Sports - Aug. 30, 2009
Don't put the Brewers' woes on Melvin's shoulders
A year ago, Doug Melvin was a rock star. Having just pulled off a trade that brought CC Sabathia to Milwaukee. Then, Melvin was the king of Milwaukee. Since then, Melvin's popularity and approval ratings have plummeted faster than the Brewers' playoff chances. Fans singing the general manager's praises a year ago are now calling for his head.
Tags: brewers, doug melvin, jeff suppan, mark attanasio

Living - July 29, 2009
Wednesday afternoon whimsies, July '09 edition
Some blogs are about big ideas. Others are about the little thoughts that pop in and out of our heads. This blog is about the latter.
Tags: twitter, classic car, mark attanasio, harley

Sports - March 31, 2009
Yankees' excess makes it easy to root against them
The baseball season is almost upon us, and sports columnist Dave Begel is fixated on two things. One is that the Brewers surprise us all by being good again. The other is that the Yankees pay the price for their ridiculous excess by falling flat on their face. Begel isn't talking about coming close and missing. He's talking about a record of something like 62-100.
Tags: yankees, jeter, a-rod, doug melvin, mark attanasio, cc sabathia, a.j. burnett, mark teixeira

Sports - Jan. 25, 2009
Brewers Notebook: Hot Stove edition
Unlike the Yankees, the Brewers have been very quiet on the free agent market this winter. The team budgeted a payroll right around $80 million for the upcoming season -- similar to last year. Despite taking money off the books from Ben Sheets, Brian Shouse. Eric Gagne and CC Sabathia, the team is already at that point heading into Spring Training. The key, owner Mark Attanasio says, is the built-in flexibility to make moves later.
Tags: brewers, mark attanasio, doug melvin, prince fielder

Sports - Jan. 24, 2009
Saturday Scorecard: "Introducing Mr. Hoffman..."
More than 10,000 Brewers fans braved frigid temperatures and headed Downtown to attend the club's "On Deck" event Saturday at the Midwest Airlines Center. One of the highlights of the event, which included autographs, photos and clinics, was an introductory press conference by the team's new closer, Trevor Hoffman, who donned his new jersey and spoke at length about his new team, his leadership abilities and his theme song.
Tags: brewers, on deck, trevor hoffman, doug melvin, mark attanasio, dominic james, mike cameron, jim powell, andy mazur, cory provus, josh suchon