Milwaukee Brewers Microbrew

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporters Curt Hogg and JR Radcliffe replay audio from their preseason predictions podcast and grade their various gazes into the crystal ball ... spoiler alert, they hit on some pretty impressive calls. And also missed some. Before that, they look at the future of this baseball team. Could Jake Bauers be back? William Contreras definitely is, right? What's next for...

Brewers reporter Curt Hogg and host JR Radcliffe take a stroll back through October 2026, re-living the moments from a World Series triumph, a dominant NLCS and thrilling NLDS, not to mention a celebratory parade Oct. 30 in Milwaukee. The Brewers are World Series champions for the first time in franchise history, and we're still basking in the glow of it all.

The Milwaukee Brewers have won the 2026 World Series. It happened. It's real. It's first of its kind. With a 4-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays, the Brewers secured the series, 4-1, for the first championship in franchise history. Brewers reporter Curt Hogg and host JR Radcliffe try to revisit the events as best they can from the Tampa airport; expect more from the Microbrew podcast in the coming...

Game 4 wasn't nearly as fun as the first three. Host JR Radcliffe gives a quick spin through a heartbreaking extra-inning loss to the Rays, a 4-3 setback after Cooper Pratt's home run gave the Brewers the lead in the top of the 12th. Milwaukee's bullpen all showed up but leaves the team taxed for a Game 5 contest less than 24 hours later. Errors play a big role yet again, although David Hamilton...

The next win will give the Milwaukee Brewers a World Series title for the first time in franchise history. A 10-1 beatdown at Tropicana Field in Florida allowed Milwaukee to finally breathe easy on its run of postseason nail-biters, with an historic eight-run rally in the fifth and a pitching staff (led by Robert Gasser) that faced the minimum through eight. To top it all off, Brandon Woodruff...

Two wins away from glory. The Milwaukee Brewers once again followed a familiar formula: Down early, defensive miscue, rally anyway, a dash of power and incredible work from the bullpen. For the second straight night, the team won a one-run World Series game, a 5-4 victory that required a rally back from a 4-0 deficit in the first. Special guest Tom Haudricourt, a longtime beat reporter at the...

After some tense moments in the ninth inning, the Milwaukee Brewers prevail with a nail-biting 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1 of the 2026 World Series. Brewers reporter Curt Hogg and host JR Radcliffe give the game a breakdown, from the craziness of the ninth to the big performances by William Contreras, Jackson Chourio and others. What about the news that Brandon Woodruff made the...

You've made it to see the Milwaukee Brewers play in the World Series again in your lifetime. It'll be Jacob Misiorowski against Nick Martinez tonight as the Brewers and the Rays square off for all the marbles, starting with Game 1 at American Family Field. Before the moment Milwaukee has waited for, Thursday marked media day, where players chatted about the challenge ahead. Hear from Christian...

The Milwaukee Brewers know their opponent in the World Series: The Tampa Bay Rays, a fellow small-market (ish) team that has yet to win a World Series in franchise history. Brewers reporter Curt Hogg and host JR Radcliffe take a look at the matchup, including two key familiar names in starting pitchers Drew Rasmussen and Freddy Peralta. They look at the hitters, the vibes and more with Game 1 of...

The last time Milwaukee won a World Series, it took seven dramatic games, an otherworldly performance from a starting pitcher and even a walk-off home run. But they weren't the Brewers. Rich Schabowski, a driving force in the Milwaukee Braves Historical Society, offers a look back at the 1957 championship, and 1958 World Series runner-up finish and the general legacy of the Braves, who never had...