http://www.yardbarker.com/content/player/634 Recent articles about Salomon Torres en-us Okay, I'll cover the important stuff first and get to the fun talk afterwards. The Brewers beat the Astros Saturday night at Miller Park by a score of 6-4. Eric Gagne picked up his fourth win of the season while Salomon Torres came on and got save number 20 for the season. Sun, 27 Jul 2008 01:23:48 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/296312 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/296312 In a season that is starting to look more and more special each day, it seems there's a new hero each day as well. The last couple of days it has been Bill Hall and Thursday night was Ryan Braun's turn. With the Brewers trailing 3-2 in the ninth, Braun came up to bat with JJ Hardy on first. Braun launched a Ryan Franklin pitch into deep left-center to give the Brewers a 4-3 lead. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:30:03 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/295235 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/295235 Roll out the barrel. We'll have a barrel of fun. Roll out the barrel. We've got the blues on the run. The Beermakers. The Brew Crew. Harvey's Wallbangers. EX-Milwaukee Brewer Manager Dave Bristol once said: "There'll be two buses leaving the hotel for the park tomorrow. The two o'clock bus will be for those of you who need a little extra work. The empty bus will leave at five o'clock." These days, that five o'clock bus should have a few more passengers. A few more giving it the gassengers. A few more first classengers. Continue reading here: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:45:11 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/294862 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/294862 Bill Hall took Cards' closer Ryan Franklin deep to bring the Brewers back from the deadlocked ninth. (photo by Barbara Moore) Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:02:06 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/293574 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/293574 The Brewers beat the Giants on Saturday, 8-5, to win their third straight game and take the series from the Giants. Carlos Villanueva picked up the win in relief of Ben Sheets. Salomon Torres picked up his 16th save of the season. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:52:47 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/292720 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/292720 There is a new look to the Closer Report this week with expanded coverage of bullpen situations around baseball and rankings for the top fantasy closers and middle relievers. This week AccuScore analyst looks at the All-Star relievers, and has a problem with the selection of one player in particular. Also, the trade deadline is approaching so which closers could be swapping uniforms in the near future? Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:00:47 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/287565 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/287565 Dave Bush continued one of the best in-season turnarounds in recent Brewers' history. After being sent down to Nashville earlier in the season, Bush has now pitched two great games in a row. Bush shut down the Braves offense allowing only one run and four hits over seven innings Tuesday night. He walked just one and struck out five to pick up his fourth win of the season. Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:12:38 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/281983 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/281983 This week's Clearing The Bases column starts off with the question of whether Curt Schilling's career is Hall of Fame worthy and touches on the rest of news around the majors with their fantasy impact. Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:06:06 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/281963 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/281963 Injuries have created new ninth inning situations in both Seattle and Atlanta. Brandon Morrow steps in for the Mariners while the Braves welcome back an old face who should step right into the closer role. Also, there is a shake-up at the top of the rankings in this week's Closer Report. Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:42:29 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/279463 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/279463 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 Brandon Lyon hasn't given up a run since April 6. J.J. Putz suffered another injury, and Troy Percival is set to return. Find out where these three rank, and expanded middle reliever rankings in this week's Closer Report. Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:04:22 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/277332 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/277332 Brandon Lyon hasn't given up a run since April 6. J.J. Putz suffered another injury, and Troy Percival is set to return. Find out where these three rank, and expanded middle reliever rankings in this week's Closer Report. Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:59:39 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/277331 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/277331 This week's most recommended Waiver Wire pickups from FFToolbox, The Hardball Times, Yahoo! Sports, and CBS Sports. Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:13:21 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/276099 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/276099 John Smoltz lasted just one game before electing to undergo season-ending surgery. Rafael Soriano, coming off his own injury, takes over for the Braves who also await the return of Mike Gonzalez. Most other bullpen situations have stabilized for now, but some players will be prime candidates to be traded to contenders very soon. Find out who in this week's Closer Report plus rankings for middle relievers. Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:07:07 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/274414 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/274414 Ben Sheets again showed why he is going to make a lot of money at the end of this season. Sheets was one out away from his third complete game of the season before his lone walk of the night got him lifted. Sheets went 8 2/3 innings and struck out five. He allowed seven hits and only one run in the Brewers 4-1 win over the Astros Saturday night. Sheets improved to 6-1 with the victory. Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:09:34 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/272920 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/272920