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BCB Tracking Poll Shows Voters Favor Arbitration For Some, Miniature American Flags For Others
This week's poll was open from Monday at noon through Tuesday, and received 167 responses. Here are some of the notable results: Voters were strongly in favor of offering arbitration to Prince Fielder (93%), and would also approve of decisions to offer it to Francisco Rodriguez (64%) and Takashi...
VIDEO: Doug Melvin Chats With Peter Gammons About The 2011 Team And Prince Fielder
Peter Gammons interviewed Doug Melvin this week for MLB Network, and you can see their conversation here:
Vote In The BCB Tracking Poll
This is the first Brew Crew Ball Tracking Poll of 2011, and will help set the baseline and provide context for other polls as the season goes along. This week's topics include the fifth starter, Zach Greinke, Shaun Marcum. Nyjer Morgan, Doug Melvin, Ron Roenicke and more. Please follow the jump to...
Vote In This Week's BCB Tracking Poll
This week we're looking for your thoughts on Brewer management and coaching, with an eye toward 2011. The poll will remain open until Tuesday afternoon, with results posted Wednesday. Follow the jump to vote in the poll. Loading...
How To Build a Bullpen
Last year at this time, the story was how Doug Melvin prioritized the bullpen and spent big bucks bringing in reinforcements. He signed Gagne, Riske, and Mota, and traded for Salomon Torres, all the while making threatening phone calls to rival GMs who were thought to also be upgrading their...
Thursday's Frosty Mug
No opening joke today. So Ken Rosenthal and The Official Site are reporting that the Brewers are close to a deal with Trevor Hoffman. Oddly, one site is reporting Hoffman as being close to a deal with the Dodgers instead. Rumorville has been all over this. I'm still not sure I like the move....
Astrology in the Afternoon: Doug Melvin
So after a quiet week, now seems like as good a time as any to try out a new feature: Astrology in the Afternoon. Today, we take a look at the man holding the reins in the Brewer front office: General Manager Doug Melvin. As the pitching market continues to thin, Melvin faces increasingly tough...
Wednesday's Frosty Mug
Some things to read while re-evaluating your retirement fund. So Brewer management is headed out to Las Vegas for the Winter Meetings, but even before leaving they were working to lower expectations. There's a new poll in the right sidebar asking what you'd like Doug Melvin's priorities to be this...
Monday's Frosty Mug
Some things to read instead of simulating a universe with rocks. So if you missed the announcement yesterday, I decided to go ahead and create the Brew Crew Ball WhatifSports League. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, click this link for an explanation. There are only 12 teams in the...
Yankees Overbidding for Sabathia?
The New York Yankees reportedly offered free agent left-hander CC Sabathia the biggest pitching contract in major-league history Friday, which drew a somewhat puzzled response from Milwaukee Brewers general manager Doug Melvin. "It sounds like they're overbidding," Melvin said. "If the...
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