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2004 Milwaukee Brewers Season
The Milwaukee Brewers' 2004 season involved the Brewers' finishing 6th in the National League Central with a record of 67 wins and 94 losses. The main highlight of the Brewers season was on the big screen, as the franchise was portrayed fictionally in the sports comedy Mr. 3000, starting Bernie Mac. Offseason * November 13, 2003: Chris Coste signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Brewers. *December 1, 2003: Lyle Overbay was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks with Chris Capuano, Craig Counsell, Chad Moeller, Jorge de la Rosa, and Junior Spivey to the Milwaukee Brewers for a player to be named later, Richie Sexson, and Shane Nance. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Noochie Varner (minors) (December 15, 2003) to the Arizona Diamondbacks to complete the trade. *January 26, 2004: Scott Sheldon was signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Brewers. Regular season Season standings National League Central Record vs. opponents Transactions *June 14, 2004: Scott Sheldon was released by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National League Central
The National League Central is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. This division was created in 1994, by moving two teams from the National League West (the Cincinnati Reds and the Houston Astros) and three teams from the National League East (the Chicago Cubs, the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the St. Louis Cardinals). When the division was created in 1994, the Pirates were originally supposed to stay in the East while the Atlanta Braves were to be moved to the Central from the West. However, the Braves, wanting to form a natural rivalry with the expansion Florida Marlins, requested to remain in the East. Despite the Marlins offering to go to the Central, the Pirates instead gave up their spot in the East to the Braves. Since then, the Pirates have tried several times unsuccessfully to be placed back in the East. In 1998, the NL Central became the largest division in Major League Baseball when the Milwaukee Brewers were moved in from the American League Central. In 2013, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Burba
David Allen Burba (born July 7, 1966) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played for the Seattle Mariners, San Francisco Giants, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, and Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1990 to 2004. In his 15-year MLB career, Burba's record was 115–87, with 1,398 strikeouts, and a 4.49 ERA. He is currently the pitching coach for the Arizona Complex League Rockies. Career On December 11, 1991, Burba was traded by the Seattle Mariners with Mike Jackson and Bill Swift to the San Francisco Giants for Kevin Mitchell, Mike Remlinger, and minor league prospect Joshua Knox. His finest season with San Francisco was in 1993. He was 10–3 and posted a 4.23 ERA. On July 21, 1995, he was traded by the San Francisco Giants with Darren Lewis and Mark Portugal to the Cincinnati Reds for Ricky Pickett, John Roper, Deion Sanders, Scott Service, and David McCarty. In 1996, Burba was 11–13 and posted an ERA of 3.83. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Travis Phelps
Travis Howard Phelps (born July 25, 1977) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball from - for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Milwaukee Brewers. Playing career Born in Rocky Comfort, Missouri, Phelps was drafted in the 89th round of the 1996 Major League Baseball Draft. Phelps made his major league debut with the then Tampa Bay Devil Rays on April 19, 2001 when he pitched two scoreless innings in the Rays 8-3 loss to the Boston Red Sox. He would go on to make 49 appearances out of the Bullpen for the Rays that year and 26 more in 2002. He last played in the majors in 2004 when he made 4 appearances for the Milwaukee Brewers, but would play for a number of years in the minors and independent leagues. On January 6, , Phelps signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers, hoping to make it back to the major leagues. However, he was released by the Tigers at the end of spring training and signed with the York Revolution, with whom he had sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wes Obermueller
Wesley Mitchell Obermueller (born December 22, 1976) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He began his career in the Kansas City Royals organization when he was selected in the 2nd round of the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft. Obermueller played in the Milwaukee Brewers system for three years, prior to being traded to the Atlanta Braves in the winter of for Dan Kolb. He was released by the Braves on April 17, and then played for the Orix Buffaloes in Japan. Before the season, he signed with the Florida Marlins. Before the season, he signed with the Samsung Lions in the KBO League and was released in July. Obermueller studied at the University of Iowa. His son, Cade, is also attending the University of Iowa and is a freshman pitcher for the Hawkeyes as of 2023. References External links Career statistics and player informationfrom Korea Baseball Organization The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO; ko, 한국야구위원회) is the governing body for the profes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Liriano
Pedro Antonio Liriano (born October 23, 1980 in Fantino, Dominican Republic) is a former professional baseball starting pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Milwaukee Brewers () and Philadelphia Phillies (). In , Liriano played for the San Francisco Giants' Triple-A affiliate, the Fresno Grizzlies. In , he played for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim's Triple-A affiliate, the Salt Lake Bees. In 28 games (25 starts), he was 4–12 with a 5.59 ERA and 67 strikeouts. Liriano played for the Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo of the Mexican League The Mexican League (, ) is a professional baseball league based in Mexico and the oldest running professional league in the country. The league has 18 teams organized in two divisions, North and South. Teams play 114 games each season. Five te ... in 2010. He last played in 2014, in the independent Atlantic League. External links 1980 births Living people Bridgeport Bluefish players Camden Riversharks players Domini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Kolb
Daniel Lee Kolb (born March 29, 1975) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. Kolb has played for the Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers, and Pittsburgh Pirates. He bats and throws right-handed. Career Kolb was drafted by the Texas Rangers in and made his major league debut with Texas in 1999. He spent that season and the next three being shuttled between the Rangers and their minor league system. Released before the season, he signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Brewers, where he became the closer, converting 60 of 67 save opportunities in 2003 and 2004 and making the 2004 NL All-Star team. Before the 2005 season, the Atlanta Braves returned closer John Smoltz to his original starter role to compensate for several losses in their pitching rotation. The Braves traded pitchers José Capellán and Alec Zumwalt to the Brewers for Kolb to replace Smoltz in the bullpen. However, Kolb endured a poor season with the Braves, going 3-8 with a 5.93 ER ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Kinney
Matthew John Kinney (born December 16, 1976) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He spent with the Saitama Seibu Lions of the Nippon Professional Baseball (MLB). Kinney is a graduate of Bangor High School. Kinney and his Little League team was featured in the Stephen King essay "Head Down", featured in King's Nightmares and Dreamscapes collection. He now resides in Maine with his wife Megan and sons Maddox Kinney and Mason Kinney. Career Kinney was drafted out of Bangor High School in the sixth round of the 1995 amateur draft by the Boston Red Sox. He was traded to the Minnesota Twins along with John Barnes for Orlando Merced and Greg Swindell in July 1998. Kinney made his MLB debut in with the Twins, going 2–2 with a 5.10 ERA in 8 starts. In , he had just a 4.64 ERA with the Minnesota Twins, but went 2-7 that year. He was traded in the 2002 off-season to the Milwaukee Brewers. In and with the Brewers, he combined for a 13–17 record. On August 6, 2004 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooks Kieschnick
Michael Brooks Kieschnick (born June 6, 1972) is an American former professional baseball left fielder and pitcher. The only player to win the Dick Howser Trophy twice, he is a College Baseball Hall of Fame inductee. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) during six seasons between 1996 and 2004, primarily with the Chicago Cubs and the Milwaukee Brewers. He batted left-handed but threw right-handed. During the initial part of his major league career, he was exclusively a position player; for his final two seasons in the big leagues, he was used primarily as a relief pitcher who also occasionally served as an outfielder and pinch hitter. Kieschnick played college baseball at the University of Texas at Austin for the Texas Longhorns from 1990 until 1993, when he was drafted by the Chicago Cubs. After two seasons with Chicago, he was selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 1997 expansion draft. However, he spent his entire tenure with the organization in the minor leagues. Alth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrián Hernández (baseball, Born 1975)
Adrian Hernandez (born March 25, 1975) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the New York Yankees and Milwaukee Brewers. Born in Cuba, Hernández defected to the United States in January 2000. Baseball career New York Yankees Hernandez was signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent on June 2, , to a four-year, $4 million contract. He was instantly dubbed the nickname "El Duquecito" due to the similar pitching style of fellow Cuban Orlando Hernández. Hernández flew through the Yankees minor league organization in 2000 after going 8–2, with a 3.89 earned run average and 86 strikeouts in 12 games, all starts. Hernandez made his major league debut on April 21, , versus the Boston Red Sox, pitching three innings allowing one earned run on two hits. He was called up and sent down to the minors on three occasions in 2001 and finished the season, going 0–3 in six games (three starts), with 10 strikeouts and a 3.68 ERA. In , Hernandez struggled in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Hendrickson
Benjamin John Hendrickson (born February 4, 1981) is a former baseball pitcher. Hendrickson was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota, and originally signed with the Milwaukee Brewers in the tenth round of the 1999 First-Year Player Draft. He made his major league debut with the Brewers in , going only 1-8 with a 6.22 earned run average the same season he was named the International League's Most Valuable Player after going 11-3 with a 2.02 ERA and 93 strike outs in 21 starts for the Indianapolis Indians. Hendrickson spent all of with the Brewers' triple A affiliate, the Nashville Sounds, but was once again a major leaguer for . He struggled in his major league starts in early 2006, twice struggling to get out of the first inning. He was reassigned to Triple-A Nashville on May 21, 2006, after a dismal start against the Twins in which he allowed six runs on five hits and a walk without recording an out. He was the 14th pitcher in Brewers history to fail to record an out in a start ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Glover
John Gary Glover (born December 3, 1976) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He had a career major league ERA of 5.03 over eight seasons, including time spent with the Anaheim Angels, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers, Tampa Bay Devil Rays/Rays and Toronto Blue Jays, who selected Glover in the 15th round of the 1994 Major League Baseball draft. He also played for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball and the Sydney Storm of the Australian Baseball League. Career Toronto Blue Jays The Blue Jays drafted Glover right out of high school in DeLand, Florida, selecting him the 15th round of the 1994 draft. Glover spent the next three seasons (–) playing for rookie-level minor affiliates; the Gulf Coast Blue Jays from 1994 to 1995 and the Medicine Hat Blue Jays in 1996. In those years Glover worked as a starter but had a spotty record. At Medicine Hat he posted a 3–12 record with a 7.75 ERA. Promoted the next year to the Single-A Hage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Ford (baseball)
Benjamin Cooper Ford (born August 15, 1975) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Yankees, and Milwaukee Brewers. Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 20th round of the 1994 Major League Baseball Draft, Ford would make his Major League Baseball debut with the Arizona Diamondbacks on August 20, . Ford appeared in his last major league game on September 26, . Ford gave up home run 661 to Barry Bonds on April 13, 2004. Ford was a member of the inaugural Arizona Diamondbacks The Arizona Diamondbacks (colloquially known as the D-backs) are an American professional baseball team based in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. The ... team that began play in Major League Baseball in 1998. External links Baseball players from Iowa 1975 births Living people Arizona Diamondbacks players New York Yankees players Milwaukee Brew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |