Saturday, September 24, 2011

Milwaukee Brewers

Milwaukee Brewers is a professional baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is currently playing in the Central Division of Major League Baseball is baseball. The team is named after the city's association with the brewing industry and plays its home games at Miller Park.

From Seattle, Washington, as the Seattle Pilots, the club played one season in 1969 before the bankruptcy court acquired during MLB Commissioner Bud Selig, and then moved to Milwaukee. Brewers were part of the American League from its inception as an expansion club in 1969 with the 1997 season, after which they moved to the National League Central Division. Milwaukee past the National League city, when the team was the Milwaukee Braves (1953-1965).

In 1982, Milwaukee won the American League East Division and the American League pennant, winning their only World Series appearance to date. In the series, they lost to St. Louis Cardinals, four games to three.

In 2008, the Brewers their first Series berth in 26 years since their introduction in World Series team in the National League wild card. They were eliminated in the NLDS for the final World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies.

On September 23, 2011, won the Milwaukee Brewers their first division title in 29 years. They are linked to the playoffs, when the National League Central Division Champions.





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