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Brewers Bring Macha Back, Close to Extending Hoffman

Despite a disappointing 2009 season, the Brewers confirmed Sunday that they will bring manager Ken Macha back in 2010 with a team option for 2011. In fact, most of Macha's staff will be back, with only interim pitching coach Chris Bosio and bullpen coach Stan Kyles not being offered contracts. That's not the only news...

Doug Melvin's Job Not in Jeopardy

After winning the NL wild card last year, the Brewers have taken a step back in 2009. They're six games below .500 and well out of both the NL Central and wild card races. Despite that, team owner Mark Attanasio went out of his way to endorse general manager Doug Melvin in 2010, saying that he has faith in Melvin fixing...

Disappointing Brewers Shake Things Up Before Facing Soft Part of Schedule

The Milwaukee Brewers made the playoffs last season for the first time since 1982, and their foundation of youth seemed to indicate they would at least be in the race for 2009. Sure, losing CC Sabathia and Ben Sheets would hurt the pitching staff in a big way, but the Crew would have a full season of Yovani Gallardo. And...

Ken Macha Has Brewers Riding High

Ken Macha is doing it again. The manager who has never had a losing season -- not as a minor league manager, major league coach or major league manager -- has the Brewers playing some of the best baseball in the big leagues. As they head into this weekend's series with the Cardinals, who are tied with the Brewers for...

Don't Sleep on Brewers in 2009

FanHouse continues it 2009 MLB Preview with a look at the Milwaukee Brewers.The Brewers are a really interesting team. Last March, everyone expected them to make a run at the playoffs, and they expected them to do so without any knowledge of the CC Sabathia trade and with the assumption that Ben Sheets would spend some...

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05/25/12 Students place flags at Denver's oldest operating... Source: NBC - 9 News - Denver CO A group of students placed U.S. flags near the headstones of veterans at Denver's oldest operating cemetery Friday.
05/24/12 ArtScene: Three Pines Studio exhibit revels in the... Source: Petoskey News-Review - Petoskey MI Daily meditations, inspiration and individual craftsmanship are the driving themes behind a new exhibit set to open Saturday, May 26, at Three Pines Studio in Cross Village.
05/23/12 Roenicke meets with GM Melvin Source: MLB - Milwaukee Brewers Before his daily sessions with the media on Wednesday, manager Ron Roenicke met with general manager Doug Melvin and assistant GM Gord Ash. "Just talking about what's going on with the club and trying to figure out how to get this thing going a little better," Roenicke said of the lengthy discussion.
05/22/12 Andy Baggot: UW provides test cases for transfer rule... Source: Wisconsin State Journal - Madison WI NCAA president Mark Emmert believes something needs to be done to make transfer rules less onerous for Division I student-athletes, an attitude that likely puts him in conflict with most, if not all, coaches regardless of sport.
05/17/12 Sports Briefs: Vandamme lifts Devils; Brewers extend... Source: Sarnia Observer Jordan VanDamme scored four goals, including the winner, as the Wallaceburg Red Devils ended a two-game losing streak Wednesday with a 10-9 victory over the London Blue Devils.