Braden Looper

Day One of the Winter Meetings: Tampa or Bust for Bradley?

ChicagoCubsOnline.com (Free subscription) | yesterday

The first day of the Winter Meetings was filled with more rumors than activity throughout the game ... and the Cubs were not exempt from the constant twittering and updates from the Marriott lobby in Indianapolis. Most of the noise around the Cubs centered on Milton Bradley but there were a few new names added to the mill. Brandon Lyon , Gil Meche , Melky Cabrera and Braden Looper were among the players...

Looper Interested In Pitching For The Cubs

MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | yesterday

Braden Looper tells Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports that he would pitch for the Cubs. Looper says they're an "appealing" destination, partly because he has three kids going to Chicago schools. Still, the 35-year-old wouldn't mind pitching elsewhere. "I'm going to look around and see what my options are," Looper said. So far the righty says discussions have been slow to develop. Looper...

A Trip to Arby's

Viva El Birdos (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009

View full size photo » Hello, everyone. I hope this Wednesday finds you all well. I decided to put off beginning my look around the NL Central series again this week, seeing as how there is actual, somewhat interesting news to discuss, so it'll just have to wait. The arbitration offers are in, and the Cardinals made offers to three of their four compensation-eligible players. Holliday, Jo-El...

Not to (Type) B

Bugs and Cranks (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009

Yesterday began with a call from the Milwaukee Brewers. “Hello, Tyler. As a ticket holder in previous seasons, we thought you may be interested in a holiday 4-pack,” the woman said. Shaken from sleep, I struggled to answer, “Maybe… maybe later,” I managed. “Maybe later.” And judging by how Milwaukee handled Tuesday’s deadline to offer arbitration to...

Brewers Do Not Offer Arb To Any Free Agents

MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009

The Brewers chose not to offer arbitration to any of their free agents, tweets Tom Hauricourt of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. The Brewers had five Type Bs in Braden Looper, David Weathers, Felipe Lopez, Jason Kendall, and Mike Cameron. A case could've been made for Lopez, but GM Doug Melvin said earlier that they didn't have a spot for him.

The Return Of Milwaukee Brewers To The Postseason In 2008

64100 | 11/28/2009

?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Nowadays, the Milwaukee Brewers jerseys are increasing popular among the Milwaukee Brewers fans. Now, let us review the return to the postseason in 2008. The Milwaukee Brewers came out of the All-Star break with a bang as they won their first 7 games back, all of them on the road, sweeping first the Giants and

Free Agent Starting Pitching: BCB Weighs In

Brew Crew Ball (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009

More photos » by Pat Sullivan - AP I am Carl Pavano --- no one gave up more earned runs last year in all of baseball last year than I. But I command you to look only at my peripherals! Look at them! Yesss...stare longingly at my sweet sweet peripherals. Love them! (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan) Browse more photos » It just occurred to me that the Winter Meetings are coming up fast, and we haven't...

Another Thing I'm Thankful For: Baseball Reference

Brew Crew Ball (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009

by Bob Levey - AP Bringing Mike Cameron back for next season might be too expensive for the Brewers, but you can purchase his Baseball Reference page for $30. View full size photo » Even before I started writing about the Brewers , I used Baseball Reference a fair amount. Now, though, I use it every day. During the season, I probably use it five or more times each day. If you've ever looked up...

Weekend Mug 11/15

Brew Crew Ball (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009

by Pat Sullivan - AP This dude hates Spaghettio's, and hates that you love them. View full size photo » Hello Kids! I see your Regular Dad has dropped you off at your Weekend Dad's doorstep. Apparently Mr. Fancypants has better things to do, than keeping you kids up to date about the Milwaukee Brewers this weekend. I have no idea what happened to your Regular Dad, one can only guess ... in any...

Braden Looper Bought Out by Brewers

Knuckle Curve (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009

Starting pitcher Braden Looper was bought out by the Milwaukee Brewers for $1 million this weekend. The other option for the Brewers was to pay Looper $6.5 million next season — but Milwaukee decided against that idea. The good news for Looper last season is that he led the Brewers in victories with a record of 14-7. The bad news is that he didn’t pitch very well. In fact, he led all of...

Baseball | Milwaukee Brewers buy out pitcher Braden Looper

Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009

"Financial flexibility" is the new catchphrase in the front offices of the Milwaukee Brewers. In a move Friday designed to clear money to...

Wells' Wrist Well Again

Batter's Box Interactive Magazine (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009

The wrist surgery for Vernon Wells went "well" ( get it ?) according to bluejays.com's Jordan Bastian . The 30 year-old center fielder is expected to be ready for the start of spring training next year. Vernon Wells leads off from second base during a game against Baltimore August 9th. Wells chased reliever Matt Albers from the game with an RBI single in the seventh to score Adam Lind in...

Brewers do not pick up Looper's option (JSOnline)

Ballbug (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009

JSOnline : Brewers do not pick up Looper's option — By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel — I was just informed that the Brewers have decided not to pick up the $6.5 million option for 2010 on the contract of right-hander Braden Looper. — Instead, the Brewers will pay a buyout of $1 million to Looper.

News: Brewers Decline Option on Looper

MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009

Tom Haudricourt, in a post to his blog for the Milwaukee Sun Sentinel, is reporting that the Brewers have declined the option for Braden Looper, and instead will pay him a $1 million buyout. …it seems like it’s been an eternity since Looper was closing games for the Mets…he was good for the Mets in 2004 [...]

Milwaukee declines $6.5 million option on Looper

SI.com (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- The Milwaukee Brewers have declined their $6.5 million mutual option on Braden Looper, electing to pay the pitcher a $1 million buyout.

• Brewers decline option on right-hander Looper - CBS SportsLine.com
• Milwaukee Brewers decline $6.5 million option on Braden Looper - ESPN

The Return Of Milwaukee Brewers To The Postseason In 2008

64100 | 11/28/2009

?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Nowadays, the Milwaukee Brewers jerseys are increasing popular among the Milwaukee Brewers fans. Now, let us review the return to the postseason in 2008. The Milwaukee Brewers came out of the All-Star break with a bang as they won their first 7 games back, all of them on the road, sweeping first the Giants and then the Cardinals,...

Blum helps Astros rally for 8-5 win over Brewers

aymeaxi80 | 08/21/2009

MILWAUKEE – Geoff Blum drove in four runs, Hunter Pence hit a two-run homer in the eighth and the Houston Astros rallied to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-5 on Sunday. Blum hit a three-run homer in the sixth and an RBI single in the ninth for Houston, which managed to get the win despite a shaky start by Roy Oswalt. Lance Berkman walked twice and scored three times. The loss ended Milwaukee's three-game...

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selimlmv4m | 08/21/2009

Download Radio Flyer in DVD, DivX, PDA quality! Genres: Drama Countries: USA Actors: Bracco, Lorraine Mary Heard, John Daugherty Baldwin, Adam The King Wood, Elijah Mike Mazzello, Joseph Bobby Johnson, Ben Geronimo Bill Baca, Sean Fisher Munic, Robert Older Fisher Ratliff Henson, Garette Chad Nicholas, Thomas Ian Ferdie Verduzco, Noah Victor Hernandez Ocampo, Isaac Jorge Hernandez Romero, Kaylan Jesus...