Bleed Cubbie Blue 6 hours ago
Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers simulated game, Saturday 3/28, 3 p.m. CT
Perhaps this one will go better than the last one. The Cubs lost our first simulated game to the Brewers 5-3 on Thursday. Here are the National League Central standings going into today’s game: As time goes by, we’ll post the standings for the entire NL and AL. Here at BCB, we are going to play simulated games for every game on the Cubs 2020 schedule via MLB The Show 20. This will continue until the actual schedule begins, or we get some clarity on what’s actually going to happen with baseball this year. The Cubs and Brewers will play today at Miller Park, via the magic...
Reviewing the Brew 8 hours ago
Brewers: Five More Optioned, Opening Day Roster Taking Shape
Five more players were optioned down to the minors by the Brewers yesterday according to the MLB transaction log. Do we now have an idea of what a potential Opening Day roster could look like? While the MLB season continues to be postponed, fans continue to clamor for any bit of news from either the […] Brewers: Five More Optioned, Opening Day Roster Taking Shape - Reviewing the Brew - Reviewing the Brew - A Milwaukee Brewers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
Reviewing the Brew 8 hours ago
Brewers Flashback: The Tenure Of Jim Henderson
Although the start of baseball has been delayed, that doesn’t stop us from taking a little trip down memory lane and remembering some players that maybe were overlooked due to how the Brewers performed that season. The Brewers surely have had their struggles in their bullpen over the years. But, even though there are struggles, […] Brewers Flashback: The Tenure Of Jim Henderson - Reviewing the Brew - Reviewing the Brew - A Milwaukee Brewers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
Brew Crew Ball 11 hours ago
Redoing the Dark Ages: An OOTP 21 Series with the Milwaukee Brewers
What if the Brewers didn’t go 14 years without a winning season? From 1993 through 2006, the Milwaukee Brewers went 14 consecutive seasons without posting a winning record. The club never finished higher than third place in their division and wound up in the divisional cellar five times. Only two years did they finish fewer than 10 games back of first place; the average finish for the Brewers during this period was more than 23 games shy of the leader. Fans endured five years of 90+ losses, including the 56-106 debacle that was the 2002 season. But what if we had the opportunity to redo...
Brew Crew Ball 12 hours ago
Round 2, Region 3: Least Liked Brewers of the Last Decade Bracket
It wouldn’t be the first time Ron Roenicke “took out” Wily Peralta, should the 10-seed pull off the upset. | Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/ Some unusual, hard-to-analyze contests show up in round 2 of the Hammonds Region. There were blowouts galore in Round 1 of the Hammonds Region, as even a pair of Milwaukee Brewers’ underdogs laid waste to their higher-seeded opponents in route to victory. That could be a sign this region is up for grabs in the “Least Liked Brewers of the Last Decade” tournament. Juan Francisco (9-seed) overpowered 8th-seeded Marco Estrada by way of a 78%-22%....
Brew Crew Ball Mar 27, 2020
Major League Baseball owners and MLB Players’ Association ratify agreement dealing with shortened or cancelled 2020 season
Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports New agreement will cause sweeping change throughout baseball and for the Brewers’ organization MLB owners just ratified an agreement struck between MLB and the MLBPA. Details of the agreement include player pay, service time, altered structure of domestic and international draft, roster sizes, and final approval on scheduling. Owners have approved. Deal is official. Here is what it means. https://t.co/WcD1WtvLbD— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) March 27, 2020 In the agreement, MLB players will be advanced $170 million for the months of April and...
Brew Crew Ball Mar 27, 2020
Milwaukee Brewers option five to the minor leagues
Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports Wahl, Yardley, Perdomo, Nottingham, and Feyereisen sent down The Milwaukee Brewers’ front office has been busy as Bobby Wahl, Eric Yardley, Angel Perdomo, and Jacob Nottingham were optioned to AAA San Antonio while J.P. Feyereisen was sent to Biloxi. This seems to correspond with what other teams are doing as a large number of players were sent down to the minor leagues or released yesterday (what would have been Opening Day). #Brewers option five more, most to AAA San Antonio - many MLB clubs did similarly, still unclear what implications are other than...
Reviewing the Brew Mar 26, 2020
Milwaukee Brewers: Negative Impact Of A Downsized 2020 MLB Draft
Reports are coming out about MLB’s plan for the upcoming 2020 MLB Draft, and it’s not exactly positive news for the Brewers. MLB and the Players Association have agreed to a deal on how to handle the shortened season and there’s a lot of give and take, and there are bad implications for the Brewers. […] Milwaukee Brewers: Negative Impact Of A Downsized 2020 MLB Draft - Reviewing the Brew - Reviewing the Brew - A Milwaukee Brewers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
Brew Crew Ball Mar 26, 2020
Round 2, Region 2: Least Liked Brewers of the Last Decade Bracket
Macha has his eyes set on a Sweet 16 berth. | Photo by Scott Cunningham/ A pair of underdogs play on in round 2 after opening game wins in the Gagne Region. Unlike in the Sheffield Region, not all of the “favorites” took home a victory in the first round of the Gagne Region. The 10-seed, Tyler Cravy, took down 7th-seeded Mark Kotsay with shockingly little resistance (72%-28%). The rest of the region went to the higher seeds in the “Least Liked Brewers of the Last Decade.” Another blowout was a bit of surprise as 8th-seeded Jesus Aguilar took home 73% of the vote over the 9-seed,...
Brew Crew Ball Mar 26, 2020
Virtual Brewers beat Virtual Cubs on Opening Day, 6-3
Lorenzo Cain looks like his old self on Opening Day, stealing two bases and scoring twice We may not have had the real thing today, but any win over the Cubs is a good win — even if it’s not real The Brewers would have won today, if Opening Day had been held as planned at Miller Park. At least that’s according to MLB The Show 20. With no actual baseball this afternoon, we decided to simulate the pageantry and action of Opening Day and streamed the whole thing live on Twitch with Matt Vasgersian, Dan Plesac and Mark DeRosa on the call. You can watch the whole thing here, but since...
Reviewing the Brew Mar 26, 2020
Milwaukee Brewers fans need this I-94 Rivalry bobblehead
There’s no Opening Day for MLB. But Milwaukee Brewers fans can fill that void with a very cool I-94 Rivalry bobblehead from the Bobblehead Hall and FOCO. Today was supposed to be fun. Opening Day. Baseball would finally be back in full swing and we’d get to watch the Milwaukee Brewers host the Chicago Cubs […] Milwaukee Brewers fans need this I-94 Rivalry bobblehead - Reviewing the Brew - Reviewing the Brew - A Milwaukee Brewers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
Brew Crew Ball Mar 26, 2020
Minor League players for the Milwaukee Brewers discuss the difficulties of life without baseball
Photo by Ralph Freso/ Luke Barker and three other prospects talk about training, pay, and a 2020 baseball season that is indefinitely on hold. Today was supposed to be Opening Day across Major League Baseball. Life has been turned upside down around the world, however, because of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Here in America, almost every major sport has had their season suspended or cancelled. Schools are closed and huge amounts of people are either working from home or not able to work at all as many non-essential businesses have closed their doors to help stop the spread of the virus....
Brew Crew Ball Mar 26, 2020
Virtual Opening Day Thread: Chicago Cubs @ Milwaukee Brewers
There’s no real baseball today, so let’s use MLB The Show 20 see how Opening Day would turn out Today was supposed to be Opening Day. While Wisconsin (and much of the country) is under orders to stay home if they can, we figured we’d still try to bring you some baseball entertainment today. We’ll be simulating what would’ve been today’s Opening Day matchup between the Cubs and the Brewers at Miller Park using MLB The Show 20. A live stream will be added below once I go live at 1:10 p.m. Central time. I won’t be controlling either of the teams — we’ll let the computer play...
Call to the Pen Mar 25, 2020
Milwaukee Brewers: Rob Deer the king of K before it was cool
Former Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Rob Deer was swinging from his heels and missing long before this practice wasn’t frowned upon, time to give him his due. Rob Deer played in an era of baseball known for its stolen bases, hit and runs, small ball and manufacturing runs. He played for the Milwaukee Brewers when the […] Milwaukee Brewers: Rob Deer the king of K before it was cool - Call to the Pen - Call to the Pen - A Major League Baseball Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
Brew Crew Ball Mar 25, 2020
Round 2, Region 1: Least Liked Brewers of the Last Decade Bracket
Third-seeded Matt Albers (pictured) has a date with an equally-imposing reliever in the second round. | Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports It was all chalk through the opening round in the Gary Sheffield Region. Not too surprisingly, the opening round of the Sheffield Region went according to script with the 8 highest-seeded Milwaukee Brewers advancing, most with relative ease. Only 7th-seeded Cesar Izturis had to sweat out a (somewhat) close matchup with his equally-light-hitting opponent, Elian Herrera (10 seed). As we move into the second round, we will hopefully see some tighter...
