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Brewers beat reporters Todd Rosiak and Tom Haudricourt join host JR Radcliffe to analyze what comes next for the Milwaukee Brewers. Do we consider the 2020 playoff season a success? How are we feeling about Christian Yelich? How will this team add offense, especially if payroll is reduced? Have we seen the last of Josh Hader in a Brewers uniform? Could Devin Williams win Rookie of the Year? What d...

Brewers beat reporter Tom Haudricourt and host JR Radcliffe discuss the improbability of Milwaukee's playoff berth, then look ahead to the looming series with the Dodgers. How can the club overcome injuries to Corbin Burnes and Brett Anderson? Are we underestimating the greatness of Brandon Woodruff this year? Is there any chance Ryan Braun is back next year? Tom discusses David Stearns addressing...

The Milwaukee Brewers enter the final week of the 2020 regular season alive for a playoff spot. Journal Sentinel Brewers reporter Tom Haudricourt and host JR Radcliffe discuss the eccentricities of the chase, plus a very real Cy Young case for pitcher Corbin Burnes. Plus: Ryan Braun's complicated legacy, the surge of Dan Vogelbach, the absurdity of the Brewers bullpen and Jacob Nottingham's arriva...

Host JR Radcliffe and guest host Curt Hogg chat briefly about the star turn of Corbin Burnes but focus most of their attention on no-hitters. When so many traditional baseball concepts have lost their shine (pitcher wins, Triple Crown, batting titles), why are no-hitters still so special? Can they still be fun if they happen against the local team, like Alec Mills on Sunday against the Brewers? Th...

Brewers beat reporter Todd Rosiak joins host JR Radcliffe to ponder if there's anything to suggest this Brewers team can still make a run to the playoffs. They discuss the DFA of Justin Smoak and his replacement, a potential fan favorite in Dan Vogelbach. Corbin Burnes has emerged; what about the other starters? Could Devin Williams get some Rookie of the Year votes? What's the 2021 outlook for th...

Brewers beat reporter Tom Haudricourt tries to diagnose what's ailing the Milwaukee Brewers offense as the calendar turns to September. He looks at the club's decision to trade David Phelps and hold onto top relief pitcher Josh Hader. How real is Devin Williams? What's the fallout from the Manny Pina injury? What's next for Corey Knebel and Ryan Braun? Download the mp3 file here, listen to the str...

Brewers beat reporter Todd Rosiak joins host JR Radcliffe to discuss the suddenly skidding Brewers following a rough sweep over the weekend at the hands of the last-place Pirates. Is the Brock Holt DFA a harbinger of more moves to come? Is there any possible way to gauge what this team might do in the upcoming trade deadline? How would the squad have been built differently if Milwaukee knew it wou...

The Milwaukee Brewers won three straight games against the Chicago Cubs over the weekend to claw back to .500, and that's before anything has started to click on offense. Journal Sentinel reporter Todd Rosiak joins host JR Radcliffe to discuss it. Are there any signs of bats coming around? What factors are compelling Craig Counsell to take a more traditional usage approach with Josh Hader? And goo...

Brewers beat reporter Todd Rosiak joins host JR Radcliffe to discuss the Brewers' anemic offense, the return to form of Christian Yelich, the arrival of Luis Urias and the promise of pitchers Adrian Houser and Corbin Burnes. JR is then joined by Chris Mehring, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers media relations director and radio announcer, to get a sense of what life is like at the Appleton alternate train...

Brewers beat reporter Tom Haudricourt and host JR Radcliffe discuss a disruptive weekend in which the series with the Cardinals was canceled, center fielder Lorenzo Cain opted out for the year, Ryan Braun was injured and bench coach Pat Murphy suffered a heart attack. Plus, some studying of the bullpen usage after a loss to the White Sox, an anemic offense and Brandon Woodruff dominating.

The Milwaukee Brewers mostly scuffled to kick off the year in Chicago, but the real news was a fleet of positive COVID-19 tests for the Miami Marlins. Todd Rosiak discusses his reaction to the news and covering road baseball in an empty park, plus a slow start for Yelich and Hiura, notable pitching performances from Burnes, Peralta and Lauer, Ryan Braun's health and Lorenzo Cain's baserunning wiza...

The Milwaukee Brewers are on the cusp of the Major League Baseball season, in a form unlike anything we've seen before. Brewers beat reporters Tom Haudricourt and Todd Rosiak discuss the club's changing pitching landscape, with major promise from Corbin Burnes. What's the latest on Ryan Braun? What 30-man roster decisions remain? What have been the impressions of Orlando Arcia, who stands to gain...

Tom Haudricourt checks in with some early reports from Brewers workouts and intra-squad games inside empty Miller Park, with Brandon Woodruff looking ready to roll and the team facing a fairly healthy prognosis. What does he make of some camps around baseball interrupted by testing snafus or players like Brock Holt who feel they can't opt out to keep their careers afloat? What jumps out regarding...

What will spring training actually look like, and what are some of the Brewers-specific story lines to follow now that we're close to the start of baseball? Brewers beat writer Tom Haudricourt joins host JR Radcliffe to discuss seven such topics. Will Craig Counsell treat the 60-game season as one big expanded September? Will all the players injured in camp be ready to go? Who's in the rotation (a...

Brewers beat reporter Tom Haudricourt and host JR Radcliffe discuss the news of baseball on the horizon; at least, as much as the virus will allow. They look back at the tense negotiations between the two sides and the attributes of a resolution, the many changes to game play and how those new wrinkles might impact Milwaukee. 

Brewers beat reporter Tom Haudricourt joins host JR Radcliffe to discuss his new Brewers book, 'Turning 50,' taking a look back on the 50th anniversary of Milwaukee Brewers baseball. Plus, a look at first-round draft choice Garrett Mitchell and looking at the stalemate between baseball owners and the players association.

Former Brewers reliever Ken Sanders, a standout on the first Brewers teams of 1970 and 1971, looks back at the birth of the franchise. He and host JR Radcliffe talk what the early days were like, Tommy Harper, Sanders' crazy numbers, his ability to stay healthy despite massive workload, the origin of his "Bulldog" nickname and ... the time he listed and sold the Field of Dreams (yes, that one, in...

Could labor trouble keep the baseball season from happening at all in 2020, even if it's deemed safe to play? Brewers beat reporter Todd Rosiak joins host JR Radcliffe to discuss where the concern level should be. Other topics: The club's release of numerous minor leaguers, the potential new wrinkles that would come with empty stadiums and what damage would be wrought if a season doesn't happen at...

Brewers beat reporter Tom Haudricourt and host JR Radcliffe discuss the famously stingy Brewers Walk of Fame and have a boatload of suggestions for new inductees. What about Plesac, Cirillo, Bamberger, Caldwell, Fielder, Sheets and Doug Melvin? Plus, should Cecil Cooper's number be retired by the organization?

The Brewers had never enjoyed a winning season until 1978, when the free-agent acquisition of Larry Hisle was one of many key moves that turned the franchise around. Hisle joins podcast host JR Radcliffe to revisit that campaign, chatting about rookie Paul Molitor, Cy Young candidate Mike Caldwell, colorful manager George Bamberger, the strange free-agent process of the times and the challenges of...

Brewers beat reporter Tom Haudricourt and host JR Radcliffe look back at the wild 2008 season, during which the Brewers snapped a 26-year playoff drought. What did we forget from the memorable midseason acquisition of CC Sabathia and the thrilling season finale? In what under-the-radar way did Sabathia's hitting influence the biggest moment of the season? How did Yovani Gallardo's injury ripple th...

Former Brewers player and manager discusses his recollections from two different memorable seasons in Brewers history. He was a player on the 1987 "Team Streak," with an unforgettable game-winning homer on Easter Sunday, and he was the interim manager in 2008 when the Brewers went on a magic ride to the postseason.  Music intro: https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music .

Brewerfan.net 's Jim Goulart swings by to discuss the Brewers minor-league system. What exactly does it mean to have one of the lowest-ranked farms in MLB; will it hurt the team in the short-term? Sure, we know the team traded prospects away and had some reach the big leagues, but the system is still a problem, right? How has the team's approach to Latin America changed in recent years and impacte...

Tom Haudricourt looks back at the craziest season in Brewers history, 1987, and a team which he himself christened as 'Team Streak' in the Milwaukee Sentinel. Who called Tom in the press box in the ninth inning on Easter Sunday? Which three players got irritated before that game because of an Easter egg hunt? Did Tom accidentally set up an opposing manager to help Paul Molitor extend his hitting s...

Brewers legend Rollie Fingers joins host JR Radcliffe to discuss the 1981 season. He talks about the strike that shortened the year, the wild Winter Meetings that brought him to Milwaukee, and his run to winning the American League Cy Young and MVP.