http://milwaukeebrewers.today.com A Brewer Fan Blog Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:51:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en - Corey Hart was activated from the 15-day DL today.  He had been out with an emergency appendectomy.  He won't return to the lineup until Wednesday.  Said Hart , "I feel like I can come back here and do some things."  I want to steal [bases], but I don't know ... http://milwaukeebrewers.today.com/2009/09/08/brewers-tidbits/ I know the Brewers are all but dead in the playoff race, but c'mon, Ken Macha, there's no reason to have Corey Patterson lead off ballgames. Mike Cameron, the usual center fielder, has missed the past several games with a strained hamstring, and he has said he will be out until ... http://milwaukeebrewers.today.com/2009/09/08/patterson-leads-offagain/ Rickie Weeks had successful surgery today to repair a tendon in his left wrist.  Weeks had the same surgery performed on his other wrist a couple years back. He will miss the rest of the 2009 campaign.  Needless to say, this is a huge blow to the Brewers.  Weeks was playing ... http://milwaukeebrewers.today.com/2009/05/20/weeks-has-successful-surgery/ The Brewers have made a couple moves in the last 24 hours to shake up the roster. Backup catcher Mike Rivera will return from an ankle injury, sending Carlos Corporan back to AAA Nashville.  Rivera was put on the DL April 29th with an ankle contusion from the result of a ... http://milwaukeebrewers.today.com/2009/05/14/rivera-returns-from-dl-gamel-called-up/ Ryan Braun will miss his third consecutive game on Monday night with back stiffness, leading manager Ken Macha to create a makeshift lineup against the Pirates. Bill Hall will make his first career start in left field in the absence of Braun.  Casey McGehee will start at Hall's normal position, third ... http://milwaukeebrewers.today.com/2009/05/04/with-braun-out-again-macha-gets-creative/  AP Game Recap MILWAUKEE (AP)—Tony Clark’s drive to left nicked the foul line. That’s all the Diamondbacks needed for a comeback win. Clark’s two-run, pinch-hit double highlighted a four-run eighth inning, and Arizona rallied for a 5-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night. Reliever Carlos Villanueva (1-3) was trying to protect ... http://milwaukeebrewers.today.com/2009/05/02/brewers-bullpen-struggles-against-snakes/ AP Game Recap The Milwaukee Brewers couldn’t catch up with Max Scherzer’s 96-mph fastball. As it turns out, they didn’t have to. After flailing mostly at air through six shutout innings by the hard-throwing Arizona starter, the Brewers scored four runs off the Diamondbacks’ bullpen in the seventh inning ... http://milwaukeebrewers.today.com/2009/05/01/suppan-solid-as-brewers-get-to-d-backs-bullpen/ The Milwaukee Brewers completed yet another sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates at Miller Park on Wednesday. The Brewers have won 15 straight against Pittsburgh, going back to May 22nd of last year. “They’ve got our number,” Pittsburgh starter Ian Snell said . “They’re a good team.” Brewers' ace Yovani Gallardo pitched 8 innings, ... http://milwaukeebrewers.today.com/2009/04/30/brewers-continue-dominance-of-buccos/ Trevor Hoffman made his Brewers debut last night against the Pirates, tossing a scoreless inning in a 10-5 Brewers victory. He had been on the Disabled List with an oblique injury since the end of Spring Training.  Brewers' fans are surely glad to have him back after the bullpen has seen ... http://milwaukeebrewers.today.com/2009/04/28/hoffman-makes-first-brewers-appearance/ The Brewers ended up 5-4 on their 9 game road trip, putting them at 8-10 on the season. The team went in to Philadelphia and Houston and took two of three from each team, certainly exceeding expectations. "Going into New York and playing in Philly, we came out of this pretty good," ... http://milwaukeebrewers.today.com/2009/04/27/brewers-go-5-4-on-road-trip/