After leading Team USA to a gold medal at the 2000 Olympics, Ben Sheets found himself pitching for the Brewers in the opening week of the 2001 season. By mid-season, he was in the all-star game, where he would represent the Brewers four times over the next eight seasons, including a start in the 2008 game at Yankee Stadium.
In 2004, Ben Sheets had one of the best performances in team history, going 237 innings with a 2.70 ERA (162 ERA-plus), 264 strikeouts, and an astounding 8.25 K/BB ratio—the seventh best mark in Major League History.
