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Published July 20, 2010 at 1:38 p.m.

Nerdy or cool, the best memorabilia is the stuff with which you have a personal connection. Buying an autographed photo is less impressive, to me, anyway, than having it signed in person. What's your favorite keepsake?

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A happy return for "Maddux, Texas Ranger"

Published June 11, 2010 at 5:45 p.m.

For six years, Mike Maddux (left) worked as pitching coach for the Brewers. When he entered the ballpark on Friday afternoon, he walked past the home clubhouse and headed to the visitor's side. Now in Texas, Maddux is working to improve the pitching staff for a team that holds first place as it enters its interleague visit to Milwaukee.

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Parra to start; Bush goes to bullpen

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Published June 3, 2010 at 9:44 p.m.

After announcing that left-hander Manny Parra would be starting in place of right-hander Dave Bush on Sunday night in St. Louis, Brewers manager Ken Macha made it clear he was not singling out Bush ...

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MACHAWATCH! June 3, 2010 Edition.

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Published June 3, 2010 at 3:00 p.m.

Or, as it's more popularly known, the "Something Peculiar Happened on the Way to the Funeral" edition ... One week after telling reporters that he wasn't about to change the way he does things, Brewers skipper Ken Macha made a couple of moves that we haven't seen before: first, employing the closest approximation of the Brewers' optimal batting order* that we've even seen; and, second, using his new closer, John "The Ax" Axford, for the final five outs of a game. Ol' Ken's showing signs of a

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Hoffman's return to closer role grinds to a halt

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Published June 2, 2010 at 11:16 p.m.

What next for Trevor Hoffman? Brewers manager Ken Macha knew the question was coming. That didn't mean he had an answer, however ...

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Melvin, Macha and Peterson Hold Steady in BCB Tracking Poll

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Published June 2, 2010 at 11:00 p.m.

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243 readers responded to this week's poll. Here are the notable results: ... There were no notable changes in Doug Melvin, Ken Macha and Rick Peterson's approval ratings. The three were at 44%, 12% and 10% last week and received 43, 15 and 10% approval this week, respectively ... 67% of voters think the Brewers are making the right decision by starting Chris Capuano tomorrow ... 47% of voters think the Brewers should trade Corey Hart ... Follow the jump for the full results! ... Chris Capuano

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Game Thread #53: Brewers (21-31) at Marlins (27-26)

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Published June 2, 2010 at 5:00 p.m.

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Hey look, a Yovani-day! ... Current Series ... Marlins lead the series 2-0 ... Mon 05/31 ... WP: Jorge Sosa (1 - 0) ... LP: Chris Narveson (4 - 3) ... 5 - 13 loss ... Tue 06/01 ... WP: Ricky Nolasco (5 - 4) ... SV: Leo Nunez ... LP: Trevor Hoffman (1 - 4) ... 4 - 6 loss ... Milwaukee Brewers Brew Crew Ball ... @ ... Florida Marlins FishStripes ... Wednesday, Jun 2, 2010, 6:10 PM CDT ... Sun Life Stadium ... Yovani Gallardo vs ... Chris Volstad ... Partly cloudy,rain. Winds blowing from right to

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Melvin dissects pitching moves

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Published June 1, 2010 at 9:56 p.m.

Brewers general manager Doug Melvin has gone back and looked over every off-season decision on pitching, searching for answers as to why his pitching staff has been so horrid ...

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Monday game report: Brewers at Marlins

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Published May 31, 2010 at 8:50 p.m.

Ken Macha conducted a morning meeting with left-hander Randy Wolf and rookie catcher Jonathan Lucroy to see if their pitcher-catcher relationship could be accelerated ...

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