https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers-history/page/9/?d=1News: Milwaukee Brewers Historyenhttps://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers-history/derrick-turnbow-the-one-season-wonder-r592/Thomas Derrick Turnbow was born in Tennessee in 1978 and was selected in the fifth round of the 1997 draft by the Philadelphia Phillies. Derrick Turnbow was developed as a starter in the minors, but in 2000 he was nabbed by the Angels in the Rule 5 draft, despite having no AA or AAA experience....592Sat, 05 Nov 2022 13:07:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers-history/cal-eldred-started-strong-but-injuries-derailed-a-promising-career-r585/Cal John Eldred was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in 1967. He attended the University of Iowa and was drafted by the Brewers in the 1st round (17th overall) in 1989. Eldred was a big right-hander with everything you'd want in a pitcher - size, athleticism, and a plus fastball and curve. As an adva...585Sat, 29 Oct 2022 11:30:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers-history/gary-sheffield-an-immensely-talented-polarizing-part-of-brewers-history-r578/Gary Antonian Sheffield was born in Tampa Bay, Florida, in 1968. His uncle is Dwight Gooden - who was four years older. As a senior in high school, he was named the Gatorade National Player of the Year. The Brewers selected Sheffield in the 1st round of the 1986 draft - the sixth overall pi...578Sat, 22 Oct 2022 16:31:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers-history/george-scott-the-brewers-first-35-home-run-hitter-r565/George Scott Jr. was born in Mississippi in 1944. His father died when he was only two years old, and George Jr. picked cotton to help the family at age nine. Scott excelled at athletics as a teen and signed with the Boston Red Sox out of high school in 1962. Initially, Scott worked all ove...565Sat, 08 Oct 2022 15:48:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers-history/geoff-jenkins-cycle-almost/  To coincide with our shiny new toy, we also had something else that we had been waiting for (or should I say someone else).  Top-10 draft pick two years prior and 2000 Olympic gold medal game hero Ben Sheets also made the team out of spring training, and fans were already dreaming of All-...367Thu, 21 Jul 2022 10:32:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers-history/crew-throwback-jeromy-burnitz-r159/Jeromy Burnitz was born in 1969 in Westminster, California. He was a 1st round selection (17th overall) by the NY Mets in 1990 out of Oklahoma State University. He quickly displayed his calling card - power - hitting 31 HR (and drawing over 100 walks) the following season at AA. After bouncing b...159Thu, 26 May 2022 11:33:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers-history/crew-throwback-bill-castro-r139/William Radhames Castro Checo, born in 1952 in the Dominican Republic, was signed by the Brewers in as an amateur free agent in 1970. Castro was immediately moved into the bullpen, reaching the big leagues in 1974. Working almost exclusively out of the pen, Castro spent more than six years in Mi...139Wed, 18 May 2022 22:05:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers-history/where-have-you-gone-billy-jo-robidoux-r83/  It’s the mid-eighties in Any Town USA. A young Brewer fan heads to the local drug store. He makes sure he has enough money from lawn mowing and his paper route, the paper route where he has to get up way too early on a Sunday morning and haul heavy ad-filled papers around the neighborhood...83Mon, 25 Apr 2022 00:02:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers-history/crew-throwback-lary-sorensen-r48/Lary Sorensen was born in Michigan in 1955. He attended the University of Michigan for college and was drafted by the Brewers in the 8th round in the 1975 draft; He rocketed through the Brewers' minor league system, needing only 45 games to reach the majors. From there, he became a rotation main...48Mon, 11 Apr 2022 14:03:00 +0000