Sports - Sept. 8, 2009
I'm not ready for this
You might think I'm referring to the first day of school or something. But, no, I mean I'm not ready for the end of baseball.
Tags: Miller Park, baseball, Brewers

Sports - June 16, 2009
1970s baseball was a parade of characters
A discussion on Facebook the other day -- combined with a PBS documentary on Roberto Clemente last night -- got me thinking about how packed full of stars 1970s Major League Baseball was.
Tags: baseball, roberto clemente, Luis Tiant, Vida Blue, Al Oliver, Carl Yastrzemski, Buddy Harrelson, Pete Rose, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Rod Carew

Sports - May 23, 2009
Diggin' the Brewers' stars and stripes cap
The Brewers will join Major League Baseball in wearing red Stars and Stripes caps on Memorial Day at Miller Park.
Tags: stars, stripes, caps, brewers, memorial day, MLB hats, baseball, flags

Sports - May 5, 2009
Helping the national pastime pass even more time
After a questionable call went against the Brewers last week at Miller Park, many fans howled for the implementation of instant replay in baseball. Sports columnist Dave Begel wonders, "Why stop there?" Why not find even more "productive" ways -- particularly in this difficult economy -- to ensure that baseball fans don't get cheated out of their entertainment dollars.
Tags: baseball, time of game, pace of play

Kids & Family - March 16, 2009
And you smell like one, too: birthday party memories
Later this week, OnMilwaukee.com will post a guide to locations for kids' birthday parties. While researching the article, the staff reminisced about favorite birthday parties from their pasts, and here are a few accounts of their stand-out memories.
Tags: birthday party, farrell's, shea stadium, baseball, miller park

Politics - Dec. 24, 2008
Should voters pick School Board representatives?
Milwaukee Ald. Bob Donovan wants an appointed School Board, as opposed to letting the public choose their representatives. He calls it a priority on his Christmas wish list.
Tags: ald. bob donovan, tom barrett, school board, bronzeville, black holocaust museum, gov. jim doyle, mark jefferson, republican party of wisconsin, state engineering association, mark klipstein, frame park, baseball, chad bauer, dominique T. Robinson

Sports - Dec. 13, 2008
Saturday Scorecard: Salary cap isn't the answer
Though it's frustrating for Brewers fans to watch star players like Ben Sheets and CC Sabathia slip out of the team's grasp, calls for a salary cap aren't rooted in reality. If a cap is implemented, the Brewers would likely still lose out on marquee free agents but would also pay more for middle-of-the-road players.
Tags: baseball, salary cap, sabathia, yankees, burnett, brewers

Travel & Visitors Guide - June 8, 2008
Northwoods League offers baseball around state
If the Brewers' struggles in May have you looking for an alternative baseball fix, try the Northwoods League. Action started this weekend in the NWL, a summer college baseball league which features five teams in Wisconsin.
Tags: northwoods league, baseball, eau claire express, green bay bullfrogs, la crosse loggers, madison mallards, wisconsin woodchucks

Sports - May 9, 2008
The Big Apple's basic baseball debate
Yankee Stadium (pictured) and Shea Stadium, which will be replaced glistening new facilities next season, each have rich histories and fervent fans, but our author thinks that one stands above the other.
Tags: yankee stadium, shea stadium, new york city, baseball, citi field

Kids & Family - March 31, 2008
The roar of the crowd
I can think of a lot of good ways to spend a day, but I can hardly think of a better one than sitting at Miller Park with my boy close by my side, laughing, talking, eating, watching baseball and getting the occasional hug.
Tags: baseball, Miller Park, Brewers

Music - Aug. 23, 2007
Milwaukee Talks: Sigmund Snopek, 2007
Sigmund Snopek's "Baseball" CD has become very personal for the Milwaukee musician and composer. In some ways, he's been working on it for 30 years.
Tags: snopek, violent femmes, gano, ritchie, baseball, piano, robin yount, classical music, prog rock, opryland

Sports - Aug. 7, 2007
Before you start screaming at the ump...
Parents and coaches are more focused on winning and perfection, rather than letting their kids play and enjoy the game of baseball.
Tags: little league, angry parents, baseball, umpire, bad call

Sports - Aug. 3, 2006
When it comes to baseball, Arrowhead's O'Driscoll knows the score
Arrowhead coach Tim O'Driscoll is the winningest baseball coach in Wisconsin baseball history and a longtime official scorer for Brewers games.
Tags: o'driscoll, arrowhead, baseball, official scorer, brewers

Sports - July 9, 2006
Capuano added to NL all-star team
Brewers lefty Chris Capuano, who finished second in the fan balloting for the final spot on the NL all-star team, was named to the team today to replace injured Tom Glavine.
Tags: capuano, all-star, baseball, pittsburgh

Sports - June 10, 2006
In-game decisions make baseball the toughest sport to manage
In modern sport, coaches are lauded for winning and lambasted for losing. OMC weekend columnist Dave Begel wonders which sport is the toughest to coach / manage?
Tags: baseball, football, basketball, george karl, coaching, yost