Last week, the Milwaukee Brewers acquired another arm for the bullpen. On Sunday, Tyler Webb made his Brewers debut and gave up a grand slam on the first pitch. Also last week, the Chicago Cubs made a bold move, trading for White Sox starter Jose Quintana. On Sunday, he pitched seven scoreless innings and…… MORE
Arms Race: Brewers, Cubs make moves
The Brewers hold a 5 1/2-game lead on the Cubs and Cardinals in the NL Central. On Thursday, the Cubs made the biggest trade of the MLB season, acquiring LHP Jose Quintana from the White Sox. (Check out the story at CBS Chicago) Later on Thursday, the Brewers swapped Triple-A 1B Garrett Cooper for…… MORE
Brewers make a move, acquire lefty Tyler Webb
Earlier today, the Cubs made a big move, acquiring pitcher Jose Quintana from the White Sox. Now it appears the Brewers have countered, as Ken Rosenthal reports the team has acquired Tyler Webb from the New York Yankees. (Read about Webb on Hardball Talk at NBCSports.com) Webb, a lefty who will turn 27 next…… MORE
A.J. Hawk has one regret
Former Packers linebacker A.J. Hawk just retired from the NFL, and he has just one regret. Hawk regrets not winning more than the one Super Bowl (XLV) during his time with the Packers. (Check out his full article in The Players Tribune) For me, my only regret is that we didn’t win multiple Super…… MORE
Brewers: 50 Wins at the All-Star Break
This wasn’t supposed to happen for the Milwaukee Brewers. But now they’re at the All-Star Break, and they’re (still) in first place in the NL Central. With a win Sunday over the New York Yankees, the Brew Crew sits atop the division with a 5.5-game cushion at 50-41. Sunday’s game was a fun one,…… MORE
No star power? No problem for Brewers
Corey Knebel is the Milwaukee Brewers’ only All-Star selection. Which seems low. (Check this out at USA Today) But what really matters is where they sit in the standings. And the Brewers have been alone in first place for almost 50 days now. Thursday was a big win for the Brew Crew, as they…… MORE
Giannis leaving the Bucks? Say it ain’t so
Gordon Hayward left the Utah Jazz. (He announced he’ll sign with the Boston Celtics this week.) Kevin Durant left Oklahoma City Thunder. (He just won his first championship with the Golden State Warriors.) There’s a theme there: Small-market teams losing their star player for what the player perceives to be a better situation. Utah and…… MORE
Sam Dekker: Badgers to Rockets to Clippers
When the first big move of the NBA offseason went down, Chris Paul got all the headlines. “The Chris Paul trade sent the all-star point guard to Houston…” But here in Wisconsin, the trade may as well have been known as “The Sam Dekker trade.” Dekker left the University of Wisconsin after his junior year,…… MORE
Bucks GM Jon Horst joins “Air it Out”
Bucks (new) general manager Jon Horst will join Marques, Bill & Rookie, Friday morning at 10:15 on “Air it Out.” It’s been a busy offseason for the Bucks. John Hammond left the Bucks for the Orlando Magic, Giannis Antetokounmpo was named the NBA’s Most Improved Player, and Malcolm Brogdon was named Rookie of the…… MORE
Dallas Cowboys QB Brett Favre? (Almost)
Can you imagine Brett Favre in a Dallas Cowboys uniform? Obviously, Favre never wore the star on his helmet, but it came pretty close to happening. Apparently, the trade didn’t happen because the Packers wanted Tony Romo to be a part of the trade. (The full story can be found at CBSSports.com) The story comes…… MORE
