Thursday afternoon marked the 301st consecutive game that Prince Fielder was in the starting lineup for the Milwaukee Brewers. Fielder, 26, passed Robin Yount's franchise record of 274 consecutive games earlier this season, and ranks first among active major-league players. But he still has a long way to go if he wants to join exclusive company. To catch the major-league record of Cal Ripken Jr. (above), Fielder needs to make 2,331 more starts, a span of almost 15 seasons. To capture the NL
More photos » ... Jeffrey Phelps - AP ... BIG ARMS! (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps) ... Browse more photos » ... Author's note: The original plan this week was to run MACHAWATCH! on Wednesday afternoon, but that plan was scuttled when @notkenmacha told me that he was too busy "teaching these slapnuts the proper technique for using a bayonet in close quarters." Anyway, because MW! was going to run a day early, I had this Robo-Looper awesome intro all ready to go -- complete with a tortured,
Casey McGehee is too busy getting hits to count how many he's gotten. McGehee set a franchise record with his ninth straight hit, going 4 for 4 and leading the Milwaukee Brewers to an 8-4 victory Thursday over the Arizona Diamondbacks. McGehee had a solo homer, a two-run double, an RBI single and another single ...
MILWAUKEE - Casey McGehee set a franchise record with his ninth straight hit, going 4-for-4 and leading the Milwaukee Brewers over the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-4 Thursday ...
The Milwaukee Brewers have put reliever LaTroy Hawkins on the 15-day disabled list with weakness in his right shoulder. The Brewers made the move before Thursday's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Hawkins is 0-3 with an 8.44 ERA. He was on the DL for 2 1/2 months earlier this season with the same trouble ...