All Decade By the Numbers

By: Big Rygg

I know that this idea is a bit corny and overdone already, but that doesn’t mean that I haven’t taken a fair amount of time to compile the information that that led me to the decisions that I have made regarding my (and since I’ve been the…

Brewers by the (Jersey) Numbers: #57 — Mitch Stetter

By: Big Rygg

When the hit song “Shout” by Tears for Fears used to hit the Miller Park soundsystem, it signaled the entrance of left-handed specialist Brian Shouse.

How The Rest Were Won: Final Roster Spots Preview

By: Big Rygg

I double-checked how many days it is until pitchers and catchers report to Maryvale Baseball Park so that I could update the blog’s Facebook page with the information. Since it’s 25 days away, that…

Trevor Hoffman’s Place In the Top 10 Closers in MLB History

By: Big Rygg

With Trevor Hoffman finally closing in (pun intended) on career save number 600, I wanted to definitely to highlight the forthcoming achievement in some way.

Reviewing Milwaukee Brewers Prospects in MLB.com’s Top 50 Rankings

By: Big Rygg

MLB.com released its updated list of their Top 50 Prospects today. While 28 of 32 organizations have at least one man on the list, the Brewers are one of 17 clubs that have at…

Brewers by the (Jersey) Numbers: #50 — Claudio Vargas

By: Big Rygg

On March 24, 2008, Claudio Vargas was a member of the Milwaukee Brewers and competing for a spot in the starting rotation. On March 25, 2008, Claudio Vargas lost that competition and was cut from…

Brewers by the (Jersey) Numbers: #32 — LaTroy Hawkins

By: Big Rygg

The Milwaukee Brewers were one of the few teams to actually do something at the Winter Meetings last December. By all accounts, they also did the most during the handful of days.

Brewers by the (Jersey) Numbers: #49 — Yovani Gallardo

By: Big Rygg

Ace — [eys] — a very skilled person; expert; adept

By the above definition, there would be a lot more “aces” in Major League Baseball than are recognized as such.

Quick Hops: One Discussion of Two Free Agents

By: Big Rygg

When I have a couple of things to write about at the same time and don’t feel like making separate posts about each one, I combine them under a heading I like to call Quick Hops.

Brewers by the (Jersey) Numbers: #54 — David Riske

By: Big Rygg

Relief pitcher David Riske signed a free agent contract with the Milwaukee Brewers in December of 2007. It was a three-year deal worth at least $13 million with incentives that could push the three-year…