Starting pitchers deliver; now, about that lineup... Plus: A conversation with Tom Haudricourt (04.20.2026)

About this episode

The episode discusses the Brewers' recent performance, focusing on starting pitching and offensive challenges, along with an interview with Tom Haudricourt about former managers.

Brewers reporter Todd Rosiak and host JR Radcliffe look back on a productive 4-2 week for the Brewers, where their brand of baseball made a comeback, backed by superb starting-pitching performances. Brandon Sproat has his first excellent outing, Coleman Crow has a dazzling debut, Jacob Misiorowski continued to look good in losses and Chad Patrick and Brandon Woodruff worked deep into games. The offense, however remains hamstrung by injury depletion. Why Greg Jones over Luis Lara? What's next for Trevor Megill now that he's out as closer? When will the Brewers get some heavy hitters back? In Three Up Three Down (28:00), the guys discuss how a torrential downpour might have helped the Brewers win a game indoors, Aaron Ashby's win total and Brandon Lockridge's defensive theatrics. In Remembrew When (48:00), JR looks back at the last time the Brewers got down bunts from three straight batters (it's a random one), and Todd's Take of the Week (52:30) looks at two big-time aces on the docket and shouts out one thing both hosts love: Buddy's Pizza in Detroit. Then, JR visits with former Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter Tom Haudricourt (56:00) to discuss the recently departed former…

People in this episode

Hosts: Todd Rosiak, JR Radcliffe

Guest: Tom Haudricourt

Topics covered

• Brewers performance
• starting pitching
• offensive struggles
• injuries
• historical anecdotes
• baseball analysis

Keywords

• Milwaukee Brewers
• starting pitchers
• injuries
• Tom Haudricourt
• Phil Garner
• baseball
• sports news
• Aaron Ashby
• Brandon Sproat

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Places: Detroit

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