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Right Field Bleachers found this 7/16/2008 on blogs.jsonline.com [flag]
When the Milwaukee Brewers return to Miller Park on July 25, they'll find new grass on the infield. Gary Vanden Berg, the team's chief groundskeeper, said Tuesday that the change to a new kind of bluegrass on the infield came about because players felt the ball"kind of skipped on them" from time to time. "The sod that was there had more clay content," Vanden Berg said. Looking for a softer ... [link]

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In the News (7/15): All-Star Edition
Published 7/16/2008 by Tyler (noreply@blogger.com) at Right Field Bleachers
... working media. The sounds, the ball off Mat Gamel’s bat, of which Hamrahi says “the sound of contact was different from any other player I watched today.” The sights (among others), ESPN’s Erin Andrews… which needs no explanation. - Brewers Nation is now the front page blog at SportsBubbler.com and will now be known as “Bernie’s Crew”: Congrats guys! This should up the page views considerably. The new site can be found HERE so update those links, Brewer fans. - There’s new grass on the Miller Park infield: In related news, you’ll never get back the time you ...

Wednesday's Frosty Mug
Published 7/16/2008 by KLSnow at Brew Crew Ball: Front Page Posts
... Aside from, of course, the ridiculously covered All-Star game, the biggest Brewer news is probably the new infield the team will be playing on when they return home from the break. It can't hurt. ...

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BCB Interview: 3B Taylor Green

Right Field Bleachers found this 7/17/2008 on www.brewcrewball.com

Taylor Green , an unheralded 25th-round draft-and-follow in 2005, exploded onto the Brewers' prospect scene last year, hitting .327/.406/.516 for West Virginia after barely making the team out of spring training. He hasn't stopped hitting since, ...
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