In the relatively short, 50 year history of the Milwaukee Brewers franchise, the team has been blessed with four MVP award winners: Rollie Fingers, Robin Yount, Ryan Braun, and Christian Yelich. In this quarantine miniseries, I’ll be highlighting each of the four award winners, starting with one of the best Brewers of all time, Robin Yount. Yount received the MVP award in both 1982 and 1989. Let’s take a look at how The Kid earned the awards during one of the greatest careers ever by a Brewers player. The Early Years Rockin’ Robin was born on September 16, 1955 in…
Author: Megan Schroeder
As a lifelong Brewers fan, all too often have I heard the words “Opening Day Starter Curse.” With the 2020 season on hold due to concerns about COVID-19 in the United States, what better time to look at the alleged burden carried by the Brewers starting pitcher each opening day? As requested by @SportsStandings on Twitter, I’ll be taking a closer look at the job no Milwaukee pitcher wants to have in recent years. 2015: Kyle Lohse 10-0. On April 6, 2015, the Brewers lost to the Colorado Rockies by a score of 10-0, and things weren’t looking uphill from…
Due to the considerable amount of new faces on the Milwaukee Brewers active roster, fans might find themselves wondering, “Who is that again?” For this reason, I will be continuing my spotlight series, in which I’ll highlight one new Milwaukee Brewers acquisition in each article. In this second installment, starting pitcher Josh Lindblom is the center of attention. Josh Lindblom, a 32 year old Lafayette, Indiana native, is a father and Christian before he’s a baseball player. This is evidenced in his social media accounts (@jlbomer25 on Instagram and @JoshLindblom52 on Twitter). He and his wife have three children, Presley,…
The Green Bay Packers have a storied history of successful head coaches, beginning with founder Curly Lambeau in 1921 and continuing through present head coach Matt LaFleur in 2020. Here are my top five head coaches in Packers history. 5: Matt LaFleur (2019-2020) Before you judge me for including current head coach Matt LaFleur on my list of all-time greats in the Packers organization, I challenge you to think of a better candidate for number five on the list. The only other Packers head coach (not later included on this list) who had a winning record during his first season…
With Opening Day approaching (just 56 days, but who’s counting?), let’s take a look back at some of the best moments from the Milwaukee Brewers success-filled 2019 season. 5: Keston Hiura walks-off Kimbrel and the Cubs Following a game-tying home run by reigning 2018 MVP Christian Yelich, rookie second baseman Keston Hiura hit his first ever walk off home run against the Chicago Cubs. In late July, many Brewers fans were upset due to the signing of talented closer Craig Kimbrel within the NL Central. However, this blown save, along with the looks on Theo Epstein (Chicago’s President of Baseball…
