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Brewers' youth puts pennant further away
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The Brewers are going to open the 2010 season with 23-year-old Alcides Escobar and 24-year-old Carlos Gomez as the backbone of their up-the-middle defense. What was the last really good team to throw such a youthful combo out there?
The Drill: Braun hits 39 homers. . . . in 2010
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Included in "The Bill James Handbook 2010" are projections for regular major-league hitters and pitchers next season.
James freely admits that his system of predicting future performance, based on the age of the player and his past performances, is not fail-safe...
Brewers trade Hardy for Gomez
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The Brewers traded shortstop J.J. Hardy to the Minnesota Twins Friday for outfielder Carlos Gomez, a speedster who has been an offensive underachiever.
A household name
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If the national baseball audience wasn't fully aware of the kind of hitter Chase Utley is, they know now.
The Philadelphia Phillies' talented second baseman has morphed into a combination of Babe Ruth and Reggie Jackson in the World Series, socking five home runs in the...
Pinstriped predicament
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As might be expected, the Yankees told anybody who would listen Tuesday that they're still in the driver's seat in the World Series. Up three games to two over the Phillies, that's true. But the question many folks asked was this: How much gas is left in the pinstriped car?
Brewers by the numbers
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"The Bill James Handbook 2010," which was published this month, carries some statistical nuggets about some of the Milwaukee Brewers regulars. For example....
The Drill: Ranking the Fall Classic home runs
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We've seen the tape of many of these classic Fall Classic home runs. Let's rank them from 1 to 10...
Game 5 report: Phillies vs. Yankees
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PLAYER OF THE GAME
Phillies second baseman Chase Utley continued his long-ball barrage with two more home runs. Utley tied Reggie Jackson's record of five home runs in a World Series, set in 1977. He also became only the second player with two multi-homer games in...
'Underdog' A-Rod relaxed, producing
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Alex Rodriguez has known all along that he won't be considered a real New York Yankee until he has a World Series ring on his finger.
Philly victory sets up a mound of questions
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The pitching plans of the respective World Series managers took an intriguing turn Monday night.
2010 spring schedule set
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The Milwaukee Brewers announced their 2010 spring training exhibition schedule Monday, beginning with a game March 4 against San Francisco in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Yankees pitchers shutting down Howard
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Phillies slugger Ryan Howard, a one-man wrecking crew during the first two rounds of the postseason, was an offensive no-show during Games 2 and 3 of the World Series.
Yankees pull out another
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Johnny Damon refused to give in, and now the New York Yankees are one victory away from their first World Series championship in nine years.
Hamels looks for redemption
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Cole Hamels admitted Friday that the 2009 baseball season has been a "learning experience" for him.
And some of those lessons have been painful.
No Game 4 for Lee
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Once Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel learned that left-hander Cliff Lee never has pitched on short rest, it made his Game 4 pitching decision much easier.
Bosio takes scouting job
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The Milwaukee Brewers announced Friday that Chris Bosio will be their advance scout for the 2010 season.
The Drill: Barely home runs
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There's nothing like a player hitting a titanic home run. . . but even the ones that barely make it over the fence count just as much. According to the Web site HitTracker.com, two Brewers made the top-10 list for "just enough" home runs in the National League.
Team honors released
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First baseman Prince Fielder and right-hander Yovani Gallardo were named the Milwaukee Brewers' most valuable player and most valuable pitcher, respectively, for 2009 in balloting conducted by the Milwaukee chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America.
Other award winners...
Astros grab OF Bourgeois
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The Houston Astros claimed outfielder Jason Bourgeois off waivers Monday from the Milwaukee Brewers.
Bourgeois, 27, spent most of the season at Class AAA Nashville, where he batted .316 with 18 doubles, six triples, two homers and 41 RBI in 105 games.
Bourgeois was called up by the...
Peterson hire good for both arms, heads
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Reconnect the seams, and a primary reason why the Milwaukee Brewers unraveled last season becomes as clear as the commissioner's signature on the baseball.
The pitching coach left and the starters fell to pieces.
Making a call to arms
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Rick Peterson doesn't have a clause in his contract as the Brewers' new pitching coach that stipulates he'll get at least two new starters for 2010. But Peterson got the impression during his interview with general manager Doug Melvin that help is coming. In the meantime...
Brewers pick Peterson to straighten out arms
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The Brewers have selected new pitching coach Rick Peterson to help turn around a starting rotation that ranked last in the National League with a 5.37 earned run average in 2009, a performance that ruined the team's chances of returning to the playoffs.
Brewers send Reds cash to finish Weathers deal
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The Milwaukee Brewers sent cash to the Cincinnati Reds on Friday to complete their Aug. 9 trade for veteran reliever David Weathers.
Weathers pitched in 25 games for the Brewers, going 1-3 with a 4.88 ERA. Overall, he was 4-6 with a 3.92 ERA in 68 relief appearances.
The 40-year...
Burns taken off 40-man roster
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Right-hander Mike Burns, who had four stints with the Brewers in 2009, was sent outright to Class AAA Nashville.
Brewers' post a 'perfect fit'
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While adhering to the request of the Milwaukee Brewers not to disclose that he was interviewed for their pitching coach vacancy, Rick Peterson couldn't help admitting Monday that he'd be a "perfect fit" for the club.
"I would say from my vantage...
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