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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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Brewers beat reporter Tom Haudricourt and host JR Radcliffe look back at the wild 2008 season, during which the Brewers snapped a 26-year playoff drought. What did we forget from the memorable midseason acquisition of CC Sabathia and the thrilling season finale? In what under-the-radar way did Sabathia's hitting influence the biggest moment of the season? How did Yovani Gallardo's injury ripple throughout the season? Was it the right call to fire Ned Yost with 12 games left? Did we forget how great Ben Sheets was?

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Former Brewers player and manager discusses his recollections from two different memorable seasons in Brewers history. He was a player on the 1987 "Team Streak," with an unforgettable game-winning homer on Easter Sunday, and he was the interim manager in 2008 when the Brewers went on a magic ride to the postseason. 

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Brewerfan.net's Jim Goulart swings by to discuss the Brewers minor-league system. What exactly does it mean to have one of the lowest-ranked farms in MLB; will it hurt the team in the short-term? Sure, we know the team traded prospects away and had some reach the big leagues, but the system is still a problem, right? How has the team's approach to Latin America changed in recent years and impacted the list of prospects? Who are the guys to watch that we're not discussing. And how does a guy in Massachusetts become an expert on Milwaukee Brewers minor leagues, anyway?

Tom Haudricourt looks back at the craziest season in Brewers history, 1987, and a team which he himself christened as 'Team Streak' in the Milwaukee Sentinel. Who called Tom in the press box in the ninth inning on Easter Sunday? Which three players got irritated before that game because of an Easter egg hunt? Did Tom accidentally set up an opposing manager to help Paul Molitor extend his hitting streak? What gets forgotten about Juan Nieves' no-hitter, and what happens in Milwaukee if Nieves and Teddy Higuera stay healthy?

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Brewers legend Rollie Fingers joins host JR Radcliffe to discuss the 1981 season. He talks about the strike that shortened the year, the wild Winter Meetings that brought him to Milwaukee, and his run to winning the American League Cy Young and MVP. 

Former Brewers player Jerry Hairston visits for an extended conversation about the 2011 Milwaukee Brewers. He and host JR Radcliffe discuss the circumstances that brought him to Milwaukee midseason (and why he specifically sought out a trade to the Brewers) and landed him the starting third-base gig in the playoffs. He offers his best Zack Greinke stories, his memories of Tony Plush and Game 5 of the NLDS and why he thinks about that team as much as the 2009 Yankees team, with which he won a World Series ring.

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Host JR Radcliffe and Brewers beat writers Todd Rosiak and Tom Haudricourt speculate on what Major League Baseball's return would look like and discuss the special edition 50th anniversary section in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. How did the guys choose their "Mount Rushmore," specifically Ryan Braun and Cecil Cooper over Prince Fielder, and their 50th anniversary all-time team? 

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