The NL Central was tight last year, but the ease with which the Philadelphia Phillies handled the NL Central representative Cincinnati Reds shows that the parity was largely due to mediocrity. Cincinnati, St. Louis, Milwaukee and Houston are all listed between +2000 and +3200 in World Series betting[...]
Milwaukee Brewers Betting Previews
September 1st, 2010 - 6:53 pm § in Baseball Preview
Milwaukee Brewers at Cincinnati Reds Baseball Betting Preview
For much of the season, the Cincinnati Reds have led the NL Central. Much of the media has been skeptical of their success, pointing to their strong record against weak teams and poor record against good teams. They then proceeded to go a major league-best 19-8 in August to establish a comfortable s[...]
August 24th, 2010 - 5:33 pm § in Baseball Preview
Los Angeles Dodgers at Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Betting Preview
The Los Angeles Dodgers opened up the second half of the season by getting swept on the road by St. Louis, and that series has set the tone for the way things have gone for LA since. They have not won a road series since before the All-Star Break and they will begin a road [...][...]
June 23rd, 2010 - 6:10 pm § in Baseball Preview
Minnesota Twins at Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Betting Preview
Despite being fifth in the majors in home runs, the Milwaukee Brewers are in fourth place in the NL Central and trail division-leading St. Louis by nine games. If they continue to play the way they have played in their last two games, however, they might find a way to get back in the playoff [...][...]
April 26th, 2010 - 7:36 pm § in Baseball Preview
Pittsburgh Pirates at Milwaukee Brewers – MLB Betting Preview
From April 20 to April 22, the Milwaukee Brewers beat up on the Pittsburgh Pirates at a historic level. The three-game series between the NL Central rivals culminated with a 20-0 blowout that was the worst loss in Pittsburgh’s 124-year history. The two teams meet up again tomorrow at 8:10 PM ET in[...]
Brewers Policy Will Alienate Young Stars
The Milwaukee Brewers policy of using a formula to calculate the salary of pre-arbitration players is going to alienate their young players ensuring that they will split at the first opportunity. The idea sounds fair and reasonable in principle, but any strict set of rules that doesn’t allow f[...]