2008 Milwaukee Brewers season
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The 2008 Milwaukee Brewers
season opened with optimism as the team attempted to build on the success of the 2007 season
- their first winning season since 1992
.
With 12 games remaining in the regular season, manager Ned Yost
was fired and replaced with bench coach Dale Sveum
. Under Sveum, the team completed the regular season 7-5, finishing second place in the National League Central
with a record of 90-72 and winning the NL Wild Card. With the Wild Card berth, the team clinched its first playoff berth in 26 years.
In the NLDS
, the Brewers were defeated 3-1 by the Philadelphia Phillies
, who went on to win the World Series.
) the Brewers reached the playoffs.
They lost 3 games to 1 to the Philadelphia Phillies
in the NLDS
.
Milwaukee Brewers
The Milwaukee Brewers are a professional baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, currently playing in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
season opened with optimism as the team attempted to build on the success of the 2007 season
2007 Milwaukee Brewers season
The 2007 Milwaukee Brewers season marked the 25th anniversary of the Milwaukee Brewers winning the American League Championship and the 50th anniversary of the Milwaukee Braves winning the World Series. During the offseason, the Brewers re-signed free agents Bill Hall and Chris Capuano...
- their first winning season since 1992
1992 Milwaukee Brewers season
The Milwaukee Brewers season featured the team finishing in second place in the American League East with a record of 92 wins and 70 losses.-Offseason:* October 15, 1991: George Canale was traded by the Brewers to the Montreal Expos for Alex Diaz....
.
With 12 games remaining in the regular season, manager Ned Yost
Ned Yost
Edgar Frederick "Ned" Yost III is a former Major League Baseball catcher and current manager of the Kansas City Royals. He is the former manager of the Milwaukee Brewers.-Playing career:...
was fired and replaced with bench coach Dale Sveum
Dale Sveum
Dale Curtis Sveum is a former Major League Baseball player and the current manager of the Chicago Cubs.-Playing career:A talented athlete, Sveum was an All-State and All-American quarterback while attending Pinole Valley High School, in addition to being a fine baseball player...
. Under Sveum, the team completed the regular season 7-5, finishing second place in the National League Central
National League Central
The National League Central Division is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. This division was created in 1994, by moving two teams from the Western Division and three teams from the Eastern Division of the National League...
with a record of 90-72 and winning the NL Wild Card. With the Wild Card berth, the team clinched its first playoff berth in 26 years.
In the NLDS
2008 National League Division Series
-Philadelphia Phillies vs. Milwaukee Brewers:-Game 1, October 1:Wrigley Field in Chicago, IllinoisThe Dodgers swiped Game 1 from the Cubs at Wrigley Field. Mark DeRosa gave the Cubs an early lead in the second inning with an opposite-field home run. James Loney's fifth inning grand slam proved to...
, the Brewers were defeated 3-1 by the Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
, who went on to win the World Series.
Roster
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Game log
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Postseason
For the first time in 26 years (since 19821982 Milwaukee Brewers season
The 1982 Milwaukee Brewers season resulted in the team winning its first and only American League Championship.- Offseason :*October 23, 1981: Rickey Keeton was traded by the Brewers to the Houston Astros for Pete Ladd....
) the Brewers reached the playoffs.
They lost 3 games to 1 to the Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
in the NLDS
2008 National League Division Series
-Philadelphia Phillies vs. Milwaukee Brewers:-Game 1, October 1:Wrigley Field in Chicago, IllinoisThe Dodgers swiped Game 1 from the Cubs at Wrigley Field. Mark DeRosa gave the Cubs an early lead in the second inning with an opposite-field home run. James Loney's fifth inning grand slam proved to...
.