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Milwaukee Brewers News / Brewer Fanatic / August 11

In a Fully Healthy Brewers Playoff Lineup, Who Bats Where?

Constructing a lineup isn’t strictly science – and it's not just a numbers game. At times in 2017 and 2018, the Brewers had Eric Thames leading off. Thames could get on base, but he was arguably a misfit for the top spot, both for what he didn’t have (speed) and what he had (power).

MLB News / Yardbarker / April 27, 2017
Three Up, Three Down: Madison Bumgarner gets grounded

Three Up, Three Down: Madison Bumgarner gets grounded

Welcome to this week's edition of Three Up, Three Down — your weekly catch-up of the three best highlights (and lowlights) from around the league. We're here for all of the cheers and the jeers, because it's baseball.

Report: Bumgarner's accident could be factor in contract talks
Four reasons why Eric Thames breaking MLB HR record isn’t so crazy
WATCH: A brief history of weird MLB injuries
25 MLB players who will dominate the news cycle this year
QUIZ: Name the members of the San Francisco Giants on all three (2010, 2012, 2014) World Series-winning teams
MLB News / Yardbarker / April 21, 2017
Three Up, Three Down: Home run hitters are heating up

Three Up, Three Down: Home run hitters are heating up

Welcome to this week's edition of Three Up, Three Down — your weekly catch-up of the three best highlights (and lowlights) from around the league. We're here for all of the cheers and the jeers, because it's baseball.

Back from Korea, Thames is the coolest story in MLB so far
... but Cubs seem to imply they think he is using PEDs
Umpire C.B. Bucknor blows another call
QUIZ: Name the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals who’ve played in at least 2 All Star Games
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