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New faces, position changes for Brewers this spring

By Jerry Crasnick
ESPN.com

Saturday, February 23, 2008

PHOENIX -- The Milwaukee Brewers might not be "America's team" just yet, but they're a huge hit at local synagogues. That's a given for a club with two players, Ryan Braun and Gabe Kapler, who go by the nickname "Hebrew Hammer." Hey, if Wikipedia confirms it, it must be true. The Brewers were on their way to becoming a national story last year when they were done in by inferior defense, underperforming veterans and a failure to win on the road. Their 83 victories were the franchise's highest ...

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