The names Ron Coomer, Matt Stairs, Garret Anderson and Craig Paquette might not mean a lot to casual baseball fans in Milwaukee. But those four semi-obscure hitters, who toil for Minnesota, Oakland, Anaheim and Kansas City, respectively, are among a group of players who have terrorized the Brewers this season. It doesn't matter how we pitch them, they just kill us.
Every team has guys like that.
Sure, we could just run through the starters from the American League all-star team. But that wouldn't be any fun. Chili Davis and Paul O'Neill have just worn us out, too. Another guy who hasn't played much but always kills us is Ron Karkovice. Davis, the Royals' designated hitter, has hit three homers and driven in eight runs against Milwaukee this season.