Random Brewers Ramblings

[redsrbetter]

Final cuts are in:

NEWS OF THE DAY: Manager Ned Yost said final cuts probably won't be made until Saturday, the last day of camp. "We want to give everybody a fair shot," he said. The position players appear set, with relievers Jared Fernandez and Mike Adams in the running for the final spot in the bullpen.

Is that the knuckle baller Jared Fernandez?

[Kingdom_of_Zito]

They should start Bill Hall, instead of wasting time and effort on Koskie. Seriously, he's not apart of their future so why bother.

[redsrbetter]

New marketing deal:

The Miller Brewing Co. and the Milwaukee Brewers have reached agreement on a new seven-year marketing and promotions deal. The deal is separate from an existing naming-rights agreement for Miller Park - which was worth $41.2 million - that the brewer has through 2019. The new deal, which carries through the 2012 season, will keep Miller as the official beer of the Brewers and will carry over into radio and television advertising, in-stadium signage, promotions and spring training. Financial terms were not disclosed. The brewing company also announced plans for the coming season. Miller will promote Miller Genuine Draft Getaway Days, which will occur on mid-week afternoon games. At each of those games, Miller and Midwest Airlines will give away one trip for two to fly to a different baseball city to see a game on the road. Miller also will sponsor Miller Lite Beerpen on every Friday during the season. At those games, fans 21 years of age and older can buy a seat in the right field loge for $15 ($20 for marquee games against the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals) and receive a complimentary Beerpen T-shirt. In addition, the Miller High Life will become the title sponsor of the Brewers Fantasy Camp, held each January in Phoenix. "We look for properties that enable us to bring to life the positioning of our various brands, in ways that are particularly relevant to legal-drinking-age consumers in our priority markets," said Dockery Clark, Miller's director of sports and alliance marketing. "That's exactly what we're going to do through this new, more integrated partnership with the Brewers. And it comes at a time when the area's enthusiasm for the Brewers couldn't be higher." Rick Schlesinger, the Brewers' executive vice president for business operations, said Miller officials wanted to "go beyond the typical sports sponsorship and create unique marketing vehicles that provided experiential opportunities for Brewers fans and deepened their ties to the team and the community."

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=412238

[redsrbetter]

Ben Sheets (shoulder) threw 27 pitches over two innings in a minor league game on Saturday. He actually only got four outs and he gave up two runs, but he was pleased. "I felt great," Sheets said. "I wanted to go more. I felt like my old self again." Sheets is scheduled to pitch in two minor league games and make his season debut on April 16. Apr. 1 - 6:55 pm et

Hopefully he comes along quicker than normal. It will be good to see this guy pitch again.

[redsrbetter]

Although I've taken a modicum of grief for picking the Milwaukee Brewers to win the National League wild card - hey, the Kool-Aid was tasting pretty good in the desert that day - maybe the prediction was a tad conservative. Four double plays! Precise pitching! Small-ball in the seventh inning! A Carlos Lee bomb in eighth! The Brewers win the pennant! The Brewers win the pennant! Ahem. "We tend to make a bigger issue out of opening day," Jeff Cirillo said with all the clarity he gathered during his winning, pinch-hit at-bat in a seventh in which the Brewers actually did some of the little things required of a consistent baseball team.

It was a good game yesterday even though it pissed me off. Cirillo game through in the clutch and I have to agree the pitching was very good. I definitely underestimated Davis.

Will it continue?

[redsrbetter]

Freaking Brewers did it to me again! Thats twice now that they took a victory over my head. A good win tonight and it was good to see Fielder get his first hit of the season. Although it was memorable for him, it was a defining moment in the game where it scored the winning run. So I hate him right now even though he won ROY for me on my SBSL team.

[RockSports17]

Well damn, Brewers keep winning. I still watch that ESPN tracker to see if they lose every night, so then the Tigers can be the sole undefeated team as of right now in the MLB.

[redsrbetter]

Brewers finally lose one. They have been doing all this without Sheets as well.

MILWAUKEE -- On the first of many "Retro Sundays" for the Milwaukee Brewers this season, the club -- at 5-0 for the first time since 1987 -- was hoping to channel the memories and the good Brewers baseball of the 1980s. With Arizona right-hander Claudio Vargas operating the time machine dials on Sunday, the scene more closely resembled the 1990s. Vargas tossed a dazzling six innings and Milwaukee moved a runner past second base just once as the D-Backs ended the Brewers' five-game winning streak to open the season with a 7-0 win before 28,115 at Miller Park.

http://milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com/NAS...=.jsp&c_id=mil

[RockSports17]

Yah they lose when the Tigers lose. Bastards.

[Porter99]

The Brewers rotation may be as underrated as the potential Tigers rotation. 5 solid guys.

[RockSports17]

I wouldn't exactly call Maroth and Robertson solid.

[love_that_reefer]

In his final rehab start, Ben Sheets (shoulder) struck out nine in 5 2/3 scoreless innings for Triple-A Nashville on Tuesday. Sheets gave up three hits and walked none. He should be safe to activate him for his scheduled start Sunday against the Mets.

Brewers need him as their ace to contiue their hot start.

[RockSports17]

Ha no shit. I always felt bad for him, being on the Brewers, that he'd never win 20 games. But yah know, this could be the year. Cause on any other team he would've won 20 year after year.

[redsrbetter]

They are definitely doing great without Sheets so far. Anyone think Davis will get the win tomorrow?