- November 19, 2009
- Milwaukee Brewers
2006 Predictions
The Brewers have been terrible year after year, but 2005 saw this new-look team climb to a .500 record for the first time in over 12 years while playing well in a beautiful ballpark. It was their first non-losing season since 1992, and the Club rewarded manager Ned Yost with a contract extension through 2008.
2009 Season Recap
The Milwaukee Brewers have been one of the better teams in baseball in recent years. Powered by two dangerous hitters in Prince Fielder and Ryan Braun, their offensive prowess has fed into the rest of the lineup, creating a team with serious run producing potential. On the pitching side of things, the Brewers have generally been steady as well.
The Milwaukee Brewers are a professional baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, currently playing in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The team is named for the city's association with the brewing industry and plays its home games at Miller Park.
Originating in Seattle, Washington, as the Seattle Pilots, the club played for one season in 1969 before being acquired in bankruptcy court by current MLB Commissioner Bud Selig and then moved to Milwaukee. The Brewers were part of the American League from their creation as an expansion club in 1969 through the 1997 season, after which they moved to the National League Central Division.
In 1982, Milwaukee won the American League East Division and the American League Pennant, earning their only World Series appearance to date. In the Series, they lost to the St. Louis Cardinals, four games to three.
In 2008, the Brewers achieved their first postseason berth in the 26 years since their World Series appearance as the wildcard team in the National League. They were eliminated in the NLDS by the eventual World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies.