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Friday 9/27: Via WTMJ's Morning News (Download Link): Rick Schlesinger, Brewers President of Business Operations Via WSCO's "The Show with Leo and Balky (Hour One): Jack Stern of "BrewerFanatic" (go to the 10:20 minute mark) Via the "Wisconsin Sports Daily Show" with Steve "Sparky" Fifer: Andrew Wagner Reviewing the Brew's" Cold Brew Podcast: "Dave Gasper and Matt Carroll take a close look at the Brewers final weekend of the regular season, the battle for who gets the right to play Milwaukee in the postseason, and the roster decisions the Brewers will struggle with. Who starts Games 2 and 3? How many pitchers will they carry? Also, what defines a successful 2024 Brewers season?" Via "The Hall of Very Good Podcast" (recorded Sunday 9/21): "Former Brewers pitcher and author Don August returns to talk to the boys about turning his international baseball career into a book, 'Pitching to the Corners', what countries had the best (and the most interesting) food, whether or not he’s surprised by what his former big league is doing this season and how he’d pitch to Shohei Ohtani." VIDEO via "Drydenwire" (posted on 9/20): "Rick Schlesinger, President of Business Operations for the Brewers, appeared on an episode of DrydenWire Live hosted by DrydenWire founder Ben Dryden. As one of the key figures behind the Brewers' business and operational success, Schlesinger’s appearance came at an exciting time for the team, having recently clinched the Central Division and secured their playoff berth. During the conversation, Schlesinger shared exclusive insights on the team’s journey, the remainder of the season, and expectations for the playoffs. In addition to baseball, Schlesinger discussed broader aspects of the Milwaukee Brewers' operations, including fan engagement strategies, business growth, and his leadership role in one of Major League Baseball’s successful franchises." Postgame shows after the 8-4 win over David Stearns' club - Via WTMJ: Dom Cotroneo hosts, Craig Coshun is Dom's guest Via 97.3's "Baseball Postgame Show" - " Tim Allen and Hunter Baumgardt host. Plus, Chuck Freimund (Locked on Brewers Podcast) joins the show!"

Thursday 9/26: VIDEO via MLB Network: "Jon Morosi spoke with Jackson Chourio and Robin Yount, marking the first meeting between the stars of the franchise’s past and present" Via "The Bill Michaels Show" (Hour Two): Jon Morosi of MLB Network discusses his Yount/Chourio sitdown (go to the 30:30 minute mark) Via WTMJ's Morning News (Download Link): Matt Arnold Via 97.3's "The Steve Czaban Show" (Hour Two): Tim Allen (go to the 24:30 minute mark) Via ESPN Wisconsin's "Wilde and Tausch" (download link): Jeff Levering Via WSCO's "The Show with Leo and Balky (Hour Two): Matt Carroll from "Reviewing the Brew" (go to the 4:00 minute mark) Via the "Barrel Banter Podcast": "CBS 58 Sports Director Kevin Holden joins us again to talk Brewers' postseason! Among our topics: - How this clinch compared to previous years - Why their inexperience could give them an advantage - Lining up the rotation - Which bullpen arms to trust/not trust - Which team the Brewers want to face to open the playoffs Via the "View from Bernie's Chalet" Podcast: "Jason & Hyatt discuss the tough D'Backs series & good Pirates series, preview the wild card round roster and potential opponents, Arizona Fall League, and the MiLB Players of The Year" Postgame shows after the 5-2 win in Pittsburgh - Via WTMJ: Dom Cotroneo hosts "Brewers Weekly" Via 97.3's "Baseball Postgame Show" - A condensed version with Tim Allen lands in the midst of the 3rd hour of the "Mike Heller Show" - (go to the 17:00 minute mark) Locked on Brewers with Chuck Freimund - "The Brewers Setting the Table for the Wild Card Round"

Wednesday 9/25: Via ESPN Wisconsin's "Jen, Gabe and Chewy" (download link): Sophia Minnaert Via WTMJ's Morning News (Download Link): Jeff Levering Via 97.3's "The Steve Czaban Show" (Hour Three): Jeff Levering Via 97.3's Mike Heller Show (Hour One): Vinny Rottino (go to the 25:50 minute mark) Via the "Wisconsin Sports Daily Show" with Steve "Sparky" Fifer: "Mark Simon of Sports Info Solutions discusses Brice Turang and Sal Frelick grading out as some of the best defenders in the league and how the outfield as a whole has been one of the most reliable groups in the MLB." Via the "Wisconsin Sports Daily Show" with Steve "Sparky" Fifer: "Tim Muma of BrewerFanatic discusses the defense behind the Brewers pitching and how it has been the unheralded hero of Milwaukee's unprecedented success in 2024." Via 97.3's Drew & KB (Hour Three): Paul Wagner (go to the 6:05 minute mark) Via 97.3's Drew & KB (Hour Three): Jason Hartlund, Executive Vice President - Chief Commercial Officer previews the last homestand of the regular season and the postseason (go to the 24:45 minute mark) Via the "Inside Wisconsin Show with John Anderson and Trevor Thomas": "Baseball and basketball and golf... oh my! BA does it all! And he's not afraid to say it... Milwaukee made him. Well, hard work made him, and Milwaukee allowed that hard work to shine. Then TBS and TNT called, and it hasn't been the same sense. We catch up with one of the best broadcasters in the business today, Brian Anderson" - Want the video instead? YouTube link Postgame shows after the 2-1 loss in Pittsburgh - Via WTMJ: Dom Cotroneo hosts, Craig Coshun is his guest Via 97.3's "Baseball Postgame Show" - Tim Allen hosts Locked on Brewers with Chuck Freimund - "Let's make this an October to Remember for the Brewers" - Milwaukee TV sportscaster Lance Allan stops by for a visit as well

The link says the KC Hunt discussion begins at the 29:00 minute mark but I found it at 33:30. High praise.

Monday 9/23: VIDEO via the Brewers' YouTube "Firemen" Series: "A Perfect Comeback Story for Devin Williams" VIDEO via "Foul Territory": "Pat Murphy talks about winning the NL Central and being viewed as the underdog" Via WTMJ's Morning News (Download Link): Dom Cotroneo Via WTMJ's Afternoon News (Download Link): Lane Grindle Via the "Wisconsin Sports Daily Show" with Steve "Sparky" Fifer: "Andrew Wagner of Forbes Sports Via the "Brew Crew Scoop" Podcast: Latest episode - "NL Central Champs Again" *** Tuesday 9/24: Via the "Brewers Unfiltered" Podcast: "Yelich, Woodruff & Peralta Talk NL Central Title - Sophia Minnaert and Adam McCalvy sit down with the three players who have been a part of this entire era – Christian Yelich, Brandon Woodruff & Freddy Peralta. The trio discusses this era of success and much more" Via WTMJ's Morning News (Download Link): Pat Murphy Via WTMJ's Midday News (Download Link): Adam McCalvy Via 97.3's "Playoff Push Hour": "Tim Allen and Hunter Baumgardt discuss the Brewers as the last week of the regular season begins! Jerry Augustine joins the show." Via the "Wisconsin Sports Daily Show" with Steve "Sparky" Fifer: Tim Dillard Via 97.3's Drew & KB (Hour Three): Bill Schroeder (go to the 10:45 minute mark) Via the "Wisconsin Sports Daily Show" with Steve "Sparky" Fifer: "Mark Kass of the WI Athletic Hall of Fame discusses the success of Just a Bit Outside and where the film is expanding to. Mark also talks the stars coming to all the showings, including an exciting upcoming event!" Via WSCO's "The Show with Leo and Balky (Hour One): Paul Dietrich from Brew Crew Ball (go to the 08:40 minute mark) Via "The Bill Michaels Show" (Hour Two): Chuck Freimund (go to the 29:30 minute mark) Via the "Cream City Pod" with BrewerFanatic's own Spencer Michaelis: Latest episode - "A Daunting October" Via the "Brewers Babes" Podcast: "In this episode the babes are joined by Brewers Assistant Athletic Trainer and Physical Therapist Theresa Lau, who discusses how the team of trainers keeps the Brewers players physically and mentally prepared to play an entire 162 game series. Erin gets some answers about the pitch clock affect and Lisa asks about how fan attitude can affect the players' attitude. Erin and Lisa talk the Phillies series, the Brewers clinching the division and going into the post season, and as always share their Fielder's Choice and Sausage Race winners." Via the "Brew Talk" podcast: "Hunter Baumgardt (97.3 The Game) and David Gasper (Reviewing the Brew and 97.3 The Game) discuss the Brewers historic comeback against Arizona, who to play this week and who to rest this week, and possible postseason matchups." Postgame shows after the 7-2 win in Pittsburgh - Via WTMJ: Bob Brainerd hosts along with Craig Coshun; former Brewers pitcher and author Don August joins the show to talk about his new book (the August interview can also be heard as a stand-alone here). Via 97.3's "Baseball Postgame Show" - Tim Allen hosts Locked on Brewers with Chuck Freimund - "As Post Season Looms the Brewers Have Plenty of Things to Hang Their Hats on"

Sunday 9/22: Postgame shows after the wild 10-9 win over Arizona - Via WTMJ: Dom Cotroneo hosts, Craig Coshun is the guest Via 97.3's "Baseball Postgame Show" - "Hunter Baumgardt, Drew Olson, and Armen Saryan discuss the wild come back for the Brewers and the 10-9 win! David Gasper joins from American Family Field." Locked on Brewers with Chuck Freimund - "The Brewers Need to Go Into Post Season Playing Winning Baseball" Via the Journal Sentinel Podcast: "Brewers reporter Curt Hogg and host JR Radcliffe look back at an eventful week, from a clinching celebration bolstered by a walk-off win to an ugly three games against the Diamondbacks to a comeback for the ages on Sunday. What are the roster questions that remain for the postseason, namely what's going on with the final pieces in the bullpen? Is Pat Murphy a lock for manager of the year? Which team poses the greater challenge: the Diamondbacks or the Mets? Did the Diamondbacks series leave us sensing some cracks in the foundation or feeling like this team can accomplish just about anything? In Three Up Three Down, we have scenes from Wednesday's champagne celebration and Sunday's wild comeback. Remembrew When looks back at the last time the Brewers pulled off an eight-run comeback, and Curt Blanche dives into fan discourse. Latest Milwaukee Tailgate Podcast - "On this week's show, the guys talked about the clinch, the hangover and the comeback on Sunday before looking forward to the playoffs and even a little bit beyond that."

Saturday 9/21: Postgame shows after the 5-0 loss to the D-Backs - Via WTMJ: Dom Cotroneo hosts, Craig Coshun is his guest Via 97.3's "Baseball Postgame Show" - Hunter Baumgardt hosts in Tim Allen's absence

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There are certain conversations one would love to have with the Brewers braintrust, including of course VP/GM Matt Arnold. Arnold's acquisitions of starters Aaron Civale and Frankie Montas should rightly be applauded, as they clearly were the proper veteran presences to make sure the Crew brought their division title home. There has been a young (OK, relatively young) starter running circles around AAA batters all season, and if we have seen commentary from Arnold on this Nashville stalwart, it's been deeply buried. Chad Patrick put an exclamation point on his remarkable season-long brilliance on Saturday. Can't wait to find out how Patrick's journey unfolds in 2025 and beyond. Image courtesy of BrewerFanatic Transaction: RHP Sam McWilliams assigned to Nashville Sounds from Biloxi Shuckers. Nashville Pre-Game Media Notes (Not available for this date) Final: Nashville 6, Norfolk (Orioles) 1 Box Score and Game Log Via the Sounds’ website, game details, and we encourage readers to review affiliate write-ups as part of their Link Report routine: Sounds Best Tides, Patrick Picks Up 14th Win - Nashville starter continues stellar season in 6-1 win over Norfolk In case you didn't read that game summary (c'mon, folks, you know the routine by now 😉), here's some love - Chad Patrick (5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K) became the first Sounds pitcher since Rodney Bolton in 1995 to reach 14 wins in a season. He’s also the first pitcher in the International League since Cole Irvin (Lehigh Valley) in 2018 to get 14 wins in a season. Patrick lowered his league-best ERA to 2.90 and will finish the Triple-A season with 145 strikeouts, currently the most in the International League. Patrick finished his fantastic season with a flurry, one run allowed in 17 innings over his last three starts. It'd have been nice to have a more recent audio interview archived, but the last one we have with Patrick is from August 9th, you can find that here. It's certainly possible that the Brewers could add Patrick to the big-league roster to take a start against the Mets next weekend and save the staff. If not, Patrick would have to be added to the 40-man roster before Rule 5 protections are finalized. It would be easy for Patrick to be bitter about his status (and there's no public indication he is). A week spent on an MLB roster is worth over $30,000, and even that cookie hasn't presented itself to the recently-turned 26-year-old over this super-solid 1.09 WHIP of a campaign. Here's the November 15th, 2023 MLB Trade Rumors blub on Patrick upon the Abraham Toro non-tender candidate trade - "A former fourth round pick, Patrick spent the 2023 campaign in the upper minors. He logged a 5.59 ERA over 124 innings between the Arizona and Oakland organizations. The Purdue-Northwest product struck out 23% of opponents while issuing walks at a slightly high 9.4% clip. He won’t be eligible for the Rule 5 draft until next offseason, so Milwaukee can keep him in Nashville as non-roster rotation depth." Those numbers were in insane offensive environments, but still, nothing screamed the Brewers just pulled one off on the A's front office. Would Patrick have thrived if still in the Oakland system in 2024? Just the nature of the Pacific Coast League western ballparks says not to the extent he did with Nashville, but there's a very good chance he would have made his MLB debut. Kudos for the behind-the-scenes analysts in the front office who identified Patrick as a target, and to pitching coach Patrick McGuff and others for their work with the right-hander. *** Tyler Black took offense to me relegating his status in the organization yesterday - Thirty-eight of Wes Clarke's 2024 knocks have gone for extra bases, yet all three hits Saturday were singles. Elvis Peguero kept everything on the ground and induced a GIDP after a Freddy Zamora error to face the minimum in a scoreless 6th. Bottom 7th Pitching Substitution Pitching Change: Jacob Misiorowski replaces Elvis Peguero. Strikeout Dylan Beavers strikes out swinging. 1 Out Strikeout Jud Fabian called out on strikes. 2 Outs Hit By Pitch Forrest Wall hit by pitch. Single Anthony Servideo singles on a ground ball to left fielder Carlos D. Rodriguez. Forrest Wall to 2nd. Pop Out Noelberth Romero pops out to first baseman Tyler Black in foul territory. 3 Outs It's either going to be a fascinating series of moves with the Brewers' pitching staff this week, or a collective yawn. This wraps up my Link Report duties for another season, Next year, God willing, will mark Year 25 for me within the Brewerfan/BrewerFanatic sphere, and I so appreciate the load that was lifted when my fellow Link Reporters Joseph and Daniel joined in. Their efforts have been sublime. Good luck to Manager Rick Sweet and the Sounds Sunday afternoon. Look for Daniel's write-up, and we'll all be around all offseason keeping up with all things Crew farm system within our forum world. Enjoy your day, everyone. Go Brewers, can't wait for October 1st! 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Powerful. Thanks Chris Mehring for the retweet to make us aware.

Friday 9/20: Via WTMJ's Morning News coverage of the "Prep Rally": Pat Murphy Robin Yount Donald Driver Via ESPN Wisconsin's "Jen, Gabe and Chewy" (download link): "Robin Yount joins Gabe and Chewy for the post season pregame tailgate at Am Fam Field to talk about the exciting young team looking to make some noise in the playoffs." Via ESPN Wisconsin's "Jen, Gabe and Chewy" (download link): "Pat Murphy via the post season pregame tailgate at Am Fam Field" Via WTMJ's Midday News (Download Link): "Director and Producer of the 1982 Brewers Documentary "Just a Bit Outside" Sean Hanish talks about expanding on the documentary and the success it has had so far across generations." Via 97.3's Drew & KB (Hour One): Tim Dillard (go to the 24:00 minute mark) Via the "Wisconsin Sports Daily Show" with Steve "Sparky" Fifer: Andrew Wagner Via WSCO's "The Show with Leo and Balky (Hour One): Jack Stern of "BrewerFanatic" (go to the 09:00 minute mark) Via "The Bill Michaels Show" (Hour Four): Todd Rosiak of the Journal-Sentinel (go to the 16:25 minute mark) Via the "Barrel Banter Podcast": "We welcomed director Sean Hanish back onto the show to ask all the important questions after watching Just a Bit Outside, the film about the 1982 Brewers. - What he wishes he could have added - The tremendous reception of the movie so far - Another great story or two about the '82 Brewers Reviewing the Brew's" Cold Brew Podcast: "Dave Gasper and Matt Carroll break down the Brewers clinching the 2024 NL Central division title. From watching the Cubs lose, to the walk-off win over the Phillies, to the postgame champagne celebration, this episode takes you through the Brewers clincher, plus so much more." Via the "Brew Crew Review" podcast: "Back-to-Back NL Central Champs" Postgame shows after the 7-4 loss to Arizona - Via WTMJ: Dom Cotroneo hosts, Craig Coshun is the guest Via 97.3's "Baseball Postgame Show" - Tim Allen hosts

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Link Report season is winding down, and now we know it will not extend into next week. Oh, how I miss the days of Dominican Summer League makeup doubleheaders and eight-or-nine-game dockets on the Brewers' affiliate schedule (um, actually, no, and my keyboard looks forward to its own weekend morning reprieve). But that being said, certainly we were hoping the Shuckers would take the deciding game in their first-round playoff series. It wasn't to be. Let's lay out how the evening's action transpired with a few comments and conjectures plugged in for fun. Image courtesy of BrewerFanatic Transaction: RHP Kevin Herget recalled from AAA Nashville (replaces RHP Enoli Paredes, who was DFA'd, on the Milwaukee 26-man roster) Biloxi Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Montgomery (Rays) 8, Biloxi 2 Box Score and Game Log Shuckers Eliminated from Playoffs with Game Three Loss in Montgomery - Pratt records first Double-A home run, Biscuits advance to Southern League Championship Series Let's again recognize Manager Joe Ayrault who had to leave the team in early June. The long-time member of the Brewers' affiliate managerial crew (shout out, Brevard County Manatees!) has never been far from the minds of the organization. See you in March, Joe! Trivia: As noted in Javik Blake's notes linked above, no Brewers' AA affiliate has won an outright league championship since the El Paso Diablos won the Texas League Championship Series in 1994. Mark Loretta would go on to be that team's most prominent MLB alumnus. However, it should be noted the Huntsville Stars were named co-champions in 2001 when the playoffs were canceled due to the 9/11 tragedy. Many members of that Stars' team would play in MLB (in bold here), however most but Bill Hall were primarily for the "cup of big-league coffee" stint. It never quite felt that the 2024 Shuckers were bound to break the long championship drought. Credit of course goes to the team for qualifying for the postseason. But given the nature of the split season and that there are only two four-team divisions comprising the league, Biloxi's 36-32 2nd half mark managed to do the job, though the team was four games behind these Montgomery Biscuits, who took both halves of the Southern Division schedule. My fellow Link Reporter @Joseph Zarr summed things up last night in our forum thread: "Well, the Shuckers season is officially over. That was a very challenging season to watch from start-to-finish. Really happy for them that they stole one in the Divisional series - really glad KC Hunt got that moment to shine. As a whole, however, the team itself was quite easily the most frustrating team in the entire system to watch on a weekly basis. There was a stretch early in the season where I couldn't even watch their games - they were mired in an awful funk, and (no fault of the players) they then had that CF camera issue. They were just so frustratingly inconsistent. Big names underperforming. Erratic mostly low-scoring offense. Starting rotation constantly shuffling - injuries and promotions. The bullpen was their strength but then they got pilfered in the starting pitcher circus." Specific to Friday night, clearly this was the highlight, and Cooper Pratt is bound to poke a blast the opposite way one of these days. In the meantime, we enjoy this: Outfielder Lamar Sparks turns 26 in a few days, he doubled and singled here while getting the start in center field, where he played in ten games during the regular season. It seems likely the Brewers will try to entice Sparks (.757 OPS in '24) back on a minor league deal for next year. If Sparks chooses to explore other offers, there should be affiliated options available to him. Hoping he's back. Hello again, Chase Costello, two scoreless relief innings. Costello doesn't turn 25 until April and is just the latest non-drafted indy ball find to work his way into potential MLB bullpen plans with the Crew. Nashville Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Nashville 5, Norfolk (Orioles) 3 Box Score and Game Log Via the Sounds’ website, game details, and we encourage readers to review affiliate write-ups as part of their Link Report routine: Sounds Get Back in Win Column, Take Down Tides - Wes Clarke homers, Mitch White pitches seven strong innings in 5-3 triumph The Mitch White late-season saga: Last seven appearances of the season were starts. The second of those, on August 17th, was a failed to get out of the first inning disaster. But since then, well, let the game logs tell the story. Pretty remarkable. But White turns 30 years old in December, is importantly out of minor league options, and the front office and big-league staff still have fresh memories of what the Mitch White MLB experience was in 2024. So, look for White to enjoy his march into minor league free agency five days after the World Series. Thanks for the late-season efforts with Nashville, Mitch! Speaking of minor-league-free-agents-to-be: So, there are still storylines in place on the minor league front over the next several weeks and continue to follow our Minor League Forum, though I am hoping we are thoroughly enraptured by major league postseason success until these farmhand decisions have to be made. Tyler Black sat for this one. Sadly, that doesn't generate a blip of notoriety. OPS marks of .622 in August and .526 in September will generate a yawning reaction. One of the few real bummers of a 2024 season we'll look back on. Oh, Craig Yoho, brought in to protect a two-run lead, it was walk, wild pitch, walk, then strikeout, popout, strikeout. We look forward to the bright lights of Maryvale big-league invite spring training. Chad Patrick is slated to get the starting nod on Saturday, as the recently-turned 26-year-old is set to scoop up all kinds of MiLB AAA hardware at season's end. Dude, if you somehow don't net your coveted 40-man roster spot this fall, then congratulations on being the first overall Rule 5 pick in December. Nashville plays its penultimate game at 5:35 Central today. (We are contractually bound to use the word penultimate whenever the opportunity arises). Enjoy your Saturday everyone, as we all navigate this grayish week of anticipation on the big-league Brewers front. Organizational Scoreboard including starting pitcher info, game times, MiLB TV links, and box scores MiLB Audio Links Current Milwaukee Brewers Organization Batting Stats and Depth Current Milwaukee Brewers Organization Pitching Stats and Depth View full article