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Hardy, Smith on their way up
As expected, the Brewers made only two call-ups on Tuesday, when active rosters expanded from 25 to 40. Shortstop J.J. Hardy and reliever Chris Smith will be back in uniform for the Brewers for the...
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Newly-promoted Hardy in Brewers lineup
Manager Ken Macha isn’t wasting any time in getting J.J. Hardy back in the starting lineup. It will be very interesting to see how he juggles Hardy and Alcides Escobar over the final month. Felipe...
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It's official: Brewers are out
No one in a Brewers uniform had seriously discussed the postseason since the team’s trip to Pittsburgh from Aug. 17-19, when pitchers Yovani Gallardo and Carlos Villanueva said separately that the team...
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Tidbits: Hoffman, Suppan, Sheets, Hardy
The discussion about whether the Brewers would trade Ryan Braun or Prince Fielder was the most interesting part of general manager Doug Melvin’s year-end wrap-up with the media, but here’s a taste of...
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Hardy to Twins for speedy center fielder
It didn’t take long for the Brewers to make the trade everybody saw coming. The ticker tape was still falling in Manhattan on Friday when the Brewers dealt shortstop J.J. Hardy, a staple of trade...
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Hardy: 'There's no hard feelings'
I just spoke to J.J. Hardy, who was traded to the Twins today in a move he saw coming. “In the words of Prince Fielder, that’s just baseball,” Hardy said with a chuckle. “I definitely expected to get...
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Twins GM Bill Smith on Friday's trade
I thought I would pass along some thoughts from Twins GM Bill Smith about Friday’s trade. Thanks to our great Twins reporter Kelly Thesier for passing them along, even if she’s a Michigan State girl:...
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Reds asked about Hardy
Brewers GM Doug Melvin said he had conversations with several clubs before trading J.J. Hardy to the Twins this morning. One of them was Cincinnati, according to our Reds beat reporter Mark Sheldon....
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Reports: Pirates, Red Sox also went for Hardy
According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Dejan Kovacevic, who cited an American League source, the Pirates offered closer Matt Capps to the Brewers for shortstop J.J. Hardy. Instead, Hardy went to...
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More Hardy post-trade speculation
More than a week removed from the Brewers-Twins trade that sent shortstop J.J. Hardy to Minnesota for center fielder Carlos Gomez, reports continue to emerge about the other offers that Brewers GM Doug...
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