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San Francisco - Brewers general manager Doug Melvin told me earlier today that he wouldn't pay $2 million for "a tweak" in his bullpen. What about paying to acquire Oakland closer Huston Street? I just learned that Melvin's top special assistant, Dick Groch, is at Yankee Stadium this weekend, where the Athletics are playing the Yankees. The Brewers are looking for relief help, ... [link]

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Brewers Maybe Looking At Street
Published 7/19/2008 by Josh Jones at The Transaction Guy
... The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal’s Tom Haudricourt has the goods. He learned that indeed the Milwaukee Brewers had a scout at the Oakland Athletics’ game tonight, and the reason was most likely to scout closer ...

Rumor Mill Roundup: July 19
Published 7/19/2008 at FanHouse
... - The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel's Tom Haudricourt reports that a top Brewers official is at Yankee Stadium for this weekend's Yankees-A's series scouting players. The player most likely being watched by Milwaukee? Oakland closer ...

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