https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers-history/page/4/?d=1News: Milwaukee Brewers Historyenhttps://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers-history/dave-parker-and-a-bad-real-estate-investment-saved-robin-younts-milwaukee-legacy-r2974/Nick Castellanos recently opined that Mets infielder Jose Iglesias deserved MVP votes over Shohei Ohtani due to his impact on the Mets’ dramatic turnaround. After all, where does value derive from? On-field performance or off-field clubhouse presence, the award’s criteria are left unclear. Brewe...2974Sun, 19 Jan 2025 12:57:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers-history/inside-the-milwaukee-brewers-players-project-first-round-pitchers-that-didnt-pan-out-r2969/Rick O'Keeffe Rick O'Keeffe was rated as one of the top pitchers going into the 1975 MLB Amateur Draft. Dozens of pro and college scouts attended every game O'Keeffe pitched for Yorktown (New York) High School his senior year. Despite the pressure, O'Keeffe pitched three no-hitters during his...2969Sat, 18 Jan 2025 19:11:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers-history/inside-the-milwaukee-brewers-players-project-longhorn-stars-come-to-milwaukee-r2959/Last night after my cat Hudson woke me up, I got to thinking about the Players Project. Normally I have been doing three 'short' bios per week and then try to tie them together with a piece on the front page. Which made me ask: why not do bios and try to have a common theme that connects the tri...2959Thu, 16 Jan 2025 00:10:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers-history/despite-having-only-one-hand-jim-abbott-was-a-pretty-darned-good-player-r2954/James Anthony Abbott was born in Flint, Michigan, and had a deformed right arm that ended at the wrist, with no hand. Despite his handicap, he became a star pitcher in Little League, throwing a no-hitter in the first game he pitched. In high school at Flint Central, Jim Abbott played firs...2954Sat, 11 Jan 2025 15:58:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers-history/2002-milwaukee-brewers-the-wurst-of-times-before-the-brewer-renaissance-r2944/As the Brewers began their second season in Miller Park, the Opening Day lineup included players like Alex Sanchez, Tyler Houston, and Raúl Casanova. Alex Ochoa and Paul Bako also played key roles. But I am willing to bet that only the most hardcore Brewers fan recognizes any of these names. The...2944Fri, 10 Jan 2025 17:12:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers-history/inside-the-brewers-players-project-two-teds-and-a-fred-bring-baseball-back-to-milwaukee-r2941/What is the Players Project? It's a community-driven, wiki-style project that focuses on Brewers players of all stripes. It's open to all Brewer Fanatic users and we've had contributions for current players, past players, and players who never even made the major leagues but played in the Brewer...2941Wed, 08 Jan 2025 00:14:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers-history/chase-anderson-was-a-key-part-of-the-brewers-staff-in-the-mid-teens-r2921/Robert Chase Anderson was born in 1987 in Wichita Falls, Texas. After graduating from Rider High School, he elected not to sign with the Minnesota Twins, who picked the right-handed pitcher in the 42nd round of the 2006 MLB Amateur Draft. After a year at North Central Texas College (Gainesville)...2921Sat, 04 Jan 2025 12:53:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers-history/wait-these-guys-were-once-brewers-r2919/Here is a list of prominent major league players who had short (one or two seasons) stays with the Brewers. Rob Dibble The former Reds All-Star closer and Nasty Boy ended his career in Milwaukee in 1991, tossing 12 innings with an 8.25 ERA.  Willie Randolph The Brewers signed the s...2919Sun, 29 Dec 2024 16:19:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers-history/the-2007-brewers-set-the-stage-for-future-success-after-25-years-of-futility-r2914/Sure, the 1992 squad closed to within two games of the Toronto Blue Jays with two games left in the regular season, but they lost twice to the Oakland Athletics to fall short. The 1982 Suds Series loss gave Milwaukee players (and their fans) a hangover that lasted until 2007. In 2006, the B...2914Sat, 28 Dec 2024 12:59:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers-history/uecker-seats-gritty-brats-and-warm-bathrooms-r2891/Almost immediately, the 10-year-old me became a fan. I possessed a very high-tech piece of equipment called a transistor radio. I fell asleep many late nights that summer with the radio under my pillow, turned way down low, listening to the dulcet tones of announcers Merle Harmon and Tom Collins...2891Thu, 26 Dec 2024 12:48:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers-history/we-three-short-kings-a-retrospective-on-the-brewers-best-tiny-talent-r2898/As someone who was once wrongfully accused of lying about being 5’6" when I should've said I was 5’5 ½", I know the pains of being on the shorter end of things. It’s hard to reach all of the really good candy on the top shelf at Piggly Wiggly, you can’t ride all of the rides at Tom Foolery's Adv...2898Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:50:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers-history/the-1981-brewers-were-the-opening-act-for-1982-r2907/The 1981 MLB season was shortened by a player strike, which lasted from mid-June to mid-August. The second half began on Aug. 9 with the All-Star Game, which included Rollie Fingers, Ted Simmons, and Gorman Thomas. The playoffs would match the first-half winner against the second-half winner. In...2907Sun, 22 Dec 2024 12:16:02 +0000