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One team that will certainly be around come October is the Milwaukee Brewers, which is why lifelong Brewers fan and 620 WTMJ personality Trenni Kusnierek is our guest on the latest edition of the MLB Trivia Challenge Podcast sponsored by the M&A advisors and consultants at Generational Equity
To this point the Nyjer circus – which we got another example of last night – has proven to be a tonic that has loosened the Milwaukee clubhouse, which remains good, unless that amusement crosses the line to becoming a distraction.
Chris Callaway is not surprises that the Brewers have been able to beat up on the bottom feeders of the National League. What surprised him was the text he received from his mother, the most bandwagon of fans he knows, after the game Sunday afternoon.
Some thought that anger over Sunday’s Women’s World Cup Final result somehow managed to spill into the middle of a Brewers v. Rockies game after an incident occurred during the bottom of the seventh inning involving usually mild-mannered Brewers reliever Takashi Saito.
As a new baseball fan, Amanda Lawson was excited to find out who the Twins’ biggest rival was. And one day there was a comment on Twitter that made her think twice about her initial perception.
Yesterday was officially the first day of summer, which is a perfect time to check up on the biggest surprises thus far in the MLB. I picked the two biggest surprises in the American and National Leagues to highlight.
About 50 games into the season, at least one team from each division in the National League has emerged as the front-runner, which is why the Wild Card race is the most interesting, at to new MSF writer Chris Callaway.
The Brewers recently signed Ryan Braun to a contract extension. That was smart. What was not such a smart move, however, was what one Braun-obsessed Brewers fan decided to do as a way of publicly proclaiming her love for the left fielder.
Today, we preview the NL Central and predict whether it will be the Reds heading to the playoffs yet again, or if the retooled Brewers or the consistent Cardinals can take the title.
The Brew Crew have won 6 of their last 8 games to bring their record to an almost respectable 34-42. While they still have a lot of work to do, Milwaukee is finally on the right track.
If things continue the way they’ve started in the Yost Era in Kansas City, Ned Yost might just become a permanent fixture there; Ken Macha, however, has not had such a good start in Milwaukee.
With the All Star Break looming, it’s time to hand out some midseason hardware. Who are the first half MVPs, Cy Youngs, and Managers of the Year for the AL and NL Central?
Click through and find out, along with a few other less traditional and ignominious awards (like greatest old school baseball card ever, won hands down by Jim Leyland).
