The platoon advantage is a well-accepted baseball truism. Teams try to arrange their lineups and manage their substitutions so that they can have right-handed hitters face left-handed pitchers, and vice versa. Oakland became famous in 2012 when its shocking run to the playoffs was significantly aided by a masterful use of platoons. Milwaukee does not […]
Day: July 30, 2015
Ryan Braun & The Return of Power
This year baseball has seen the re-emergence of three outstanding power hitters: Alex Rodriguez, Albert Pujols, and Mark Texeira. Each player can reasonably claim that he’s one of the best stories in baseball. All three were counted out by just about everyone before the season started — and with reason. All three are old, stuck in long-term contracts, […]
Brewers Farm Update: Thursday, July 30
Colorado Springs Sky Sox: (41-60), 20.0 GB Game suspended due to rain. Biloxi Shuckers: (14-17), 6.0 GB 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Jackson 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 10 0 Biloxi 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 1 […]