Milwaukee's Tailgate Brewers Podcast

The Brewers made a number of decisions at the non-tender deadline this year and the guys dug deep, looking at who stayed, who went and who might be yet to go. Then they looked at the overall payroll situation and players released by other teams that might find their way to Milwaukee by offseason's end.  Support the podcast on Patreon and receive the Monthly Minor League Extra and Weekly Packe...

This week Jaymes, Paul, Brad and Ryan discussed Matt Arnold's promotion, the Brewers 3 new 40-man roster additions, Narvaez vs Pina and some news from down under before being joined by The Athletic's Will Sammon for an excerpt of his recent Minor League Extra interview talking about Josh Hader.  Support the podcast on Patreon and receive the Monthly Minor League Extra and Weekly Packers Previ...

This week Paul was back with Jaymes, Brad and Ryan to discuss Devin Williams ROY win and the other award results, some upcoming 40 man roster decisions that will need to be made, how Covid-19 might affect the roof status in 2021 and masks versus underwear.  Support the podcast on Patreon and receive the Monthly Minor League Extra and Weekly Packers Preview. Save 20% in the Karben4 webstore wi...

Jaymes, Brad and Ryan took a look at potential free agent signings for the Brewers this winter, including a young Korean infielder who might be a fit, Joc Pederson and Michael Brantley. Also discussed were the newly announced coaching staff, Devin Williams chances for ROY, a potential new TV deal and the coming minor league affiliate shuffle.  Support the podcast on Patreon and receive the Mo...

On this week's episode, Jaymes, Brad and Ryan discussed the end of the World Series, the Brewers decision to turn down all 4 player options they held and what that likely means for the winter, how big their largest winter contract will be and the White Sox hiring Tony LaRussa.  Support the podcast on Patreon and receive the Monthly Minor League Extra and Weekly Packers Preview. Save 20% in th...

This week, Jaymes, Paul, and Ryan discussed Maverick Phillips walkoff win in game 4 of the World Series, the latest pronouncements from Manfred, some upcoming option decisions and took your questions on a number of important issues like Farm and Fleet versus Fleet Farm and how 2020 will be remembered by Brewers fans.  Support the podcast on Patreon and receive the Monthly Minor League Extra a...

This was the big wrap up for the Brewers 2020 season. Who excelled? Who was to blame? What does any of this mean for the future? We handed out some metaphorical podcast hardware, discussed which rule changes we'd like to see stick around and projected who might join Woodruff and Burnes at the top of the 2021 rotation.  Support the podcast on Patreon and receive the Monthly Minor League Extra...

Old friend Kyle Ashauer dropped by this week to wrap up this year's prop bets, which incidentally never happened. After that, it was onto a discussion of David Stearns postseason wrap up remarks and us wondering what the money might look like in 2021 and some random television references from the aughts. Support the podcast on Patreon and receive the Monthly Minor League Extra and Weekly Packers P...

On this week's episode, the guys discussed the Brewers brief appearance in the playoffs, Brent Suter's odd performance, Clayton Kershaw's awesomeness, who was good this year, who might not be back in 2021 and what we'll remember about Ryan Braun if this really was the last we see of him.   Support the podcast on Patreon and receive the Monthly Minor League Extra and Weekly Packers Preview. Sa...

It wasn't pretty, but the Brewers snuck into the playoffs despite a 29-31 record. The guys talked all about what that might mean for the future and then looked ahead to the upcoming series with the Dodgers in Los Angeles. Among topics discussed were who will pitch and whether or not they stand any sort of chance at all.  Support the podcast on Patreon and receive the Monthly Minor League Extr...

The Brewers have won four straight and the guys were practically giddy about it. Topics discussed included the Cubs trash no-hitter, Corbin Burnes dominance, MLB's changes to the postseason format, Ryan Braun's future with the franchise and the westward expansion of the United States in the late 19th century.  Support the podcast on Patreon and receive the Monthly Minor League Extra and Weekl...

Recorded before the Brewers were no hit on Sunday by the Cubs, listeners will get to travel back to a more innocent and hopeful time when the major source of angst was Josh Hader's ugly outing on Saturday night. Also discussed were Brent Suter's remarkable K:BB ratio, the Brewers 19 run game against the Tigers on Wednesday, Orlando Arcia's future with the club and the upcoming 5 game series agains...

On this week's episode Jaymes, Paul, and Ryan discussed the continued ups and downs of the Brewers season, whether or not Corbin Burnes is now the ace of the staff, the decision to DFA Justin Smoak and Devin Williams ROY chances. Also included an excerpt of the upcoming Minor League Extra discussion with Mike Rodenbaum of MLB Pipeline about the return the Brewers got for David Phelps and Phil Bick...

On this week's episode Jaymes, Brad and Ryan discussed the Brewers decision to postpone their Wednesday night game after the events in Kenosha sparked player actions all over pro sports. After that, it was once again time to talk about the struggling offense, some notable pitching performances and just what might be in store for the trade deadline.  Support the podcast on Patreon and receive...

PNC Park is the devil's playground, and we talked all about that, who is to blame for the struggling offense and looked ahead to the trade deadline a little bit as well as taking your questions.  Support the podcast on Patreon and receive the Monthly Minor League Extra and Weekly Packers Preview. Save 20% in the Karben4 webstore with the promo code MKETailgate. Music: Fair Weather Fans by The...

On this week's episode Jaymes, Paul and Ryan discussed the Brewers series against the Cubs, who's hot and who's not, and whether the team should be tanking. Towards the end of the episode is a clip from August's Minor League Extra featuring Baseball America's Carlos Collazo where he discusses the challenges of covering the 2020 draft and the Brewers first round pick Garrett Mitchell. Alternate epi...

Jaymes, Brad, and Paul talk about the most disappointing Brewers so far as well as the relative success of the pitching staff. The gang attempts what would ultimately prove to be a successful reverse jinx by criticizing essentially everyone who did anything well against Sonny Gray on Sunday. Finally, they talk about what exactly MLB plans to do with the Cardinals now that they can't possibly play...

The Brewers made it two series into 2020's campaign before a rash of positive tests among the Cardinals forced the postponement of the home opening series and we're here to lay blame at the feet of those responsible. Discussion also included Lorenzo Cain's decision to opt out, who will fill in for him in center, what caught our notice the first 6 games and how the team can get it's farm system bac...

It may have seemed unlikely to ever happen so often over the last few months, but the Milwaukee Brewers actually played baseball games that counted in the standings this week. We discussed the somewhat mixed results of their starting pitchers so far, the greatness of Lorenzo Cain and Kyle Hendricks, how the lineup might change once they start seeing lefty starters in Pittsburgh and why we hope the...

Our BIG SEASON PREVIEW ended up going so long that we decided to split it up into two separate episodes!  Part one, which can be found here , featured a position by position preview of the 2020 Milwaukee Brewers. In part two, we predicted all the divisions in MLB, as well as picking World Series teams and winners. After that, it was onto a discussion of some listener questions. Link to a fill...

Our BIG SEASON PREVIEW ended up going so long that we decided to split it up into two separate episodes! In part one you'll find a position by position breakdown of the 2020 Brewers, including extended discussions of how the rotation might look now and in a few weeks, which middle men in the pen we think can emerge into substantial roles and how Craig Counsell will shuffle all the different pieces...

On this week's episode Jaymes, Paul, Brad and Ryan were once again joined by Kyle Ashauer to update the prop bets for the abbreviated season, then he stuck around to discuss the schedule release and some other news from the week.  Link to a fill out a form for the prop bets . Link to a signup for the 2020 fantasy league .  Support the podcast on Patreon and receive the Monthly Minor Leag...

Summer Camp has opened, and players are reporting! We talked all about the intake process, and the implications of the ongoing testing and disclosure going on all over the game. After that, it was onto discussion of the roster, the cancellation of the minor league season, Ryan Braun hinting again that 2020 may not be his last year after all, Corey Knebels role and who might get the lions share of...

The regular crew is back to discuss the final implications of MLB and the MLBPA failing to agree on a deal before Rob Manfred imposed the season, the implications of the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak in the south, some roster decisions team will be making and how you might have done this off-season differently knowing what we know now.  Support the podcast on Patreon and receive the Monthly Minor...

For this special Baseball is Back edition of Milwaukee's Tailgate, Brad and Ryan were joined by #OldFriend Steve Garczynski to talk all about MLB's plans to return amidst Covid-19, some of the rules that will govern that return and how we think the Brewers will fare in the shortened 60 game season. We also took a number of listener questions. Support the podcast on Patreon and receive the Monthly...