Playing with Blocks: Five Questions with Craig Counsell
We chat with Craig Counsell, the man charged with “rebuilding” the Brewers.
The Big Chill
When it’s time for rehab, big-time Brewers head north to Appleton.
Wednesday- A relief reminder
Programming note: Barring a major change in the direction of the Frosty Mug Kickstarter project, this will be the final Frosty Mug cross-posted between here and BrewersFrostyMug.net. Thanks to everyone here at Milwaukee Magazine for everything they’ve done for me over the last year, and thanks to all of you for reading. Some things to read while reading the comments. We are 50 days away from pitchers and catchers reporting to Maryvale Baseball Park, and some of the pitchers who will be joining the Milwaukee Brewers for the 2015 season likely don’t know it yet. The organization likely still has some…
Tuesday- Framing the conversation
Programming note: The Frosty Mug has moved to its own site at BrewersFrostyMug.net. The Mug you know and love continues uninterrupted in this new space, and its Facebook and Twitter feeds will remain the same, but if you wish to continue following the Mug please bookmark (or follow the RSS feed from) its new location. Some things to read while waiting to return a gift. We are 51 days away from pitchers and catchers reporting to Maryvale Baseball Park to open spring training, and today we have a reminder that the Milwaukee Brewers feature one of the game’s best pitch-framing backstops. Neil Weinberg of FanGraphs has a look at how Jonathan Lucroy’s ability to get…
Monday- Work to do in 2015
Programming note: The Frosty Mug has moved to its own site at BrewersFrostyMug.net. The Mug you know and love continues uninterrupted in this new space, and its Facebook and Twitter feeds will remain the same, but if you wish to continue following the Mug please bookmark (or follow the RSS feed from) its new location. Some things to read while improving your regularity. We are 52 days away from pitchers and catchers reporting to Maryvale Baseball Park, and the Milwaukee Brewers still have some work to do to shore up portions of their roster before they’ll be ready for the 2015 season. Andrew Simon of Sports on Earth listed them as one…
Friday- A quiet holiday
Programming note: The Frosty Mug has moved to its own site at BrewersFrostyMug.net. The Mug you know and love continues uninterrupted in this new space, and its Facebook and Twitter feeds will remain the same, but if you wish to continue following the Mug please bookmark (or follow the RSS feed from) its new location. Some things to read while expanding your vocabulary. We are 55 days away from pitchers and catchers reporting to Maryvale Baseball Park for spring training, and the Milwaukee Brewers appear to have taken a couple of days off this week to celebrate the holidays. With 2014 winding down, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com has a year in review.…
Wednesday- A fresh face
Programming note: The Frosty Mug has moved to its own site at BrewersFrostyMug.net. The Mug you know and love continues uninterrupted in this new space, and its Facebook and Twitter feeds will remain the same, but if you wish to continue following the Mug please bookmark (or follow the RSS feed from) its new location. Some things to read while crashing a wedding. We are 58 days away from pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training to open the 2015 season, and if the Milwaukee Brewers get together for the holidays this week they’ll need to set one extra place at the table. On Tuesday they claimed outfielder Shane Peterson off…
Tuesday- Looking around
Programming note: The Frosty Mug has moved to its own site at BrewersFrostyMug.net. The Mug you know and love continues uninterrupted in this new space, and its Facebook and Twitter feeds will remain the same, but if you wish to continue following the Mug please bookmark (or follow the RSS feed from) its new location. Some things to read while studying your presidents. We are 59 days away from pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training, and to this point it’s been a relatively quiet winter for the Milwaukee Brewers. That hasn’t been the case for everyone, however, and Brandon Kraeling of Red Reporter has a recap of the moves made around…
Monday- Pulling for Punto
Programming note: The Frosty Mug has moved to its own site at BrewersFrostyMug.net. The Mug you know and love continues uninterrupted in this new space, and its Facebook and Twitter feeds will remain the same, but if you wish to continue following the Mug please bookmark (or follow the RSS feed from) its new location. Some things to read while planning out the rest of your life. We are 60 days away from pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training, and if one Brewers writer has their way the Milwaukee Brewers will have added a veteran MLB infielder to their roster by that time. Justin Schultz of The First Out At…
Friday- Exchanging depth
Programming note: The Frosty Mug has moved to its own site at BrewersFrostyMug.net. The Mug you know and love continues uninterrupted in this new space, and its Facebook and Twitter feeds will remain the same, but if you wish to continue following the Mug please bookmark (or follow the RSS feed from) its new location. Some things to read while helping out a friend. We are 63 days away from Milwaukee Brewers pitchers and catchers reporting to Maryvale Baseball Park for spring training, and on Thursday the team pulled the trigger on a minor trade with the Dodgers to send catcher Shawn Zarraga to the west coast for reliever Jarret Martin and…
