Cold Brew Podcast

Co-hosts David Gasper and Matt Carroll celebrate one whole year of the Cold Brew Podcast and joining as the guest this week is Garrett Greene, the play by play broadcaster for the Biloxi Shuckers, the Milwaukee Brewers Double-A affiliate as we continue our tour through the minor leagues. David, Matt, and Garrett discuss the Shuckers 2021 season, what it means to have fans back, and how Biloxi was...

Co-hosts David Gasper and Matt Carroll continue their tour through the Brewers minor league system this week. After a conversation with Carolina Mudcats broadcaster Greg Young last week, David and Matt talk with longtime Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Play-by-Play man Chris Mehring. Chris gives updates and details on all the Milwaukee Brewers top prospects that have come through Appleton and played for...

Co-hosts David Gasper and Matt Carroll are joined this week by Carolina Mudcats broadcaster Greg Young. The Brewers Low-A affiliate has been having an excellent 2021 season, and Greg is able to give us in-depth scoops on the team and how some Milwaukee Brewers prospects have been performing this year. We start with a discussion of what Greg has seen with the outfield studs that have graced the gra...

Co-hosts David Gasper and Matt Carroll are joined this week by Brewers beat writer for The Athletic, Will Sammon. David, Matt, and Will discuss several topics surrounding the Milwaukee Brewers this week, starting off with the wild and crazy 2021 MLB Trade Deadline. At the deadline, the Brewers acquired relievers Daniel Norris and John Curtiss in separate trades and we break down each of those trad...

Co-hosts David Gasper and Matt Carroll are back this week discussing the Milwaukee Brewers 2021 Trade Deadline. We're just a day away from the Deadline and the Brewers have already made a trade, acquiring infielder Eduardo Escobar from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for a package of low-tier prospects. David and Matt discuss what Escobar will bring to the team as well as what this means for...

Host David Gasper is joined by the founder of Baseball Prospect Journal, Dan Zielinski, on the Cold Brew Podcast to discuss the Milwaukee Brewers 2021 Draft class. David and Dan take in-depth looks on how the draft played out and who the Brewers selected. The centerpieces of the Crew's draft were first round pick Sal Frelick, an outfielder from Boston College, Tyler Black, a second baseman from Wr...

Co-hosts David Gasper and Matt Carroll are joined this week by Jake Mastroianni, co-host of the Locked On Brewers podcast. David, Matt, and Jake begin this week's episode by discussing the end of the first half of the season with the three losses to the Reds and where they stand heading into the All Star Break. David initiates another edition of "Conspiracy Corner" this week with a conspiracy theo...

Co-hosts David Gasper and Matt Carroll begin this week's episode discussing the Brewers recent trade for Rowdy Tellez, what it means for their ability to stick in the first base market, and how it impacts the rest of the Crew's deadline plans. Also, David issues his apology to Jace Peterson after his incredible and unlikely run at the plate. Plus, news from the farm has Garrett Mitchell and Joe Gr...

The Milwaukee Brewers have won nine straight games! Co-hosts David Gasper and Matt Carroll discuss the Crew's recent winning streak, including a series sweep over their bitter rivals, the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs series had some very interesting games, including a 10 run eighth inning in the first one and a 15 run comeback in the series finale. David and Matt discuss the craziness of those games and...

Co-hosts David Gasper and Matt Carroll are joined this week by BJ DeGroot, host of BJ and the Bear in the morning on The Score in Appleton. David, Matt, and BJ begin the episode by discussing Daniel Vogelbach's hamstring injury and what it means for him and first base. Keston Hiura has gotten the call back up to the big leagues. Is it too soon? David has some thoughts on how Hiura's early promotio...

Co-hosts David Gasper and Matt Carroll discuss the biggest Milwaukee Brewers news and topics in this week's Cold Brew podcast episode. After a hot stretch winning 17 of 21 games, the Brewers got swept by the Reds at home as the offense went stagnant. While there was a lot that went wrong in that series, one positive was Brett Anderson putting up a strong start, one you would expect from someone li...

Co-hosts David Gasper and Matt Carroll are joined this week by Brewer Nation's Adam Rygg. David, Matt, and Adam start this week's episode by discussing the recent hot streak the Brewers have been on since the acquisition of Willy Adames. The conversation turns to the recent injury of Travis Shaw and how long he might potentially be out and what the Brewers will have to do to cover third base in th...

Co-hosts David Gasper and Matt Carroll are joined this week by the host of Brewers Live on Bally Sports WI, Craig Coshun. Craig gives some quick thoughts on the upcoming Milwaukee Bucks series and tells his untold story about the creation of the phrase "Bucks in 6". Then we start the baseball discussion, looking at the recent addition of Willy Adames as the starting shortstop and how big of a role...

Co-hosts David Gasper and Matt Carroll talk about all the latest Milwaukee Brewers news in this week's Cold Brew Podcast, and there is a lot to discuss. First, the big news of the week, which is the Crew's acquisition of Willy Adames from the Tampa Bay Rays. What does this mean for the Brewers future at shortstop? What does this mean for Luis Urias? What does this mean for the Brewers bullpen? All...

Co-hosts David Gasper and Matt Carroll are joined this week by Grant Bilse, the host of the Wisco Sports Show on WKTY in La Crosse. Christian Yelich has returned but that hasn't quite sparked the offense like Brewers fans hoped he initially would. Is there reason to be concerned about him or the offense? The Brewers starting rotation has been excellent, but the run support they've been getting is...

Co-hosts David Gasper and Matt Carroll are joined this week by ESPN La Crosse's John Pappadapoulos. The episode is broken down into two sections, one about the good news and one about the bad news. The good news segment goes first and discusses the return and dominance of Corbin Burnes, the development of Freddy Peralta, the rotation as a whole, Christian Yelich and many others going on rehab assi...

Co-hosts David Gasper and Matt Carroll are joined this week by Bally Sports Wisconsin host Dario Melendez. David, Matt, and Dario discuss the news of Christian Yelich's return from the IL and immediate return to the IL and our levels of concern over Yelich's recurring back issues. A slew of other injuries have also hit the ballclub and we discuss how they impact the team and how the Brewers have s...

Co-hosts David Gasper and Matt Carroll are joined this week by Matt Pauley, host of the Brewers pre- and post-game shows on WTMJ. David and the two Matts discuss at length the horrible ump show on Wednesday by Marty Foster and all the poor decisions by that umpiring crew that impacted the game. After that, we move to the choice of Zack Godley to get the spot start in place of Brett Anderson instea...

Co-hosts David Gasper and Matt Carroll are joined this week by Steve "Sparky" Fifer, the host of the Wendy's Big Show on the Big Show Network and the host of Sparky's Midday Madness on 1250 AM The Fan. David, Matt, and Sparky discuss the absolutely unbelievable dominance of Corbin Burnes in the starting rotation this year, the also hard to believe struggles of Keston Hiura at the plate, and the ou...

Co-hosts David Gasper and Matt Carroll are joined this week by former Brewers player and current Bally Sports WI analyst Vinny Rottino. David, Matt, and Vinny discuss his new job on the Brewers TV network as well as his previous job as a pro scout for the Rangers and how his perspective on the game has changed. Among the topics discussed were Keston Hiura's slump, what the causes are and how it ca...

Co-hosts David Gasper and Matt Carroll discuss a very busy week in Milwaukee Brewers baseball. First, David and Matt discuss the big news of the Orlando Arcia trade with the Atlanta Braves, talking about why it happened, who's coming back, and what happens next. Following up on David's bold prediction on last week's episode with Jeff Levering about a Brewers no-hitter this year, the Crew has had a...

Co-hosts David Gasper and Matt Carroll are joined this week to preview the Milwaukee Brewers 2021 season by Brewers radio play-by-play announcer Jeff Levering. David, Matt, and Jeff discuss the return of baseball to the Cream City, where the team is coming out of spring training, and the importance of the return of fans to the ballpark. Having gone so long without fans has had a negative impact on...

Co-hosts David Gasper and Matt Carroll are joined this week on the Cold Brew Podcast by Doug Russell of 97.3 The Game. David, Matt, and Doug start by discussing the dominant spring training performance of Garrett Mitchell and what his timeline to the big leagues could look like. Then the trio discusses the chances of Billy McKinney and Tyrone Taylor making the big league roster and how the Brewers...

Co-hosts David Gasper and Matt Carroll are joined this week by recently retired former Brewers pitcher Tim Dillard. David, Matt, and Tim share plenty of laughs talking about Tim's retirement and reminiscing on his career. Tim tells the stories of when he got drafted by the Brewers in 2001 and 2002, the story of his first big league call up, the 2008 and 2011 playoff teams he was a part of, and he...

In a bonus episode this week, David and Matt are joined by Milwaukee Brewers shortstop prospect and 2020 5th round pick, Hayden Cantrelle. Among the topics discussed are Cantrelle's first impressions of the organization, former Brewers that were Louisiana-Lafayette alumni, Instructional league, playing independent ball last summer, and the story of his draft day experience, and so much more.