Milwaukee Brewers - The Bush Years (2000-2009)  
   
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      Yr P W L     Yr   W L   Yr P W L               2000  
      2000 3 73 89     2003 6 68 94   2007 2 83 79               Decade  
        2001 4 68 94     2004 6 67 94   2008 2 90 72               Click  
      2002 6 56 106     2005 3 81 81   2009 3 80 82               on Logo  
                  2006 4 75 87                            
                                                       
                                                             
   
  Titles: Top Brewers Players of the Outghts  
  2008 - Wild Card - Lost LDS to Phillies  
    Pitchers:  
  Ballpark: Ben Sheets (25.66) -   55  
  Milwaukee County Stadium (2000) Chris Capuano (6.88) -   25  
  Miller park (2001 - 2009) Doug Davis (11.25) -   25  
    David Bush (3.04) -   23  
  Team Name: Derrick Turnbow (0.01) -   17  
  Brewers Jeff Suppan (0.17) -   16  
    Jamey Wright (2.36) -   16  
  Owner:  Jimmy Haynes (1) -   14  
  Bud Selig (2000 - 2004) Curt Leskanic (3.92) -   12  
  Mark Attanasio (2004 - 2009) Francisco Cordero (3.1) -   10  
    Trevor Hoffman (2.2) -   10  
  General Managers: Yovani Gallardo (6) -  9  
  Danny Taylor (2000 - 2002) Jeff D'Amico (4.06) -   9  
  Doug Melvin (2002 - 2009) CC Sabbathia (4.89) -   8   
       
  Managers: Catchers:  
  Davey Lopes (2000 - 2002) Damian Miller (1.47) -   13  
  Jerry Royster (2002) Jason Kendall (3) -   11  
  Ned Yost (2003 - 2008)    
  Dale Sveum (2008) First Basemen:  
  Ken Macha (2009) Prince Fielder (10.74) -   34  
    Richie Sexson (11.29) -   31  
  Hall of Famers: Lyle Overbay (4.28) -   16  
  Trevor Hoffman    
    Second Basemen:  
  Rookie of the Year:  Rickie Weeks (7.16) -   26  
  Ryan Braun (2007) Craig Counsell (5.59) -   11  
    Ron Belliard (3.75) -   10  
  MVP Eric Young (2.08) -   10  
  None    
    ShortStop:  
  No Hitters: JJ Hardy (11.01) -   25  
  None Jose Hernandez (6.24) -   21  
       
e Cy Young: Third Base:  
e None Bill Hall (9.34) -   27  
e      
e Notable Events: Outfield:  
e Geoff Jenkins (17.86) -   58  
  2000 - Bud Selig owns the club thru 2004. Milwaukee averages a 66-96 Ryan Braun (12.75) -   34  
  record during that period. Things improve once he sells to Mark Mike Cameron (6.11) -   24  
   Attanasio as the Brewers average 82-80 after the sale for the  Brady Clark (5.39) -   22  
  remainder of the decade. Corey Hart (6.55) -   22  
  Scott Podsednik (4.11) -   20  
  2001 - Righthander Ben Sheets, 22, is a rookie. He was the tenth  Jeromy Burnitz (4.17) -   14  
  overall pick in the 1999 draft. Carlos Lee (3.18) -   13  
     
  2002 - Doug Melvin is hired on as GM. He is a big improvement over the Notable Events:  
  previous two GM's. New owner Mark Attanasio will keep Doug on after  
  the sale. Wise move. 2008 - Milwaukee wins ninety games and makes it to the post season,  
  losing to the Phillies in the NLDS. True to their history, the Brewers' power   
  2002 - 3B Bill Hall, 22, is a rookie. He was a 6th round pick in '98 bludgeons the opposition, but the pitching is just so so. The lineup of   
    1B Prince Fielder, 2B Ricky Weeks, SS JJ Hardy, 3B Bill Hall  and   
  2003 - 2B Ricky Weeks, 21, is a rookie He was the second overall pick in  outfielders Ryan Braun and Corey Hart is a big challenge for opposing   
  the 2003 draft pitchers. However, it's the mid-season trade for Cleveland ace lefthander  
  CC Sabbathia that puts Milwaukee over the top. Sabbathia goes 11-2  
  2004 - OF Corey Hart, 22, is a rookie. He was an 11th round pick in 2000 and carries the Brewers on his back into the playoffs. CC bolts to the   
    Yankees in the offseason, something that surely rankled the commissioner.  
  2005 - 1B Prince Fielder, 21, is a rookie. He was the 7th overall pick    
  in the 2002 draft. A big time slugger for Milwaukee. 2008 -The difference between 2008 and the surrounding seasons was  
  the presence of ace Sabbathia. Milwaukee's offense had been   
  2005 - SS JJ Hardy, 22, is a rookie. He was a 2nd round pick in the consistent, a bit above league average, in the seasons surrounding '08.  
  2001 draft The pitching, however, improved by 87 runs less given up from '07  
  and is what brought them back down to earth in '09 when they gave  
  2007 - OF Ryan Braun, 23, is a rookie. He was the fifth overall pick in the up 129 more than in '08. On top of losing Sabbathia after the '08  
  2005 draft. He will be one of the best players in baseball for over a decade. season, the Brewers also lost their number two starter, Ben Sheets,  
  to free agency after the season. Unclear if Milwaukee would have tried  
  2007 - Righty Yovani Gallardo, 21, is a rookie. He was a 2nd round pick to sign Sheets if he had not torn a tendon in his elbow at the tail end of   
  in the 2004 draft. Ironically, he will miss the 2008 playoff season with an ACL.  the '08 playoff run and missed the playoffs. The injury effectively ended   
  He comes back in '09 and has a number of quality seasons for the Brewers. Sheet's career. In any event, the loss of both Sheets and Sabbathia  
    was a killer for Milwaukee's playoff hopes moving forward.