Batting Average LeaderboardKevin Justen - The F*&#ng Somethings- .684

Daniel Mishler - Mercy Rule - .632Doug Johnsen - Augie’s Antlers - .619Jason Kriger - The Jen Stergers - .611Tim Glosson - The Jen Stergers - .600

Joshua Lindgren - ROCKSTEDDIE - .600Tom Skenandore - Augie’s Antlers - .571

Brian Anderson - Augie’s Antlers - .556Joe Guyette - The Jen Stergers - .556

Paul Camacho - King James - .550Lee Clement - King James - .533

Dennis Johnson - ROCKSTEDDIE - .529Bradley Solomon - The F*&#ng Somethings- .529

Joel Brennan - The F*&#ng Somethings- .526Dave Ehlert - The Jen Stergers - .526

Rob Grass - Mercy Rule - .500Greg Popp - The F*&#ng Somethings- .500

Don Quiñones - King James - .500Cletus Rataichek, Augie’s Antlers - .500

Brannon Guyette - The Jen Stergers - .474Dan Lynam - The Jen Stergers - .474Scott Piefer - The Jen Stergers - .474

Scott Hippler - King James - .471Dave Pangallo - ROCKSTEDDIE - .471Dave Dietrich - ROCKSTEDDIE - .444

Roland Hernandez - The F&#ng Somethings - .444Shawn Kramlich - Augie’s Antlers - .444

Erick Scott - The F*&#ng Somethings - .444Shane Driscoll - Augie’s Antlers - .412

Jeff Frietag - The Jen Stergers - .412Tom Laabs - The Jen Stergers - .412

Kenneth Prieur - ROCKSTEDDIE - .412Chad Swoboda - Mercy Rule - .412

A BIG THANK YOU TO SCOTT ABRAMS

FOR COMPILING THE STATS.

2010 saw the passing of those listed below who were part of the Milwaukee Braves or Milwaukee Brewers organizations:

Lorn Brown (1938-2010) - Brewers Radio and TV Broadcaster from 1980-1981.Bob Hartman (1937-2010) - Braves pitcher in 1959. Billy Hoeft (1932-2010) - Braves pitcher in 1964. Ed Kirkpatrick (1944-2010) - Brewers outfi elder in 1977.Cal McLish (1925-2010) Brewers pitching coach from 1976-1982.Curt Motton (1940-2010) - Brewers outfi elder in 1972.Bob Shaw (1933-2010) - Braves Pitcher in 1962 & 1963.Bobby Thomson (1923-2010) - Braves outfi elder from 1954-1957.Wayne Twitchell (1948-2010) - Brewers pitcher in 1970.

IN MEMORIAM

One of the great things about Fantasy Camp is that one day you’re playing fi rst base, but the next day you may be pitching. That doesn’t happen every day in the Major Leagues, but when it does, it’s news. According to Baseball-Reference.com, there have been 476 position players (in baseball history) who have left their comfort zone to take the mound at least once. Eight of those times were last season, including former Milwaukee Brewers’ utility infi elder, Joe Inglett. In Brewers history, eight position players have taken the mound, including Fantasy Camp coach Jim Gantner. Coach Jeff Cirillo also pitched in 2007 while a member of the Arizona Diamondbacks; ironically, it was against the Brewers. Join me on a trip down memory lane to when a manager has had no choice other than to ask a position player to take one for the team.

On August 29, 1979, with Milwaukee already down 13-4 to the Kansas City Royals in the bottom of the fourth inning, Brewers third baseman Sal Bando was called to “relieve” Paul Mitchell who was relieving Reggie Cleveland, who was relieving starting pitcher Jim Slaton. Got that? Four more runs scored with Bando on the mound before the inning was over. Bando was kept in the game to pitch the fi fth and sixth innings, which went off without any more Royals scoring. Bando’s linescore: 3 IP, 3H, 2R, 2ER, 0K, and an ERA of 6.00. By the time second baseman Jim Gantner came in to relieve Bando in the seventh, the Brewers were down 17-6. Other than giving up two hits, Gantner was able to hold the Royals scoreless in the 7th. Catcher Buck Martinez, who had the night off, was brought in to pitch the bottom of the 8th and gave up one hit, one run and one walk. The Brewers scored in the ninth, but fell a bit short, losing 18-8.

It would be another 10 years before a Brewers manager would call on another non-pitcher to take the mound. On May 15, 1989, with pitchers Don August, Mark Knudson, and Paul Mirabella combining to give up 12 runs to the Oakland A’s, manager Tom Treblehorn looked to fi rst baseman Terry Francona to pitch the bottom of the 8th inning. Francona went on to a pitch a quiet three up, three down inning, including one strikeout. The Brewers lost 12-2.

Two years later, catcher Rick Dempsey was brought in not once, but twice during the season to warm up and take the mound. On July 2, 1991, the visiting Boston Red Sox, put up a 13 spot against three Brewers pitchers: Mark Knudson, Darren Holmes, and Mark Lee. With the Brewers down 13-4, this time Treblehorn signaled catcher Rick Dempsey to move from behind the plate to take the mound, with B.J. Surhoff taking over the catching duties. Dempsey held the Sox to one run on three hits. The Brewers lost 14-4. On August 3, 1991, again at County Stadium, Dempsey entered the 9th inning down 14-5. The Texas Rangers, helped by three fi rst inning errors, scored eight runs (all unearned) on starter Bill Wegman, knocking him out after 2/3 of an inning. Julio Machado, Dan Plesac, and Doug Henry combined to give up the next six runs to the Rangers before Dempsey was asked again to take the hill. Dempsey did better in this outing by giving up only one walk. The Brewers lost 14-5.

Another 10 years would pass before another Milwaukee manager would need an extra pitcher to fi nish the game; this time it was Davey Lopes calling on infi elder Mark Loretta. On June 20, 2001, after seven innings of play, the Reds had scored 11 runs off Brewers pitching (Will Cunnane, Brandon Kolb, and Mike DeJean). Loretta took the mound for the bottom of the 8th, pitched a scoreless 8th inning and struck out two, while giving up one hit and one walk. The Brewers lost 11-3. Loretta also pitched an inning as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Three years later, on April 17, 2004, Trent Durrington got the nod by manager Ned Yost. The Houston Astros combined for 14 runs off fi ve Brewers pitchers (Matt Kinney, Brooks Kieschnick, Adrian Hernandez, Dave Burba, and Luis Vizcaino), when Durrington moved from third base to the mound and get the fi nal out in the bottom of the 8th inning. The only batter Durrington faced fl ew out to end the inning. The Brewers lost 14-5.

Last season, utility player Joe Inglett, became a member of the fraternity of position players turned

pitchers. On July 27, 2010, the Reds came to Milwaukee and led 12-4 going in to the top of the 9th inning. Manager Ken Macha tapped his right arm, signalling Inglett to move from right fi eld to the hill to shut down the Reds. I know it didn’t happen that way, but it would have been cool if it did, right? He didn’t let Macha and the team down, and set the side down in order. The Brewers lost 12-4.

Camp coach Jeff Cirillo even got in on the action. A couple of years ago, while playing for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2007, Cirillo faced the Brewers. Milwaukee knocked Diamondbacks pitchers around for nine runs, but Arizona failed to score any runs, which led manager Bob Melvin to call on his second baseman for the top of the 9th. Cirillo struck out Craig Counsell, walked Bill Hall, got Kevin Mench to fl y out, walked Jonny Estrada, then got Gabe Gross to line out to end the Brewers’ half. Hall said this about Cirillo, “He’s way nastier than I thought he would be. I was shocked when I got up there. He’s got a knuckleball, a slider, he was throwing some changeups. Those pitches make 84, 83 [mph fastballs] look pretty hard. I heard he was a better pitcher in college than he was a hitter.” I wonder if Coach Cirillo will use his changeup on his own team this afternoon? Nah...

Hey...You’re Not One of Our Pitchers!

Thursday Morning Results

Augie’s Antlers - 17King James - 1

ROCKSTEDDIE - 14Mercy Rule - 8

The F*&#ng Somethings - 14The Jen Stergers - 4

Thursday Afternoon Results

Augie’s Antlers - 8ROCKSTEDDIE - 7

The F*&#ng Somethings - 15Mercy Rule - 6

The Jen Stergers - 6King James - 4

Fantasy Camp StandingsAfter 6 games

W L

The F*&#ng Somethings 5 1

Augie’s Antlers 3 3

The Jen Stergers 3 3

Mercy Rule 3 3

ROCKSTEDDIE 2 4

King James 2 4

pitchers. On July 27, 2010, the Reds came to Milwaukee

Game Day Schedule

Team in Bold is Home team. Wear white top. 1st base dugout

Friday Morning Games

Team 1 vs Team 3 Field 4Team 2 vs Team 6 Field 6Team 4 vs Team 5 Field 5

Friday Afternoon Games

Team 1 vs Team 6 Field 6Team 2 vs Team 4 Field 5Team 3 vs Team 5 Field 4

Just One of the Guys

Last year when Pete Miller attended the 2010 Milwaukee Brewers Fantasy Camp for the fi rst time at the urging of his younger sister, Sara, he says he’d already decided by Tuesday of that week that this was something she needed to experience for herself. As a kid, nine-year-old Sara looked up to her older brother and joined his Little League team where they enjoyed playing together. A year later, when she was ten, Sara’s team, the Brewers, won the American League Pennant. Sara, now 34, is the lone female player at Fantasy Camp this year. Although Pete had fi lled her in on his 2010 experiences, there wasn’t a woman player in that camp, so they weren’t really sure exactly how things would play out for her this year. Other than having her own locker room for changing and showering, she says she is being treated “just like one of the guys” as far as she can tell. When asked what has surprised her the most about her 2011 Fantasy Camp experience, Sara said, “I’m surprised how natural it feels to play baseball again. I feel a lot more comfortable playing baseball than I thought I would since I haven’t done it since I was ten,” she added. Sara was drafted by coaches Jim Gantner and Ray King onto their team the King James. For Sara, one of the best parts of her Fantasy Camp experience, other than sharing it with her brother, has been playing on a team coached by her childhood idol, Jim Gantner. Even more special is “being able to play second base on his team,” Sara said. Brother Pete is on another team (The Jen Stergers coached by Mike Fetters and Geoff Jenkins), and has faced Sara’s team Tuesday and Thursday so far this week. Pete expressed pride in his younger sister’s effort; “I’ve played against her twice now, and she did much better than me,” he said with a grin. When asked whether her epectations for the week have been met, Sara agreed and stated most have been exceeded. Her advice to any other women who are on the fence about coming to a future Fantasy Camp is to “just come and be yourself. Everyone here is wonderful about it.”

Player highlightsAUGIE’S ANTLERS:

Doug Johnsen - 13 for 21 Brian Anderson - 10 for 18 Cletus Rataichek - 10 for 20

KING JAMES: Paul Camacho - 11 for 20 Lee Clement - 8 for 15 Don Quiñones - 9 for 18

MERCY RULE:Dan Mishler - 12 for 19

Rob Grass - 10 for 20 Chad Swoboda - 7 for 17

ROCKSTEDDIE: Joshua Lindgren - 9 for 15 Dennis Johnson - 9 for 17 Dave Pangallo - 8 for 17

THE F*&#NG SOMETHINGS Kevin Justen - 13 for 19 Bradley Solomon - 9 for 17 Joel Brennan - 10 for 19

THE JEN STERGERS Jason Kriger - 11 for 18 Tim Glosson - 12 for 20 Joe Guyette - 10 for 18

The F*&#ngs Take Control With Power Going into yesterday’s games, the F*&#ng Somethings were tied atop the leaderboard with Mercy Rule. But by the end of Day 3 of the four day regular season, the Somethings’, now 5-1, held a commanding two-game lead over three teams: Augie’s Antlers, The Jen Stergers, and Mercy Rule. With a win today against Mercy Rule or ROCKSTEDDIE, the Somethings will lock up a berth in Saturday’s championship game. Power was the name of the game for the Somethings, which saw them score 29 runs on 28 hits in Thursday’s games, while both their two opponents could only muster 10 total runs. The Somethings’, Kevin Justen, currently stands alone atop the leaderboard batting .684, while Mercy Rule’s Dan Mishler is in second place 52 points behind, batting .632. Justen continued his hot hitting at Camp, by going 4-6 with four hits, four RBI, and 5 runs scored in the two games. The battle for the fi nal spot in the championship game is up for grabs. Augie’s Antlers who entered the day tied for last place, won their two games

by handing King James their worst loss of the season, beating them 17-1. The Antlers had a more diffi cult time in their second game of the day, but they scored two runs in the sixth inning to take a 8-7 lead, which they didn’t relinquesh. The Jen Stergers needed a win in order to keep pace with the Antlers after their morning loss to the Somethings, 14-4, and got it with a 6-4 victory over King James, who went winless on the day. In that game, the Stergers’ Joe Guyette and Jeff Freitag both went 3 for 3 and each drove in a run, while Jason Kriger and Tom Laabs both were 2 for 3 and the pair each drove in a run. The Antlers have the toughest road for a shot at the championship, having to play the other two teams with a 3-3 record: Mercy Rule and The Jen Stergers. The Antlers played both teams on Wednesday and earned a split, losing to Mercy Rule 8-7 on Wednesday morning, but bounced back with an identical score victory over the Stergers. Today’s schedule of games has a lot riding on them for many, and I guarantee they’ll be nothing short of exciting.

Jerry Crasnick, baseball writer for ESPN.com and Baseball America, shared his outlook for the 2011 Milwaukee Brewers: The San Francisco Giants inspired a lot of teams to believe they can win with a mediocre team and great starting pitching. On paper, Milwaukee has a starting rotation that stacks up with just about anybody’s. Yovani Gallardo turns 25 in February, and you get the sense that a monster year might be on the horizon. The neat thing about both Zack Greinke and Shaun Marcum is that they’re both athletic-type pitchers who will enjoy hitting and playing a more active role in the National League. They’ll also benefi t, obviously from being out of the American League and facing some weaker lineups. Greinke is incredibly gifted, and Brewers fans are going to have a lot of fun watching him pitch. Randy Wolf is perfect as the veteran, soft-tossing lefty who’s a complement to the young guys. And I think they’ll be OK with John Axford, Zach Braddock, LaTroy Hawkins, Takashi Saito & company in the bullpen. Health is obviously a concern with the older guys. The Brewers do have questions: If the team gets off to a slow start, how much will the Prince Fielder trade rumors hang over the team? They ranked 29th in the majors in Baseball Prospectus’ team defensive effi ciency rating last season, so they have to do a better job in the fi eld. And they don’t look especially strong up the middle with Jonathan Lucroy and Wil Nieves at catcher, Yuniesky Betancourt at shortstop and Carlos Gomez in center fi eld. But they still have Fielder and Ryan Braun, and great pitching can mask a lot of ills. If the Brewers can fi nd a way to win a bunch of those 2-1 and 3-2 games, I can see them hanging around and making a playoff push. The NL Central doesn’t have one really dominant club, so it wouldn’t surprise to me to look up in August and see the Cardinals, Reds, Brewers and (possibly) the Cubs close enough that you can throw a blanket over them. The arrival of Greinke alone should make for a more interesting summer in Milwaukee.

The 2011 Milwaukee Brewers:A Sportswriter’s View

The Offi cial Newspaper of the 2011 Milwaukee Brewers Fantasy Camp Friday, February 4, 2011Volume 5, Issue 6

TODAYWe’ll fi nd out which two teams go on to play for the Camp Championship, and KANAGAROO COURT takes center stage after the games.

TOMORROWWe put a wrap on Brewers Fantasy Camp 2011, but not before a Champion is crowned.

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