There's something brewing - A Badenian going America

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June 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

14th June 2011


Game # 63 – San Diego [33-30] (B. Furnish 2-6, 6.14 ERA) at Milwaukee [47-15] (E. Bedard 5-2, 3.81 ERA)

2B R. Weeks - 3B M. Gamel - RF R. Braun - 1B P. Fielder - CF B. Clevlen - LF M. Reynolds - C K. Johjima - SS O. Hudson

San Diego at Milwaukee: 8-22

W: E. Bedard (6-2); L: B. Furnish (2-7)
HR: M. Olivo (2), K. Kouzmanoff (12) / K. Johjima (7), P. Fielder (20), M. Reynolds (4), R. Weeks (13)
E: K. Kouzmanoff (9), C. Huffman (6) / -
PoG: P. Fielder - 3/4, 3 R, HR, 4 RBI, BB
Time: 4:05
Attendance: 45144


Elsewhere:

Rangers pitcher Kameron Loe (4-4, 3.47 ERA) pitched a 4-hit shutout against the Red Sox.


Trades:

The Pirates sent 2B Joe Crede (.248, 7 HR, 29 RBI) and minor league RF Hark Guao (.280, 0 HR, 19 RBI, 10 SB - A) to Boise for RF Nate McLouth (.300, 1 HR, 14 RBI, 11 SB) and minor league LF Paul Booth (NR).

The Mets traded ex-Brewer LF Drew Anderson (.281, 1 HR, 2 RBI) and minor league RF Alfonso Gálvez (.324, 0 HR, 14 RBI, 5 SB - A) to Detroit for starting pitcher Kyle Sleeth (3-3, 4.09 ERA) and minor league CF Edwin Polen (.200, 4 HR, 18 RBI, 17 SB - A).

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June 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

15th June 2011


Game # 64 – San Diego [33-31] (J. Peavy 10-1, 3.35 ERA) at Milwaukee [48-15] (B. Webb 9-2, 1.92 ERA)

CF J. Upton - 2B R. Weeks - LF R. Braun - 1B P. Fielder - 3B M. Gamel - RF B. Clevlen - C J. Buck - SS R. Freel

San Diego at Milwaukee: 2-3

W: B. Webb (10-2); L: J. Peavy (10-2)
H: J. Fanego (9), J. Accardo (3)
SV: I. González (16)
HR: - / M. Gamel (9)
SB: K. Frandsen (8) / -
PoG: B. Webb - 7.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 45232


Elsewhere:

Giants starting pitcher Matt Cain (2-4, 4.67 ERA) will miss up to four weeks with a damaged meniscus.

Crusaders SS Erick Aybar (.303, 7 HR, 36 RBI) went 5 for 5 in a 9-6 loss against the Cubs.

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June 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

15th June 2011

First-Year Player Draft - Desert Riviera Hotel, Palm Springs, California

This time we draft 33rd, but according to our scout director there are many prospects with star potential (OOTP 9 bug?). According to Baseball America our minor league system ranks 2nd, with newly acquired Walt Henry (3-4, 3.83 ERA - AAA) being the top prospect. SISA thinks we should have more talent at SS and in CF, while we are among the best at 1B, RF, SP and the bullpen.

Charlotte, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Boise and San Francisco will draft first.

News - Home - kicker online thinks the following ten players will be drafted first:

C Peter Hull (21 years - C)SS Chris gar (22 years - C)
1B Mark Miller (18 years - HS)
RF Rich Bryan (22 years - C)
3B Bob Nogusa (18 years - HS)
CF Manuel Morales (18 years - HS)
CF Jesús Santana (17 years - HS)
SP Scott Dupree (21 years - C)
C Francisco Martínez (21 years - C)
SP Frank Bowen (22 years - C)

[jtnlange]

As a lifelong Brewer fan, I am really enjoying this. One question, are you going to import into OOTPX?

Trevor L

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June 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

15th June 2011

First-Year Player Draft - Desert Riviera Hotel, Palm Springs, California

1st Pick Charlotte Crusaders SP Frank Bowen (New Jersey) 22 years
2nd Pick Buffalo Blizzards RF Rich Bryan (Wisconsin) 22 years
3rd Pick Cincinnati Reds CF Jesús Santana (California) 17 years
4th Pick Boise Bluebirds CF Manuel Morales (Jalisco, Mexico) 18 years
5th Pick San Francisco Giants SP Scott Dupree (Illinois) 21 years
6th Pick Vancouver Marmots 1B Mark Miller (Michigan) 18 years
7th Pick Texas RangersC Francisco Martínez (Maryland) 21 years
8th Pick Chicago White Sox 1B Bob Nogusa (Texas) 18 years
9th Pick Kansas City Royals SS Chris gar (Arizona) 22 years
10th Pick Oakland Athletics C Peter Hull (Connecticut) 21 years
11th Pick Cleveland Indians SP Millard Major (Arizona) 21 years
12th Pick Pittsburgh Pirates SP Albert Crowder (California) 20 years
13th Pick Washington Nationals 3B Donovan Garner (Rhode Island) 21 years
14th Pick New York Yankees LF Marc Stark (Virginia) 17 years
15th Pick Chicago Cubs C Dale Miles (Ontario) 20 years
16th Pick Colorado Rockies RF Oda Kondo (Hiroshima, Japan) 20 years
17th Pick Detroit Tigers LF Keith Wells (Wisconsin) 17 years
18th Pick Arizona Cardinals LF Eduardo García (Valverde, Dominican Republic) 18 years
19th Pick Florida Marlins SP Winn Didkowsky (British Columbia, Canada) 17 years
20th Pick Milwaukee Brewers CF Lorenzo Martínez (Massachusetts) 21 years. Also this year we take a very speedy and defensive good outfielder with our first pick. Hard to tell about his offense, as our scouts has half of the eligible players at 128/128/128.
21st Pick Baltimore Orioles SP Travis Rogers (Indiana) 18 years
22nd Pick St. Louis Cardinals 3B Manny Estrada (California) 20 years
23rd Pick Toronto Blue Jays CF Rafael Vina (Florida) 20 years
24th Pick New York Mets 2B Ray Ash (Illinois) 23 years
25th Pick Cleveland Indians SP Ken Walker(Illinois) 20 years
26th Pick Atlanta Braves 1B Claudio Sánchez (California) 21 years
27th Pick Tampa Bay Rays SP Daniel Pérez (Valle del Cauca, Colombia) 18 years
28th Pick New York Mets 1B Zuo-qian Pao (Hsinchu Shih) 18 years
29th Pick Atlanta Braves C Sylvain Dallaire (Ontario, Canada) 18 years
30th Pick San Diego Padres 2B Paul Rich (Illinois) 18 years
31st Pick San Diego Padres SS Pedro Martínez (Carolina) 20 years
32nd Pick Arizona Diamondbacks LF Shinsaku Watanabe (Shizuoka, Japan) 21 years
33rd Pick Milwaukee Brewers SS Jacob Olson (Texas) 22 years. Looks already very polished in the infield where he can play all positions. Has also great speed
34th Pick Philadelphia Phillies SP Dale Boone (California) 21 years


What happened to the overall Nr 1 Picks of the last drafts?

2007 SP Bud 'Long Levi' Cowan - Kansas City (4-5, 1.88 ERA, 1.02 WHIP - ML)
2008 CL John O'Toole - Washington (6-3, 3.54 ERA, 1.24 WHIP - ML)
2009 LF Dave 'Hitm' Duimelaar (.305, 12 HR, 37 RBI, 29 SB - A)
2010 CF Josh 'Butch' Goodman (.245, 5 HR, 21 RBI, 8 SB - ML)

Three out of four are in the big leagues. Dutch Duimelaar seems to be done in terms of development though.

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Originally Posted by jtnlange

As a lifelong Brewer fan, I am really enjoying this. One question, are you going to import into OOTPX?

Trevor L

If the 2009 real life Brewers only had my pitching

My game suffered quite a bit after changing from OOTP 8 to 9. Especially in terms of scouting and how the AI handles position players.
Gave OOTP 10 a try already, but the AI waived around 100 big league players at once. So I will wait until the main bugs are fixed there.

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June 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

15th June 2011

First-Year Player Draft - Desert Riviera Hotel, Palm Springs, California
(Stuff/Movement/Control OR Contact/Power/Eye Potential according to our scout*)

1st Round - CF Lorenzo Martínez (128/126/128) 21 years; Stoughton, Massachusetts
1st Round - SS Jacob Olsen (128/128/128) 22 years; Lockhart, Texas
3rd Round - 2B Alonso López (128/128/128) 21 years; Carson City, Nevada
4th Round - CL Sal Cenghialta (128/128/128) 22 years; Castano Primo, Lombardy (Italy)
5th Round - LF Eric Lindsay (128/117/113) 21 years; Calera, Alabama
6th Round - 1B David Martínez (128/128/128) 22 years; Escuintla, Escuintla (Guatemala)
7th Round - C Albert Aragón(128/128/128) 20 years; Muscoy, California
8th Round - SP Brady Spivey (128/128/128) 20 years; West Babylon, New York
9th Round - 3B Guillaume Forget (128/128/128) 20 years; Victoria, British Columbia (Canada)
10th Round - RF Millard Underwood (128/90/128) 20 years; Metairie, Louisiana
11th Round - CF António Ruíz (128/128/128) 22 years; Moore, Oklahoma
12th Round - 2B Flynn Thomas (128/128/128) 19 years; Churchville, Pennsylvania
13th Round - MR Carlos Garza (128/128/128) 21 years; Vallejo, California
14th Round - SP I-po Huo (128/128/128) 22 years; Barrie, Ontario (Canada)
15th Round - SP Ernie Gust (128/128/128) 21 years; Eureka, California
16th Round - C Elijah Stanley (128/63/128) 21 years; Adelaide, South Australia (Australia)
17th Round - MR Leonard Anderson (128/128/128) 20 years; Elmore, Ohio
18th Round - CL Richard Schultz (128/128/128) 19 years; Rochester Hills, Michigan
19th Round - RF George Cerb (128/28/128) 21 years; Encinitas, California
20th Round - 3B Jack Kennedy (128/96/128) 21 years; Medford, Oregon
21th Round - C Kol-in-sen Tsai (128/111/128) 22 years; Chushan, Nantou (Taiwan)
22nd Round - LF Jeffrey Vodden (128/128/128) 21 years; Lower Merion, Pennsylvania
23rd Round - SP Jesús Guzmán (128/128/128) 17 years; Santiago, Santiago (Dominican Republic)
24th Round - SP Kai-ge Lim (128/128/128) 17 years; Killam, Alberta (Canada)
25th Round - SP Ryan Hatfield (128/128/128) 18 years; Fairview, Texas
26th Round - MR Javier Rivera (128/128/128) 19 years; Concepcíon, Bío Bío (Chile)
27th Round - MR Kenny Atkinson (128/128/128) 21 years; Portales, New Mexico
28th Round - MR Marc-Alexandre Hamel (128/128/128) 22 years; Hamilton, Ontario (Canada)

All picks go to our rookie league teams and are years away from the big leagues.

* Sadly there might be a bug in the game which could cause this dynasty to end. As you see there were dozens of star potential players in the draft. We have to wait and see how they develop, if they go down to normal, the dynasty will continue.

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June 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

16th June 2011

Now we won 11 games in a row, which means we opened a 12 game gap over the Reds who occupy the Wild Card spot 3.5 games over four teams. We now play four at Minute Maid Park. The Astros stand at .500 at the moment, but have a rather strong pitching group, while a fair share of their position players battle with the Mendoza line at the moment.
We have to make a roster move soon as Lorenzo Cain (.556, 0 HR, 3 RBI in 3 games) will come off the DL.


Injury Report:

Milwaukee:
SS T. Plouffe (5 weeks)
RF L. Cain (3 days)

Houston:
LF L. Berkman (4 weeks)
LF C. Granderson (9 days)
CF J. Jay (5 days)


Game # 65 – Milwaukee [49-15] (D. Bush 8-1, 2.69 ERA) at Houston [32-32] (R. Oswalt 3-7, 4.96 ERA)

Houston:
LF Eric Bruntlett (NR)
SS Drew Sutton (.208, 6 HR, 30 RBI, 1 SB)
2B Felipe Lopez (.331, 6 HR, 26 RBI, 18 SB)
1B Kala Kaaihue (.236, 11 HR, 36 RBI, 1 SB)
RF Eli Iorg (.214, 0 HR, 8 RBI, 1 SB)
CF Mike Cameron (.302, 2 HR, 11 RBI, 1 SB)
C Chris Snyder (.156, 1 HR, 4 RBI)
3B Cody Ransom (.214, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 1 SB)

Milwaukee:
2B Rickie Weeks (.313, 13 HR, 46 RBI, 9 SB)
3B Mat Gamel (.355, 9 HR, 32 RBI)
LF Ryan Braun (.303, 11 HR, 37 RBI, 5 SB)
1B Prince Fielder (.327, 20 HR, 68 RBI, 4 SB)
RF Brent Clevlen (.312, 9 HR, 34 RBI)
CF Justin Upton (.280, 8 HR, 30 RBI, 6 SB)
C John Buck (.254, 3 HR, 15 RBI)
SS Orlando Hudson (.252, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 9 SB)

Milwaukee at Houston: 5-4

W: D. Bush (9-1); L: P. Estrada (1-1)
BS: P. Estrada (2)
SV: I. González (17)
HR: J. Buck (4) / F. Lopez (7)
SB: O. Hudson (10), J. Upton (7) / -
PoG: J. Buck - 2/4, 1 R, HR, 2 RBI
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 30449

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June 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

17th June 2011


Game # 66 – Milwaukee [50-15] (M. Parra 9-1, 3.52 ERA) at Houston [32-33] (J. Barthmaier, 3.05 ERA)

2B R. Weeks - 3B M. Gamel - LF R. Braun - 1B P. Fielder - RF B. Clevlen - C J. Buck - SS O. Hudson - CF D. Perales

Milwaukee at Houston: 2-1

W: M. Parra (10-1); L: J. Barthmaier (2-5)
SV: I. González (18)
SB: - / F. Lopez (19)
E: M. Parra (2), M. Gamel (4) / -
PoG: M. Parra - 8.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Time: 2:40
Attendance: 30090


Elsewhere:

More injury misery for Boise: RF John Mayberry Jr. (.556, 1 HR, 5 RBI) is out for the season with a ruptured achilles tendon.

We claimed 1B Tonys Gutierrez (.255, 1 HR, 15 RBI, 2 SB) off waivers from Kansas City and actived OF Lorenzo Cain from the DL. IF Nick Punto (.250, 0 HR, 1 RBI) is placed on waivers.

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June 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

18th June 2011


Game # 67 – Milwaukee [51-15] (C. Villanueva 8-4, 3.83 ERA) at Houston [32-34] (C. Douglass 5-4, 3.64 ERA)

CF J. Upton - 3B M. Gamel - LF R. Braun - 1B P. Fielder - RF B. Clevlen - SS M. Reynolds - C J. Buck - 2B R. Freel

Milwaukee at Houston: 7-5

W: C. Villanueva (9-4); L: C. Douglass (5-5)
H: B. Cox (1)
SV: J. Díaz (1)
HR: B. Clevlen (10), D. Perales (1), O. Hudson (3) / J. Towles (9), W. Ramirez (4), E. Iorg (1)
SB: - / F. Lopez (20)
CS: R. Braun (1) / -
E: P. Fielder (4) / -
PoG: J. Towles - 1/4, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, BB
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 30800


Elsewhere:

Seattle's RF Ichiro Suzuki (.353, 0 HR, 1 RBI) collected his 200th career hit in a 6-1 loss against the Marmots.

Veteran reliever Dennys Reyes (1-0-2, 2.40 ERA) signed a new one year contract worth $3,320,000 with the Pirates.

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June 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

19th June 2011


Game # 67 – Milwaukee [52-15] (E. Bedard 6-2, 4.23 ERA) at Houston [32-35] (J. Jennings 6-2, 3.98 ERA)

CF J. Upton - 2B R. Weeks - LF R. Braun - 1B P. Fielder - RF B. Clevlen - 3B M. Reynolds - C K. Johjima - SS R. Freel

Milwaukee at Houston: 6-5

W: E. Bedard (7-2); L: J. Jennings (6-3)
H: J. Fanego (10), J. Díaz (10)
SV: I. González (19)
HR: P. Fielder (21), J. Upton (9), R. Braun (12) / E. Bruntlett (1)
E: R. Freel 2 (3) / -
PoG: E. Bruntlett - 2/4, 1 R, HR, 3 RBI
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 30296


Elsewhere:

Twins pitcher Anthony Swarzak (7-5, 3.47 ERA) pitched a 3 hit shutout against Toronto.

The Orioles SS Miguel Tejada (.310, 7 HR, 24 RBI) collected 5 hits in a 6-5 loss against the Yankees.


American League Player of the Week:
3B Alex "Sterod" Rodriguez (.444, 4 HR, 13 RBI - New York) - .297, 17 HR, 49 RBI

National League Player of the Week:
3B Aramis Ramirez (.323, 6 HR, 16 RBI - Chicago) - .285, 23 HR, 65 RBI

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June 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

20th June 2011

Trade:

Detroit traded Ex-Brewer RF Gabe Gross (.332, 9 HR, 36 RBI) to the Giants in exchange for 1B Rob Cosby (.311, 13 HR, 36 RBI).

Winning streak now at 15 games and even if all four games against the Astros were very close, things are a tad boring at the moment. Anyway as it looks now, we won't be able to re-sign free agents Weeks, Hudson and Accardo for next season. Next up three games at Busch Stadium.


Injury Report:

Milwaukee:
SS T. Plouffe (4 weeks)

St. Louis:
SS T. Mitchell (3 weeks)


Game # 69 – Milwaukee [53-15] (B. Webb 10-2, 1.97 ERA) at St. Louis [37-32] (M. Albers 6-5, 3.80 ERA)

St. Louis:
RF Colby Rasmus (.304, 13 HR, 34 RBI, 11 SB)
3B Matt Antonelli (.278, 3 HR, 29 RBI, 8 SB)
LF Albert Pujols (.320, 13 HR, 45 RBI, 1 SB)
CF Carlos Beltran (.305, 16 HR, 57 RBI, 11 SB)
C Bryan Anderson (.292, 9 HR, 48 RBI, 2 SB)
2B Travis Denker (.277, 5 HR, 23 RBI)
1B Chris Duncan (.232, 2 HR, 18 RBI)
SS David Uribes (NR)

Milwaukee:
CF Lorenzo Cain (.556, 0 HR, 3 RBI)
3B Mat Gamel (.346, 9 HR, 34 RBI)
LF Ryan Braun (.306, 12 HR, 41 RBI, 5 SB)
1B Prince Fielder (.312, 21 HR, 69 RBI, 4 SB)
2B Rickie Weeks (.319, 13 HR, 47 RBI, 9 SB)
RF Brent Clevlen (.298, 10 HR, 36 RBI)
C John Buck (.260, 4 HR, 17 RBI)
SS Orlando Hudson (.253, 3 HR, 11 RBI, 10 SB)

Milwaukee at Houston: 8-2

W: B. Webb (11-2); L: M. Albers (6-6)
HR: R. Braun (13) / C. Duncan (3)
PoG: B. Webb - 9.0 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 32301


Elsewhere:

Marlins closer Juan Rincon (4-3-19, 3.49 ERA) is out for the season with a ruptured tricep tendon.

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June 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

21st June 2011

Trades:

Texas traded starting pitcher Thomas Diamond (1-7, 6.53 ERA) to Oakland in exchange for minor leaguers CF Martín Ruíz (NR in 2011) and C Vincent Bruce (.277, 4 HR, 30 RBI - A).

The Rays sent reliever Jonathan Kirby (2-2-2, 6.65 ERA) to St. Louis for minor league 1B José Mateo (NR in 2011).

Cleveland traded veteran IF Mark Bellhorn (.317, 7 HR, 25 RBI) to Tampa Bay for minor leaguers SP Brad Christensen (NR in 2011) and 2B Gabriel Medina (NR in 2011).


Game # 70 – Milwaukee [54-15] (D. Bush 9-1, 2.82 ERA) at St. Louis [37-33] (C. Carpenter 9-3, 2.66 ERA)

RF L. Cain - 2B R. Weeks - LF R. Braun - 1B P. Fielder - 3B M. Gamel - CF J. Upton - C J. Buck - SS O. Hudson

Milwaukee at St. Louis: 8-2

W: D. Bush (10-1); L: C. Carpenter (9-4)
SV: I. González (20)
HR: R. Braun (14) / -
CS: R. Braun (2) / -
E: D. Bush (2) / -
PoG: D. Bush - 8.2 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Time: 2:35
Attendance: 40120

Prince Fielder's incredible streak appearing in ever game since 2006 (885 games) comes to an end after he got ejected and banned for 5 games after getting hit by pitch and a brawl. Chris Carpenter will also sit for 5 games.


Elsewhere:

Colorado SS Daniel Mayora (.266, 9 HR, 33 RBI) went 5 for 5 in a 18-7 win over the Dodgers.

The Padres SS Chad Huffman (.273, 13 HR, 46 RBI) achieved the same in a 10-9 victory against the Giants.

The Yankees gave their closer Chris Britton (1-3-13, 3.92 ERA) a new 2-year contract worth $4,340,000.

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June 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

22nd June 2011


Game # 71 – Milwaukee [55-15] (M. Parra 10-1, 3.22 ERA) at St. Louis [37-34] (A. Ottavino 6-4, 4.22 ERA)

SS O. Hudson - CF J. Upton - LF R. Braun - 2B R. Weeks - 1B M. Gamel - 3B M. Reynolds - C J. Buck - RF D. Perales

Milwaukee at St. Louis: 5-4

W: J. Accardo (3-0); L: H. Ishii (3-5)
H: J. Fanego (11), J. Díaz (11)
BS: C. Armstrong (1) / H. Ishii (1)
SV: I. González (21)
HR: - / B. Anderson (10)
E: R. Weeks (3) / -
PoG: M. Parra - 7.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 11 K
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 39671


Elsewhere:

Mariners C Jeff Clement (.264, 11 HR, 34 RBI) is out for six weeks with a fractured cheekbone.

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June 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

23rd June 2011 (Off-day)

Newly acquired Oakland pitcher Thomas Diamond (2-7, 5.80 ERA) threw a 5-hit shutout in his first Athletics start against the Tigers.

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June 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

24th June 2011


Some fellow readers told me, that 18-game winning streaks can happen. So we just keep playing and see what happens next. During Fielder's suspension Gamel and Braun (want him to have 1B as secondary position because he's not the kind of LF I like best) will share playing time at 1B. Next up the Phillies who were more or less on level with us during three of the last four season. But man this year they really play Rangeresque baseball, while their bullpen is a copy of the one the 2009 Indians own.

Injury Report:

Milwaukee:
SS T. Plouffe (3-4 weeks)

Philadelphia:
n/a


Game # 72 – Philadelphia [23-47] (K. Drabek 4-7, 3.70 ERA) at Milwaukee [56-15] (C. Villanueva 9-4, 3.87 ERA)

Philadelphia:
CF Antoan Richardson (.229, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 SB)
2B Adrian Cardenas (.255, 4 HR, 22 RBI, 6 SB)
3B Anthony Hatch (.268, 15 HR, 33 RBI, 3 SB)
1B Ryan Howard (.279, 14 HR, 46 RBI)
LF Seth Smith (.289, 3 HR, 25 RBI)
SS Jimmy Rollins (.231, 5 HR, 12 RBI, 4 SB)
RF Kevin Mench (.219, 14 HR, 35 RBI)
C Chris Ianetta (.184, 1 HR, 15 RBI, 1 SB)

Milwaukee:
CF Lorenzo Cain (.368, 0 HR, 3 RBI)
2B Rickie Weeks (.320, 13 HR, 50 RBI, 9 SB)
1B Ryan Braun (.304, 14 HR, 47 RBI, 5 SB)
3B Mat Gamel (.341, 9 HR, 37 RBI)
LF Brent Clevlen (.295, 10 HR, 35 RBI)
RF Daniel Perales (.280, 1 HR, 19 RBI, 1 SB)
C John Buck (.250, 4 HR, 20 RBI)
SS Ryan Freel (.200, 1 HR, 9 RBI, 5 SB)

Philadelphia at Milwaukee: 14-3

W: K. Drabek (5-7); L: C. Villanueva (9-5)
HR: K. Mench (15) / -
SB: A. Cardenas (7) / R. Braun (6)
CS: - / R. Weeks (6)
E: - / C. Villanueva (2), R. Freel (4)
PoG: K. Mench - 2/5, 1 R, HR, 4 RBI
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 44948

Villanueva did his best to end the streak by allowing 10 earned runs and grand slam.


Elsewhere:

Marmots starter Jeremy Powell (6-5, 3.35 ERA) is out for seven weeks with a herniated disc.

Dodgers LF Jorge Acosta (.271, 4 HR, 21 RB) collected 5 hits in a 14-8 victory over Buffalo.

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June 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

25th June 2011


Game # 73 – Philadelphia [24-47] (C. Carrasco 5-8, 3.48 ERA) at Milwaukee [56-16] (E. Bedard 7-2, 4.19 ERA)

LF L. Cain - CF J. Upton - 1B R. Braun - 3B M. Gamel - 2B R. Weekss - RF D. Perales - SS O. Hudson - C K. Johjima

Philadelphia at Milwaukee: 4-7

W: J. Accardo (4-0); L: R. Vogelsong (0-2)
SV: I. González (22)
HR: - / M. Gamel 2 (11), J. Upton (10)
CS: R. Gotay (2) / -
E: A. Hatch (12) / R. Weeks (4)
PoG: M. Gamel - 3/3, 3 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI, BB
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 44830

SS Orlando Hudson (.240, 3 HR, 11 RBI) was injured after a collision and is Day-to-Day for about a week. He is not placed on the DL, even if we have no real back-up at SS.


Elsewhere:

Twins RF Matt Murton (.331, 9 HR, 51 RBI) went 5 for 5 in a 12-4 victory over the Yankees.

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June 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

26th June 2011


Game # 74 – Philadelphia [24-48] (J. Happ 2-7, 6.69 ERA) at Milwaukee [57-16] (B. Webb 11-2, 1.97 ERA)

RF L. Cain - CF J. Upton - 1B R. Braun - 2B R. Weekss - SS M. Reynolds -LF B. Clevlen - C K. Johjima - 3B M. Gamel

Philadelphia at Milwaukee: 5-8

W: B. Webb (12-2); L: K. Davis (1-2)
H: B. Cox (2)
SV: I. González (23)
HR: A. Cardenas (5) / -
SB: D. Myers (6) / R. Braun (7)
E: S. Smith (9) / R. Weeks (5)
PoG: A. Cardenas - 3/5, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 45050


American League Player of the Week:
3B Andy Marte (.455, 3 HR, 11 RBI - Cleveland) - .219, 10 HR, 46 RBI

National League Player of the Week:
CF Matt Kemp (.379, 4 HR, 12 RBI - Los Angeles) - .354, 22 HR, 62 RBI

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June 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

27th June 2011


So our came winning streak came to an end against the lowly Phillies and with a better bullpen they could have taken the series as well. At the moment - 16 game lead over the Reds - my main concern is next seasons payroll. At the moment we have no money for contract extensions and in worst case we will see a rookie at 2B and SS. Another option would be to trade away more veterans to reduce the payroll. We play a series against Boise who cooled off quite a bit after a hot start and some key injuries.

Injury Report:

Milwaukee:
SS T. Plouffe (3 weeks)

Boise:
SP J. Katz (1-2 weeks)
MR F. Carmona (9 months)
C E. Munson (6 weeks)
SS B. Crosby (6 days)
RF J. Mayberry Jr. (7 months)


Game # 75 – Boise [36-39] (E. Gonzalez 0-2, 3.44 ERA) at Milwaukee [58-16] (D. Bush 10-1, 2.77 ERA)

Boise:
LF Angel Fermin (.294, 5 HR, 19 RBI, 10 SB)
SS Alberto Gonzalez (.245, 5 HR, 22 RBI, 4 SB)
1B Mark Teixeira (.249, 17 HR, 48 RBI, 1 SB)
3B Dallas McPherson (.122, 0 HR, 4 RBI)
CF Joshua Flores (.284, 9 HR, 44 RBI, 7 SB)
C Matt McBride (.241, 7 HR, 30 RBI)
RF Chris Roberson (.286, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
2B Grant Psomas (.277, 1 HR, 11 RBI, 2 SB)

Milwaukee:
LF Lorenzo Cain (.419, 0 HR, 6 RBI)
CF Justin Upton (.290, 10 HR, 33 RBI, 7 SB)
1B Ryan Braun (.307, 14 HR, 51 RBI, 7 SB)
3B Mat Gamel (.356, 11 HR, 42 RBI)
2B Rickie Weeks (.315, 13 HR, 51 RBI, 9 SB)
RF Brent Clevlen (.293, 10 HR, 36 RBI)
SS Mark Reynolds (.239, 4 HR, 34 RBI)
C John Buck (.254, 4 HR, 20 RBI)

Boise at Milwaukee: 3-5

W: D. Bush (11-1); L: E. Gonzalez (0-3)
H: J. Díaz (12)
SV: J. Fanego (1)
HR: M. Teixeira (18) / M. Reynolds (5)
SB: A. Gonzalez (5) / -
E: A. Gonzalez (7) / -
PoG: D. Bush - 8.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Time: 2:39
Attendance: 45048

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June 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

28th June 2011


Game # 76 – Boise [36-40] (N. Shimizu 11-3, 2.31 ERA) at Milwaukee [59-16] (M. Parra 10-1, 3.00 ERA)

CF L. Cain - RF B. Clevlen - LF R. Braun - 1B M. Gamel - 2B R. Weeks - 3B M. Reynolds - C J. Buck - SS R. Freel

Boise at Milwaukee: 15-6

W: N. Shimizu (12-3); L: M. Parra (10-2)
HR: M. McBride (8), M. Teixeira (19) / J. Buck 2 (6), R. Weeks (14)
CS: A. Fermin (8) / -
E: G. Psomas (5), J. Crede (3) / R. Freel (5)
PoG: M. Teixeira - 3/4, 3 R, HR, 5 RBI, BB
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 44860

OF Lorenzo Cain (.436, 0 HR, 6 RBI) got injured again and is listed DTD for about a week.


Elsewhere:

Oakland catcher Raul Padron (.274, 4 HR, 36 RBI) collected 5 hits in 12-2 victory over Seattle. Mariners 3B Adrian Beltre (.319, 19 HR, 60 RBI) collected his 2000th career hit in the same game.