2005 has been good for the Milwaukee Brewers, and it just got better today when it was officially announced that Hall-of-Famer Robin Yount will join the team's coaching staff as the bench coach in 2006. The franchise had been trying to lure fan favorite Yount back to Milwaukee for years to no avail, but current Brewers manager and former Yount teammate Ned Yost finally convinced his old friend it was time to make a comeback. Led by a talented group of young players and one of the best pitching staffs in the National League, the Brewers will be looking to improve on this season's 81-81 record - their first non-losing season since 1992. Playing in the same division as St. Louis and Houston - winners of the last two National League pennants - will make it difficult to improve on this season's third-place finish, but the team and its fans will be hoping that the addition of two-time MVP Yount to the coaching staff will inspire the young players to return Milwaukee to the World Series for the first time since Yost and Yount were there in '82.

» Yount returns to Brewers as coach [milwaukeebrewers.com]

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