http://www.yardbarker.com/content/player/1085 Recent articles about Gabe Kapler en-us Dave Bush had the best outing of his career on Thursday in an 11-1 thrashing of the Rockies. Bush struck out a career high 13 in eight innings while allowing only three hits and a single Rockies' run. It is the third straight outing in a row at Miller Park that Bush has been nearly unhitable. Bush picked up his fifth victory on the season and lowered his season ERA to 4.39. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:26:30 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/288792 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/288792 The bats in Milwaukee are suddenly hot again. After five home runs on Wednesday night, the Crew hit four more on Thursday to win beat the Astros, 9-6 and win the series. The Brewers finished 3-3 on their road trip against the Rockies and Astros. If not for a Guillermo Mota meltdown last Friday, the Brewers would have a winning road trip. Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:36:52 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/277433 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/277433 The Brewers got off to a fast start in Colorado on Friday night and it appeared that the Crew's win streak was going to be extended to seven games. It seemed like the win was all locked up until Guillermo Mota entered the game in the eighth inning. Mota did not record an out but gave up four runs on four hits to relinquish the Brewers' lead. Mota was replaced by Brian Shouse who did nothing to put out the fire. Shouse gave up a two-run home run to the returning Brad Hawpe. Brian Fuentes closed out the ninth for the Rockies and gave them a 6-4 win that crushed the Brewers and their fans. Sat, 07 Jun 2008 11:35:45 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/275588 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/275588 For years the Houston Astros were famous for their Killer B's of Bagwell, Biggio and Berkman. On Sunday afternoon, the Brewers found their own B's to pull out another victory: Bush, Braun and the bench. Dave Bush went seven innings for the second time this season and he did it in consecutive starts. Early on it looked like it could be a typical Dave Bush start. He gave up a home run in the first inning to former Brewers player, Mark Loretta. Bush stayed composed and got through the first without any further damage. In fact, Bush only gave up four hits and that lone run in his seven innings. He struck out five and most importantly walked no one. Sun, 01 Jun 2008 18:38:04 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/273104 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/273104 Before NESN and ESPN and the Globe make their stupid 'Welcome Back Kapler' jokes, and play the theme song from 'Welcome Back Kotter;' I'm going to do it. No but seriously, Kapler is back, unfortunately it's with the Brewers. I was always a fan of his when he played for the Sox because he played his heart out every single time he stepped on the field and despite being capable to start for other teams in the league, he stuck with Boston as a backup outfielder. Not to mention he was an incredible defender and had the offensive skill to compliment it. Fri, 16 May 2008 12:08:12 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/267636 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/267636 Who's hot, who's not in Major League Baseball? We'll get you started with a sizzler named Mike Cameron. After being suspended for the first 25 games, Cameron is back, and has a starting job (as he should). For those owners (like myself) who took a chance on Cameron, knowing that he was suspended and might risk losing a job, should be quite pleased. He's showing a few signs of rust, but he has already posted a HR, 3 RBI, 4 R, and 3 BB's. The stolen bases should come too. Considering how lethal the Milwaukee Brewers lineup is, Cameron should get plenty of RBI opportunities. Add Cameron to NL-only teams, and if he heats up, you can add him in all leagues because of his power/speed abilities. Fri, 09 May 2008 00:36:33 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/265080 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/265080 Before I get to the game today, I have to thank Cubs' fans for again displaying no class and showing why no one outside of Chicago likes you people. In the bottom of the sixth on a ball hit to Ryan Braun in left field, Cubs' "fans" threw food and drinks in Braun's direction while he was making a throw into the infield. Typical Wrigley Field drunks, I guess. You are a classless bunch with no respect for the game or players. You sit in the bleachers for one think, to get drunk. It's people like you that make it so enjoyable when the Cubs choke every year. Thu, 01 May 2008 17:11:56 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/262391 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/262391 Gabe Gross and Kapler helped the Brewers win in extra innings against the Cardinals to split the 2-game series. Here are some observations from the game today... Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:20:08 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/253887 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/253887 Yost needs to give Gabe Kapler a shot at playing everyday. Here's why.... Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:43:27 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/236915 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/236915 Ben Sheets continued his dominant 2008 season when the Brewers beat the Mets 5-3 on Saturday afternoon at Shea Stadium. The win raised Milwaukee's record to 7-4 and snapped their 3-game losing streak in the process. Sheets is now 2-0 with three quality starts and is showing signs of the dominance that Brewer fans know he possesses. Sat, 12 Apr 2008 15:35:32 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/236020 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/236020 After the Cubs series, I was happy with a series win. Going into the series with the Giants, anything less than a sweep would have been a disappointment. The Giants are in a state a flux and just not very good right now. If the Brewers Canning-Craft-Beer are going to be a playoff team, these are the type of things they need to do to attain that goal. The Good Ben Sheets is off to a hot start this season. With his complete game shutout on Sunday, he has not allowed a run in 15 1/3 innings this season. Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:35:40 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/231381 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/231381 The Brewers swept the Giants on Sunday with a 7-0 win behind Ben Sheets' second career shutout. The only other shutout of Sheets' career came on May 29, 2001, against the Cardinals. Sheets struck out eight batters, walked none and allowed only five hits to extend his scoreless-innings streak to 15 1/3 to start the 2008 season. Today was as good as I've seen Sheets look since Opening Day 2007 against the Dodgers. You can definitely tell it's a contract year for him. Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:26:17 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/230503 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/230503 Looking at who will make the final spots of the Milwaukee Brewers 25-man roster, someone has to play Center Field while Mike Cameron is suspended. There are a variety of options including Gabe Gross, Tony Gwynn Jr., Joe Dillon, and Gabe Kapler. Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:40:36 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/190132 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/190132 I'm not sayin', I'm just sayin', girls got some guns. Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:43:33 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/161482 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/161482 Whatever else you want to say about Texas Rangers owner Tom Hicks, and we'll probably say it a couple of paragraphs from now, the man can blast his former players. When asked about some of his biggest mistakes as owner of the Rangers, Hicks said this: "Juan Gonzalez for $24 million after he came off steroids, probably, we just gave that money away." Aside from the "ZING!" we all immediately thought after reading that quote, this is the kind of honesty fans love out of people intimately involved with professional sports. It's so refreshing to hear an owner throw potentially slanderous comments out there for everyone to hear, especially when many people would agree. Juan Gonzalez is an interesting case from the "steroids era" in baseball. He was an extremely productive player for about ten years, but every single good season he had came before he was 32 and then he completely broke down physically. In fact, he was one of the more feared hitters of the 1990's, but almost never stands out because his career ended so prematurely. Imagine if he'd been able to keep adding on to his 432 career home runs for eight more years. We'd be discussing his Hall of Fame credentials. Check out his stats. We had kind of forgotten how good he really was, despite all the injuries. But Hicks' comments got us thinking. There have been a heck of a lot of bad personnel moves in the Rangers' recent history. Like a lot, a lot. Here's what we came up with just off the tops of our heads. Thu, 21 Jun 2007 02:58:22 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/16845 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/16845