At first glance, the trade for Shaun Marcum looked to be the Brewers' signature off-season acquisition. That move was quickly overshadowed by the Zack Greinke trade. While Greinke is still working up to full strength, Marcum has emerged as a legitimate ace and an anchor in the Brewers' revamped rotation.
Dave Begel asserts in his weekly column that Brewers' majority owner Mark Attanasio may consider selling the Brewers and snapping up the erstwhile Dodgers. I think he's mostly kidding - at least I hope he is - but mark my words: this will not happen. Not now, not next year, not ever.
Since opening in 2001, more than 25 million fans have attended Brewers games at Miller Park -- setting franchise season attendance records three times along the way -- leaving little doubt that the stadium put the franchise back on the map.
It was just your typical season last year for Corey Hart. Player's vision becomes tempest in a teapot, player thinks he'll be released, player loses his starting job, player makes the all-star team, player gets multiyear contract ...
As much as Milwaukeeans revere their Brewers, they absolutely adore their own. Craig Counsell's re-signing for one more year didn't set off the fireworks that accompanied Zack Greinke's waiving of his no-trade clause a couple of days prior, but it did result in a moderate case of the warm fuzzies ...
News of the day: First baseman/outfielder Mark Kotsay reported to camp, the last position player to do so other than non-roster catcher Shawn Riggans, still home with pneumonia. The first full-squad workout is Tuesday ...