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2018 National League Central tie-breaker game


October 2, with the Rockies advancing to face the Brewers in the National League Division Series. The tie-breaker was counted as a regular season game for both teams, with all events in the game added to regular season statistics. Entering the 2018 Major League Baseball season, the Chicago Cubs had won two consecutive National League Central division championships. The Milwaukee Brewers last made the Major League Baseball postseason in 2011, when they won the Central division. The Cubs and Brewers ended the 2018 season tied for the division lead with
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Brewers–Cubs rivalry


the Brewers the Brewers ended up winning the last four series against the Cubs and both teams were tied for first place in the NL Central after 162 games. The teams faced off in a tie-breaker game for the division title. Milwaukee won 3–1, winning the division and securing home-field advantage throughout the National League playoffs. The Brewers also enjoyed a large contingent of Brewers fans at Wrigley Field during this game, which marked a turn in a series where Cubs fans normally "took over" Miller Park. The
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History of professional baseball in Milwaukee


10 of their last 11 games, the last 8 in a row, to catch the Cubs. Christian Yelich led the offense, going on an offensive tear, including hitting clutch home runs in two of the final three games of the season against the Detroit Tigers. The Brewers tied the Cubs for the NL Central lead, resulting in a one-game playoff for the division title. The Brewers won 3-1, clinching their second division title of the decade, and only their 3rd in franchise history, finishing with
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National League Division Series


division series, winning ten of the thirteen series in which they have played. The Pittsburgh Pirates (who finished with a losing record from 1993 to 2012) were the last team to make their first appearance in the NL division series, making their debut in 2013 after winning the 2013 National League Wild Card Game. In 2008, the Milwaukee Brewers became the first team to play in division series in both leagues when they won the National League wild card, their first postseason berth since winning the American League East Division title in
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Milwaukee Brewers


moved to the National League Central Division. Milwaukee had previously been a National League city when its team was the Milwaukee Braves (1953–1965). In 1981, Milwaukee won the American League East Division in the second half of the strike-shortened season. In the playoffs, they lost the divisional series to the New York Yankees, three games to two. In 1982, Milwaukee won the American League East Division and the American League Pennant, earning their only World Series appearance to date as the Brewers. In the Series,
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. After the season ended, former Brewer player, coach and manager Dale Sveum was hired by the Cubs to be their new manager in . The Brewers in 2012, won 13 of 17 games against the Cubs to take the all-time series at 118–117. In 2017, a surprisingly competitive Brewers team led by young prospects and resurgent veterans challenged the defending World Series champion Cubs for the division, the two played in a key end of the season series which led to the Cubs clinching their second division crown in a row
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History of professional baseball in Milwaukee


who hit 32. Late in the season, to try to ensure the Brewers' pennant chase, the team made one last trade on August 30 for Don Sutton. That trade would become even more important on the final game of the regular season between the Brewers and the Baltimore Orioles, with both teams tied for first place in the AL East. Don Sutton started against Jim Palmer and the Brewers won 10–2, thanks to Robin Yount hitting two clutch home runs, clinching the AL East Division. The Brewers finished the season
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History of the Nashville Sounds


the American Association after the end of the previous season. After a quiet start in the PCL, the team won four division titles, two American Conference titles, and one PCL championship between 2003 and 2007. Their lone PCL title was won in 2005 as the Triple-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. The only time the Sounds have qualified for the postseason since was in 2016 when they won the division championship but were eliminated in the conference series. Nashville has hosted Minor League Baseball teams since the late 19th century.
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Doug Melvin


Francisco Rodriguez, Melvin obtained veteran infielder, Jerry Hairston Jr., who would provide timely hitting to bolster an already-solid Milwaukee Brewer offense. As a result, the Milwaukee Brewers would win their division for only the second time in their history and make their fourth playoff appearance in 2011. With Nyjer Morgan's game-winning hit against the Arizona Diamondbacks in a dramatic 10th inning, the Brewers won the divisional playoff series on October 7, 2011. In the National League Championship Series, the Brewers would eventually lose to their
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2017 St. Louis Cardinals season


; Road 35–37). An average per game of 42,621. Their highest attendance year was in 2007, when they received 3,552,180 for an average of 43,854. With 19 games to play over the next 20 days including the September 12 game, the Cardinals (75–68, ) are only two games behind the Cubs (77–66) for the division lead, and the Brewers (75–69) a shade behind in third place. The Cubs have lost six of their last eight, while the Cardinals have won seven of their last eight
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2007 Milwaukee Brewers season


the Pirates and swept a three-game series with the Washington Nationals. The Brewers hit a slump when they went on an east coast trip to face the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies, posting a 2-5 record. The Brewers returned home to face their interleague rivals, the Minnesota Twins. The Brewers won the last of a three-game series, a game which saw Geoff Jenkins hit his 200th home run. The Brewers then traveled to California for a six-game road-trip. They lost
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2018 National League Championship Series


postseason match-up between the Brewers and Dodgers. For the first time since 2012, the NLCS reached a game seven, with the Dodgers defeating the Brewers and winning back-to-back pennants for the first time since 1977–1978. For the second year, Major League Baseball sold presenting sponsorships to all of its postseason series; as with the ALCS, this NLCS was sponsored by Google Assistant and was officially known as the National League Championship Series presented by Google Assistant. The Brewers won the National League Central division for the
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List of Milwaukee Brewers seasons


the National League Champion St. Louis Cardinals. The series went to a decisive game seven and resulted in a Brewers World Series loss. After a 26-season postseason drought that remains the third-longest in the expanded-postseason era, in their third appearance the Brewers won the 2008 National League Wild Card, earning them a berth in the 2008 National League Division Series. Milwaukee lost the series, three games to one, against the eventual World Series Champion Philadelphia Phillies. Most recently, the Brewers won the 2011 National League Central Division
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1972 Major League Baseball season


East because it wanted both the Brewers and White Sox as division rivals. It was decided that Milwaukee, as the newer franchise, would make the move, even though the Chicago wanted to go to the East since five of the league's original franchises were in that division, and that the Cubs were in the National League East. The Brewers and White Sox would again become divisional rivals in 1994 with the formation of the American League Central, but this would last only through 1997, when Milwaukee transferred to the National League
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2011 Milwaukee Brewers season


Zack Greinke won 16 games despite missing one month, both Shawn Marcum and Randy Wolf won 13 games, and number five starter Chris Narveson won 11 games. It was the first time since 1982 that the Brewers had five pitchers with 10 or more wins in a season. The Brewers also used fewer starting pitchers than any team in baseball, using only six starting pitchers, with Marco Estrada filling in for 7 games when Greinke and later Narveson were out with injuries. The Brewers bullpen was also stellar, led by closer John
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Milwaukee Brewers


their first division title in 29 years. They won the National League Division Series in five games over the Arizona Diamondbacks, but lost the National League Championship Series to the eventual World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals in six games. In 2018, the Brewers clinched a spot in the post-season for the first time since 2011 with a 2–1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on September 26, 2018. On September 29, they tied with the Cubs for first place in the National League Central, with a record of 95–67
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2011 World Series


Wild Card on the last day of the regular season, and defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League Division Series and the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Championship Series to earn their World Series berth. This Series was only the second time the Rangers and the Cardinals played each other; they met in regular-season interleague play in 2004, where the Cardinals won two games of a three-game series in Texas. This was the first World Series assignment for umpires Greg Gibson and Ron Kulpa. Each of the other
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Charles Brewer (boxer)


Charles Brewer (born October 15, 1969 in Philadelphia, PA), is a retired professional boxer in the Super Middleweight (168lb) division. Known as "The Hatchet", Brewer who was 14-3 as an amateur turned pro in 1989 and in 1997 won the Vacant IBF Super Middleweight Title with a TKO over Gary Ballard. He defended the title three times including a knockout win over Herol Graham, before losing the belt to Sven Ottke in a split decision. In a 2000 rematch, he lost another
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Brewers–Cubs rivalry


as the Seattle Pilots in 1969. However, the rivalry did not begin until , when the Brewers moved from the American League (AL) Central Division to the National League Central. Until then, the Brewers had a rivalry with Chicago's AL team, the White Sox. As of May 12, 2019, the Cubs lead the regular season series 183–173. The teams have never met in the postseason. The Brewers and Cubs met for the first official time on June 13, 1997 in interleague play, a 4–2 Brewers
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2018 National League Championship Series


first time since 2011 in a tie-breaker game over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, and then swept the Colorado Rockies in the National League Division Series. Dating back to the regular season, the Brewers had won 11 straight going into the NLCS. By virtue of their regular season record, highest in the league, the Brewers hold home-field advantage throughout the National League playoffs. This is the Brewers’ third League Championship Series and second in the National League, their prior NL appearance being a 2011 NLCS loss
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Nyjer Morgan


live TV immediately after the Brewers won the National League Division Series on October 7, 2011. On January 16, 2012, Morgan signed a one-year, $2.35 million deal during his first run-through of arbitration eligibility. In the 2012 season, Morgan batted .239 in 122 games, with 12 stolen bases (and five times caught stealing). The Brewers did not offer Morgan a major-league contract for the 2013 season, and he refused an assignment to the Brewers' Class AAA minor league team,
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Arizona League Brewers


The Arizona League Brewers are a minor league baseball team of the Arizona League and are the Rookie affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. The team participates in the Central Division. They are located in Phoenix, Arizona. The team has played their home games at the 8,000 seat Maryvale Baseball Park since 2001. Maryvale Baseball Park opened in 1998. The team used to play at Compadre Stadium from 1988 to 1995. The franchise was established in 1988 and suspended operations from 1996 to 2000. The Brewers won the division championship in 2010 and
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2018 National League Division Series


Brewers' 12 innings from starters were the fewest ever for a team that won a Division Series. The Brewers will play the Dodgers in the NLCS. 2018 NLDS (3–0): Milwaukee Brewers defeated Colorado Rockies. This was the third postseason meeting between the Dodgers and Braves. The previous two match-ups were the 1996 National League Division Series and 2013 National League Division Series. They also met in the 1959 National League tie-breaker series. The Braves formerly were an NL West member for 24 years; the Braves
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Burlington-Edison High School


last 7 years: 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2017. The Volleyball program has placed in the top 8 in State 11 out of the last 12 years. Coach Brewer's Teams have won 11 Conference / League Championships: 1996, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2017. Coach Brewer's Teams have won 9 District Championships: 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2017. Coach Brewer's teams
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Jason Motte


2011 National League Division Series (NLDS), in which the Cardinals won the series 3 games to 2. Motte also pitched in three games in the 2011 National League Championship Series (NLCS) against St. Louis' division rival, the MIlwaukee Brewers. The Cardinals won this series in six games. Motte was on the mound for the final out of the NLCS winning the Cardinals their 18th pennant. He was also on the mound when the Cardinals defeated the Texas Rangers in the World Series. He won the NL Player of
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History of professional baseball in Milwaukee


month, both Shawn Marcum and Randy Wolf won 13 games, and number five starter Chris Narveson won 11 games. It was the first time since 1982 that the Brewers had five pitchers with 10 or more wins in a season. The Brewers also used fewer starting pitchers than any team in baseball, using only six starting pitchers, with Marco Estrada filling in for 7 games when Greinke and later Narveson were out with injuries. The Brewers faced the NL West Champion Arizona Diamondbacks in the NLDS and won the first two games at
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Robert B. Brewer


at sports, Brewer was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army and volunteered for duty with the newly forming airborne divisions. He was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division. Brewer was the assistant Platoon Leader of the Second Battalion's 81mm mortar platoon when he parachuted into Normandy on D-Day. Following the Division's return for rest and refitting in England, he was reassigned to the 1st Platoon, E Company, 2nd Battalion as assistant platoon leader. Brewer was seriously wounded during Operation Market Garden while taking point
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Margaret A. Brewer


the a general rank, President Carter made a special nomination to the grade of brigadier general that was approved by both house of Congress. She was appointed to that grade and assumed duty as Director of Information on May 11, 1978, at which time she became the first female general officer in the U.S. Marine Corps. After Brewer reorganized the division, the Division of Information was redesignated as the Division of Public Affairs, and Brigadier General Brewer's title was changed to Director of Public Affairs. Brewer retired in 1980. After
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2011 Milwaukee Brewers season


The Brewers then faced their division rivals, the St. Louis Cardinals, in the NLCS, in a rematch of the 1982 World Series. The Brewers staged a come-from-behind victory, winning game one of the best-of-seven series by a score of 9-6. St. Louis however went on to pound the Brewers 13-2 in Game Two and scored 4 runs in the first inning of Game 3 to take the game, 4-3. The Brewers won Game 4 in St. Louis,
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Tom Gamboa


All-Star. Gamboa was a manager, minor league instructor, and scouting supervisor in the Milwaukee Brewers organization from 1978–1982. In 1979, at the age of 31, he managed the Butte Copper Kings in the Rookie Pioneer League. In 1983 he managed the Paintsville Brewers in the Rookie Appalachian League to a league-leading .653 won-loss percentage, and the league title. In 1984 he managed the Beloit Brewers in the Class A Midwest League to a Central Division-leading .619 won-lost percentage, and was
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Brad Arnsberg


's 300th career win against the Milwaukee Brewers in Milwaukee on July 31, 1990 (when the Brewers played in the American League). He played the last game of his Major League career on April 23, 1992, and spent the next two seasons on various minor league teams before retiring. Arnsberg served as pitching coach for the Montreal Expos from 2000 to 2001 and the Florida Marlins in 2002 and 2003, when they won the World Series. After a year in AAA in 2004 with the Syracuse SkyChiefs, he served as
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Rene Lachemann


losing streak when Lachemann was fired on June 25, 1983 and replaced by Del Crandall. He returned the following year as manager of the contending Brewers, but the 1984 Milwaukee club collapsed (67–94, .416 and last in the American League East Division) and he was fired with three games remaining to be played, though he was allowed to complete the season as the Brewers' skipper. Lachemann then began his career as a Major League coach, under John McNamara with the Boston Red Sox (1985–86) and La Russa with
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Harry Warner (baseball)


, he became the third-base coach of the Brewers and in his two seasons in that post the Brewers made the 1981 playoffs, then won the 1982 AL pennant. His managing career concluded with a return to the Twins' organization in 1983, when he led the Class A Visalia Oaks of the California League to a division title. One of his players that season with future Twins star Kirby Puckett. All told, Warner accumulated 1,129 wins and 1,067 losses (.514) in 19 seasons as a minor league manager.
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List of Arizona Diamondbacks seasons


the National League Division Series. Post season baseball did not return to the desert until the 2007 season when Arizona lost to the Colorado Rockies in the National League Championship Series. The following season, Arizona narrowly missed the playoffs, when they finished 2 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 2011, the Diamondbacks won their division but were ousted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Division Series. In 2017, the Arizona Diamondbacks finished 2nd in the NL West, and they played in the National League Wild Card Game against
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1981 American League Division Series


The Yankees would waste little time in responding as back-to-back RBI singles tied the game in the bottom of the seventh. But Paul Molitor's leadoff homer in the eighth seemed to turn the tide as John then allowed a single to Robin Yount. His night was done but Simmons came through once again with an RBI double to make it 5–3 Brewers. Rollie Fingers won in relief and slammed the door on the Yankees in the ninth. The Brewers' win in Game 3 was their first ever postseason win.
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Milwaukee County Stadium


records for that time with career game 3,298 and career at-bat 12,364. The Brewers lost to the Detroit Tigers, 5-2. On July 31, 1990, Nolan Ryan won his 300th Major League Baseball game at County Stadium when the Texas Rangers defeated the Brewers 11–3. On September 14, 1991, Cecil Fielder of the Detroit Tigers hit the only home run to sail over the outfield bleachers and completely out of County Stadium. The blast came off Brewers' pitcher Dan Plesac. The Tigers beat the Brewers,
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Josh Collmenter


runs and 20 or fewer total hits in his first six starts. Although he does not possess superior velocity to his fastball (average 87 MPH), he relies on throwing a sizable amount of cutters and changeups to keep hitters off-balance. He also throws a curveball less frequently. In 2011, Collmenter got his first chance to pitch in the playoffs when he faced the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 3 of the Division Series. The D-Backs won the game 8–1 and Collmenter got the win. However, the Brewers
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2018 National League Division Series


Senzatela. The Rockies tied it in the top of the ninth, getting two runs off of Brewers closer Jeremy Jeffress via three singles, an error, and a sacrifice fly. Milwaukee won the game in the bottom of the tenth, when Mike Moustakas hit a two-out walk-off single off of Adam Ottavino with runners on first and third. Brewers reliever Joakim Soria, who had retired the Rockies in order in the top of the tenth, got the win. After three scoreless innings, Milwaukee took the lead
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Don Coryell


double-digit victories and won two consecutive division titles (1974–1975). Those were the only division titles the Cardinals ever won while in St. Louis. Prior to 1974, the Cardinals had not been in the playoffs in 26 years since 1948 when they were the Chicago Cardinals. In 1975, the "Cardiac Cardinals" won seven times in the game's last minute. Multi-purpose back Terry Metcalf set an NFL all-purpose yards record at the time in 1975. When St. Louis did not re-sign Metcalf
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2018 Chicago Cubs season


to the postseason for the fourth year in a row, marking the longest streak in franchise history. The Cubs finished the 162-game schedule 95–67, earning a tie with the Milwaukee Brewers for the division. They lost to the Brewers in a 163rd game to determine the Central Division champions, failing in their quest to win the division for a third consecutive year. Instead, they hosted the Wild Card Game against the Colorado Rockies, but the Cubs lost 2–1 in 13 innings. It was the second of the last for team broadcasts
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History of professional baseball in Milwaukee


in the Final Vote. The Brewers came out of the All-Star break with a bang as they won their first seven games back, all of them on the road, sweeping first the Giants and then the Cardinals, taking over first place in the Wild Card standings. The Brewers came into the end of July still in the hunt for the division, but the front running Cubs swept the Brewers in a four-game set at Miller Park. While the Brewers were still holding on to the Wild Card lead,
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Diss Town F.C.


won the Premier Division, and won it again in 1978–79. In 1980 and 1982 the club won the league cup again. During the 1983–84 season Diss moved to a new ground at Brewers Green Lane, and in 1988 became founder members of Division One of the Eastern Counties League. After finishing third, sixth and fourth, they won Division One in 1991–92 and were promoted to the Premier Division. In the same season, the club's reserve team won the Norfolk Junior Cup, a century after the first team had won
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American League Division Series


, it was returned permanently when Major League Baseball (MLB) restructured each league into three divisions, but with a different format than in 1981. In 1981, a split-season format forced the first ever divisional playoff series, in which the New York Yankees won the Eastern Division series over the Milwaukee Brewers (who were in the American League until 1998) in five games while in the Western Division, the Oakland Athletics swept the Kansas City Royals (the only team with an overall losing record to ever make the postseason
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2018 Milwaukee Brewers season


The 2018 Milwaukee Brewers season was the 49th season for the Brewers in Milwaukee, the 21st in the National League, and 50th overall. On September 26, the Brewers clinched a playoff berth for the first time since 2011. They defeated the Chicago Cubs in the 2018 National League Central tie-breaker game on October 1 to win their first division title since 2011. They swept the Colorado Rockies in the Division Series to advance to the National League Championship Series, where they lost in seven games to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Shaft Brewer Jr.


Shaft Brewer Jr. (born October 28, 1999) is an American soccer player. Brewer played with USL side Sacramento Republic's academy team from 2015, where he was their top goal scorer, before moving to the academy team at MLS club FC Dallas a year later, where he won the Dallas Cup Gordon Jago Super Group title. He again moved in 2017 when he joined Bundesliga club RB Leipzig in Germany, where he appeared three times for their under-19 side, scoring one goal. Brewer joined MLS side Los Angeles FC
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List of Milwaukee Brewers seasons


-4 victory), the franchise has played in 7,616 regular season games and compiled a win–loss record of 3,628–3,988. They have a postseason record of 14–18. The Brewers have figured in the MLB postseason picture on five occasions. In the first, the Brewers lost to the New York Yankees in the 1981 American League Division Series three games to two. The following year, Milwaukee won the 1982 American League Championship Series versus the California Angels three games to two. In that year’s World Series, the Brewers faced
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2018 National League Division Series


The 2018 National League Division Series were two best-of-five-game series to determine the participating teams of the 2018 National League Championship Series. The three divisional winners (seeded first through third) and a fourth team—the Wild Card Game winner—played in two series. These matchups were: Under sponsorship agreements with Doosan, the series was formally known as the National League Division Series presented by Doosan. The Brewers and the Dodgers won their respective series to advance to the Championship Series. The Brewers entered the
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1982 World Series


won the MVP. The only player on the losing team to win the MVP was Bobby Richardson of the New York Yankees. Both participants are currently in the NL Central, due to the transfer of the Brewers from the American League to the National League in 1998. This raises the possibility of the Brewers eventually representing two different leagues in World Series competition. That has happened three times before, taking the 19th Century contests into account: The Brooklyn Dodgers of 1889 and 1890, the Cardinals, who won the 1886 Series when
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Helena Brewers


1986, Jeff Cirillo and Mark Loretta who began their careers with the 1991 and 1993 Helena Brewers, respectively; and Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun. The Helena Phillies joined the Pioneer League in 1978, giving Helena a professional baseball team for the first time in 64 years. In 1984, the Helena Gold Sox won the Pioneer League Championship, a rarity for an independent club. The team hooked on with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1985 and changed its name to the Helena Brewers in 1987. Helena won the league championship in back
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Carlos Brewer


Barkeley, near Abilene, Texas, from November, 1943, until August 1944 when the Division prepared to depart for the European Theater of Operations. Despite the 12th Armored Division receiving excellent ratings in its final evaluation of readiness for combat service, Brewer was relieved of command and assigned to training replacement troops at Camp Wheeler, Georgia. U.S. Army Chief of Staff General George Marshall informed Brewer that Supreme Allied Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF) General Dwight D. Eisenhower had requested that only commanders of Divisions younger than 50 years
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Milwaukee Brewers (American Association)


springboard into the major leagues. The American Association Milwaukee Brewers were founded in 1902, after the American League Brewers moved to St. Louis and became the St. Louis Browns. The Brewers were an independent club except for 1929-1933, when they were owned by Phil Ball as an affiliate of his St. Louis Browns, and from October 1946 through their final days, when Lou Perini owned the club and operated the Brewers as the AAA-affiliate of the Boston Braves. The Brewers won their first American Association championship in 1913 and
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Kuopion Palloseura


. First major breakthrough came in 1930 when KuPS won the Savo district championship thereby earning promotion to B-sarja, the second tier of Finnish football at the time, where they remained until 1947 when they were promoted to Mestaruussarja for the first time. KuPS's first stint in the Finnish top division lasted only a single season, but they were promoted again in 1949 and this time remained in the top division for 44 seasons. KuPS returned to the top flight for the 2005 season after a year in the First Division (
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2018 National League West tie-breaker game


, the Rockies had not won a division title. Both the Dodgers and Rockies finished the 2018 regular season with win-loss records, necessitating a tie-breaking game to determine the division champion. As the Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers tied for first place in the National League Central division, they also played in a tie-breaker game, marking the first time in Major League Baseball that two tie-breakers were needed in a single year. The Dodgers hosted the tie-breaker game based on their head-to
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Harry Dalton


as Robin Yount, Cecil Cooper and rookie Paul Molitor, but the nine-year-old franchise had never had a winning season. In 1978, Dalton hired George Bamberger, Weaver's pitching coach for many years, as the Brewers' new manager, and the team gelled into contenders in the American League East Division. By 1981, they made the playoffs and in 1982, Milwaukee won its first and only American League pennant (the Brewers moved to the National League Central Division in 1998). In the 1982 World
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2007 Milwaukee Brewers season


August Brewers first baseman Prince Fielder was suspended 3 games for arguing with the home plate umpire Wally Bell. On August 29, the Brewers slipped into 3rd place behind the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals and are one game below .500 for the first time since April 6. Despite tumbling in August the Brewers started September on a high note to be tied with the Chicago Cubs for first place in the division. For the first time in over 15 years in Brewers history a coin toss was held to decide homefield advantage should the
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SC Germania List


1949, when it made another losing finals appearance, this time against SC Neuenheim. The club's greatest era came in the late 1970s and early 80s, when it reached and won three championship finals, in 1977, 1979 and 1981, beating the Heidelberger RK twice and the Heidelberger TV once in the final. In recent seasons, the club was part of the Rugby-Bundesliga's North/East division until 2001, when the league was restructured to a single-division format. It won its last national men's
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George Webb Restaurants


1970s with three 10-game wins streaks. While George Webb never promised to give away free hamburgers if the team won 12 straight games, on April 19, 1987, the Brewers won 12 straight games after a dramatic late inning win (the streak would reach 13) and in a three-day time period, 168,194 hamburgers were given away. In addition to their 12 win prediction, George Webb's offers 5 burgers for just $5 when the Brewers score 5 runs or more in any game, win or lose, home
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Billy Brewer


at Louisiana Tech from 1980 through 1982, posting a record of 19 wins, 15 losses and a tie. His last season at Tech (1982) saw his Bulldogs win the Southland Conference title with a 10-3 record. They lost to Delaware 17-0 in the first round of the Division I-AA (now Football Championship Subdivision) playoffs. Brewer took over at Ole Miss in 1983, succeeding Steve Sloan, who was 20-34-1 in the previous five seasons. Brewer's previous affiliation with
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2007 Chicago Cubs season


month-long hot streak, the Cubs managed to sign Carlos Zambrano to a five-year, ninety million dollar contract. Also, the Cubs left fielder, Alfonso Soriano, was named the June National League player of the Month; followed by the Cubs ace, Carlos Zambrano, being named the National League Pitcher of the month. The team struggled throughout August, but managed to surpass the Milwaukee Brewers and win the division. Going into the last week of the season, the Cubs won ten of twelve games and had
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2007 Milwaukee Brewers season


Cardinals, Cubs and Brewers tie for the division. One coin toss decided that the Brewers would host St. Louis, while the other decided that the Brewers would travel to Chicago for any one game playoff that may be needed. On September 9, the Brewers became the first road team in history to open a game by hitting 3 consecutive home runs. The win, solidified by a Cubs loss gives the Brewers a 1-game lead in the division. But the Brewers did not win the division or make the playoffs "Note:
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Ron Roenicke


Brewers finished the season 96–66, the most wins in franchise history, and also won the National League Central Division title, the first divisional title for the team in 29 years and their first as a National League team. The Brewers went on to win the NLDS against the Arizona Diamondbacks but lost the NLCS to the St. Louis Cardinals. Roenicke is only the 4th manager in Brewers history to have a winning season in his first full season as manager, joining George Bamberger, Tom Trebelhorn, and Phil Garner. Roenicke was also
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Craig Counsell


or more challenges, at 20.6%. The Brewers advanced to the National League Championship Series after a sweep of the Colorado Rockies in the National League Division Series. The Brewers won the first and sixth games of the 2018 National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Miller Park in Milwaukee and the third game of the series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, before falling to the Dodgers in seven games. Counsell thus became only the second Brewers manager to lead the team to postseason after managing a full season with the
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2017 Milwaukee Brewers season


The 2017 Milwaukee Brewers season was the 48th season for the Brewers in Milwaukee, the 20th in the National League, and 49th overall. The Brewers were managed by Craig Counsell in his third season as manager. They finished the season 86–76 to finish six games behind the Chicago Cubs in the National League Central Division. The Brewers finished one game behind the Colorado Rockies for the second Wild Card spot. The season marked the first time the Brewers had finished above .500 in three years and their best season in terms of winning percentage
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2013 Chicago Bears season


and Giants, respectively, putting the Bears in position to win the division by defeating the Eagles. The last game between the Bears and Eagles was in 2011, when the Bears won 30–24; the Bears also lead the all-time series 30–12–1, though the Eagles had won six of the last ten meetings. However, the Bears had won four of five meetings between the two teams in the last six years, but all by less than six points. One of the Bears' keys to victory is to prevent LeSean
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Eric Brewer


. He doubled his point total from the previous season, finishing with 29 points in 71 games played. Brewer followed his regular season by helping the Cougars go on a playoff run. After clinching the last spot in the West Division with a losing record, the Cougars defeated the number-one seed Portland Winter Hawks in the conference quarterfinals and the third-ranked Spokane Chiefs in the conference semifinals before finally losing to the second-ranked Seattle Thunderbirds in the Western Conference final. Brewer finished this run with six points in the
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History of professional baseball in Milwaukee


win the NL Central Division, but also contenders for the National League pennant. The Brewers did suffer some early losses in spring training, as Zack Greinke was lost to a rib injury that would keep him out for a month, and Corey Hart was out for the first half of April with a hamstring injury, which caused the Brewers to make a last-minute trade at the end of spring training for Washington Nationals outfielder Nyjer Morgan. The Brewers struggled during the first month of the season, losing their first 4 games
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2011 Milwaukee Brewers season


the Cubs 5-1, giving the Brewers the NL Central Division title, their first division title since 1982. The Brewers also became the first franchise ever to win a division title in both the American and National leagues. The night drew eerie echoes to the Brewers playoff year of 2008, as the Brewers that year needed to beat the Cubs and needed the Marlins to win to get into the playoffs, whereas it was vice versa in 2011, with the Brewers needing to beat the Marlins and for the Cubs to win
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Milwaukee Admirals


a rare postseason run in which they needed one fewer games to eliminate their opponents in each subsequent series. The Admirals were purchased in June 2005 by a group of investors, led by Harris J. Turer, including Milwaukee Brewers owner Mark Attanasio, assistant general manager Gord Ash, and pitcher Ben Sheets. The Brewers subsequently became the sole uniform sponsor of the Admirals, and the Admirals wear a Brewers logo patch on their sweaters. The Admirals won their second division title as a member of the American Hockey League in 2006, clinching
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List of Milwaukee Brewers Opening Day starting pitchers


2011. The franchise's first playoff experience was in the strike-shortened season. In a special format created for that season, the Brewers were the second-half champion and lost the AL Division Series to the first-half champion, the New York Yankees, in five games. Mike Caldwell had started and won on Opening Day that season, but the team's playoff opener had Moose Haas start and lose a 5–3 game to the Yankees. The Brewers' lost the 1982 World Series to the St. Louis Cardinals in
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Mission Critical (novel)


, Court kills her father in the building's subterranean area. Brewer then tries to murder Court in order to salvage her own career when she is shot by Zoya, who is then shot by Court, who mistakes her for one of Mars's henchmen. While the two women survive, Brewer is quietly but sternly warned by her superior Matthew Hanley not to have Court killed next time. The conference attendees who were in contact with the plague are later issued antibiotics to offset its effects. After meeting with Zoya one last time
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2011 Major League Baseball season


, the manager of the Phillies when they collapsed in a similar way the Braves did in 1964. section begin=postseason /section end=postseason / Note: Two teams in the same division cannot meet in the division series The St. Louis Cardinals and the Milwaukee Brewers squared off in a season long division race and by the beginning of August, they were only a few games apart in the division. The Brewers would pull away for the crown, and the Cardinals continued poorly until they were games back of the wild card
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NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament


, the Runnin' Rebels were widely viewed as a major program despite their conference affiliation (a situation similar to that of Gonzaga in the 2010s). The last time, as of 2019, an independent mid-major team won the National Championship was 1977 when Marquette won with a 67-59 win over North Carolina. However, at the time, a significant minority of NCAA Division I schools were still independents, with several of these, including Marquette, being traditional basketball powers. (Marquette is now a member of
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Shelby Brewer


, while reducing government spending. Brewer's confirmation statement formed the basis of President Reagan's Nuclear Policy Statement in October 1981. Brewer is credited with a score of historically significant achievements: Brewer served as “Nuclear Czar” until October 1984 when he resigned to become President of the Nuclear Division at Combustion Engineering. Commenting on Brewer's record during his first term, President Ronald Reagan said: "In each of these cases, as well as many more, I have relied on your wise and expert guidance, and I want
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Douglass T. Greene


was commanding officer of the 67th Armored Regiment of the 2nd Armored Division then was assistant division commander of the 7th Armored Division from 1942 to 1943. On 15 July 1943 Greene became the commanding General of the newly activated 16th Armored Division at Camp Chafee, Ark. until August 1944. On 16 August 1944, he assumed command of the 12th Armored Division from Major Gen. Carlos Brewer as they were preparing to leave the United States to enter the European Theater of Operations during World War II, when Brewer was deemed "too old"
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Brandon Brewer


Brewer signaled his potential early on when he won the Atlantic Canada Fighter of the Year in 2012 and 2013. In 2012, he won the Canadian Fight of the Year in a match with Francis Lafrenière, which ended in a draw. Also in 2012, he won the New Generation Middleweight Title against Mike Stauffer. In 2013, he went on to beat Lafreniere to win the National Boxing Authority Eastern Canadian Title. In the same year, The Canadian Professional Boxing Council ranked Brewer as top middleweight fighter in Canada. In 2014
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Brewers Fayre


17 having a Travel Inn next door; most were built near motorways. In early 1997, Whitbread introduced the Kiln & Kettle chain, which was similar to Brewers Fayre but without the focus on children. Around the same time, 90 more outlets opened. In October 1999, Whitbread formed a pubs and bars division (2,900 outlets) and a restaurants division (1,300 outlets) which included Brewers Fayre, which was headed by Bill Shannon. In September 2001, 34 outlets (five in Scotland) were put up for sale
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German Football League


coming with the last play when Dresden was driving down the field for a potentially game winning score. The 2014 season began with the withdrawal of the Hamburg Blue Devils before the start of the season, leaving the northern division with only seven clubs. In the north Braunschweig won another division title with a perfect season while the Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns won the southern division for a fourth consecutive time (who then went on to beat Kiel and Dresden in the Playoffs to reach the final). The 2014 German Bowl was contested by the
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Clifford Brewer


Clifford Brewer TD, FRCS, PR, FICS, (29 April 1913 – 30 April 2017) was an English surgeon who operated on more than 1,000 casualties after the D-Day landings in 1944. He was the last surviving surgeon to have worked during the landings. Brewer was born on 29 April 1913 to Oscar John Brewer, inspector of education in the city of Liverpool and Marian Brewer née Almond. His early education was at Quarry Bank School. Brewer attended Liverpool medical school when only 15 years old. As a
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Graeme Brewer


Graeme Thomas Brewer (born 1 December 1958) is an Australian former freestyle swimmer of the late 1970s and early 1980s who won a bronze medal in the 200-metre freestyle at the 1980 Summer Olympics. In all he won 13 Australian titles. A native of New South Wales, Brewer attended Sydney Boys High School, graduating in 1976. He first gained attention in the surf lifesaving world when he won consecutive Australian junior ironman championships in 1976 and 1977, competing for the Tamarama club from Sydney's eastern suburbs. Switching to competition in
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Matt Holliday


22 RBI, 16 walks and four SB. The Cardinals segued into improved play with a 20–6 record in August to stretch a National League Central division lead from one-half game on August 1 to ten on September 1 In the third inning against the Milwaukee Brewers on September 3, he collected his 1,000th MLB hit. The Cardinals won the National League Central division crown to claim a playoff berth for the first time in three years. During the 65 games with Holliday on the roster, they dispatched an NL-best .600
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History of professional baseball in Milwaukee


than any other time in Brewers' history. ESPN.com's lead story on August 29 stated: "... Then there are the Brewers. The strange, impossible-to-figure-out Brewers. They once had the best record in the majors, were 14 games over .500 twice, and led the division by as many as 8½ games on June 23. Since then, and there's no nice way of saying it; they've reeked.". The Brewers cast this negativity to the side, and rebounded in
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Milwaukee Brewers


; at the end of the day on September 30, the Cubs and Brewers were still tied. This tie was broken on October 1st, when the Brewers defeated the Cubs 3–1 in the NL Central tiebreaker to improve to 96–67 and win the division by one game. They went on to defeat the Colorado Rockies 3–0 to win the NLDS, but in the following NLCS, they lost out to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 7 games. The first Brewers uniforms were "hand-me-downs" from the Seattle Pilots.
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2002 Los Angeles Dodgers season


The 2002 season saw Dan Evans take over as General Manager and in his first season the team won 92 games and was not eliminated from post season contention until the next-to-last day of the season, finishing third overall in the Western Division of the National League. Shawn Green hit 42 home runs to become the first L.A. Dodger to have back-to-back 40 or more homer seasons. He had four homers in one game on May 23 against the Milwaukee Brewers. He went 6 for 6 in that
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2007 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament


team won the BCS National Championship Game over Ohio State in January. Florida's Corey Brewer was named the Most Outstanding Player. Florida became the first team to repeat since Duke in 1992. , the 2007 Gators are the last team to repeat as national champions. This tournament was significant because it had many fewer upsets than in previous years. There were only 12 games in which a lower-seeded team defeated a higher-seeded team, and eight of these "upsets" were by teams ranked only one seed lower than
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2009 Milwaukee Brewers season


swept in their last scheduled visit to the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome by the rival Minnesota Twins. Returning home, the Brewers won a Memorial Day matinee against the Cardinals in a game where both Yovani Gallardo took a no-hit bid into the sixth inning and Cardinals starter Chris Carpenter had a perfect game into the seventh inning, but lost the next two games, leaving the Cardinals in sole possession of first place in the NL Central. The Brewers finished the month of May with a sweep of Cincinnati, giving the team an
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Busch Stadium


they played at home (Games 3, 4, 5). The Cards ended up winning the series on the road in Milwaukee to advance to the World Series. (This was the second time the Cardinals had defeated the Brewers in a postseason series, the first being the 1982 World Series, when Milwaukee was represented as an American League team; the Brewers switched over to the National League in 1998.) Because the National League had won the 2011 MLB All-Star Game, home field advantage went to the Cardinals
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Ole Miss Rebels football


in the top three in consecutive seasons. Vanderbilt and Ole Miss have played annually since 1942. When the SEC split into divisions in 1992, the Commodores and Rebels were selected as permanent cross-division rivals. Though Vanderbilt won the first 18 games in the rivalry, Ole Miss leads the all-time series 50–39–2. As of late, this rivalry hasn't gotten as much attention as other rivalries in the SEC as the Rebels have won 16 of the last 24, nine of which were won by double digits. However
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Claremont Football Club


went on to beat Subiaco in the 1st semi final, which was then followed by a win against the Demons (Perth Football Club) in the preliminary final. Claremont won 14.18 (102) to 15.8 (98) against East Fremantle in the grand final and secured the club's fourth premiership. Ian Brewer kicked two late goals to put Claremont ahead. His direct opponent was Norm Rogers, who won the Simpson medal for the game. Rogers suffered cramp in the last minutes of the game and Brewer was able to break
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History of professional baseball in Milwaukee


's Central Division were asked first, but they decided not to move over to the National League's Central Division. The choice then fell to the Brewers, who, on November 6, 1997, elected to move to the National League's Central Division. At the same time, the Detroit Tigers agreed to move from the AL East to the AL Central (to replace Milwaukee). The Tampa Bay Devil Rays joined the AL East and the Arizona Diamondbacks joined the NL West. Had the Brewers elected not to move to
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Charles Brewer (American football)


game-winning touchdown pass and against Texas A&M, perhaps Brewer's best game, Brewer set up or scored all three touchdowns. Their only loss that season with Brewer as the starter was the result of a last minute touchdown by co-champion Rice. Brewer remained the starter in the 1954 season, when the Longhorns started the season ranked #4, but struggled to a 4-5-1 record. Texas lost games to #1 Oklahoma, #2 Notre Dame, #12 Arkansas and #20 Baylor.
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Burscough F.C.


the second round of the FA Cup for the first time in their history. In reaching that milestone they defeated League One side Gillingham 3–2 at Victoria Park, before losing to Burton Albion. At the end of the 2006–07 season Burscough enjoyed one of their most successful in history when the Linnets won the Northern Premier League Premier Division and the Lancashire Junior Cup for the first time in 40 years when neighbours Marine were defeated. The league success was only confirmed on the last day of the season when the Linnets won at AFC Telford
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Brewers Droop


by the team of singer/guitarist John Mackay and keyboard player Steve Darrington; this duo helped assemble a new group in 1971 that continued playing blues-based music, and gigged extensively in the early days of the UK's pub rock scene. The band's name "Brewer's Droop" is a slang expression for erectile dysfunction brought on by heavy drinking. Signed to the UK division of RCA in 1972, at the time of their first album ("Opening Time") Brewer's Droop consisted of Ron Watts (
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Sunfoil Series


winner of the lower division generally replacing the last placed team from the top division — although this was not adhered to every season. The top division generally consisted of four or five teams. During this time, the stronger provinces began to field a 'B' team in the lower division. Transvaal B was the first to appear (1959–60), followed by Natal B (1965–66). These B-teams were not promoted to the top division when they won the lower competition. Since the 1965-66 season,
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1992 Toronto Blue Jays season


, on September 27, Jack Morris would make club history by becoming the first pitcher in franchise history to win 20 games in a season. Morris would have to wait through a two-hour rain delay at Yankee Stadium to get the win. Heading into the last weekend of the season, only the Milwaukee Brewers were still in contention. Led by manager Phil Garner, the Brewers had won 22 of 29 games since August 29. The Brewers trailed the Blue Jays by 2 games, and the Jays were heading into a
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List of Neighbours characters (2012)


a little kid and finally it has happened." Lewis filmed his scenes alongside Ashleigh Brewer and Stefan Dennis on location in Port Douglas from 10 October. The shoot lasted for a week. Lewis and Brewer previously worked together on "The Sleepover Club" when they were twelve. Dominic is a marine biologist, who is described as being charismatic and a charmer. Of his character, Lewis explained "At the start, Dominic comes across as annoying but as time goes by you see it is just a cheeky persistence. He
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List of Milwaukee Brewers first-round draft picks


The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They play in the National League Central division. Established in Seattle, Washington as the Seattle Pilots in 1969, the team became the Milwaukee Brewers after relocating to Milwaukee in 1970. The franchise played in the American League until 1998, when it moved to the National League as a part of MLB's realignment plan. Since the institution of MLB's Rule 4 Draft, the Brewers have selected 55 players in the first round. Officially
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1977 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting


and Walker Cooper were on the ballot for the final time. Harvey Kuenn, whose last game had been in 1966, was eligible for the first time due to his appearance on the roster of the Milwaukee Brewers for two weeks in 1970. Harvey Kuenn, whose last game played was in 1966, was actually activated by the Brewers for the last two weeks of 1971, in order for him to qualify for pension purposes. He did not play in an actual game, however. The newly-eligible players included 13 All
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2007 Milwaukee Brewers season


AAA Nashville. For the first time in over a hundred days, the division lead did not belong to the Brewers. The Brewers frustrations continued in August, resulting in a dugout altercation during a loss to the Mets between Johnny Estrada and manager Ned Yost on August 2, 2007. Later, on August 8, infielder Tony Graffanino tore his ACL in a 19-4 loss to the Colorado Rockies, resulting in his loss for the season. The Brewers then called up Weeks to take his place on the roster. In
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Milwaukee Brewers


they lost to the St. Louis Cardinals four games to three. In 1998, the Brewers changed leagues, going from the American League to the National League. They were put in the then recently created NL Central. In 2008, for the first time in the 26 years since their World Series appearance, the Brewers advanced to postseason play by winning the National League wild card. They were eliminated in the National League Division Series by the eventual World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies. On September 23, 2011, the Milwaukee Brewers clinched
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History of professional baseball in Milwaukee


hits, a walk, and a run to score. However, Brewers right fielder Corey Hart struck out with runners on second and third to end the game. The Brewers hosted Game 3, which was the first playoff game ever hosted at Miller Park and the first in Milwaukee since Game 5 of the 1982 World Series. The Brewers won, but were eliminated in Game 4, ending the Brewers season while the Phillies went on to win the World Series. During the off-season, the Brewers lost C.C. Sabathia when
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