madison.com - 7/7/2008
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He was loud without saying a word. Melvin landed perhaps the best player on the trade market — left-handed pitcher Carsten Charles (C.C.) Sabathia from Cleveland — and removed all doubt regarding his expectations for this franchise in 2008. Catching the first-place Chicago Cubs and winning the National League Central Division is not only doable, it's expected. Milwaukee is now built to get to ...
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Chuckie Hacks —
A couple of bold statements to pass along in the aftermath of the big trade. Cliff Corcoran , CNNSI - The Milwaukee Brewers have all but guaranteed themselves their first playoff berth since 1982. Andy Baggot , Wisconsin State Journal - Catching the first-place Chicago Cubs and winning the National League Central Division is not only doable, it's expected . Milwaukee is now built to get to the World Series, and anything less than that will be a profound disappointment.
Cheese Curds All Around: Big Day In Wisconsin
wrigleyville23 —
They're sucking each other's popsicles up in Brewerland: Catching the first-place Chicago Cubs and winning the National League Central Division is not only doable, it's expected. Milwaukee is now built to get to the World Series, and anything less than that will be a profound disappointment. Found via Chuckie Hacks, which is veering between cautiously optimistic to giddy to another debate about Brett Favre and Ted Thompson on an hourly basis. Not only that, there has been a noticeable spike in exclamation points.
In the News (7/7)
Right Field Bleachers —
Today's Game: Rockies 4, Brewers 3 Record: 49-40, Third Place Games Behind Cubs: 4 - The Brewers offense was not boosted by the Sabathia trade. They looked horrible against Ubaldo Jimenez. A late rally was not enough as an error by Branyan and an unfortunate bounce on a hard-hit grounder by ...
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C.C. Sabathia may have been the big name in Monday's trade between the Indians and Brewers, but the Tribe got several key Minor Leaguers in return for the left-hander. Here's some more details about the players who now hope to call Cleveland home.
