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In their 34 year history, the Milwaukee Brewers have only made one playoff appearance, but they played quite well despite their obvious lack of playoff experience. The appearance came in 1982 when they defeated the California Angels in the ALCS before falling in the World Series to the St. Louis Cardinals.
In 1998, the Brew Crew made the move from the AL to the NL, and joined the NL Central. In 2004, the group led by Ned Yost. Yost is in his first year as manager, and he will inherit a young group of ball players with a lot of potential. Miller Park, named after the brewing company, is one of the more modern parks in baseball. It was completed in 2001, and can hold 43,000 people.
The biggest obstacle the Brew Crew will be forced to overcome will almost certainly be the loss of all-star first baseman Richie Sexson to the Arizona Diamondbacks in an off-season trade. He finished up with 45 homers and 124 runs batted in, but he was also somewhat of a team leader in the clubhouse. In 2004, the Brewers will look to play a more conventional style of baseball. Scott Podsednik has incredible speed and will be responsible for getting on base any way possible in order to set the table for the rest of the lineup.
The pitching shouldn’t be much of a problem for the Brewers, since they play in a pitcher friendly ballpark. Ben Sheets will be the ace of the staff, and Danny Kolb will enter his second season as a legitimate closer and after stepping up reasonably well in 2003, many anticipate another fantastic season.
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