Author Kyle Lobner

5 things I miss about baseball season

June 4, 2020

While we fully acknowledge there are far more important things to think about right now—such as a global pandemic, as well as a number of national protests against police brutality, police militarization, and t...

The 16 Milwaukee Brewers walkoffs from 2018 and 2019, ranked

Kyle Lobner

April 16, 2020

One of the small silver linings to the COVID-19 pandemic is that fans have lots of time to watch baseball. Unfortunately, unless you’re getting up early to watch sketchy streams of games in Taiwan, there’s no l...

The most memorable moments of the 2019 Milwaukee Brewers season: Part 2 (post-All-Star Game to Wild Card)

Kyle Lobner

October 3, 2019

The Brewers’ 2019 season came to an abrupt end on Tuesday, but left us dozens of moments to remember for years to come. What follows is Part 2 of the list of items good, bad or just weird that I added to my “To...

The most memorable moments of the 2019 Milwaukee Brewers season: Part 1 (Opening Day to All-Star Game)

Kyle Lobner

September 30, 2019

The Milwaukee Brewers’ 2019 season isn’t over yet, but it’s already provided an array of memorable moments. For over a decade, I’ve been maintaining a “Today In Brewers History” calendar, a collection of notabl...

A brief history of Brewers grand slam droughts (and how they ended)

Kyle Lobner

July 17, 2019

The Milwaukee Brewers' long grand slam crisis came to an abrupt end Tuesday night when Christian Yelich (who else?) plated four runs with one swing of the bat to blow open what eventually became a 13-1 win over...

How does this season’s rotation compare to other historically young Brewers pitching staffs?

Kyle Lobner

April 9, 2019

It remains to be seen if the Brewers’ 2019 starting rotation will be good, but they’ll certainly be young.After passing or missing out on several veteran alternatives this winter, the Brewers opened the sea...

The 10 best Milwaukee Brewers one-year wonders

Kyle Lobner

February 26, 2019

Yasmani Grandal’s stay in Milwaukee might be brief, but the Brewers are trying to make the most of it.The Brewers’ biggest addition of the winter, Grandal is in camp on a one-year, $18.25 million contract a...

The most memorable moments of the 2018 Milwaukee Brewers season: Part 2 (post-All-Star Game to NLCS)

Kyle Lobner

October 23, 2018

The Brewers’ 2018 season may be over, but it provided no shortage of memorable moments. What follows is Part 2 of the list of items, good, bad or just weird, that I added to my “Today In Brewers History” calend...

The most memorable moments of the 2018 Milwaukee Brewers season: Part 1 (Opening Day to All-Star Game)

Kyle Lobner

October 3, 2018

The Brewers’ 2018 season isn’t over yet, but it’s already provided an array of memorable moments.Each morning in the Frosty Mug, I include a section titled “Today In Brewers History,” where we take a moment...

The 10 best September call-ups in Milwaukee Brewers history

Kyle Lobner

August 30, 2018

For the Milwaukee Brewers and every team across Major League Baseball, roster depth is on the way.Baseball is perhaps the only sport that dramatically alters its roster rules for a portion of the regular se...

The 5 best trade deadlines in Milwaukee Brewers history

Kyle Lobner

July 11, 2018

One of the busiest transaction seasons on the Major League Baseball calendar is, historically speaking, a relatively recent phenomenon.From 1922 until 1985, the American and National Leagues—then operating ...

The ones that got away: 5 near-miss Brewers draft picks

Kyle Lobner

June 4, 2018

The 2018 MLB Draft opens this week with the first 78 selections live on MLB Network on Monday, and the remaining 38 rounds spread over Tuesday and Wednesday. Many of the players selected in the early rounds wil...

The 10 best Milwaukee Brewers who never actually played a game with the Milwaukee Brewers

Kyle Lobner

March 19, 2018

Spring Training is a time for optimism across Major League Baseball. It’s a time to teams to come together and dream of career years, breakouts campaigns, and resurgences. Every camp is full of guys looking for...

The Brewers had a busy offseason, but have they done enough?

Kyle Lobner

January 29, 2018

What a difference a week makes for the Milwaukee Brewers.At this time a week ago, Brewers fans, along with the fans of about 25 other Major League Baseball teams, were waiting for their favorite club to mak...

Brewers prospect Cameron Roegner is moonlighting as an Uber driver in Milwaukee this offseason

Kyle Lobner

October 17, 2017

On June 25, over 5,000 fans saw Milwaukee Brewers prospect Cameron Roegner pitch four perfect innings in relief for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, protecting a 3-2 lead and preserving a win over the Kane County...

If the Brewers can’t “take back” Miller Park from Cubs fans, they could at least make it harder to give away

Kyle Lobner

September 20, 2017

The Milwaukee Brewers have just seven games remaining at Miller Park in the 2017 regular season and, sadly, only three of them are likely going to feel like home games. From Thursday through Sunday, the Brewers...

A realistic look back at Corey Hart’s Milwaukee Brewers career

Kyle Lobner

June 29, 2017

The Milwaukee Brewers open a homestand Friday night with a special occasion: They’re welcoming back Corey Hart with a one-day contract, retirement ceremony and induction into the team’s Wall Of Honor outside Mi...

Top Brewers prospect Lewis Brinson thinks this is his year

Kyle Lobner

January 30, 2017

Unless you closely follow minor league baseball, you've probably never seen outfielder Lewis Brinson play. But, if you've been following the Milwaukee Brewers, you've probably at least heard of him.When t...