Frosty Mug

Programming note: Beginning Monday, Nov. 3, the Frosty Mug will move to its own site at BrewersFrostyMug.net. The Mug you know and love will continue uninterrupted in this new space, and its Facebook and Twitter feeds will remain the same, but if you wish to continue following the Mug after the end of this month please bookmark (or follow the RSS feed from) its new location.   Some things to read while picking out a gift. The MLB offseason is officially underway this morning after the World Series wrapped up on Wednesday night, and the Milwaukee Brewers have a lot of work to do in the coming months if…

Programming note: Beginning Monday, Nov. 3, the Frosty Mug will move to its own site at BrewersFrostyMug.net. The Mug you know and love will continue uninterrupted in this new space, and its Facebook and Twitter feeds will remain the same, but if you wish to continue following the Mug after the end of this month please bookmark (or follow the RSS feed from) its new location.   Some things to read while cleaning. By the end of the night tonight, Major League Baseball will have crowned a World Series champion, and for the 57th consecutive year (dating back to the Braves’ victory in 1957), the city of Milwaukee will…

Programming note: Beginning Monday, Nov. 3, the Frosty Mug will move to its own site at BrewersFrostyMug.net. The Mug you know and love will continue uninterrupted in this new space, and its Facebook and Twitter feeds will remain the same, but if you wish to continue following the Mug after the end of this month please bookmark (or follow the RSS feed from) its new location.   Some things to read while changing your mind. The rest of the Milwaukee Brewers’ offseason plans remain a mystery at this point, but on Monday, they made a minor transaction that could give them some options moving forward. The team claimed 26-year-old…

Programming note: Beginning Monday, Nov. 3, the Frosty Mug will move to its own site at BrewersFrostyMug.net. The Mug you know and love will continue uninterrupted in this new space, and its Facebook and Twitter feeds will remain the same, but if you wish to continue following the Mug after the end of this month please bookmark (or follow the RSS feed from) its new location.   Some things to read while writing in your notebook (h/t BBTF). Today we open the fifth week of the Milwaukee Brewers’ offseason, and we’re closing in on the beginning of free agency, which starts five days after the conclusion of the World Series.…

Programming note: Beginning Monday, Nov. 3, the Frosty Mug will move to its own site at BrewersFrostyMug.net. The Mug you know and love will continue uninterrupted in this new space, and its Facebook and Twitter feeds will remain the same, but if you wish to continue following the Mug after the end of this month please bookmark (or follow the RSS feed from) its new location.   Some things to read while getting rid of old appliances. We’re still more than a week away from the start of free agency, but the Milwaukee Brewers made their largest addition of the offseason to date when they hired former Tigers assistant…

Programming note: Beginning Monday, Nov. 3, the Frosty Mug will move to its own site at BrewersFrostyMug.net. The Mug you know and love will continue uninterrupted in this new space, and its Facebook and Twitter feeds will remain the same, but if you wish to continue following the Mug after the end of this month please bookmark (or follow the RSS feed from) its new location.   Some things to read in your expensive seat. The Milwaukee Brewers are still likely to be about a week away from the official beginning of the offseason, but when they get there, they’ll have some work to do to revamp their bullpen.…

Programming note: Beginning Monday, Nov. 3, the Frosty Mug will move to its own site at BrewersFrostyMug.net. The Mug you know and love will continue uninterrupted in this new space, and its Facebook and Twitter feeds will remain the same, but if you wish to continue following the Mug after the end of this month please bookmark (or follow the RSS feed from) its new location. Some things to read while keeping score. The Milwaukee Brewers and the rest of the baseball world largely went quiet on Tuesday as everyone’s attention shifted to Game 1 of the World Series. Once the series concludes and the offseason is underway, however,…

Programming note: Beginning Monday, Nov. 3, the Frosty Mug will move to its own site at BrewersFrostyMug.net. The Mug you know and love will continue uninterrupted in this new space, and its Facebook and Twitter feeds will remain the same, but if you wish to continue following the Mug after the end of this month please bookmark (or follow the RSS feed from) its new location.   Some things to read while being weird. We’re still a few weeks away from the Baseball Writers Association of America crowning the 2014 National League Most Valuable Player, but we know one thing with near-absolute…

Before we get started with today’s Mug, I need to make an announcement. Effective two weeks from today (Monday, November 3), the Frosty Mug will move to its own site at BrewersFrostyMug.net. The Mug you know and love will continue uninterrupted in this new space, and its Facebook and Twitter feeds will remain the same, but if you wish to continue following the Mug after the end of this month please bookmark (or follow the RSS feed) from its new location.   Some things to read while seeing what that button does. Today, we open the fourth week of the…

  Some things to read while tying up loose ends. As they wrap up the third week of the offseason, the Milwaukee Brewers now know at least one more pitcher will have a locker in Maryvale this spring. @AdamMcCalvy reported on Thursday that the Brewers had re-signed 2014 Huntsville reliever Manny Barreda, avoiding minor league free agency. It’s not clear at this point if his new contract includes an invitation to major league spring training, but I wouldn’t rule it out. Barreda turned 26 last week and 2014 was his eighth professional season, but also possibly his best one. He…