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• Things Get Weird

  So it's been hard to come up with something to say for the last few weeks. It seems like a lot more, but it was only 16 days ago that I wrote this and apparently tempted fate. Well, now things have gotten strange. The Brewers are in total free fall... Posted Sep 16 2008, 03:11 AM by Ryan Topp With | With no comments Filed under: Milwaukee Brewers, Ned Yost, Doug Melvin

• How should Eric Gagne be used?

  Eric Gagne is on his way back to the Brewers, ready or not. Since going on the disabled list over a month ago, Salomon Torres has firmly grasped the 9th inning role and manager Ned Yost has said that Gagne will not be getting it back upon his return.... Posted Jun 27 2008, 02:50 AM by Ryan Topp With | With no comments Filed under: Milwaukee Brewers, Ned Yost, Eric Gagne, Doug Melvin

• I feel behind

  Since my last substantive Brewer post, the team has endured 5 straight losses and now come back to win a big game against the division leading Cardinals. In that time, there has been a lot of speculation on Ned Yost's future with the Brewers and the... Posted May 10 2008, 12:23 AM by Ryan Topp With | With no comments Filed under: Milwaukee Brewers, Ned Yost, Doug Melvin

• Managing the Left-Right Platoon Split

  Joe Sheehan of baseballprospectus.com wrote an excellent piece today that you can read fully here that discusses the Brewers general preference for left handed pitching. A quick look at the early returns this season (taken at the time of writing) bears... Posted Apr 07 2008, 10:11 PM by Ryan Topp With | With no comments Filed under: Milwaukee Brewers, Ned Yost, Doug Melvin, Platoon splits