Melvin is a stud, and other items

The Brewers were very active at the Winter meetings this year so far with the long-expected
trade of Lyle Overbay. The Brewers get a solid SP in Dave Bush and 2 very good minor league prospects in highly touted Zach Jackson and Gabe Gross. Not only did Melvin make this move, but he also brings back Danny Kolb in a trade with Atlanta with giving up Wes Obermueller (thank goodnes). Kolb wilted under the pressure in Atlanta last season and thus they were willing to part with him for a player that the Brewers did not really need (or want). Kolb has a solid shot at regaining most of his form and success that he had with the Brewers 2 years ago, but this time he will be the setup man for Turnbow. The triumverate of Capellan, Kolb and Turnbow is a quite sweet one to have to finish games.

I'm positively thrilled at how good of a GM Melvin is. The Brewers are truly blessed to have a man like him in charge combined with an owner like Attanasio who is willing to build a winner and stay the hell out of the way of the people who can make it happen. For the best analysis on these deals, pop over to Al's Ramblings, who is IMO, the godfather of Brewers blogging.

Bucks
Well, one night after putting up their worst showing of the season, at home nonetheless, they go to Philly and put together one of their better ones against the 76ers in an 88-85 win. Huge buckets and FT down the stretch and capitalizing on the Sixers mistakes were key in the last 2 minutes. Magloire was a monster with 14 boards and Bogut had a much improved night with 8 boards, 6 assists, 3 steals, 3 blocks with his 6 points, but his last 2 points were a putback with 10 seconds left to give the Bucks the lead. He didn't score much, but did everything else right. The Three Amigos at guard: Redd, Williams and Ford combine for 52 points, 10 assists and 14 rebounds; just a fantastic backcourt. The Bucks are in 3rd place in the toughest division in basketball with a 10-7 record.

Badgers beat UW-GB 82-62 last night to improve to 6-1. They should not lose any more games prior to the Big 10 season starting. That's when things should get interesting.