Milwaukee's Tailgate Brewers Podcast

This week Ryan and guest hosts Paul Noonan and J.R. Radcliffe discuss the Milwaukee Brewers up and down week against the Cubs and Pirates, the evolving playoff picture and some potential roster decisions for the postseason. Support the podcast: www.patreon.com/MKETailgate Use the promo code: MKETailgate and receive 20% off in the www. Karben4.com webstore. Music: Fair Weather Fans by The Baseball...

The Milwaukee Brewers are 8-2 in their last ten games and have boosted their odds of making the post season. Steve, Ryan and J.P. talk about how depth is fueling the current run, and how the series against Chicago is their best chance to make a move to win the division. Support the podcast: www.patreon.com/MKETailgate Use the promo code: MKETailgate and receive 20% off in the www. Karben4.com webs...

The Milwaukee Brewers try to get back on track, even as the bullpen continues to struggle. Steve, Ryan and J.P. discuss trey Knebel's demotion and Jeremy Jeffress' heavy workload in recent days. Support the podcast: www.patreon.com/MKETailgate Receive 20% off in the Karben4 webstore with the promo code: MKETailgate. Visit www.karben4.com/ Music: Fair Weather Fans by The Baseball Project, Recorded...

Steve, Ryan and J.P. discuss the Milwaukee Brewers tough series against the Cubs and the Cardinals. Both the starting rotation and the bullpen have let the team down in the second half, so what can the team do to maximize the few outstanding performers available? Support the podcast: www.patreon.com/MKETailgate Music: Fair Weather Fans by The Baseball Project, Recorded live at WFMU

Steve is back with Ryan and J.P., and the guys discuss Freddy Peralta's role in the Milwaukee Brewers rotation with the looming return of Zach Davies, Corey Knebel's meltdown and whether he can be trusted in leverage situations going forward, and an update on the 2018 Season Prop Bet standings. Support the podcast: www.patreon.com/MKETailgate Music: Fair Weather Fans by The Baseball Project, Recor...

The Milwaukee Brewers make one more big move before the non-waiver trade deadline, grabbing Jonathan Schoop from the Orioles. J.P. and Ryan discuss that and more with Paul Noonan. Also in this episode is an excerpt of JP's interview with Brewers minor league pitcher Jon Perrin. Support the podcast: www.patreon.com/MKETailgate Music: Fair Weather Fans by The Baseball Project, Recorded live at WFMU

The Milwaukee Brewers get active before the trade deadline and swing deals for reliever Joakim Soria and third baseman Mike Moustakas. J.P., Ryan, and Steve discuss Travis Shaw's transition to second base to make room for Moustakas. Support the podcast: www.patreon.com/MKETailgate Music: Fair Weather Fans by The Baseball Project, Recorded live at WFMU Hooch by Everything, In the Juju Underworld

Somehow the Milwaukee Brewers losing streak going into the All-Star Break gets worse when Josh Hader's offensive tweets from the past resurface after a poor outing in the All-Star Game. Steve, Ryan and J.P. try to talk through the controversy. With Manny Machado being traded to the Dodgers, the Brewers appear to be connected to Brian Dozier to upgrade second base. The guys hand out their awards fo...

The Milwaukee Brewers stumble into the All-Star break with a rough series in Pittsburgh. Ryan, Steve and J.P. reflect on the first half, what went well, and what needs to change for the Brewers to remain in the divisional race through September. (1:00:00) Steve and Ryan sit down with Ryan Koga, Brewmaster at Karben4 Brewing to talk about beer and what it's like to create new styles. Support the po...

The Milwaukee Brewers make a flurry of moves over the weekend. Steve, Ryan and J.P. talk about what they mean in the short-term, how DL stints match up with the All-Star Break, and what moves the team needs to make before the trade deadline. The guys also announce that they'll be at the July 21st game versus the Dodgers for any listeners who want to meet up. Support the podcast: www.patreon.com/MK...

Keon Broxton makes the most of his first appearance this season with the Milwaukee Brewers. Ryan, Steve and J.P. discuss what impact he can have while the rest of the outfield tries to get healthy. Freddy Peralta has both a fantastic start and a near disaster in the same week. Listeners send in plenty of questions about potential trades in the month of July. Support the podcast: www.patreon.com/MK...

Freddy Peralta is pretty good, Domingo Santana is not and he's sent to Colorado Springs. J.P., Ryan and Steve discuss the moves and what to expect from the Milwaukee Brewers roster moving forward. Support the podcast: www.patreon.com/MKETailgate Music: Fair Weather Fans by The Baseball Project, Recorded live at WFMU China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider by the Grateful Dead, Seattle Center Are...

J.P. is back this week, and the guys discuss the Milwaukee Brewers series win against the Chicago Cubs, and their continued ability to score a lot against the Philadelphia Phillies. Also, what does the Brad Miller acquisition mean for Orlando Arica? And how long will the team continue to let Domingo Santana struggle in the majors? J.P. talks with Nick Faleris of 2080 Baseball about the Brewers 201...

The offense gets back on track as the Milwaukee Brewers rebound in Philadelphia after a round two game series in Cleveland. Jhoulys Chacin continues to be a solid contributor, and the Brewers prepare for the return of Eric Thames. Ryan and Steve do a quick overview of the 2018 amateur draft. Support the podcast: www.patreon.com/MKETailgate Music: Fair Weather Fans by The Baseball Project, Recorded...

The Milwaukee Brewers bullpen is fallible. Steve, Ryan and J.P. discuss the recent road bump in Chicago, and also the most recent Zach Davies injury and how that affects the rotation. Support the podcast: www.patreon.com/MKETailgate Music: Fair Weather Fans by The Baseball Project, Recorded live at WFMU

Winning 9 of of the last 11 games, the Milwaukee Brewers enter Memorial Day with a 4 game lead in the division. J.P., Steve and Ryan talk about the recent surge from the top of the order, especially Jesus Aguilar. They also discuss Orlando Arcia's surprising demotion down to Colorado Springs. Support the podcast: www.patreon.com/MKETailgate Music: Fair Weather Fans by The Baseball Project, Recorde...

J.P. is busy grading papers, so Paul Noonan joins Steve and Ryan to discuss the Milwaukee Brewers successful 10-game road trip and how the team is on the cutting edge of managing a pitching staff. Support the podcast: www.patreon.com/MKETailgate Music: Fair Weather Fans by The Baseball Project, Recorded live at WFMU

Injuries strike the Milwaukee Brewers starting rotation. J.P., Ryan and Steve discuss their options replacing Zach Davies and Wade Miley. Ryan ignores Freddy Peralta as an option less than 24 hours before he's called up from Triple-A to makes his first Major League start. Support the podcast: www.patreon.com/MKETailgate Music: Fair Weather Fans by The Baseball Project, Recorded live at WFMU

J.P. and Ryan try to make sense of the Milwaukee Brewers' strange difference in win loss records against good and bad teams, debate the merits of potential replacements for Eric Sogard, and explore what the near future might hold for Jacob Nottingham. Then they start talking about changing the rules and things get weird. Support the podcast: www.patreon.com/MKETailgate Music: Fair Weather Fans by...

The Milwaukee Brewers follow up their season high 8-game winning streak by dropping a 4-game series with the Chicago Cubs. J.P., Ryan and Steve try to figure out where it all went wrong. Support the podcast: www.patreon.com/MKETailgate Music: Fair Weather Fans by The Baseball Project, Recorded live at WFMU

The Milwaukee Brewers finally heat up, winning six straight against the lowly Reds and Marlins. Steve, Ryan and J.P. discuss the impact of Christian Yelich returning to the line up, the continued short starts from the starting rotation, and how pitching .multiple innings may be a plan that keeps relievers fresh later in the season. Support the podcast: www.patreon.com/MKETailgate Music: Fair Weath...

The Milwaukee Brewers offense and starting pitching continues to struggle, but J.P., Ryan and Steve are impressed by the bullpen and especially Josh Hader's ability shut down opposing teams. Support the podcast: www.patreon.com/MKETailgate Music: Fair Weather Fans by The Baseball Project, Recorded live at WFMU

The Milwaukee Brewers finish their first home stand of the season 2-5 against the Cardinals and Cubs thanks to lack a hitting and some really poor defense. J.P., Ryan and Steve discuss what has them worried, and what will hopefully turn around in the next few weeks. Support the podcast: www.patreon.com/MKETailgate Music: Fair Weather Fans by The Baseball Project, Recorded live at WFMU

J.P. and Ryan are joined this week by Gabe Stoltz from Disciples of Uecker to discuss the Brewers sweep of the Padres to open the 2018 season as well as some impressions of the early season. New additions Lorenzo Cain and Christian Yelich were on base all the time over the weekend and that helped make up for a couple of so-so starts from the rotation. Support the podcast: www.patreon.com/MKETailga...

Opening Day is this Thursday, so Ryan, J.P. and Steve discuss the final roster decisions, expectations for the offense and the pitching staff, and make picks for breakout players, team MVPs, the Milwaukee Brewers final record, the NL standings, playoffs and World Series match up. Also, Zak Koga of Karben4 Brewing joins the podcast to talk about the brewery and new releases coming out in the next f...