Mat Gamel

Statistics through Sunday (last week's rank) 1. Rangers (1): Matt Harrison's new and improved sinker hasn't been sinking. Otherwise there's not much to be concerned about even though they've lost three consecutive series. This will be an interesting week...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Milwaukee Brewers - INSIDE PITCH John Axford never has been one to show much emotion on the mound. That changed Saturday night, perhaps for good. After working out of a bases-loaded jam he created in the bottom of...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Milwaukee Brewers - INSIDE PITCH If Brewers manager Ron Roenicke had his choice, he would write third baseman Aramis Ramirez's name in the cleanup spot of his lineup card every single day of the season. Ramirez...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Milwaukee Brewers - INSIDE PITCH Veteran righty Francisco Rodriguez had a different kind of offseason as the free agent market was slow to develop for the reliever. He did not pitch winter ball in his native...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Milwaukee Brewers - INSIDE PITCH The Brewers would prefer that recent history not repeat itself. Last season, the Brewers had to make a mad late-season scramble just to get into playoff contention. They fell a...

MLB Team Report - Milwaukee Brewers - INSIDE PITCH Jean Segura admittedly doesn't get involved in contract negotiations and no deal seems imminent. However, the 23-year-old shortstop is flattered that the Brewers think he could be a big part of their...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Milwaukee Brewers - INSIDE PITCH Brewers' manager Ron Roenicke has been asked many times in recent weeks why he never sits down slump-ridden second baseman Rickie Weeks to allow him to regroup. He was asked again...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Milwaukee Brewers - INSIDE PITCH Right-hander Mike Fiers rejoined the Brewers on Sunday with a heavy heart, in particular because it was Mother's Day. Called up from Class A Brevard County, Fiers left behind his...

It is obvious that expanded replay will not cure all that ails major-league umpires. The umpires used instant replay of a home run by Oakland's Adam Rosales in Cleveland on Wednesday and still got it wrong. Umpire Angel Hernandez's excuse? The umps...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Milwaukee Brewers - INSIDE PITCH Every season it seems as if one pitcher in the starting rotation is the constant victim of a lack of support offensively from his teammates. For the Brewers this season, that pitcher...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Milwaukee Brewers - INSIDE PITCH Right-hander Mark Rogers, the Brewers' first-round draft pick in 2004 whose career has been marred and stalled by one injury after another, is on the shelf once again. The Brewers...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Milwaukee Brewers - INSIDE PITCH Timing is everything in life, and that certainly appears to be the case for blossoming Brewers center fielder Carlos Gomez. After years of underachieving offensively, Gomez has...