Khris Davis has missed much of this season due to a torn meniscus. He’s currently in the middle of a rehab stint with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers and is set to make his return to the active roster sometime this week. In his stead, Gerardo Parra has been enjoying a career season offensively and is one […]
Day: July 7, 2015
Luck & The Anatomy Of Winning
Heading into Monday’s three-game series against the Atlanta Braves, the Milwaukee Brewers had won eight-straight and were 9-1 in their last 10 contests. They gained 4.5 games on the NL Wild Card since June 22 and suddenly looked like the team many people expected to see in 2015 — a team that scores plenty of runs, while […]
Game Eighty-Four Recap: Braves 5, Brewers 3
TOP PLAY (WPA) The Braves wasted no time breaking Kyle Lohse last night, touching up the beleaguered Milwaukee starter straight-away in the first inning. With a runner on second and one out, Lohse hung a slider and Atlanta first baseman Kelly Johnson promptly sent it into orbit, a no-doubter into the right field bleachers (+.165 WPA). And with […]
The Joy Of Watching Ryan Braun
There has been some discussion over the past calendar year about the Brewers trading Ryan Braun. For some, like Gery Woelfel, the impetus is Braun’s PED taint and moral faults, an argument I think is naive at best (given the myriad issues with MLB’s drug program) and overwarmed self-righteous dreck at worst. For others, it is […]
Brewers Farm Update: Tuesday, July 7
Colorado Springs Sky Sox: (32-50), 20.5 GB 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Memphis 4 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 12 18 1 Col. Springs 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 10 0 RHP Josh Roenicke: (L, 4-6) 4.0 IP, 11 H, […]