Gomez working on his swing (with some data)
Brewers manager Ken Macha said Carlos Gomez has been tweaking his swing to produce more ground balls. The key for the speedy center fielder is keeping his lead elbow low, and thus keeping the bat head...
View ArticleCrew taking its time on rotation decisions
The Brewers are making arrangements to give themselves as much time as possible to render decisions about the back end of their starting rotation. They scheduled a “B” game against the Rangers for...
View ArticleBush, Parra continue their bids
Dave Bush did his part. Then it was Manny Parra’s turn. Bush turned in five solid innings of work on Thursday afternoon in a “B” game against the Rangers on a side field at the Surprise Stadium...
View ArticleBrewers say Suppan has stiff neck
Brewers manager Ken Macha formally named Dave Bush the team’s No. 4 starter on Tuesday but provided a detail that further clouded the race for the No. 5 slot. Jeff Suppan has been getting treatment...
View ArticleSurprised Bush says blister not a factor
Dave Bush said his removal from the starting rotation, at least for Sunday’s game in St. Louis, has nothing to do with the blister that developed on his right middle finger a couple of starts ago. He...
View ArticleMacha explains rotation change
Manny Parra was surprised when he arrived at the ballpark on Thursday and was told that he would start Sunday in St. Louis. Dave Bush was even more surprised to learn that he would not. Manager Ken...
View ArticleBrewers pitchers raking at plate
MILWAUKEE — Facing the Brewers, the No. 9 spot in the batting order is hardly an easy out. Yovani Gallardo reaffirmed that Tuesday night, going 1-for-1 with a solo homer and a walk. With a .219...
View ArticleBush nearing end of line with Brewers?
When Dave Bush pitches next at Miller Park, what uniform will be wearing? Consider it a question for the offseason, because barring an injury to one of his teammates Bush is finished for the home...
View ArticleGood day for the Brewers
The Brewers had not enjoyed this good a day in more than seven years, since they last faced the Mets in a doubleheader. Dave Bush outdueled former Brewers farmhand R.A. Dickey on the mound and at the...
View ArticleThree Brewers hit the market; three more coming
The celebration was still raging inside the Giants’ clubhouse in Arlington and outside in the streets of San Francisco on Monday night when baseball’s offseason business began. Before midnight, the...
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