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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, to the Cubs at Wrigley Field on Sunday. Those ...
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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
jsonline.com - 7/5/2009
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July 5, 2009 Chicago - After the Brewers
lost for the third time in their four-game series...
against the Cubs today, 8-2, all-star leftfielder Ryan Braun said he would like to see general manager Doug Melvin make a trade to help the club's pitching."I ...
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Braun: Let's make a deal
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Milwaukee Brewers —
... Ryan Braun shared his opinion on the matter while throwing his teammates under the bus, declaring Cubs' pitching to be "a lot better than ours." Remember last year Braun irked his teammates after a losing road trip to Boston by telling the media that some of his teammates lacked the confidence before a game that they could actually win the game. This year, after a dismal 1-3 series in Chicago, Braun trumped his earlier complaints of poor hitting conditions for batters in day games at Miller Park and came out and said the Brewers need more pitching. ...
Ryan Braun Annoys His Boss
Milwaukee Brewers —
Doug Melvin isn't amused with Ryan Braun's trashing of the team's pitching staff or his suggestion that Melvin needs to do a better job. ...
Milwaukee JS: Melvin “ticked off” at Braun
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
Milwaukee JS: Melvin “ticked off” at Braun “It was inappropriate for him to say what he said, and I’m not happy about it,” Melvin said. “To make the statements he made and also get on his teammates like that, it was irresponsible on his part. It just ticked me off.” ... Asked about the rotation missing Dave Bush (disabled list) and Manny Parra (demoted to the minors), Braun said, “Regardless of the reasons, we’ve got to find a way to throw the ball a little bit better for us to have success. When you’re constantly behind in games, it’s not easy and not fun.” “We all work ...
All things Ryan Braun
Brewers! Brewers! Keep Turnin' Up the Heat! —
... and said to himself, ‘You know, I hadn’t noticed it until Ryan pointed it out, but our pitching hasn’t actually been that good!’ Secondly, calling out the pitchers specifically is way out of line. Last year after the Brewers were swept out of Boston, Braun made similar “we need to play better” type comments, but those were in reference to the team in general. Here he’s really point the finger at just a few players. It seems that Doug Melvin shares that opinion, because today he dropped the hammer . Highlights: To make the statements he made and also get on his teammates ...
Quote of the Day
Circling The Bases —
"We all work every day from 9 a.m. to midnight, and basically 12 months a year. I'll be glad to have Ryan help if he wants to. I'll give him a badge and he can be my deputy." -- Brewers' GM Doug Melvin , reacting to Ryan Braun's statements on Sunday that the pitching staff has to "throw the ball a little bit better" and that the team had to go out and make a move to "show everybody that we're for real." This is all entertaining so I hope they keep sniping back and forth at each other. But if you're Doug Melvin, rather than fire back, don't you hold your tongue and instead ...
Trouble Brewing in Milwaukee: Doug Melvin Is "Ticked Off" at Ryan Braun
FanHouse —
... under: Brewers, NL CentralOn Monday, we shared Ryan Braun's request for action from the Brewers' front office after a rough trip to Wrigley Field exposed the shortcomings of their starting rotation. Although Braun's impolitic handling of his teammates was acknowledged, it was hard to see his comments as anything more than a player in a leadership role making an honest assessment of his team's needs. General manager Doug Melvin feels differently. "It was inappropriate for him to say what he said, and I'm not ...
Ryan Braun Earns Deputy Badge in General Managing
Walkoff Walk —
... , was none too pleased and expressed his distaste for player-on-management crime in a phone call with the Journal Sentinal's own Tom Haudricourt: ...
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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 ...
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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 ):
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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 ...
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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 ...
Brewers GM fires back at Braun
brewersbeat.mlblogs.com 7/7/2009 — 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...
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 ...
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 [...]
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 ...
