Jim Goulart

From one year ago - worth your 20 minutes:

Thursday 2/1: Pre-Burnes Trade: Via ESPN Radio in Springfield, MO: Jeff Levering catches up with the locals a dozen years after he broadcast AA minor league baseball for the Cardinals' affiliate. Fun chat, and the day's only entry before things blew up last evening (go to the point where 15:30 minutes remains) Post-Burnes Trade: Via WTMJ: Dom Cotroneo hosts Brewers Weekly - "Corbin Burnes has been traded to the Baltimore Orioles for infielder Joey Ortiz, Pitcher D.L. Hall, and the 34th pick in the 2024 draft. Dom is joined by ESPN Senior MLB Insider Jeff Passan plus reactions to the trade on the latest edition of Brewers Weekly." Via the Journal Sentinel Podcast: "J-S Brewers reporter Curt Hogg and host JR Radcliffe break down the deal. What did the Brewers get in return? Why was now the right time to trade their ace? Who's going to pitch for this team in 2024? Can they still be competitive?" Locked on Brewers with Chuck Freimund - "Corbin Burnes is traded by the Brewers for who?" VIDEO via 97.3 The Game: Discussion with Tim Allen, Hunter Baumgardt and others AUDIO via "Foul Territory": "Sr. Insider Ken Rosenthal delivers details of the Orioles-Brewers trade, joining AJ Pierzynski and Scott Braun (VIDEO option here): -Is this one of the best weeks in O's baseball history?! (hello new ownership) -Did Baltimore just go from meh to WOW with their offseason homework and are they the best team in the AL East? -Are the Brewers taking a step back? Will they trade Willy Adames now too? -What does this mean for Dylan Cease trade talks?

Wednesday 1/31: Locked on Brewers with Chuck Freimund - "Guest Doug Russell joins us to talk offseason Milwaukee Brewers!" Via 97.3's "The Steve Czaban Show": Jeff Levering Via WSSP's Steve "Sparky" Fifer: "Rick Schlesinger, Brewers President of Business Operations discusses several topics including: the Brewers and over the air tv like the Bucks and WMLW, Craig Counsell's departure to the Cubs, ticket sales in relation to that, ticket sales in regard to free agent signings each offseason (Rhys Hoskins), changes and upgrades to American Family Field for the 2024 season, and Brewers Spring Training."

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Celebrate your February 2024 birthday with (and we've now added the age upon the birthdate) --

Tuesday 1/30: VIDEO via MLB.com: Rickie Weeks Jr. discusses his experience playing baseball for Southern University and how it set him up for his Major League career Via 97.3's Mike Heller Show: Lane Grindle (go to the 6:00 minute mark) Via 97.3's "Brewing the Offseason" - "Tim Allen and Hunter Baumgardt discuss the signing of Rhys Hoskins and more"

We’ll always have those eight games with Nashville in 2023:

A fun 33 minutes on all things Shuckers logos, stick around beyond Javik’s interview:

Andy Yerzy, 25, maxed out his Arizona Diamondbacks seven-year minor league control stint before seeing very limited action in the Reds' system in 2023 (career .731 OPS). He's a Canadian. Chavez Young is 26 and was longtime Blue Jay farmhand before being shuffled to the Pirates in this January 2023 trade where you can learn more about him as well.

Voice of the Shuckers breaking news! Click for the full thread:

Monday 1/29: VIDEOS via MLB.com (two-to-five minutes in length): Matt Arnold Rhys Hoskins Hoskins on MLB Tonight "Hot Stove" on the Brewers *** Locked on Brewers with Chuck Freimund - "Rhys reacts to joining the Brewers" (thanks for the shoutout, Chuck!) Via the "Cream City Pod" with BrewerFanatic's own Spencer Michaelis: "In the continuation of the episode we released this past Thursday evening, this is the promised Mailbag episode. Once again featuring BrewCrewBall's Jack Stern!" Via the "Barrel Banter Podcast": "We're joined by Derek VanRiper for a fantastic conversation about the Brewers. Derek is a podcast host, producer and writer for The Athletic, as well as a lifelong Brewer fan and Milwaukee-area native. We discuss: - The Rhys Hoskins signing - Whether the Brewers are headed in the right direction - Why the Brewers won't (or will) win the NL Central in 2024 ***

33 of 35 now listed, only Bodre and Garcia are not. Hopefully they are not caught up in the situation The Athletic (subscription required) has been reporting on: Age fraud on the rise in Dominican Republic, sowing chaos for MLB teams, young players Not suggesting they are, it's more of a nod to the work done by The Athletic on this topic.

Sunday 1/28: Latest Milwaukee Tailgate Podcast - "On this week's show, the guys discussed the how well Rhys Hoskins fits their needs, how it impacts the rest of the roster, and what else the Brewers might do,"

Bandits still alive, next game is for a trip to the finals! Brisbane 12, Perth 9 (box score) An eventful game summary with Tayden Hall and Sam Gardner notations. Gardner only allowed one of three inherited runners to score and was money for 3.1 innings. Hall was on base four times (singled twice and walked in addition to the HR seen above). The lone bummer about tonight's finale is that Gardner most very likely won't be available.

Friday 1/26: Via WSSP's Steve "Sparky" Fifer: "Brewers Journal-Sentinel Beat Writer Curt Hogg joins Sparky to discuss the two most recent additions to the Crew in 1B Rhys Hoskins and INF Christian Arroyo. Who will be their 4th and 5th starters? What about Aaron Ashby? Who plays 3B? Will they sign another free agent to do it?" Locked on Brewers with Chuck Freimund - Kyle Lobner from the Shepherd Express is the guest

My goodness, this thread and the focus on promotions and new titles can be seen in a new light after reading this insightful piece:

Never too early, right?

"Brewers LHP Nick Bennett brings the heat this week. The Cincinnati, OH native sheds light on how he has improved his mental game throughout his career."

The reason this game is a must-win is that in the best-of-three league semifinal series, Brisbane dropped a 7-0 game in the opener, but it was hardly the fault of starting LHP Brian Fitzpatrick. You'll see this in both the box score and in the game summary which praised the southpaw. Tayden Hall was 0-for-3 with a walk in the loss.