As strikeouts soar in Major League Baseball, many of them are coming from areas that formerly were not known for offensive production: second base and shortstop. Three of the top four strikeout men in the National League last season played second. ...more

The Weekend Buzz would be remiss if we didn't jump on the red-hot Redbirds' bandwagon. Sure as summer rolls around, the Cardinals produce pitching. Also: The Orioles' amazing streak, a suggestion for a new Cubs home, the Whiff Machine in Anaheim and excellent barbecue analysis from Adam Wainwright. ...more

Scott Miller's Weekend Buzz provides a catch-up for while you were toasting the life and times of country music legend George Jones, who once drove a riding lawn mower to the nearest liquor store after his wife seized his car keys. ...more

After a 2-8 start that included failing to score over 32 consecutive innings during one stretch, the Brewers can't lose. Not that it's been a season of extremes in these bizarre first three weeks for Milwaukee, but did you hear the one about the shortstop stealing first base? ...more

The Weekend Buzz while you were B-ing strong from Boston, Mass., to West, Texas, and at all points in-between. ...more

Kyle Lohse will begin tuning up for the Brewers immediately and, even signing at this late date, is expected to be pitching in Milwaukee by the second week of the season. His days of throwing this spring to the Scottsdale Community College Fighting Artichokes are now a footnote in history. ... ...more

Spring training is extra long this year thanks to the World Baseball Classic. But with injuries piling up and several key players out, it may not be long enough. ...more

PHOENIX -- The Swingin' A's are defending AL West champions -- but it sure is hard to see their middle infielders through all of the question marks. ... ...more

What I like, and dislike, about the Brewers. ... ...more

Post-Prince Fielder, Mat Gamel was set to become the Brewers' first baseman. Then he banged into a wall in San Diego while fielding a foul pop last May 1 and wrecked his knee. And things changed. ...more