The 1973 Milwaukee Brewers team achieved a few milestones, both collectively and as individuals. The team pulled off a ten-game winning streak for the first time in franchise history. It all started on Friday, June 8, in California, with an 8-2 win. The ’73 Brewers were starting to show a propensity for streaks. They ended…
On February 11, 1994, the Milwaukee Brewers and Robin Yount held a press conference to announce his retirement from baseball. Murray Chass of The New York Times aptly called it the “end of a quiet but glamorous career.” Yount didn’t have much left to accomplish other than winning a World Series with his beloved Brewers,…
“Perhaps the best thing (Bud) Selig could do to improve things is get rid of General Manager Jim Baumer and Manager Alex Grammas.” – columnist Dennis Punzel, November 4, 1977. The blog post here previously has been published as content in my Milwaukee Brewers historical book. For this reason the post has been taken down.…
The blog post here previously has been published as content in my Milwaukee Brewers historical book. For this reason the post has been taken down. This page remains in place so links posted to here on various social media sites remain active. Order Building the Brewers: Bud Selig and the Return of Major League Baseball…
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