to the Cubs over the weekend has the Milwaukee outfielder critiquing GM Doug Melvin thru the media. From the Journal-Sentinel’s Anthony Witrado :
“We’re at ...
All things Ryan Braun
danandsteve.com 7/7/2009 — Posted by Steve
A year ago I wrote a post about Ryan Braun that was not well-received by many. What I criticized him for last year has amazingly become a strength in just one season: his plate discipline. He has made tremendous strides in this area, and a year after his OBP was in the low [...]
Ryan Braun Applies For New Job
bootleggersports.com 7/7/2009 — This reminds me of the way he spit on his teammates and GM
General Managers in MLB better start watching their backs. It was only a week ago in an online chat that a fan suggested to the Mariners GM that they look into acquiring Ryan Langerhans, who was traded to Seattle only four days ...
Ryan Braun "ticked off" GM Melvin
eatdrinksleepbaseball.blogspot.com 7/7/2009 — Milwaukee Brewers All-Star Ryan Braun was/is frustrated by his team's pitching. In turn, he has frustrated general manager Doug Melvin. Speaking after the conclusion of the Brewers-Cubs series on Sunday, Braun said that the Cubs pitchers " threw the ball a lot better than our starters did ." ...
Braun, Melvin will meet today
jsonline.com 7/7/2009 — July 7, 2009 12:23 p.m. I have it on good authority that leftfielder Ryan Braun and general manager Doug Melvin will meet today to discuss the comments Braun made Sunday in Chicago and Melvin's public response to them in my story in the JS this ...
Hey Braun: Shut up and play baseball!
truebluebrewblog.com 7/7/2009 — I'm going to go ahead and take the unpopular opinion here and say that Ryan Braun need to stop running his mouth off. I know, he's the leader of the team. The captain, if you will, if baseball had such a designation. He's the only ...
Braun’s Comments
rightfieldbleachers.com 7/6/2009 —
By now, I’m sure you’ve all read them, but here’s a recap of some of what Braun said today after the game (cut out of the JSOnline article and the Brewers.com article ):
“We’re at the point right now where it would ...
Ryan Braun Demands That the Brewers Make a Trade
mlb.fanhouse.com 7/6/2009 — by Josh Alper Don't get nervous, Brewers fans, Ryan Braun isn't asking out of Milwaukee. Quite the opposite, actually. He's asking that general manager Doug Melvin try to pull off something like he did a year ago Tuesday when the Brewers landed CC ...
The Best One-Two Punch In Baseball? —
Bleacher Report - MLB 7/6/2009
Since David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez parted ways last summer, there has been a void left throughout baseball on the most feared pair.
Who has taken their spot as the best one-two punch in the league?
Here lies the beauty of baseball; one question ...
Ryan Braun's (False) Hope —
Bleacher Report - MLB 7/6/2009
Greetings, sports fans.
I have returned from a nasty back injury that is not exactly 100% healed, but I thought I’d better return so I could give all of you that incisive Tour de France analysis that I know you all crave like a drunk ...
Braun Owes an Appology —
Bleacher Report - MLB 7/7/2009
A couple of months ago I jumped the gun on calling Ryan Braun " The Natural Leader " of the Milwaukee Brewers.
It turns out that qualification may have been a little premature.
Ryan Braun most likely caused some serious outrage at the ...