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Milwaukee Brewers

Team's name:
Milwaukee Brewers
League: National League
Division: Central Milwaukee Breewers
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Nickname:
The Brewers, True Blue Brew Crew,
The Brew Crew,
The Crew, Beermakers
Mascot: Bernie Brewer
Team Colours:
Midnight Blue, Gold and White
Joined the League: 1998
Team's President:
Mark Attanasio
Baseball Manager: Doug Melvin
Baseball Field: Miller Park
Current Capacity: 41,900
First Year of Baseball: 1969-70

League Titles:
NL Pennants: 0
AL Penants: 1982
AL East Div: 1982
Wild Card berths: 2008
World Series: 0

The Milwaukee Brewers were first established in 1969 as members of the American League; in 1997, the team was instituted as part of the National League. Thus far, the Brewers, also known as “the Brew Crew” or simply “the Crew,” have claimed one Pennant and one Division title, both in the 1982 season.

Prior to the establishment of the Brewers, the city of Milwaukee had been able to claim the Braves – now the Atlanta Braves – as its representative MLB team. However, when the Braves relocated after the 1965, one of the team’s minority owners, Bud Selig, worked to return professional baseball to Milwaukee. In 1969, Selig purchased the bankrupt Seattle Pilots and moved the team to Milwaukee, changing the nickname to “the Brewers.”

Due to the team’s location and the sale’s short notice, the new team was moved into the AL West division. The Crew’s first several seasons in their new city were unsuccessful; the team’s first winning season would come in 1978. Nevertheless, the team began to acquire a fan base as it spent much of the 1970s filling the roster with popular players.

Finally, success: in 1978, the Brewers won 93 games, finishing third behind the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees. Just a couple of years later in 1980, the Brewers made their first playoff appearance. In the next several years, the team would claim three league MVPs: Rollie Fingers, Robin Yount, and Pete Vuckovich – the last of whom won MVP for two positions, both shortstop and centerfield.


In 1997, in order to continue interleague competition between the American League and the National League, the Brewers were moved from the AL West to the NL West. A few years later, in 2001, the Brewers replaced their original home at Miller Park with the new Milwaukee County Stadium.

The mid 2000s brought the team increasing success. In 2005, the team finished with its first non-losing record since 1992 with 81 wins and 81 losses. Although 2006 proved another disappointing year, in 2007 the Brewers managed to finish with a winning record, also their first since 1992, just two games behind their rivals that season, the Chicago Cubs. In the same year, first baseman Prince Fielder made baseball history as the youngest Brewer player to reach the 50 home run mark in a single season.

In 2008, the Brewers claimed the National League Wild Card, finishing that season one game ahead of the New York Mets with a final record of 90-72. The team went on to face the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League Division Series – the first time the Brewers had reached the postseason since 1982. Unfortunately, the Crew went no further; they lost the series to the Phillies, 1-3.

 

Milwaukee 2010 Roster

Pitchers
NO. NAME POS BAT THW AGE HT WT
67  Eric Arnett  SP  22  6-5  230 
59  John Axford  RP  26  6-5  195 
70  Zach Braddock  RP  22  6-2  233 
31  Dave Bush  SP  30  6-2  204 
62  Josh Butler  SP  25  6-5  200 
39  Chris Capuano  SP  31  6-2  224 
60  Todd Coffey  RP  29  6-4  241 
25  Doug Davis  SP  34  6-4  213 
45  Mark DiFelice  RP  33  6-2  181 
48  Tim Dillard  SP  26  6-4  223 
74  Marco Estrada  RP  26  6-0  197 
--  Michael Fiers  24  6-3  205 
49  Yovani Gallardo  SP  24  6-2  222 
50  John Halama  SP  38  6-5  215 
32  LaTroy Hawkins  RP  37  6-5  195 
68  Kyle Heckathorn  SP  21  6-6  223 
51  Trevor Hoffman  RP  42  6-0  221 
73  Kameron Loe  SP  28  6-8  228 
41  Chuck Lofgren  SP  24  6-3  190 
76  A.J. Murray  RP  27  6-3  222 
38  Chris Narveson  RP  28  6-3  205 
26  Manny Parra  SP  27  6-3  216 
71  Alex Periard  SP  22  6-1  203 
54  David Riske  RP  33  6-2  189 
58  Amaury Rivas  SP  24  6-2  210 
64  Mark Rogers  SP  24  6-2  224 
--  Juan Sandoval  SP  29  6-1  170 
72  Cody Scarpetta  SP  21  6-3  242 
77  Scott Schoeneweis  RP  36  6-0  190 
52  Chris Smith  RP  28  6-0  190 
57  Mitch Stetter  RP  29  6-4  212 
37  Jeff Suppan  SP  35  6-2  230 
46  Claudio Vargas  RP  31  6-4  234 
12  Carlos Villanueva  RP  26  6-2  228 
43  Randy Wolf  SP  33  6-0  198 
Catchers
NO. NAME POS BAT THW AGE HT WT
16  George Kottaras  26  6-0  185 
87  Jonathan LuCroy  23  6-0  185 
79  Martin Maldonado  23  6-1  210 
13  Angel Salome  23  5-7  199 
20  Matt Treanor  34  6-0  210 
Gregg Zaun  38  5-10  170 
Infielders
NO. NAME POS BAT THW AGE HT WT
--  Brent Brewer  SS  22  6-2  198 
30  Craig Counsell  2B  39  6-0  179 
75  Luis Cruz  SS  26  6-1  200 
--  Chris Errecart  1B  25  6-1  210 
21  Alcides Escobar  SS  23  6-1  182 
--  Eric Farris  2B  24  5-10  160 
28  Prince Fielder  1B  25  5-11  268 
24  Mat Gamel  3B  24  6-0  200 
--  Taylor Green  3B  23  5-10  180 
61  Adam Heether  3B  28  6-0  195 
Joe Inglett  2B  31  5-10  185 
--  Brett Lawrie  2B  20  5-11  200 
14  Casey McGehee  3B  27  6-1  195 
--  Joshua Prince  SS  22  6-0  180 
23  Rickie Weeks  2B  27  5-10  213 
--  Zealous Wheeler  3B  23  5-10  220 
--  Steffan Wilson  1B  23  6-1  220 
Outfielders
NO. NAME POS BAT THW AGE HT WT
Ryan Braun  LF  26  6-1  200 
36  Lorenzo Cain  CF  23  6-2  192 
15  Jim Edmonds  CF  39  6-1  210 
22  Jody Gerut  RF  32  6-0  190 
--  Caleb Gindl  RF  21  5-9  185 
27  Carlos Gomez  CF  24  6-4  215 
Corey Hart  RF  27  6-6  229 
--  Lee Haydel  LF  22  5-11  175 
--  Norris Hopper  CF  30  5-11  207 
--  Erik Komatsu  RF  22  5-10  190 
--  Erik Miller  CF  22  6-3  200 
65  Trent Oeltjen  RF  27  6-1  190 
66  Logan Schafer  CF  23  6-1  180 
63  Adam Stern  CF  30  5-11  190 

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