The Milwaukee Brewers mostly scuffled to kick off the year in Chicago, but the real news was a fleet of positive COVID-19 tests for the Miami Marlins. Todd Rosiak discusses his reaction to the news and covering road baseball in an empty park, plus a slow start for Yelich and Hiura, notable pitching performances from Burnes, Peralta and Lauer, Ryan Braun's health and Lorenzo Cain's baserunning wizardry.

The Milwaukee Brewers are on the cusp of the Major League Baseball season, in a form unlike anything we've seen before. Brewers beat reporters Tom Haudricourt and Todd Rosiak discuss the club's changing pitching landscape, with major promise from Corbin Burnes. What's the latest on Ryan Braun? What 30-man roster decisions remain? What have been the impressions of Orlando Arcia, who stands to gain playing time as Luis Urias bounces back from a positive test for COVID-19. And finally, what predictions do the guys have, and what questions?

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Tom Haudricourt checks in with some early reports from Brewers workouts and intra-squad games inside empty Miller Park, with Brandon Woodruff looking ready to roll and the team facing a fairly healthy prognosis. What does he make of some camps around baseball interrupted by testing snafus or players like Brock Holt who feel they can't opt out to keep their careers afloat? What jumps out regarding the 2020 schedule ... or the suddenly released 2021 schedule? Plus: snakebitten Luis Urias, a top draft pick signed and additions to the 60-man roster.

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What will spring training actually look like, and what are some of the Brewers-specific story lines to follow now that we're close to the start of baseball? Brewers beat writer Tom Haudricourt joins host JR Radcliffe to discuss seven such topics. Will Craig Counsell treat the 60-game season as one big expanded September? Will all the players injured in camp be ready to go? Who's in the rotation (and will the rotation expand)? How do some of the new rules serve Milwaukee? Could the Brewers be a well positioned seller at the trade deadline? How will Keston Hiura's progression be impacted (and could he wind up being the team's best hitter this year)? How good are Josh Hader's odds at a Cy Young this season?

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Brewers beat reporter Tom Haudricourt and host JR Radcliffe discuss the news of baseball on the horizon; at least, as much as the virus will allow. They look back at the tense negotiations between the two sides and the attributes of a resolution, the many changes to game play and how those new wrinkles might impact Milwaukee. 

Brewers beat reporter Tom Haudricourt joins host JR Radcliffe to discuss his new Brewers book, 'Turning 50,' taking a look back on the 50th anniversary of Milwaukee Brewers baseball. Plus, a look at first-round draft choice Garrett Mitchell and looking at the stalemate between baseball owners and the players association.

Former Brewers reliever Ken Sanders, a standout on the first Brewers teams of 1970 and 1971, looks back at the birth of the franchise. He and host JR Radcliffe talk what the early days were like, Tommy Harper, Sanders' crazy numbers, his ability to stay healthy despite massive workload, the origin of his "Bulldog" nickname and ... the time he listed and sold the Field of Dreams (yes, that one, in Iowa) as a realtor.

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Could labor trouble keep the baseball season from happening at all in 2020, even if it's deemed safe to play? Brewers beat reporter Todd Rosiak joins host JR Radcliffe to discuss where the concern level should be. Other topics: The club's release of numerous minor leaguers, the potential new wrinkles that would come with empty stadiums and what damage would be wrought if a season doesn't happen at all. 

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Brewers beat reporter Tom Haudricourt and host JR Radcliffe discuss the famously stingy Brewers Walk of Fame and have a boatload of suggestions for new inductees. What about Plesac, Cirillo, Bamberger, Caldwell, Fielder, Sheets and Doug Melvin? Plus, should Cecil Cooper's number be retired by the organization?

The Brewers had never enjoyed a winning season until 1978, when the free-agent acquisition of Larry Hisle was one of many key moves that turned the franchise around. Hisle joins podcast host JR Radcliffe to revisit that campaign, chatting about rookie Paul Molitor, Cy Young candidate Mike Caldwell, colorful manager George Bamberger, the strange free-agent process of the times and the challenges of the American League East.  

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