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SnakeBytes, 6/6: My Kingdom For a Hoarse

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Published June 6, 2010 at 12:35 p.m.
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More photos » ... Ross D. Franklin - AP ... Dontrelle Wills does his best imitation of a porpoise, and scores ahead of the tag ... Browse more photos » ... [Whisper] Good morning, and welcome to Sunday's SnakeBytes, which will be brought to you at a very low level of volume. And, thus, in complete contrast to last night's game. I will be referred to as "Whisperin' Jim" for the rest of the day, thank you very much. Here are the recap, some rehab news for Webb and other stuff after the jump.

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Spring Training Team Stats: Are They Meaningful?

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Published May 10, 2010 at 12:00 a.m.
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More photos » ... Ed Andrieski - AP ... Browse more photos » ... It's pretty much a given that, for any individual player, spring training stats are meaningless as a projection of what might happen when the season starts. Not that this stops us from poring over them, worrying as a starter's ERA tilts towards double figures, or cheering as a backup infielder hits .400. But as a projection of regular season performance, they are basically useless ... The one exception John Dewan discovered is

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What's Up With...? Ian Kennedy

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Published May 13, 2010 at 8:00 p.m.
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More photos » ... Ed Andrieski - AP ... Ian Kennedy practices bunting. Sorry, the way we've played lately, I'm all out of funny captions ... Browse more photos » ... "I respect the way he pitches. He knows what he's doing. He's a guy I wouldn't mind having. I don't know if I'd call him finesse. He's 88 to 90, and he attacks with his fastball, which is what you want to do. It's impressive. I'd still put him in as a fourth starter, but he'll be a steady guy, a Rick Reed type." ...    -- a

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Spring Training live chat recap

Published March 10, 2010 at 11:45 a.m.


Spring training is less than a month away so it's time to start thinking baseball. Got a question about the 2010 Brewers? Ask our Brewers insiders during a live chat this afternoon.

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There is more to spring training than just baseball

Published March 9, 2010 at 4:28 p.m.


The e-mails come in like clockwork, starting with a trickle just before Super Bowl Sunday and intensifying as St. Patrick's Day approaches. OnMilwaukee.com readers ask "What are some things I should do when I'm down there? Especially away from the ballpark ..." Here are some answers.

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Spring training finances: the saga continues...

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Published Feb. 15, 2010 at 12:24 p.m.
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Maryvale Stadium - are the Brewers the next team to threaten to move to Florida? ... View full size photo » ... The ongoing debate over plans by Mesa to keep the Cubs in the Cactus League (and, more particularly, in Mesa) rumbles on. Part of me - and probably, part of you - wants to roll your eyes and scream "Enough, already!" But there is definitely a significant issue at the heart of things: what should be done to generate an appropriate ongoing revenue stream for the Arizona Sports and

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MLB commissioner opposes deal to keep Cubs in Arizona

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Published Feb. 17, 2010 at 4:33 p.m.
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commissioner opposes deal to keep Cubs in Arizona ... "The office of Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig is opposing legislation that would build a new spring-training facility for the Chicago Cubs. An Arizona attorney hired by Selig's office says a proposal to create a surcharge on tickets to all Phoenix-area spring-training games is unfair. Attorney Pat Ray made his comments during a legislative committee hearing Wednesday morning." ... I think it's safe to say, it ain't gonna happen

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Bitches Brew

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Published Feb. 25, 2010 at 1:00 a.m.

It’s March, aka, the month for Phoenicians to be stinkin’ drunk all of the time. With the perfect sunny weather and events like Cactus League Baseball, St. Patrick’s Day, and the Great Arizona Beer Festival, sobriety will be at a premium this month ... Whatever. We’ll rol ...

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Play Ball Already

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Published Feb. 25, 2010 at 1:00 a.m.

Kicking back and watching cheap ball with an affordable brewski in-hand, all while slowly soaking underneath a free sun ... some of us live here for that ... Yep, it’s time, once again, for some baseball ... The month-long 2010 Arizona Cactus League season kicks off with a game between ...

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Cactus League: Week One

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Published Feb. 25, 2010 at 1:00 a.m.

It looks like the Chicago Cubs are sticking around in the East Valley for now (though the 84 million bucks the team requires to stay isn’t going to grow on some Sonoran desert shrub). So baseball fans might as well head to Mesa this week for Cactus League Baseball while the gettin’s sti ...

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