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Brewers Notebook: Marcum anchoring the rotation

Published May 23, 2011 at 4:07 p.m.

At first glance, the trade for Shaun Marcum looked to be the Brewers' signature off-season acquisition. That move was quickly overshadowed by the Zack Greinke trade. While Greinke is still working up to full strength, Marcum has emerged as a legitimate ace and an anchor in the Brewers' revamped rotation.

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Mark my words: Attanasio isn't going anywhere

Published April 27, 2011 at 10:16 a.m.

Dave Begel asserts in his weekly column that Brewers' majority owner Mark Attanasio may consider selling the Brewers and snapping up the erstwhile Dodgers. I think he's mostly kidding - at least I hope he is - but mark my words: this will not happen. Not now, not next year, not ever.

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Miller Park, 10 years later: Stadium changed the Brewers' fortunes

Published April 11, 2011 at 4:01 p.m.

Since opening in 2001, more than 25 million fans have attended Brewers games at Miller Park -- setting franchise season attendance records three times along the way -- leaving little doubt that the stadium put the franchise back on the map.

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Melvin tickled to pieces over makeup of Brewers

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Published Feb. 19, 2011 at 4:02 a.m.

Through Doug Melvin's office window overlooking Maryvale Baseball Park, the view wasn't so encouraging Friday morning. The habitually sunny Arizona sky was beginning to turn gray and foreboding. Inside, though, it was as if Al Roker and Willard Scott were calling the forecast on their happiest of happy pills ...

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Roenicke just might be the right fit

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Published Feb. 18, 2011 at 3:51 a.m.

History might eventually show that Ron Roenicke will be no better or worse than Ned Yost and Ken Macha when it comes to the bottom-line numbers that define a manager's tenure. But first impression, the players are going to really like this guy ...

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Spring Training Roster Battles: Position Players

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Published Feb. 12, 2011 at 4:00 p.m.

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More photos » ... Ross D. Franklin - AP ... George Kottaras won the backup role last spring, can he keep it? ... Browse more photos » ... It's a beautiful time of the year--we're in the last weekend before spring training officially opens! The Brewers are one of the more set rosters in the league and it would be surprising to see any major changes, barring injury (knock on wood), but there are a few positions where players will be fighting for a spot. Let's take a look-see at what battles

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Spring training special: a great Phoenix hotel deal for OnMilwaukee.com readers

Published Feb. 9, 2011 at 10:42 a.m.

Over the past 14 years, I've stayed in a variety of accommodations when visiting Phoenix to watch the Brewers Spring Taring. From friends' couches to five-star hotels, no place has been as convenient as the Sheraton Crescent, a mere nine miles from Maryvale Baseball Park. And have we got a special for you.

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Attanasio takes different approach to Brewers' payroll

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Published Feb. 6, 2011 at 2:10 a.m.

Rather than let his budget dictate the talent level of his club, Brewers owner Mark Attanasio decided to let the talent level dictate his budget. In baseball circles, where owners often throw bucketfuls of money at the nearest warm body, it was a different way of doing business ...

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Fan perspective: Milwaukee Brewers offseason personnel moves for 2011 (Associated Content)

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Published Feb. 2, 2011 at 9:45 p.m.

After failing to qualify for the postseason in 2009 and 2010, Milwaukee Brewers general Manager Doug Melvin addressed the club's need for improving the pitching staff by trading some of the Brewers' top prospects and young players for starting pitchers Shaun Marcum and Zack Greinke and signing veteran relievers Takashi Saito and Sean Green. The offseason was also notable for the expected move that Melvin did not make; he did not trade first baseman Prince Fielder ...

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Marcum just the first step for Brewers

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Published Dec. 7, 2010 at 4:46 a.m.

In officially announcing the acquisition of right-hander Shaun Marcum in a trade with Toronto, Doug Melvin said he was not finished looking for starting pitching. "This is the first step. Hopefully, we can add some more," Melvin said ...

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