This Week in Wisconsin Sports: Brewers’ Woes and Bucks’ Hopes

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Hi, I'm Mike Clemens with This Week in Wisconsin Sports.

Baseball, the Brewers wrapping up a nine game homestand.

This weekend, against the Colorado Rockies, it's the longest set of games at home in Milwaukee on the schedule this season.

Now on Monday, they'll be in San Francisco for a three game series against the Giants.

Then next weekend, they'll be in Southern California for a weekend set against the Angels last weekend.

more bad news regarding injuries.

After being off all week for the all-star break, manager Pat Murphy was asked for an update on veteran pitcher Brandon Woodruff.

He had any results back after tests on his injured shoulder.

I'm

going to let Woody get specific with you and let him be the one to announce what he wants to announce in that regard.

It's extremely painful to even think about knowing what he meant to this organization and knowing

what

he meant to this team.

Now that was on Friday after the Brewers had beat the Marlins.

We were told the Woodruff would speak to the media on Sunday.

But by the next morning, the press conference had been moved up because Woodruff wanted to set the record straight.

I know yesterday the announcement seemed like I was like I was having a funeral or like I was going to announce retirement or something and that's not it at all.

And

I mean, I've got to have surgery.

It's unfortunate.

For me personally, I've got to go ahead and attack this rehab with the goal in mind of pitching again.

I know yesterday with the announcement, it kind of seemed I saw some stuff on the TV where this was supposed to be some type of big deal.

But no, that's it.

I'll have to have surgery.

Now the last time that Brandon Woodruff had this surgery a few years ago, it took him over 20 months to rehab.

He's 33 years old now.

He says he'd like to stick around the clubhouse if he can't pitch this season and well into next year.

It sucks not being able to help on the field, but you feel like you can help in a way.

We have so many young guys.

and I was in their shoes at one point, just trying to figure out how am I going to get these guys out at a high level.

So I feel like a good implement for me.

If I can't be on the field, it's like, how can I help do some things to, you know, whether it's a conversation in the bullpen session in between, maybe that helps.

If Woodruff can stay around another year, it will be his 10th season, meaning he'll be fully vested as a player and can collect a full pension of $290,000 per year.

The Brewers held their alumni legend game Friday night.

Several players in

town to attend the premiere of Uke, the documentary on Bob Uker now in theaters across Wisconsin.

Jeff Jenkins team beat Ryan Braun's three to two.

But Braun was clearly grateful for another chance to play ball in front of over 37,000 Brewer fans on Friday night.

Very difficult to describe such an incredible experience.

You know, at this stage of life, you might not ever get this opportunity again.

So I think, you know, for me and for most of us, we've tried to just take the time to stay for it, take it all in, stay present, and just really appreciate it.

And hopefully, the fans know how grateful we all are for this.

in New York.

He's 5 and 9 for the season and losing to the Brewers in Milwaukee.

8 to 3.

He gave up 7 earned runs and 2 walks in just 5 and a 3rd innings.

And he was asked over in the visitor's clubhouse.

What was it like to receive a standing ovation from those brewers fans?

Amazing.

It's been a while since the last time I've been here.

It's been a while since the last time I've been here.

It's been a while since the last time I've been here.

It's been a while since the last time I've been here.

You know,

the show was on love.

It felt really good.

Freddie, what did it feel like being back in Milwaukee, seeing your old teammates, seeing the old fans?

I spent a long time here.

It's a place that I always love.

It's always going to be in my heart because a lot of teams, you know, even I can mention that, that I'm both of my kids were born here too.

And Milwaukee is always going to mean something for me, for my family too.

And it's a place that is going to be forever in my heart.

In the NBA, it's been announced that LeBron James is leaving the league.

for the Philadelphia 76ers.

That's his fourth team in 23 years.

He will not be joining Yanis in Miami with the heat.

The Bucks, though, they're excited about their first round pick.

Braden Burris was selected as one of the top five players in last week's NBA Summer League games in Las Vegas.

The six foot four rookie guard was asked how he can improve finding a spot on the floor to take the open shot.

when I play, I just try to be aggressive.

You know, I feel like when I'm aggressive, that's when I'm at my best.

I'm always going to make the right play, or at least most of the time make the right play, try to make the right play.

But yeah, when I'm aggressive, you know, put foul pressure, put pressure on the rim, you know, and when we get to the regular games, the NBA, like, you get six fouls, you know, get people fouled out and stuff, try to get in the bonus.

NFL, the Packers training camp begins this week, Wednesday morning will be the first practice open to the public on Monday at one o'clock, the annual shareholders meeting.

which the team will reveal for the first time in 30 years, they were actually in the red due to some of their big player contracts like Micah Parsons.

With the Wisconsin Sports Weekend Review, I'm Mike Clemens.