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June 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

29th June 2011


Game # 77 – Boise [37-40] (J. Ravin 6-9, 4.05 ERA) at Milwaukee [59-17] (C. Villanueva 9-5, 4.59 ERA)

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

Boise at Milwaukee: 8-13

W: B. Cox (1-0); L: H. Bailey (4-3)
BS: H. Bailey (6)
HR: K. Larsen (1), J. Flores (10) / J. Buck (7), M. Reynolds 2 (7), R. Braun (15)
SB: A. Fermin (11) / -
E: D. McPherson (4), A. Gonzalez (8), A. Fermin (6) / R. Freel (6), J. Buck (2), B. Clevlen (4), P. Fielder (5), M. Reynolds (5)
PoG: M. Reynolds - 2/4, 2 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI, BB
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 44891


Elsewhere:

Indians CF Grady Sizemore (.247, 7 HR, 34 RBI) will miss up to four weeks with a fractured foot.

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June 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

30th June 2011 (Off-day)


Angels pitcher John Lackey (8-2, 2.90 ERA) threw a 3-hitter in 1-0 victory over Vancouver.

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June 2011 - Review

American League Batter of the Month:
3B Alex "Sterod" Rodriguez (.295, 11 HR, 33 RBI, 24 R - New York) - .296, 21 HR, 59 RBI
Better than ever, but still a slight hope he will retire after this season when his contract expires? Yankees 4.5 games behind a playoff spot. They weren't that close since this game started.

National League Batter of the Month:
CF Matt Kemp (.449, 10 HR, 31 RBI, 26 R - Los Angeles) - .368, 22 HR, 63 RBI

American League Pitcher of the Month:
SP John Lackey (5-0, 2.62 ERA, 44.2 IP, 36 H, 10 BB, 32 K - Los Angeles) - 8-2, 2.90 ERA

National League Pitcher of the Month:
SP David Bush (5-0, 2.66 ERA, 40.2 IP, 30 H, 8 BB, 22 K - Milwaukee) - 11-1, 2.74 ERA

American League Rookie of the Month:
LF Brendan Anderson (.233, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 17 R - Kansas City) - .283, 8 HR, 34 RBI - 1st round in 2009 (3rd rookie of the month award in a row)

National League Rookie of the Month:
1B Alex Anderson (.348, 0 HR, 9 RBI, 10 R - San Diego) - .363, 6 HR, 32 RBI - 13th round in 2007

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June 2011 - Review


American League Standings

Eastern Division
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Pyt.Rec	Diff	Home	Away	XInn	1Run	M#	Streak	Last10
Washington Nationals	44	34	.564	-	41-37	3	18-13	26-21	8-4	19-11	79	L1	5-5
New York (A) Yankees	41	40	.506	4.5	42-39	-1	15-19	26-21	4-1	6-15		L1	5-5
Boston Red Sox	37	40	.481	6.5	38-39	-1	20-19	17-21	6-5	11-12		L1	2-8
Baltimore Orioles	37	41	.474	7.0	37-41	0	20-19	17-22	4-8	17-15		W1	6-4
Tampa Bay Rays	27	51	.346	17.0	31-47	-4	9-26	18-25	3-7	11-14		W2	5-5

Central Division
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Pyt.Rec	Diff	Home	Away	XInn	1Run	M#	Streak	Last10
Toronto Blue Jays	46	31	.597	-	41-36	5	22-15	24-16	4-2	14-8	82	L4	5-5
Kansas City Royals	42	35	.545	4.0	40-37	2	20-20	22-15	5-4	12-9		W4	6-4
Minnesota Twins	41	38	.519	6.0	44-35	-3	20-22	21-16	2-5	11-10		L1	5-5
Cleveland Indians	38	40	.487	8.5	36-42	2	26-23	12-17	6-6	20-14		W1	7-3
Chicago (A) White Sox	33	45	.423	13.5	37-41	-4	14-21	19-24	5-2	11-10		W2	6-4
Detroit Tigers	28	51	.354	19.0	32-47	-4	15-25	13-26	3-6	7-18		L2	2-8

Western Division
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Pyt.Rec	Diff	Home	Away	XInn	1Run	M#	Streak	Last10
Los Angeles (A) Angels	50	30	.625	-	42-38	8	23-14	27-16	7-6	17-13	80	W1	8-2
Seattle Mariners	46	33	.582	3.5	46-33	0	26-20	20-13	5-5	10-13		W2	4-6
Oakland Athletics	42	37	.532	7.5	41-38	1	20-23	22-14	7-4	16-8		L2	6-4
Vancouver Marmots	38	40	.487	11.0	38-40	0	20-23	18-17	5-6	10-14		L2	4-6
Texas Rangers	32	46	.410	17.0	32-46	0	18-19	14-27	8-4	13-17		W2	5-5

National League Standings

Eastern Division
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Pyt.Rec	Diff	Home	Away	XInn	1Run	M#	Streak	Last10
Florida Marlins	44	33	.571	-	43-34	1	22-14	22-19	4-1	15-10	84	W1	7-3
New York (N) Mets	44	35	.557	1.0	44-35	0	22-18	22-17	0-2	14-13		W3	7-3
Atlanta Braves	42	37	.532	3.0	38-41	4	26-16	16-21	2-3	13-11		L4	5-5
Pittsburgh Pirates	40	39	.506	5.0	40-39	0	22-15	18-24	3-3	11-8		L1	5-5
Charlotte Crusaders	36	42	.462	8.5	36-42	0	21-21	15-21	5-2	12-12		L1	5-5
Philadelphia Phillies	25	51	.329	18.5	30-46	-5	14-23	11-28	1-4	7-12		L1	4-6

Central Division
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Pyt.Rec	Diff	Home	Away	XInn	1Run	M#	Streak	Last10
Milwaukee Brewers	60	17	.779	-	54-23	6	34-5	26-12	4-2	17-5	68	W1	8-2
Cincinnati Reds	42	35	.545	18.0	40-37	2	20-20	22-15	7-4	13-8		L3	4-6
St. Louis Cardinals	40	38	.513	20.5	39-39	1	20-19	20-19	3-2	13-9		L1	4-6
Chicago (N) Cubs	38	40	.487	22.5	42-36	-4	16-11	22-29	6-3	11-12		W1	6-4
Houston Astros	35	42	.455	25.0	37-40	-2	21-26	14-16	3-3	9-16		L1	3-7
Buffalo Blizzards	30	47	.390	30.0	31-46	-1	18-25	12-22	3-7	7-16		L7	2-8

Western Division
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Pyt.Rec	Diff	Home	Away	XInn	1Run	M#	Streak	Last10
Los Angeles (N) Dodgers	44	33	.571	-	41-36	3	23-16	21-17	3-1	11-9	81	L1	7-3
San Francisco Giants	41	38	.519	4.0	40-39	1	26-18	15-20	2-6	15-12		W2	6-4
Boise Bluebirds	38	41	.481	7.0	44-35	-6	17-22	21-19	3-5	11-11		W1	4-6
San Diego Padres	38	41	.481	7.0	39-40	-1	20-16	18-25	2-5	10-14		W2	4-6
Arizona Diamondbacks	34	43	.442	10.0	36-41	-2	17-19	17-24	1-4	8-13		L1	4-6
Colorado Rockies	35	44	.443	10.0	35-44	0	20-18	15-26	3-5	5-15		W1	5-5

We went 22-5 for the second month in a row!


Milwaukee Brewers Batting Stats after June 2011

Name	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Ryan Braun LF	74	296	54	92	19	4	15	52	164	22	71	7	2	.311	.355	.554	.909
Justin Upton CF	73	276	48	80	14	4	10	34	132	36	37	7	4	.290	.371	.478	.849
Prince Fielder 1B	71	274	62	84	16	3	21	69	169	36	56	4	0	.307	.384	.617	1.001
Rickie Weeks 2B	69	244	51	78	15	3	14	52	141	34	46	9	6	.320	.405	.578	.983
Brent Clevlen RF	75	241	40	70	11	1	10	39	113	29	57	0	0	.290	.371	.469	.840
Mat Gamel 3B	63	190	38	66	11	0	11	43	110	21	26	0	0	.347	.413	.579	.992
John Buck C	57	180	26	47	8	0	7	26	76	20	37	0	0	.261	.337	.422	.759
Orlando Hudson SS	64	179	36	43	13	2	3	11	69	23	29	10	1	.240	.324	.385	.709
Mark Reynolds 3B	64	168	18	40	7	2	7	40	72	16	35	0	0	.238	.309	.429	.737
Cesar Izturis SS	40	113	18	26	6	0	0	7	32	12	15	3	1	.230	.299	.283	.582
Kenji Johjima C	34	100	16	24	2	0	7	18	47	7	11	0	0	.240	.294	.470	.764
Daniel Perales RF	50	91	13	24	4	1	1	21	33	5	19	1	0	.264	.302	.363	.665
Ryan Freel 2B	58	86	13	18	6	1	1	10	29	16	16	5	0	.209	.333	.337	.671
David Bush SP	16	47	7	10	4	0	0	4	14	1	10	0	0	.213	.220	.298	.518
Carlos Villanueva SP	16	40	7	10	4	0	0	6	14	1	1	0	0	.250	.256	.350	.606
Lorenzo Cain RF	11	39	7	17	3	2	0	6	24	4	10	0	0	.436	.488	.615	1.104
Brandon Webb SP	16	37	5	6	1	0	0	3	7	3	9	0	0	.162	.220	.189	.409
Manny Parra SP	16	35	2	7	1	0	1	4	11	2	4	0	0	.200	.243	.314	.558
Erik Bedard SP	12	24	5	7	0	0	0	1	7	2	7	0	0	.292	.346	.292	.638

Milwaukee Brewers Pitching Stats after June 2011

Name	W	L	SV	ERA	G	GS	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	WHIP	OAVG	BABIP
Jorge Fanego MR	1	1	1	1.04	23	0	17.1	12	3	2	1	4	21	0.92	.194	.275
Iván González CL	0	1	23	1.35	26	0	26.2	18	4	4	2	2	22	0.75	.186	.219
Bryce Cox MR	1	0	0	1.35	5	0	6.2	7	1	1	1	0	5	1.05	.259	.286
Brandon Webb SP	12	2	0	2.14	16	16	117.2	106	32	28	5	30	79	1.16	.240	.282
Christopher Armstrong MR	2	0	0	2.33	18	0	19.1	12	5	5	4	9	17	1.09	.174	.167
David Bush SP	11	1	0	2.74	16	16	125.0	104	41	38	14	25	75	1.03	.219	.234
Manny Parra SP	10	2	0	3.53	16	16	107.0	98	47	42	11	40	74	1.29	.245	.276
Erik Bedard SP	7	2	0	4.28	12	12	80.0	85	39	38	13	24	53	1.36	.272	.293
Jeremy Accardo MR	4	0	1	4.50	23	0	28.0	28	15	14	4	10	15	1.36	.255	.264
Carlos Villanueva SP	9	5	0	4.62	16	16	109.0	119	69	56	15	32	90	1.39	.274	.315
Jesús Díaz MR	2	3	1	4.76	23	0	17.0	20	9	9	1	7	14	1.59	.286	.345
Ian Snell MR	1	0	0	4.97	14	1	29.0	39	18	16	1	10	34	1.69	.328	.452
Kevin Gregg MR	0	0	0	5.11	11	0	12.1	16	8	7	2	8	12	1.95	.302	.359

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July 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

1st July 2011


The first three weeks of this month, we will face only division rivals. Maybe things could get interesting again as only half the season is played? We open with a three game set against the Blizzards, who are on a cold streak. They rank near the bottom of the league in batting and pitching.

Injury Report:

Milwaukee:
SS T. Plouffe (2-3 weeks)

Buffalo:
SP S. Marcum (3 days - DTD)


Game # 78 – Buffalo [30-47] (V. Sáenz 1-2, 3.64 ERA) at Milwaukee [60-17] (E. Bedard 7-2, 4.28 ERA)

Buffalo:
LF Josh Goodman (.252, 7 HR, 25 RBI, 10 SB) - 1st overall pick in 2010
C Maxmiliano Ramirez (.243, 5 HR, 32 RBI)
2B Eric Campbell (.332, 12 HR, 60 RBI, 3 SB)
1B Cory Dunlap (.256, 5 HR, 30 RBI)
CF Jason Place (.233, 9 HR, 31 RBI, 1 SB)
SS Ian Desmond (.206, 3 HR, 19 RBI, 3 SB)
RF Michael Brantley (.263, 1 HR, 10 RBI, 1 SB) - drafted from the Brewers in 2010 rule 5 draft
3B Vinny Rottino (.173, 0 HR, 6 RBI, 1 SB) - drafted from the Brewers in 2008 rule 5 draft

Milwaukee:
2B Rickie Weeks (.320, 14 HR, 52 RBI, 9 SB)
RF Brent Clevlen (.290, 10 HR, 39 RBI)
LF Ryan Braun (.311, 15 HR, 52 RBI, 7 SB)
1B Prince Fielder (.307, 21 HR, 69 RBI, 4 SB)
SS Mark Reynolds (.238, 7 HR, 40 RBI)
3B Mat Gamel (.347, 11 HR, 43 RBI)
C Kenji Johjima (.240, 7 HR, 18 RBI)
CF Justin Upton (.290, 10 HR, 34 RBI, 7 SB)


Buffalo at Milwaukee: 1-6

W: E. Bedard (8-2); L: V. Sáenz (1-3)
CS: - / R. Weeks (7)
E: J. Place (5) / -
PoG: E. Bedard - 8.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 5 BB, 6 K
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 45031


Elsewhere:

St. Louis C Bryan Anderson (.285, 10 HR, 53 RBI) signed a 3-year extension worth $22,590,000.


Trade:

Cleveland traded LF Jason Denham (.322, 5 HR, 20 RBI) to Boise in exchange for 2B Robinson Ramírez (.291, 5 HR, 24 RBI). Most likely a steal for Boise.

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Manager and GM Fritsche

2nd July 2011


Game # 79 – Buffalo [30-48] (CC Sabathia 7-7, 3.60 ERA) at Milwaukee [61-17] (B. Webb 12-2, 2.14 ERA)

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


Buffalo at Milwaukee: 4-5

W: J. Díaz (3-3); L: K. Toyoda (4-5)
HR: E. Campbell (13) / K. Johjima (8), R. Braun (16)
CS: E. Campbell (5) / -
E: - / R. Freel 2 (8)
PoG: K. Johjima - 2/4, 1 R, HR, 2 RBI, BB
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 45039


Elsewhere:

Oakland C Raul Padron (.282, 5 HR, 40 RBI) collected 5 hits in 9-8 loss against Texas.

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July 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

3rd July 2011


Game # 80 – Buffalo [30-49] (K. Johnson 6-6, 4.56 ERA) at Milwaukee [62-17] (D. Bush 11-1, 2.74 ERA)

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


Buffalo at Milwaukee: 5-1 (11)

W: R. Mosebach (1-1); L: J. Accardo (4-1)
SB: - / P. Fielder (5)
E: C. Dunlap (7) / -
PoG: D. Bush - 9.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 44907

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July 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

4th July 2011


American League Player of the Week:
RF Willy Mo Pena (.529, 4 HR, 7 RBI - Chicago) - .243, 24 HR, 52 RBI

National League Player of the Week:
C Miguel Montero (.458, 4 HR, 10 RBI - Arizona) - .276, 17 HR, 64 RBI


And our NL Central festival continues with a three game set against the second-placed Reds. But they are 18 games behind us at the moment.


Injury Report:

Milwaukee:
SS T. Plouffe (2 weeks)

Cincinnati:
LF J. Hamilton (1 week)


Game # 81 – Cincinnati [44-36] (L. Hochevar 7-7, 3.87 ERA) at Milwaukee [62-18] (M. Parra 10-2, 3.53 ERA)

Cincinnati:

C Billy Killian (.263, 0 HR, 24 RBI)
RF Daniel Dorn (.259, 8 HR, 34 RBI)
1B Lars Anderson (.334, 10 HR, 41 RBI, 2 SB)
3B Edwin Encarnacion (.258, 9 HR, 47 RBI, 5 SB)
SS Chris Valaika (.296, 13 HR, 49 RBI)
CF Drew Stubbs (.250, 1 HR, 18 RBI, 9 SB)
LF Terry Evans (.200, 6 HR, 31 RBI, 4 SB) - with the Brewers for parts of the 2010 season
2B Mike Morse (.285, 7 HR, 27 RBI, 1 SB)


Milwaukee:

SS Orlando Hudson (.240, 3 HR, 12 RB, 10 SB)
CF Lorenzo Cain (.436, 0 HR, 6 RBI)
LF Ryan Braun (.312, 16 HR, 53 RBI, 7 SB)
1B Prince Fielder (.313, 21 HR, 72 RBI, 5 SB)
RF Brent Clevlen (.286, 10 HR, 41 RBI)
3B Mat Gamel (.343, 11 HR, 43 RBI)
C John Buck (.260, 7 HR, 26 RBI)
2B Ryan Freel (.220, 1 HR, 11 RBI, 5 SB)


Cincinnati at Milwaukee: 13-6

W: L. Hochevar (8-7); L: M. Parra (10-3)
HR: D. Stubbs (2), L. Anderson (11), M. Morse (8) / L. Cain 2 (2), R. Braun (17), D. Perales (2)
SB: D. Stubbs (10), T. Evans (5) / -
CS: D. Stubbs (8), C. Dickerson (3) / -
E: - / M. Reynolds (6)
PoG: L. Cain - 4/5, 3 R, 2 HR, 2 RBI
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 44988

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July 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

5th July 2011


Kansas City closer Hitoki Iwase (4-0-23, 2.32 ERA) signed a new 1-year contract worth $7,190,000. He's one of the reasons why the Royals have a .556 record at the moment.


Game # 82 – Cincinnati [45-36] (J. Smith 1-2, 3.34 ERA) at Milwaukee [62-19] (C. Villanueva 9-5, 4.62 ERA)

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

Cincinnati at Milwaukee: 4-1

W: J. Smith (2-2); L: C. Villanueva (9-6)
H: T. Coffey (8)
SV: S. Feldman (20)
HR: - / R. Braun (18)
E: - / R. Weeks (6), O. Hudson (4)
PoG: J. Smith - 6.1 IP, 8 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 45060


Trade:

The Indians traded SS B.J. Upton (.220, 7 HR, 30 RBI) and minor league 3B Ross Wood (.324, 3 HR, 21 RBI, 8 SB - AA) to the White Sox for 2B Tadahito Iguchi (.262, 2 HR, 18 RBI, 2 SB).

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July 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

6th July 2011


Game # 83 – Cincinnati [46-36] (A. Harang 7-5, 4.04 ERA) at Milwaukee [62-20] (I. Snell 1-0, 4.97 ERA)

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

Cincinnati at Milwaukee: 2-3

W: I. Snell (2-0); L: A. Harang (7-6)
SV: I. González (24)
HR: - / R. Braun (19), P. Fielder (22)
CS: C. Valaika (1) / J. Upton (5)
PoG: I. Snell - 8.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Time: 2:16
Attendance: 45196

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July 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche


7th July 2011


Where have all the draft picks gone?

After 4,5 seasons in the game it might be interesting to do some research what happened to our draft picks since 2007.


2007:

1st Round CL Ángel Tapia (3-7-17, 3.75 ERA, 1.50 WHIP - AAA). Might have reached the end of the road. Not good enough for our active roster.
2nd Round SP Alejandro Mendoza (9-4, 3.18 ERA, 1.27 WHIP - AA). Still developing, but slowly. AAA next year?
3rd Round SS Nick Haynes (.257, 0 HR, 24 RBI, 3 SB - Lower A). Didn't really recover from a ruptured medial collateral ligament. Soon out of baseball?
4th Round MR Alfonzo Mendoza (2-0, 4.81 ERA, 1.66 WHIP - AA). Bluebirds organization.
5th Round 3B Sukanobu Matsu****a (.175, 0 HR, 9 RBI - AAA/Japan).
6th Round MR Nelson Salazar (3-4-4, 4.04 ERA, 1.28 WHIP - A). The scouts still believe he makes the big leagues. I doubt that.
7th Round CL Michel Marcil (1-1-7, 0.60 ERA, 1.20 WHIP - AAA). Doing well as co-closer. And only 20 years old. Let's wait and see.
8th Round 1B Bob Bannatyne (.316, 3 HR, 33 RBI - AAA). Giants organization.
9th Round 2B Sean Stone (.000, 0 HR, 1 RBI - Lower A). Nationals organization.
10th Round 2B Andy Walker (.275, 0 HR, 14 RBI, 12 SB - AA). Bluebirds organization.
11th Round MR Todd Craig - out of the game since 2010.
12th Round SP Marcos Torres (1-0-1, 1.59 ERA, 1.06 WHIP - Short A). Rays organization.
13th Round MR Mike Currence (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.48 WHIP - A). Tigers organization.
14th Round MR Steffen Thomas (0-2, 7.79 ERA, 1.55 WHIP - AA). Might quite soon get the sack of me.
15th Round DH Marlon Nelson - out of the game since 2010.
16th Round C Dan Tsamis (.232, 1 HR, 23 RBI - AA). Still can't hit, but plays great behind the plate.
17th Round 1B Jack Cook (.329, 8 HR, 36 RBI - A). Continues his slow climb through our system. Ready for MLB when Prince Fielder retires?
18th Round 3B Yoshiyuki Ishida (.281, 6 HR, 24 RBI, 7 SB - AA). Shows no development and out for the next 11 months; but for the time being still with us.
19th Round RF Adrian Evans (.254, 0 HR, 4 RBI, 1 SB - A). Crusaders organization.
20th Round SS César Martínez (.257, 3 HR, 43 RBI, 2 SB - A). One of the best defensive players in our organization, but shows no development anymore.
21st Round SP Armando Romero (2-3, 9.41 ERA, 2.41 WHIP - AAA). Blizzards organization.
22nd Round MR Peter Coffey (1-5-4, 8.57 ERA, 2.00 WHIP - AA). Bluebirds organization.
23rd Round 2B Garland Peterson (.133, 0 HR, 0 RBI - R). Red Sox organization.
24th Round C Keven Sherling (.200, 3 HR, 34 RBI, 2 SB - A). Rays organization.
25th Round LF Zagwe Azagba (.265, 2 HR, 16 RBI, 2 SB - A). He's decreasing and still can't field.
26th Round CF Bill Carter (.286, 0 HR, 1 RBI - AA). Crusaders organization.
27th Round 1B Paul Jefferson (.257, 4 HR, 21 RBI - Lower A). Very slow developer. Should he stay, or go?
28th Round RF Joe Hall (.222, 0 HR, 1 RBI - R). Marmots organization.


2008:

1st Round MR Jorge "Shake n' Bake" Fanego (1-1-1, 0.95 ERA, 0.65 WHIP - MLB). At the moment our best reliever, having absolutely no problem to pitch against the big guys.
2nd Round CF Bill Banks (.228, 3 HR, 17 RBI, 4 SB - AA). Has big potential, but still doesn't show it.
3rd Round RF António Carrión (.278, 0 HR, 28 RBI, 7 SB - A). Crusaders organization.
4th Round LF Fred Byrd (.234, 5 HR, 38 RBI, 26 SB - AA). Has some problems with hitting AA pitching, but still gets some chances.
5th Round C Ed Maegawa (.273, 0 HR, 2 RBI - R). Cardinals organization.
6th Round 1B Mauro Icaza (.241, 4 HR, 17 RBI, 4 SB - A). Very slowly developing, and already 25.
7th Round SS Melvin Roberts - CEI in 2008.
8th Round SP Júlio Correa (0-1, 10.39 ERA - Short A). Cubs organization.
9th Round MR Ulbert Verberne (1-8-1, 4.48 ERA - A). Cubs organization.
10th Round MR Rodrigo Chávez (3-3, 4.43 ERA, 1.37 WHIP - Lower A). Another slow developer.
11th Round RF Emerson Phillips (.246, 4 HR, 34 RBI, 5 SB - AA). Looks like he reached the end of the road.
12th Round SP Juan Rocha (3-2, 3.52 ERA, 1.28 WHIP - AA). Was recently promoted to AA and does well there.
13th Round SP Tanner Smith (NR - Lower A). Big potential, but didn't pitch yet this season.
14th Round RF John Knight (.212, 4 HR, 16 RBI, 3 SB - Lower A). Still can't hit, but his speed keeps him in the system.
15th Round MR Chris Benjamin - out of the game since 2009.
16th Round MR Phil Bullard (5-1-1, 4.74 ERA, 1.50 WHIP - A). An average reliever, but for what you need an average reliever at A?
17th Round SP Bill Brown (5-7, 5.06 ERA, 1.65 WHIP - Lower A). Still struggling at Lower A. Hmmm
18th Round SP Wayne Schleicher (0-0, 5.65 ERA, 1.33 WHIP - Short A). Cubs organization.
19th Round 3B Álvaro Álvarez (.291, 6 HR, 36 RBI, 1 SB - A). A great prospect, who still has much time left at the age of 20.
20th Round CF Pedro Lee (.206, 0 HR, 3 RBI, 11 SB - A). Indians organization.
21st Round 2B José Cortés - out of the game since 2010.
22nd Round CF Pedro Aguilar (.255, 0 HR, 23 RBI, 5 SB - A). Is not developing, but the scouts say he has much potential.
23rd Round LF Arnold Spivey - out of the game since 2008.
24th Round C Francisco Sánchez (.306, 0 HR, 2 RBI - Short A). Bluebirds organization.
25th Round SP Cedric Smith (2-1, 2.10 ERA, 0.97 WHIP - A). Surprised this season, and might continue to move up in the system.
26th Round MR Armando Hernández (2-0-1, 2.67 ERA, 1.25 WHIP - A). Also this guy from Nicaragua is doing surprisingly well this season.
27th Round 2B Luis Mireles - out of the game since 2009.
28th Round RF Juan Sánchez (.303, 0 HR,17 RBI, 1 SB - AA). Got another year at AA and continues to do well.


2009:

1st Round CL Iván 'Silent George' González (0-1-24, 1.26 ERA, 0.73 WHIP - MLB). Like our 2008 1st round draft pick, he's already a very dominant piece of our bullpen.
2nd Round 1B Guy Livingston - out of the game since 2010.
3rd Round MR Leonard Taylor (1-1-1, 2.39 ERA, 1.16 WHIP - AA). Great reliever who might soon get the call up to AAA.
4th Round SP Eric Warren (0-7, 7.36 ERA, 1.64 WHIP - Lower R). Doesn't look good for him to be honest.
5th Round 2B Jacob Johnson (.271, 1 HR, 14 RBI, 3 SB - Lower R). Develops, but slowly.
6th MR Valentín Bojórquez (1-1-3, 1.76 ERA, 1.17 WHIP - AAA). If he continues in this pace, he might reach the big leauges next year.
7th 3B Juan Rodríguez (.262, 5 HR, 27 RBI, 1 SB - A). A big talent, who's not a very good fielder.
8th C Alejandro López (.253, 3 HR, 25 RBI - A). A catching prospect that can hit - a bit at least?
9th 1B Chris Brady (.254, 8 HR, 32 RBI - AA). Made a big jump to AA and does quite well.
10th SP Will Major (1-0, 6.75 ERA, 1.69 WHIP - Short A). Red Sox organization.
11th CL Henry Wood (0-4-25, 3.26 ERA, 1.25 WHIP - A). Average closer with an awful fastball.
12th LF Joe DeWitt - out of the game since 2010.
13th CF Steve 'Squirt' Nesta (.278, 3 HR, 21 RBI, 10 SB - A). Continues his was through the system, step by step.
14th MR Eddie Stevenson (0-3, 4.34 ERA, 1.82 WHIP - Lower A). Continues to have control issues.
15th MR Aaron Geis (0-0, 4.82 ERA, 1.88 WHIP - Lower A). Doesn't live up to expectations yet.
16th SP Orlando Canó (1-2, 2.29 ERA, 0.97 WHIP - Upper R). Moved up to the second rookie level, and is doing fine there.
17th 1B Travis Adkins - out of the game since 2009.
18th RF Dan Latham (.292, 4 HR, 31 RBI, 5 SB - A). Doing quite well at A and might get promoted soon.
19th 3B Rubén Loyola (NR - R) - out of the game since 2010.
20th LF Bernd van Oeveren (.253, 0 HR, 6 RBI - Lower A) - out of the game since 2010.
21st RF Aolex Juliachs - out of the game since 2009.
22nd SS Jason Covington (.257, 1 HR, 14 RBI, 9 SB - A). Might have already seen the end of the road.
23rd C Jorge Román (.343, 2 HR, 19 RBI - AA). Made a big jump to AA and does great as backup there.
24th MR Shinkichi Ichihara - out of the game since 2010.
25th MR Júlio Vázquez (0-0, 7.35 ERA, 2.73 WHIP - Lower A). Simply awful in limited playing time for an even more awful team.
26th SP Aubrey Perkins - out of the game since 2009.
27th CF Mark Lowrance (.218, 5 HR, 21 RBI, 6 SB - Lower A). Struggles as well for West Virginia, but not many do it well there.
28th 2B Esteban Reyos - out of the game since 2009.


2010:

1st CF Rex Robertson (.184, 0 HR, 3 RBI, 1 SB - Upper R). Saw very limited playing time this season so far and struggles.
2nd 2B Félix Hernández (.266, 4 HR, 21 RBI, 9 SB - A). Develops well and does fair at A level already.
3rd RF Jon Mooney (.183, 1 HR, 15 RBI - Lower A). West Virginia is not a good place for hitting prospects. Mooney is only 19 years though.
4th 3B Ramiro Guerra (.233, 0 HR, 8 RBI - Lower A). Not showing much in limited playing time.
5th SS Michael Hayes (.340, 0 HR, 6 RBI, 1 SB - Upper R). Showing great progress this season.
6th MR Tim Jordan (0-5, 7.61 ERA, 1.48 WHIP - Lower A). Also struggling badly at West Virginia.
7th MR Jon Becker (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP - Upper R). Only pitched an inning so far this season, but has 7 pitch potential.
8th CL Quiang Yi (0-1-10, 3.95 ERA, 0.95 WHIP - Lower A). Actually a guy who does well for West Virginia. Could at one point make it to the big leagues.
9th 2B Nando Assante - out of the game since 2010.
10th SS Bob Barrett (.293, 0 HR, 3 RBI - Upper R). Playing ok as backup infielder at the moment.
11th RF Sancho García (.250, 7 HR, 29 RBI, 1 SB - Lower A). Great numbers when you keep in mind where he is playing. But we are very deep on outfielders.
12th 2B Willie Bryant (.259, 0 HR, 3 RBI, 1 SB - Upper R). Pretty average in limited playing time.
13th SP Scott Pierce (1-2, 0.43 ERA, 0.90 WHIP - Upper R). Had a wonderful start to season, and might soon get to call to Lower A.
14th 1B Richard Harper - out of the game since 2010.
15th 3B Eric Bennett (.238, 1 HR, 2 RBI - Upper R). Didn't show much during his first two pro years.
16th C Eduardo Garza (.300, 1 HR, 13 RBI - A). Made the jump to A level and doing great there.
17th CF Fausto Maurcia (.244, 0 HR, 9 RBI, 1 SB - Lower A). Being a backup outfielder, but is only 18 years old.
18th MR Steve Moody (0-0, 10.80 ERA, 2.40 WHIP - Upper R). Got rocked in his first two games this year, but much potential.
19th MR Eric Roberts (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.00 WHIP - Lower R). Only one game this year, but also great potential.
20th SP Howard Chambers (2-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.80 WHIP - Lower R). Didn't allow a run in two starts this season. Interesting prospect for sure.
21th 1B Gabriel Moreno (.237, 1 HR, 9 RBI - Lower A). Struggles, but still has some potential left.
22nd LFEnrico Gutiérrez (.250, 0 HR, 3 RBI - Upper R). Didn't show much so far, and most likely will never show much more.
23rd CF Darren MacNeill (.253, 5 HR, 31 RBI, 4 SB - A). Showed some surprising power and could be a decent outfielder in future.
24th LF Juan Carrillo (.292, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 1 SB - Lower A). Batting almost .300 at West Virginia. We have to watch this guy closely
25th C Bill Haynes (.188, 0 HR, 3 RBI - Upper R). Had an awful start of the season at Helena.
26th 1B Thomas Simpson (.313, 0 HR, 4 RBI - Lower R). Great start to the season, but a below average fielder.
27th SS Chester Brown - out of the game since 2010.
28th C John Blanchard (.208, 0 HR, 10 RBI - Lower A). Doesn't look like the answer to become an everyday catcher?

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July 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

7th July 2011


The Reds showed what great team they have and took the series of us. Now let's see what the Cubs are capable of this season. At the moment they don't look like a contender at all, being very average in all aspects of the game. After the four game series we head into the All-Star break.


Injury Report:

Milwaukee:
SS T. Plouffe (1-2 weeks)

Chicago:
SP J. Samadzija (7 weeks)
1B A. LaRoche (5 months)
MR S. Eyre (1-2 weeks - DTD)


Game # 85 – Milwaukee [63-20] (M. Parra 10-2, 3.53 ERA) at Chicago [40-44] (L. Hochevar 7-7, 3.87 ERA)

Chicago:

LF Cole Gillespie (.287, 8 HR, 25 RBI, 10 SB) -with the Brewers system until the 2007 season
RF Drew Rundle (.293, 12 HR, 26 RBI, 2 SB)
CF Felix Pie (.294, 14 HR, 48 RBI, 15 SB)
3B Aramis Ramirez (.292, 29 HR, 84 RBI, 2 SB)
2B Alfonso Soriano (.234, 16 HR, 48 RBI, 13 SB)
1B Scott Moore (.256, 11 HR, 34 RBI, 2 SB)
C Adrian Casanova (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
SS Robinson Chirinos (.265, 8 HR, 32 RBI)


Milwaukee:

CF Lorenzo Cain (.479, 2 HR, 8 RBI)
2B Rickie Weeks (.311, 14 HR, 52 RBI, 9 SB)
LF Ryan Braun (.309, 19 HR, 57 RBI, 7 SB)
1B Prince Fielder (.306, 22 HR, 73 RBI, 5 SB)
RF Brent Clevlen (.292, 10 HR, 41 RBI)
3B Mark Reynolds (.247, 7 HR, 41 RBI
C John Buck (.255, 7 HR, 26 RBI)
SS Orlando Hudson (.237, 3 HR, 12 RB, 10 SB)

Milwaukee at Chicago: 7-6

W: E. Bedard (9-2); L: A. Guzman (6-10)
H: J. Fanego (12), B. Cox (3)
SV: I. González (25)
HR: M. Reynolds (8), R. Braun (20) / A. Casanova (1), A. Ramirez 2 (31)
CS: R. Weeks (8) / -
E: J. Buck (3), P. Fielder (6) / -
PoG: A. Ramirez - 2/4, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 27207

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July 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

8th July 2011


Game # 85 – Milwaukee [64-20] (B. Webb 12-2, 2.20 ERA) at Chicago [40-45] (S. Gallagher 8-5, 4.02 ERA)

2B R. Weeks - 3B M. Gamel - LF R. Braun - 1B P. Fielder - RF B. Clevlen - CF D. Perales - C K. Johjima - SS R. Freel
Milwaukee at Chicago: 9-5

W: C. Armstrong (3-0); L: J. Crain (2-3)
BS: J. Crain (2)
HR: M. Reynolds (9), R. Braun (21) / -
SB: R. Freel (6) / -
CS: - / F. Pie (4)
E: - / S. Moore (7)
PoG: R. Braun - 4/6, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 27073

Ryan Braun, who was subject to trade rumours, homered in his fourth consecutive game. Mark Reynolds delivered a pinch-hit grandslam of the Cubs closer whose OF Tyler Colvin was ejected in the 4th for arguing balls and strikes.
Maybe this was the revenge for laughable real life ball 4 call in the 10th last night?


Elsewhere:

Mariners 3B Adrian Beltre (.329, 24 HR, 78 RBI) hit his 300th career homer in 8-0 derby victory over Vancouver.

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July 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

9th July 2011


Game # 86 – Milwaukee [65-20] (D. Bush 11-1, 2.62 ERA) at Chicago [40-46] (L. Gibbons 5-6, 3.71 ERA)

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

Milwaukee at Chicago: 3-2

W: D. Bush (12-1); L: L. Gibbons (5-7)
H: J. Fanego (13)
SV: I. González (26)
HR: J. Buck (8) / S. Moore (12)
CS: R. Freel (1), J. Upton (6) / -
E: B. Clevlen (5) / S. Moore (8)
PoG: D. Bush - 8.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Time: 2:31
Attendance: 27318


Elsewhere:

Rangers 3B Joaquin Arias (.262, 8 HR, 36 RBI) hat 5 hits in a 7-5 victory over the Angels.

The Diamondbacks 2B Jamie D'Antona (.269, 16 HR, 47 RBI) had a 5-hit / 3 HR game in a 21-3 destruction of the Colorado Rockies.

The Twins starting pitcher Anthony Swarzak (9-6, 3.51 ERA) signed a new 2-year deal worth $9,100,000.


Trade:

Houston traded backup catcher Chris Snyder (.208, 2 HR, 8 RBI) and minor league closer Joe Burr (3-3-17, 3.82 ERA - AA) to Oakland in exchange for RF Richie Robnett (.231, 8 HR, 30 RBI).

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July 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

10th July 2011


Game # 87 – Milwaukee [66-20] (M. Parra 10-4, 4.02 ERA) at Chicago [40-47] (R. Wells 4-7, 5.48 ERA)

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

Milwaukee at Chicago: 6-7 (10)

W: H. Kuo (3-0); L: J. Fanego (1-2)
H: C. Armstrong (2)
BS: J. Díaz (3) / J. Crain (3)
HR: R. Weeks (15) / F. Pie (15)
SB: R. Weeks (10) / A. Soriano (14), A. Pagan (4)
CS: P. Fielder (1), R. Braun (3) / -
E: M. Gamel (5), M. Reynolds (7), O. Hudson (5) / T. Colvin (6)
PoG: P. Fielder - 2/5, 1 R, 4 RBI
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 27000


Elsewhere:

Orioles pitcher Shinobu Fukuhara (7-3, 3.83 ERA) pitched a two-hitter against the Rays.

Also the Indians Japanese ace Kazumi Saito (8-5, 2.57 ERA) pitched a four hit shutout against Toronto.

Ex-Brewer LF Terry Evans (.212, 7 HR, 36 RBI) hit for the cycle when his Reds beat Buffalo 7-2.


American League Player of the Week:
C Victor Martinez (.391, 4 HR, 8 RBI - Cleveland) - .270, 11 HR, 43 RBI

National League Player of the Week:
2B Jamie D'Antona (.471, 6 HR, 11 RBI, 12 R - Arizona) - .272, 16 HR, 47 RBI

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July 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

11th July 2011

All-Star Game Rosters

American League:

SP Chi-Hung Cheng - TOR (13-4, 3.03 ERA) - 1st time ML All-Star
SP Adam Loewen - BAL (8-4, 2.56 ERA) - 1st time
SP Kazumi Saito - CLE (8-5, 2.57 ERA) - 3rd time
SP Philip Hughes - NYA (12-4, 3.22 ERA) - 2nd time
SP Bud 'Long Levi' Cowan - KCA (5-6, 2.28 ERA) - 1st time
SP Glenn Gibson - WAS (9-4, 2.77 ERA) - 2nd time
CL Scot Shields - LAA (2-2-28, 2.30 ERA) - 1st time
CL B.J. Ryan - TOR (4-4-27, 2.08 ERA) - 3rd time
CL Hitoki Iwase - KCA (4-0-25, 2.45 ERA) - 2nd time
CL J.J. Putz - SEA (3-1-21, 1.79 ERA) - 2nd time
CL Logan Kensing - CLE (5-3-22, 3.92 ERA) - 2nd time
CL Francisco 'K-Rod' Rodriguez - OAK (6-6-17, 3.94 ERA) - 2nd time

SS Sean Rodriguez - LAA (.313, 26 HR, 67 RBI, 5 SB) - 2nd time
3B Adrian Beltre - SEA (.327, 24 HR, 81 RBI, 5 SB) - 2nd time
CF Nick Swisher - OAK (.282, 21 HR, 62 RBI, 1 SB) - 2nd time
2B Howie Kendrick - LAA (.331, 12 HR, 70 RBI, 9 SB) - 3rd time
LF Jeremy Reed - SEA (.326, 9 HR, 44 RBI, 13 SB) - 1st time
C Michael Collins - LAA (.320, 8 HR, 39 RBI, 2 SB) - 4th time
RF Matt Murton - MIN (.326, 11 HR, 55 RBI, 4 SB) - 1st time
1B Justin Huber - KCA (.331, 15 HR, 36 RBI, 2 SB) - 2nd time
C Joe Mauer - CHA (.300, 8 HR, 37 RBI, 10 SB) - 4th time
SS Derek Jeter - NYA (.333, 10 HR, 44 RBI, 20 SB) - 2nd time
SS Jeffrey Baisley - OAK (.310, 23 HR, 62 RBI, 3 SB) - 2nd time
3B Alex Rodriguez - NYA (.287, 22 HR, 61 RBI, 6 SB) - 1st time
LF Jeff Fiorentino - BAL (.329, 13 HR, 42 RBI, 4 SB) - 1st time
3B Ryan Zimmerman - WAS (.296, 16 HR, 41 RBI, 7 SB) - 2nd time
LF Bronson Sardinha - NYA (.290, 16 HR, 51 RBI, 1 SB) - 2nd time
RF Andre Ethier - TEX (.310, 15 HR, 59 RBI, 3 SB) - 1st time


National League:

SP Naoyuki Shimizu - BOI (13-3, 2.36 ERA) - 3rd time
SP Dave Bush - MIL (12-1, 2.60 ERA) - 4th time
SP Brandon Webb - MIL (12-2, 2.35 ERA) - 2nd time
SP Greg Miller - LAN (10-2, 3.03 ERA) - 2nd time
SP Glen Perkins - FLO (9-2, 3.16 ERA) - 1st time
SP Jonathan Sanchez - SFN (8-4, 3.29 ERA) - 1st time
CL Scott Feldman - CIN (6-3-20, 1.85 ERA) - 2nd time
CL Iván González - MIL (0-1-26, 1.19 ERA) - 1st time
CL Hirotoshi Ishii - SLN (4-5-24, 3.32 ERA) - 1st time
CL Rafael Soriano - ATL (1-3-29, 3.66 ERA) - 3rd time
CL Billy Wagner - NYN (0-3-25, 3.45 ERA) - 4th time
CL Manuel Corpas - COL (1-3-20, 3.31 ERA) - 1st time

LF Matt Kemp _ LAN (.354, 24 HR, 69 RBI, 13 SB) - 1st time
1B Travis Hafner - NYN (.301, 29 HR, 67 RBI, 1 SB) - 3rd time
3B Aramis Ramirez - CHN (.293, 31 HR, 89 RBI, 2 SB) - 2nd time
LF Albert Pujuls - SLN (.326, 17 HR, 54 RBI, 1 SB) - 3rd time
2B Eric Campbell - BUF (.332, 13 HR, 61 RBI, 3 SB) - 1st time
RF Colby Rasmus - SLN (.313, 18 HR, 45 RBI, 14 SB) - 3rd time
C Gaby Sanchez - FLO (.284, 21 HR, 46 RBI, 6 SB) - 2nd time
SS Bill Willliams - ATL (.319, 12 HR, 50 RBI, 14 SB) - 1st time
C Brian McCann - ATL (.292, 11 HR, 51 RBI) - 1st time
1B Prince Fielder - MIL (.306, 22 HR, 77 RBI, 5 SB) - 3rd time
LF Ryan Braun - MIL (.310, 21 HR, 61 RBI, 7 SB) - 3rd time
1B Alex Anderson - SDN (.354, 6 HR, 34 RBI, 28 SB) - 1st time
3B Miguel Cabrera - FLO (.320, 13 HR, 49 RBI, 2 SB) - 5th time
CF Carlos Beltran - SLN (.296, 19 HR, 61 RBI, 12 SB) - 3rd time
2B Rickie Weeks - MIL (.310, 15 HR, 55 RBI, 10 SB) - 1st time
RF Gabe Gross - SFN (.326, 13 HR, 48 RBI, 4 SB) - 1st time

Miguel Cabrera is the only player who was voted into all five All-Star games so far.

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July 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

12th July 2011


All-Star-Game @ Royals Stadium – National League (D. Bush 12-1, 2.60 ERA) at American League (G. Gibson 9-4, 2.77 ERA)

American: LF J. Baisley - 2B H. Kendrick - C J. Mauer - SS S. Rodriguez - 3B R. Zimmerman - CF N. Swisher - 1B M. Collins - RF A. Ethier

National: 2B R. Weeks - RF C. Rasmus - LF M. Cabrera - 1B A. Pujols - CF C. Beltran - 3B A. Ramirez - C G. Sanchez - SS B. Williams

National at American: 4-2

W: S. Feldman, L: L. Kensing
BS: S. Shields
SV: I. González
HR: G. Gross / N. Swisher
CS: R. Braun / -
MVP: G. Gross - 1/2, 1 R, HR, 2 RBI

Time: 2:57
Attendance: 37836


Rickie Weeks - 1/3, R, 1 RBI
Prince Fielder - 1/2, R
Ryan Braun - 0/1, BB
David Bush - 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB
Brandon Webb - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Ivan González - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, SV

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July 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

13th July 2011


Trade:

We sent C John Buck (.254, 8 HR, 28 RBI) and SP Erik Bedard (9-2, 3.71 ERA) to the Orioles in exchange for minor leaguers SP Luis Ríos (1-4, 3.55 ERA - S A), closer Juan Torres (3-5-21, 3.19 ERA - AA) and 2B Pepe Martínez (.251, 2 HR, 28 RBI, 13 SB - AA).

This move was made to save money and to clear roster spots for two players who do very well at AAA. We therefore call up C António Cuarenta (.320, 22 HR, 65 RBI, 1 SB) and SP Charles Hill (7-5, 2.80 ERA)

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July 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

14th July 2011


A pity we couldn't sweep the Cubs, but I think we ended their playoff hopes for good. Traditionally we are not doing well after the All-Star break, so we will see how this season goes. To finish above .700 would of course be great. Has to be seen how 24-year old rookie Charles Hill fares in the big leagues. If he fails, we still have Ian Smell. With an AAA OPS of 1.020 we think António Cuarenta is ready as well. If not, he we won't be much worse than John Buck anyway. Johjima does well as backup and we hope to resign him as tutor for Cuarenta. We face now the Shortstop-less Cardinals for a four game set. The season series we lead 4 games to 3, so this is a real test for the younger version of the Brewers.


Injury Report:

Milwaukee:
SS T. Plouffe (4 days)

St. Louis:
n/a


Game # 88 – St. Louis [46-42] (M. Albers 8-7, 4.42 ERA) at Milwaukee [66-21] (C. Villanueva 9-6, 4.74 ERA)

St. Louis:

RF Colby Rasmus (.313, 18 HR, 45 RBI, 14 SB)
SS Scott Rolen (.234, 4 HR, 25 RBI)
LF Albert Pujols (.326, 17 HR, 54 RBI, 1 SB)
CF Carlos Beltran (.296, 19 HR, 61 RBI, 12 SB)
C Bryan Anderson (.278, 10 HR, 57 RBI, 2 SB)
3B Travis Mitchell (.295, 4 HR, 25 RBI, 1 SB)
1B Chris Duncan (.254, 5 HR, 28 RBI)
2B Travis Denker (.261, 9 HR, 32)


Milwaukee:

CF Justin Upton (.281, 10 HR, 35 RBI, 7 SB)
3B Mat Gamel (.327, 11 HR, 44 RBI)
LF Ryan Braun (.310, 21 HR, 61 RBI, 7 SB)
1B Prince Fielder (.306, 22 HR, 77 RBI, 5 SB)
2B Rickie Weeks (.310, 15 HR, 55 RBI, 10 SB)
RF Daniel Perales (.260, 2 HR, 16 RBI, 1 SB)
SS Orlando Hudson (.230, 3 HR, 12 RB, 10 SB)
C António Cuarenta (NR)

St. Louis at Milwaukee: 8-2

W: M. Albers (9-7); L: C. Villanueva (9-7)
H: J. Kirby (7)
HR: S. Rolen (5), C. Rasmus (19) / -
SB: A. Pujols (2), C. Rasmus (15) / -
PoG: C. Rasmus - 3/4, 4 R, HR, 1 RBI, BB
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 44850


Elsewhere:

Twins pitcher Francisco Liriano (8-7, 3.48 ERA) threw a 5-hit shutout against Toronto.

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July 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

15th July 2011


Game # 89 – St. Louis [47-42] (A. Ottavino 7-4, 3.70 ERA) at Milwaukee [66-22] (M. Parra 10-3, 4.01 ERA)

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

St. Louis at Milwaukee: 1-10

W: M. Parra (11-3); L: A. Ottavino (7-5)
HR: - / R. Weeks (16), J. Upton (11), R. Braun (22)
E: - / M. Parra (3)
PoG: M. Parra - 8.1 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 12 K
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 44996

Elsewhere:

New York's 3B Alex Rodriguez (.283, 22 HR, 61 RBI) and the Red Sox Daisuke Matsuzaka (7-8, 4.34 ERA) were both suspended for five games after a brawl.

The Twins SS Alexi Casilla (.329, 2 HR, 28 RBI) is out for four weeks with a damaged meniscus.


C Kenji Johjima (.250, 8 HR, 22 RBI) signed a new 2-year contract with us worth $3,080,000.


Trade:

The Yankees traded 3B Hank Blalock (.224, 1 HR, 15 RBI) and minor league 2B Derek Burns (.297, 2 HR, 21 RBI - S A) to the Cardinals for 1B Tagg Bozied (.309, 23 HR, 68 RBI - AAA) and minor league RF Jerry Pope (.241, 2 HR, 37 RBI, 9 SB - AA).
This move means that still none of the Cardinals six infielders can play shortstop. Oh well!