This is a story about a Los Angeles Dodger who not only had to fight off opposing pitchers, but also preconceived notions that his type didn’t belong in baseball. It is not the story of a player who wore the number 42, but of a player who died at the… Read more »

Miller ParkAs a Wisconsinite this was an easy choice. As a baseball aficionado, it wasn’t as easy, but history has it’s place … in history. I remain pretty confident in Miller Park. The lore of Miller Park starts outside the stadium where a bunch of pavement quickly turns into a… Read more »

As most baseball fans have undoubtedly heard by now, Milwaukee Brewers superstar and former-MVP Ryan Braun is being linked to performance-enhancing drugs for the second time in his six-year career. Yahoo! Sports reported Tuesday night that Braun’s name appeared on the records of a clinic – Biogenesis of America LLC… Read more »

Records were meant to broken. Those that can be broken, that is. It seems that every time the Olympics roll around, another sprinter breaks the world record for the 100-meters in track. And it feels like Michael Phelps breaks his own world records every time he swims in a race.… Read more »

ATLANTA (AP) — Chipper Jones said it might have taken a little more than a big hit from Alex Gonzalez, a strong start from Jair Jurrjens and a homer from backup catcher David Ross for the Braves to finally beat Yovani Gallardo. Jones kidded a little witchcraft might have been… Read more »

PITTSBURGH — Randy Wolf was the lone Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher without a win and the only one with at least two starts and no scoreless outings. He joined the rest of his staffmates with a gem on Thursday night. Wolf struck out 10 and allowed only three hits in… Read more »

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Brewers opened the season by getting blown away. Ryan Hanigan hit two of Cincinnati’s four homers on a windy afternoon, finishing with a career-high four hits, and the Reds overpowered Milwaukee 12-3 on Sunday, completing a season-opening sweep that showed the champs at their best. The… Read more »

One week in, the thrill of Opening Day has worn off and your team has gotten off to a slow start. So, you’re worried it might last all season. Don’t be. Baseball, with its 162-game schedule, lends itself quite well to the ability to recover from a bad game, a… Read more »

For the 2010 Opening Day edition of Extra Innings, we will preview the season’s divisional races and award contenders, though such predictions should not be taken too seriously. There are, after all, 2,409 games remaining after three days of the regular season. Beginning in the AL East, the division features… Read more »

Inside a small apartment, tucked away in the second drawer of an IKEA-engineered dresser, there is a 30-year-old T-shirt with three screen-printed words: “Save the Met.” The shirt, which is vaguely the same color as bare skin or off-brand peanut butter, is as unremarkable as it is ugly, but to… Read more »

CLEVELAND (AP) — Slumping J.J. Hardy homered early and drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the 11th inning as the Milwaukee Brewers completed a three-game sweep of the Cleveland Indians with a 9-8 victory Wednesday night. Milwaukee closer Trevor Hoffman blew an 8-4 lead in the… Read more »

CLEVELAND (AP) — Yovani Gallardo wanted to throw perfect strikes and suddenly could not throw any. Gallardo (7-3) won for the third time in four starts despite walking a season-high six as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cleveland Indians 7-5 on Tuesday night. “I tried to be too fine against… Read more »

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Colorado Rockies are learning to love life on the road under new manager Jim Tracy. Aaron Cook pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning and closer Huston Street shook off a ninth-inning home run by Ryan Braun to earn his fourth save in as many games,… Read more »

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Rockies are making great use of their time away from Coors Field. Troy Tulowitzki and Brad Hawpe homered and Jorge De La Rosa finally beat his old team, lifting Colorado to its seventh straight win — all on the road — this one a 4-2 victory… Read more »

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jim Tracy’s Colorado Rockies road show just keeps rolling. Trailing by two runs to the Milwaukee Brewers, the Rockies rallied to take the lead with three runs in the seventh inning and continue their recent road resurgence with a 3-2 victory Tuesday night. The Rockies now have… Read more »

ATLANTA (AP) — Prince Fielder’s third two-homer game of the season gave the Milwaukee Brewers all the offense they needed for a 3-0 win over the punchless Atlanta Braves on Saturday night. Jeff Suppan (4-4) gave up six hits in 5 1-3 innings as the Brewers took their second straight… Read more »

ATLANTA (AP) — Yovani Gallardo doesn’t mind waiting a bit longer for his first career shutout. Sharing a combined shutout with Carlos Villanueva was fine with him, as long as it meant another win for first-place Milwaukee. Gallardo gave up only two hits in eight scoreless innings, rookie Mat… Read more »

MIAMI (AP) — Winning a game with his arm was nothing unusual for Josh Johnson. Hitting a big home run was. Johnson hit a three-run shot for his first career homer and pitched into the eighth inning Thursday night, leading the Florida Marlins to a 4-3 victory over the Milwaukee… Read more »

MIAMI (AP) — Hayden Penn pitched his way right off the Marlins’ roster. The Florida reliever issued three bases-loaded walks Wednesday night and Ryan Braun homered to help the Milwaukee Brewers snap a five-game losing streak with a 9-6 win Wednesday night over the Marlins. After the game, the Marlins… Read more »

MIAMI (AP) — Cody Ross and Dan Uggla hit memorable homers on a night Manny Parra would probably like to forget. Uggla became the fastest second baseman to 100 homers, and Ross belted a grand slam to help the Marlins beat the Milwaukee Brewers 10-3 Tuesday night. In his 502nd… Read more »

MIAMI (AP) — Hanley Ramirez and the Florida Marlins got into the Milwaukee Brewers’ thin bullpen and emerged with a victory. Ramirez and Jeremy Hermida had RBI singles in Florida’s five-run sixth and the Marlins rallied to beat the Brewers 7-4 on Monday night. Jorge Cantu had two RBIs… Read more »

CHICAGO (AP) — Cubs ace Carlos Zambrano was suspended for six games by Major League Baseball on Thursday, a day after his tirade during a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Zambrano said he won’t appeal the penalty, which included a fine. Barring rainouts, he is eligible to return next Thursday… Read more »

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Rickie Weeks will miss the rest of the season because of a tear in his left wrist, a severe setback for the NL Central leaders. Weeks hurt himself while striking out Sunday in St. Louis. He had an MRI exam Monday in… Read more »

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers fired manager Ned Yost on Monday, hoping to pull out of another late-season slump that has jeopardized the team’s chance of making the playoffs for the first time since 1982. Third-base coach Dale Sveum will take over as interim manager for the remainder of… Read more »